Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2011 10:37 am
Massive spoilers in this article.
The MSM is sort of burying the fact that this isn't "the" Peter Parker. I should say that they're not explaining it very clearly.
There's the Marvel Universe with all the folks you see in the films, and then there's a new Ultimate Universe that was conceived years ago. This Ultimate universe contains the same characters, but they all have new outfits and back stories. They might not be completely new, but something about each character has been tweaked.
It was an idea to bring in new readers without making them learn years of continuity. Only a few of the Ultimate books come out on a regular basis, and pretty much everything is a "huge" story. In fact, aside from Spiderman I can't think of another Ultimate title that runs monthly. I think X-Men used to, but they've pretty much killed the whole team. Seriously. In this new universe, a LOT of the characters the mainstream knows are dead, including the two biggest characters Marvel has: Wolverine and Spider-Man (Peter Parker).
That little nugget of info might be why they're rebooting the Ultimate universe soon. Not sure what that reboot will entail though since there's a new Spider-Man ongoing that is launching from this "Death of" story.
FYI: The movies are a mix of both universes. Mostly, the normal universe, but with elements of the Ultimate one mixed in to make things interesting.
The MSM is sort of burying the fact that this isn't "the" Peter Parker. I should say that they're not explaining it very clearly.
There's the Marvel Universe with all the folks you see in the films, and then there's a new Ultimate Universe that was conceived years ago. This Ultimate universe contains the same characters, but they all have new outfits and back stories. They might not be completely new, but something about each character has been tweaked.
It was an idea to bring in new readers without making them learn years of continuity. Only a few of the Ultimate books come out on a regular basis, and pretty much everything is a "huge" story. In fact, aside from Spiderman I can't think of another Ultimate title that runs monthly. I think X-Men used to, but they've pretty much killed the whole team. Seriously. In this new universe, a LOT of the characters the mainstream knows are dead, including the two biggest characters Marvel has: Wolverine and Spider-Man (Peter Parker).
That little nugget of info might be why they're rebooting the Ultimate universe soon. Not sure what that reboot will entail though since there's a new Spider-Man ongoing that is launching from this "Death of" story.
FYI: The movies are a mix of both universes. Mostly, the normal universe, but with elements of the Ultimate one mixed in to make things interesting.