ULTIMATE X-MEN #1 continues the trend with second printing reveal

The Marvel Ultimate Comics runs continue their sold-out streak. Ultimate Spider-Man had sold out upon its debut and became this year’s hottest comic of the year, followed by an Ultimate Black Panther that just recently had issues sold out before it even hit the stores. It comes as no surprise then that the company is trying to account for how fast these items are getting off the shelves with ULTIMATE X-MEN #1 hitting stands on March 6th, created by the beloved watercolor and Marvel cover artist, Peach Momoko.

“At first, I was worried about being chosen for such an important project, but the more I draw and write the series, the more confident I am with my own vision of ULTIMATE X-MEN,” Momoko said in an interview with AIPT Comics last week. “ULTIMATE X-MEN isn’t directly influenced by classic X-Men stories. I like to believe C.B. [Cebulski] and Jonathan Hickman chose me because they wanted something completely new and different.”

You can officially call in to preorder from your LCS for a second printing of ULTIMATE X-MEN #1. Just like in Ultimate Black Panther, the second printing will featuring cover artist R.B. Silva and will be made available on April 10th, the same date as the release of ULTIMATE X-MEN #2.

You can read more about this and more in Marvel’s official release below.

New York, NY— February 13, 2024 — Next month, visionary creator Peach Momoko brings the Children of the Atom into this thrilling new Ultimate Universe in ULTIMATE X-MEN #1! Following the sold-out debuts of Ultimate Spider-Man #1 and Ultimate Black Panther #1, comic shops are already able to place orders for an upcoming second printing of ULTIMATE X-MEN #1. Like the previous Ultimate line’s second printing, ULTIMATE X-MEN #1 will return to stands with a brand-new cover by superstar artist R.B. Silva and conveniently arrive the same day that ULTIMATE X-MEN #2 releases, April 10. All three of Silva’s second printing covers connect to form one breathtaking overview of the new Ultimate Universe!

Set in Japan, ULTIMATE X-MEN stars Hisako Ichiki, AKA Armor, a fan-favorite young X-Man who debuted in the groundbreaking Astonishing X-Men. When she discovers her unusual exoskeleton powers, the new Ultimate Universe’s Armor’s normal life is shattered as she becomes the first of a new generation of mutants! Witness the X-Men mythos like you’ve never seen before as Momoko blends the classic mutant metaphor with Japanese folklore and urban legends. The resulting saga infuses horror into the franchise’s trademark mutant origin stories as Armor must overcome her darkest fears in order to unlock her full mutant potential. The series also marks the debut of Maystorm, the Storm-inspired character who Momoko created for last year’s New Champions Variant Covers.

“At first, I was worried about being chosen for such an important project, but the more I draw and write the series, the more confident I am with my own vision of ULTIMATE X-MEN,” Momoko told AiPT Comics in last week’s X-Men Monday column. “ULTIMATE X-MEN isn’t directly influenced by classic X-Men stories. I like to believe C.B. [Cebulski] and Jonathan Hickman chose me because they wanted something completely new and different.”

ULTIMATE X-MEN is the third launch in Marvel’s new ULTIMATE line that was born out of Hickman and Bryan Hitch’s ULTIMATE INVASION series. The saga began with the Maker, one of the final survivors of the doomed Ultimate Universe, travelling back in time on a parallel Earth to create a world without heroes. He succeeded in preventing various iconic heroes from achieving their destiny and ruled this world in secret through various global factions.

Now, he’s vanished and a secret war has broken out across the planet to shape what will happen to his kingdom. Some want to control the world. Some want to free it. In Japan, new mutants emerge with no one to teach them. Who will step forward to guide the hated and feared?

Filled with modern takes on classic Marvel ideas and characters, the new Ultimate Universe is ripe for rich storytelling and a perfect evolution of the Ultimate brand. See it grow and develop in upcoming issues of ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN, ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER, and ULTIMATE X-MEN along with more Ultimate titles launching in the months ahead, including an all-new ULTIMATES.