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Ultraverse Promotional Art. Art by Art Nichols, 1993.
Ultraverse Promotional Art. Art by Art Nichols, 1993.

The Ultraverse was the name given to a comic book imprint published by Malibu Comics. A comic book (often shortened to simply comic and sometimes called a comic paper or comic magazine) is a Magazine or Book of narrative In the Publishing Industry, an imprint can refer to two different things It can mean a Brand name under which a work is published Malibu Comics was an American Comic book publisher active in the late 1980s and early 1990s best known for its Ultraverse line of Superhero The Ultraverse was a shared universe much like the real world, but in which a variety of characters - known within the comics as "Ultras" - acquired super-human abilities. A shared universe is a Literary technique in which several different authors create works of Fiction that share aspects such as settings or characters and that are Ultras are a fictional offshoot of humanity (like Marvel Comics ' superhuman mutants) who first appeared in the Malibu Comics Ultraverse comic

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History

The Ultraverse line was launched by Malibu Comics during the "boom" of the early 1990's. Malibu Comics was an American Comic book publisher active in the late 1980s and early 1990s best known for its Ultraverse line of Superhero Following the success of Image (a studio of comics' top artists each publishing their own book contained in its own mini-universe) and Valiant Comics (a cohesive universe shared by all the Valiant characters - the model the Ultraverse line aimed to imitate), a number of new universes were launched including Milestone from DC and Comics Greatest World from Dark Horse. Image Comics is an American Comic book publisher It was founded in 1992 by seven high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their Valiant Comics was an American Comic book Publishing company founded by former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter, writer/artists Milestone Media is a company best known for creating the Milestone Comics Imprint (that was published through DC Comics) and the Static Shock DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Dark Horse Comics is one of the largest independent American Comic book publishers behind dominant publishers Marvel Comics and DC Comics While it was not as successful as Image or Valiant Comics, Ultraverse was successful relative to the other universes. Image Comics is an American Comic book publisher It was founded in 1992 by seven high-profile illustrators as a venue where creators could publish their Valiant Comics was an American Comic book Publishing company founded by former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter, writer/artists They boasted improved production values over traditional comics (especially digital coloring and higher-quality paper), and a roster of respected and/or talented new writers and artists. Following the Valiant Comics formula closely, Ultraverse emphasized tight continuity between the various series in their line, Malibu made extensive use of crossovers, in which a story that began in one series would be continued in the next-shipping issue of another series. Valiant Comics was an American Comic book Publishing company founded by former Marvel Comics editor-in-chief Jim Shooter, writer/artists In Fiction, continuity (also called time-scheme) is consistency of the characteristics of persons plot, objects places and events seen by the reader or A fictional crossover is the placement of two or more otherwise discrete Fictional characters, settings or universes into the context of a single Various promotions for special editions or limited-print stories also encouraged readers to sample issues of the entire line. Many fans loved the scope of storytelling this approach allowed; others complained of the effort and cost of buying the issues necessary to keep track of it all. Regardless, the Ultraverse line came to dominate Malibu's catalog.

As sales declined industry-wide in the mid-1990s, Malibu cancelled lower-selling series. The company was purchased by Marvel Comics in 1994. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc Reportedly Marvel made the purchase to acquire Malibu's then-groundbreaking in-house coloring studio, and/or its catalog of movie-licensable properties. Others believe that Marvel simply wanted to put a significant competitor out of business. Marvel cancelled the entire Ultraverse line, but (during the controversial Black September event) re-launched a handful of the more popular titles as well as a number of crossovers with Marvel characters. The Ultraverse was the name given to a Comic book Imprint published by Malibu Comics. In Comic books, an intercompany crossover (also called cross-company or company crossover) is a comic or series of comics where characters published by The "volume 2" series each started with "# ∞ (infinity)" issues and were cancelled a short time later. Infinity (symbolically represented with ∞) comes from the Latin infinitas or "unboundedness Within the Marvel Comics multiverse, the Malibu Universe is designated as Earth-93060. Within Marvel Comics, most tales take place within the fictional Marvel Universe, which in turn is part of a larger multiverse.

Ultraverse revival

In June 2005, Marvel editor-in-chief Joe Quesada told an online interviewer that he had once hoped to revive the Ultraverse, but that the "initial structure" of Malibu's contracts with the Ultraverse creators entitled them to share the profits made with these characters, making any revival "next to impossible". Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Joseph "Joe" Quesada (born December 1 1962) is an American Comic book editor writer and artist Some creators have gone on to explain that while the contracts do entitle them to a small percentage of profits, their characters were created as 'work-for-hire' and Marvel's ownership is in the clear.

Titles

Malibu's Ultraverse titles included:

Ultraverse Timeline

Black September

When Malibu was bought out by Marvel Comics, the entire Ultraverse line was cancelled and restarted, with only a few of the more popular series being rebooted and relaunched, sometimes in radically altered form. This article is about the Malibu Comics series for the Marvel Comics series see Exiles (Marvel Comics Exiles was the name of two The Ultraverse was the name given to a Comic book Imprint published by Malibu Comics. Codename Firearm was a six-issue Limited series by Malibu Comics for its Ultraverse line and was published in 1995. Elven was a four issue comic book mini-series from the Ultraverse continuity of Malibu Comics, written by Len Strazewski and drawn by Aaron Lopresti This article is about the Malibu Comics series for the Marvel Comics series see Exiles (Marvel Comics Exiles was the name of two Firearm was a comic book series created by writer James Dale Robinson and artists Howard Chaykin and Cully Hamner for Malibu Comics ' Freex was a short-lived comic book series from Malibu Comics. The Godwheel is one of the main concepts of the Malibu Comics Ultraverse. Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc Hardcase is a Comic book series written by James Hudnall for Malibu Comics ’ Ultraverse imprint which lasted 26 issues Night Man (or NightMan) is an American Television program running from September 1997 to May 1999 loosely based on a Comic Prime is a Fictional character, a Superhero created by Gerard Jones, Len Strazewski, and Norm Breyfogle. Prototype was the name of two characters from Malibu Comics ' Ultraverse. Rune is a fictional Vampire -like being from Malibu Comics ' Ultraverse imprint Sludge was a comic book series from Malibu Comics, set in the Ultraverse. Solitaire was a superhero Comic book created by Gerard Jones and Jeff Johnson in 1993 for Malibu Comics. The Strangers is the title of a Comic book series created and written by Steve Englehart. The Ultraforce is a fictional superhero group in Malibu Comics. Written by Marc Paniccia with artwork by Fabio Laguna, Kevin West and Manny Clark, Ultraverse Future Shock was a Comic book Below is the timeline of the Ultraverse as shown in the Ultraverse Year One and Ultraverse Year Two Marvel Comics is an American comic book company owned by Marvel Publishing Inc Reboot, in serial Fiction, means a discarding of much or even all previous continuity in the series to start anew This was presented as a sort-of DC's Crisis on Infinite Earths-style event, with the difference that DC continuity had some 50 years of issues and often contradictory history, while Ultraverse had just one main universe with a couple of potential futures shown (and only a couple of years of production). Crisis on Infinite Earths is a twelve-issue American comic book Limited series (identified as a "12-part maxi-series" and crossover In Fiction, continuity (also called time-scheme) is consistency of the characteristics of persons plot, objects places and events seen by the reader or But Marvel bought them out and used this as an opportunity to restructure things as they saw fit. The history and continuity of the Ultraverse was retconned in numerous ways, and a number of characters simply ceased to exist (or in the new continuity, to have ever existed). Retroactive continuity is the deliberate changing of previously established facts in a work of serial fiction Many of the series became a platform for crossovers with Marvel characters, and fans complained of a drop in quality of the storylines and virtually nonexistent characterization. After Black September, the Ultraverse-universe diverged again, with the introduction of "New World," "Time Gem reality," and so-called "true future" and "alternate future" worlds. This now-modified Ultraverse lasted less than a year and a half, before being cancelled once again.

The event connects issues Ultraforce #8-10 , Ultraforce/Avengers prelude, Avengers/Ultraforce, Ultraforce/Avengers that were part of the Countdown to Black September, after which all the surviving Ultraverse titles restarted with a special ∞' numbered issue. The Ultraforce is a fictional superhero group in Malibu Comics. The Avengers/Ultraforce event was two-part of an Intercompany crossover between Malibu Comics and Marvel Comics.

Ultraverse Characters

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Ultraverse Teams and Organizations

Government Agencies

Ultraverse Races

Crossovers with Marvel Comics

External links

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