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Marvel's Ultimate Universe Comicography | Reading Orders

Timeline reading order by phase

Phase 1: Foundation

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Ultimate Spider-Man (2000-2009)
Ultimate Marvel Team-Up (2001-2002)
Ultimate X-Men (2001-2009)
The Ultimates (2002-2003)
Ultimate Daredevil & Elektra (2002-2003)
Ultimate War (2002-2003)
Ultimate Adventures (2002-2003)
Ultimate \nSpider-Man \nSuper Special (2002)
Ultimate Spider-Man Special ½ (2002)
Ultimate X-Men Special ½ (2002)
Annual (2005)
Annual (2006)

Phase 2:: Expansion

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Ultimate Six (2003-2004)
Ultimate Elektra (2004-2005)
Ultimate Fantastic Four (2004-2009)
Ultimate Nightmare (2004-2005)
Annual (2005)
Annual (2005)
Annual (2005)
The Ultimates 2 (2005-2006)
Ultimate Wolverine vs Hulk (2005-2006)
Ultimate Secret (2005-2006)
Ultimate Iron Man (2005)
Ultimate Vision (2006-2007)
Ultimate Fantastic Four/X-Men (2006)
Ultimate X-Men/ Fantastic Four (2006)
Annual (2006)
Ultimate Extinction (2006)
Ultimate Fantastic Four/X-Men Annual (2008)
Ultimate \nHulk Annual (2008)

Phase 3:: Ultimatum

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Ultimate Power (2006-2007)
Annual (2006)
Annual (2006)
Ultimate X-Men/ Fantastic Four Annual (2008)
Ultimate Captain America Annual (2008)
Annual (2008)
The Ultimates 3 (2008)
Ultimate Origins (2008)
Ultimate Human (2008)
Ultimate Iron Man II (2008)
Requiem (2009)
Requiem (2009)
Requiem (2009)
Ultimatum (2009)

Phase 4:: Devastation

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Ultimate New Ultimates (2009-2010)
Ultimate Spider-Man (2009-2011)
Ultimate X (2009-2011)
Ultimate Armor Wars (2009-2010)
Ultimate Avengers (2009)
Ultimate Enemy (2009-2010)
Ultimate Thor (2010-2011)
Ultimate Spider-Man (2010)
Ultimate Spider-Man (2010)
Ultimate Avengers 2 (2010)
Ultimate Mystery (2010-2011)
Ultimate Avengers 3 (2011)
Ultimate Avengers vs New Ultimates (2011)
Ultimate Doom (2011)
Ultimate Fallout (2011)
Ultimate Captain America (2011)

Phase 5:: Reconstruction

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Ultimate Comics \nSpider-Man (2011-2013)
Ultimate Comics \nUltimates (2011-2013)
Ultimate Comics \nX-Men (2011-2013)
Ultimate Comics \nHawkeye (2011)
Ultimate Comics Spider-Man #16.1 (2012)
Ultimate Comics Ultimates #18.1 (2012)
Ultimate Comics X-Men #18.1 (2012)
Spider-Men (2012)
Ultimate Comics \nIron Man (2012)
Ultimate Comics \nWolverine (2013)

Phase 6:: Cataclysm

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Cataclysm: \nThe Ultimates’ \nLast Stand (2013-2014)
Cataclysm: \nUltimate Comics \nThe Ultimates (2013-2014)
Cataclysm: \nUltimate Comics \nX-Men (2013-2014)
Cataclysm: \nUltimate Comics \nSpider-Man (2013)
Hunger (2013)
All-New \nUltimates (2014-2015)
Survive (2014)
Ultimate FF (2014-2015)
Ultimate \nSpider-Man (2014)
Miles Morales: \nUltimate \nSpider-Man (2014-2015)

Phase 7:: Destruction

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Secret Wars (2015-2016)
Ultimate End (2015-2016)

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