Ultimate Universe: Phase 3: Ultimatum Reading Order

The Ultimate Universe rebuilds amid sweeping cosmic threats and personal crises, then shatters as Magneto’s “Ultimatum” unleashes a tidal-wave calamity that reshapes every surviving hero’s world.

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Ultimate Universe: Phase 2: Expansion

Ultimate Universe: Phase 4: Resurgence

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Ultimatum

Collects: Ultimatum (2009) #1-5

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1EssentialAug 2006

The Ultimates Annual #2

[untitled]

#2 collected in:Ultimate Annuals: Volume 2

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2EssentialAug 2006

Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #2

[untitled]

#2 collected in:Ultimate Spider-Man: Volume 16: Deadpool

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3EssentialAug 2006

Ultimate Fantastic Four Annual #2

[untitled]

#2 collected in:Ultimate Fantastic Four: Volume 8: Devils

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4 -5EssentialMAY-JUN 2006

Ultimate Spider-Man #95-96

#95: Morbius: Part 1

#96: Morbius: Part 2

#95-96 collected in:Ultimate Spider-Man: Ultimate Collection: Volume 8

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6 -8EssentialJUL-SEP 2006

Ultimate X-Men #72-74

#72: Magical: Part 1

#73: Magical: Part 2

#74: Magical: Part 3

#72-74 collected in:Ultimate X-Men: Volume 15: Magical

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9EssentialSep 2006

Ultimate X-Men Annual #2

Breaking Point; Why Xavier's Cat is Called Mystique

#2 collected in:Ultimate X-Men: Volume 15: Magical

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10 -15EssentialAUG 2006-JAN 2007

Ultimate Fantastic Four #33-38

#33: God War: Part 1

#34: God War: Part 2

#35: God War: Part 3

#36: God War: Part 4

#37: God War: Part 5

#38: God War: Part 6

#33-38 collected in:Ultimate Fantastic Four: Volume 7: God War

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16 -20EssentialDEC 2006-NOV 2007

Ultimate Vision #1-5

#1: Ultimate Vision, Part 1

#2: Ultimate Vision, Part 2

#3: Ultimate Vision, Part 3

#4: Ultimate Vision, Part 4

#5: Ultimate Vision, Part 5

#1-5 collected in:Ultimate Vision

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21 -24EssentialOCT 2006-JAN 2007

Ultimate X-Men #75-78

#75: Cable: Part 1; Extracurricular

#76: Cable: Part 2

#77: Cable: Part 3

#78: Cable: Part 4

#75-78 collected in:Ultimate X-Men: Volume 16: Cable

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25 -33EssentialOCT 2006-DEC 2007

Ultimate Power #1-9

#1: Ultimate Power: Part 1

#2: Ultimate Power: Part 2

#3: Ultimate Power: Part 3

#4: Ultimate Power: Part 4

#5: Ultimate Power: Part 5

#6: Ultimate Power: Part 6

#7: Ultimate Power: Part 7

#8: Ultimate Power: Part 8

#9: Ultimate Power: Part 9

#1-9 collected in:Ultimate Power

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34 -35EssentialFEB-MAR 2007

Ultimate X-Men #79-80

#79: Aftermath: Part 1

#80: Aftermath: Part 2

#79-80 collected in:Ultimate X-Men: Volume 16: Cable

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36 -44EssentialJUL 2006-FEB 2007

Ultimate Spider-Man #97-105

#97: Clone Saga: Part 1

#98: Clone Saga: Part 2

#99: Clone Saga: Part 3

#100: Clone Saga: Part 4

#101: Clone Saga: Part 5

#102: Clone Saga: Part 6

#103: Clone Saga: Part 7

#104: Clone Saga: Part 8

#105: Clone Saga: Epilogue

#97-105 collected in:Ultimate Spider-Man: Volume 17: Clone Saga

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45 -47EssentialFEB-APR 2007

Ultimate Fantastic Four #39-41

#39: Devils: Part 1

#40: Devils: Part 2

#41: Devils: Part 3

#39-41 collected in:Ultimate Fantastic Four: Volume 8: Devils

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48 -50EssentialAPR-JUN 2007

Ultimate X-Men #81-83

#81: Cliffhangers

#82: The Underneath: Part 1

#83: The Underneath: Part 2

#81-83 collected in:Ultimate X-Men: Volume 17: Sentinels

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51 -55EssentialMAR-JUN 2007

Ultimate Spider-Man #106-110

#106: Ultimate Knights: Part 1

#107: Ultimate Knights: Part 2

#108: Ultimate Knights: Part 3

#109: Ultimate Knights: Part 4

#110: Ultimate Knights: Conclusion

#106-110 collected in:Ultimate Spider-Man: Volume 18: Ultimate Knights

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56 -60EssentialMAY-SEP 2007

Ultimate Fantastic Four #42-46

#42: Silver Surfer: Part 1

#43: Silver Surfer: Part 2

#44: Silver Surfer: Part 3

#45: Silver Surfer: Part 4

#46: Silver Surfer: Part 5

#42-46 collected in:Ultimate Fantastic Four: Volume 9: Silver Surfer

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61EssentialJul 2007

Ultimate Spider-Man #111

The Talk

#111 collected in:Ultimate Spider-Man: Volume 18: Ultimate Knights

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62 -66EssentialJUL-DEC 2007

Ultimate X-Men #84-88

#84: Sentinels: Part 1

#85: Sentinels: Part 2

#86: Sentinels: Part 3

#87: Sentinels: Part 4

#88: Sentinels: Epilogue

#84-88 collected in:Ultimate X-Men: Volume 17: Sentinels

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67 -73EssentialOCT 2007-APR 2008

Ultimate Fantastic Four #47-53

#47: Ghosts: Part 1

#48: Ghosts: Part 2

#49: Ghosts: Part 3

#50: Four Cubed: Part 1

#51: Four Cubed: Part 2

#52: Four Cubed: Part 3

#53: Four Cubed: Part 4

#47-53 collected in:Ultimate Fantastic Four: Volume 10: Ghosts

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74 -79EssentialAUG-DEC 2007

Ultimate Spider-Man #112-117

#112: Death of a Goblin: Part 1

#113: Death of a Goblin: Part 2

#114: Death of a Goblin: Part 3

#115: Death of a Goblin: Part 4

#116: Death of a Goblin: Part 5

#117: Death of a Goblin: Part 6

#112-117 collected in:Ultimate Spider-Man: Volume 19: Death of a Goblin

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80EssentialDec 2007

Ultimate X-Men #89

Shadow King

#89 collected in:Ultimate X-Men: Volume 18: Apocalypse

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81EssentialOct 2008

Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #3

[untitled]

#3 collected in:Ultimate Spider-Man: Volume 22: Ultimatum

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82 -86EssentialJAN-MAY 2008

Ultimate Spider-Man #118-122

#118: Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends: Part 1

#119: Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends: Part 2

#120: Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends: Part 3

#121: Omega Red

#122: The Worst Day In Peter Parker's Life

#118-122 collected in:Ultimate Spider-Man: Volume 20: Ultimate Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends

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87 -90EssentialJAN-APR 2008

Ultimate Human #1-4

#1: Ultimate Human: Part 1

#2: Ultimate Human: Part 2

#3: Ultimate Human: Part 3

#4: Ultimate Human: Part 4

#1-4 collected in:Ultimate Hulk vs. Iron Man: Ultimate Human

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91 -94EssentialJAN-APR 2008

Ultimate X-Men #90-93

#90: Apocalypse: Part 1

#91: Apocalypse: Part 2

#92: Apocalypse: Part 3

#93: Apocalypse: Conclusion

#90-93 collected in:Ultimate X-Men: Volume 18: Apocalypse

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95 -98EssentialMAY-AUG 2008

Ultimate Fantastic Four #54-57

#54: Salem's Seven: Part 1

#55: Salem's Seven: Part 2

#56: Salem's Seven: Part 3

#57: Salem's Seven: Part 4

#54-57 collected in:Ultimate Fantastic Four: Volume 11: Salem's Seven

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99 -104EssentialJUN-NOV 2008

Ultimate Spider-Man #123-128

#123: War of the Symbiotes: Part 1

#124: War of the Symbiotes: Part 2

#125: War of the Symbiotes: Part 3

#126: War of the Symbiotes: Part 4

#127: War of the Symbiotes: Part 5

#128: War of the Symbiotes: Part 6

#123-128 collected in:Ultimate Spider-Man: Volume 21: War of the Symbiotes

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105 -109OptionalDEC 2007-AUG 2008

Ultimate Iron Man II #1-5

#1: [untitled]

#2: [untitled]

#3: [untitled]

#4: [untitled]

#5: [untitled]

#1-5 collected in:Ultimate Iron Man: Volume 2: Ultimate Iron Man II

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110EssentialDec 2008

Ultimate Hulk Annual #1

No Shoes, No Shirt, No Pants, No Service!

#1 collected in:Ultimatum: March on Ultimatum

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111 -114EssentialJAN-APR 2008

Ultimate X-Men #94-97

#94: Absolute Power: Part 1

#95: Absolute Power: Part 2

#96: Absolute Power: Part 3

#97: Absolute Power: Part 4

#94-97 collected in:Ultimate X-Men: Volume 19: Absolute Power

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115 -119EssentialDEC 2007-AUG 2008

The Ultimates 3 #1-5

#1: Sex, Lies & DVD, Part 1

#2: Sex, Lies & DVD, Part 2

#3: Sex, Lies & DVD, Part 3

#4: Sex, Lies & DVD, Part 4

#5: Sex, Lies & DVD, Part 5

#1-5 collected in:Ultimates 3: Who Killed the Scarlet Witch?

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120EssentialOct 2008

Ultimate Captain America Annual #1

Favourite Son: The Origin of The Black Panther; Training Day

#1 collected in:Ultimatum: March on Ultimatum

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121 -125EssentialJUN-DEC 2008

Ultimate Origins #1-5

#1: Part 1

#2: Part 2

#3: Part 3

#4: Part 4

[untitled]

#1 collected in:Ultimatum: Requiem

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Ultimatum: Ultimate Spider-Man: Requiem #1

Ultimatum: Ultimate Spider-Man: Requiem #2

146 -147EssentialJUN-JUL 2009

Ultimatum: Ultimate Spider-Man: Requiem #1-2

#1: [untitled]

#2: [untitled]

#1-2 collected in:Ultimatum: Requiem

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Ultimate Universe: Phase 3: Ultimatum Reading Order

Event timeline

Primary collected edition:Ultimatum

Issue-by-Issue Reading Order

The Ultimates Annual #2

Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #2

Ultimate Fantastic Four Annual #2

Ultimate Spider-Man #95-96

Ultimate X-Men #72-74

Ultimate X-Men Annual #2

Ultimate Fantastic Four #33-38

Ultimate Vision #1-5

Ultimate X-Men #75-78

Ultimate Power #1-9

Ultimate X-Men #79-80

Ultimate Spider-Man #97-105

Ultimate Fantastic Four #39-41

Ultimate X-Men #81-83

Ultimate Spider-Man #106-110

Ultimate Fantastic Four #42-46

Ultimate Spider-Man #111

Ultimate X-Men #84-88

Ultimate Fantastic Four #47-53

Ultimate Spider-Man #112-117

Ultimate X-Men #89

Ultimate Spider-Man Annual #3

Ultimate Spider-Man #118-122

Ultimate Human #1-4

Ultimate X-Men #90-93

Ultimate Fantastic Four #54-57

Ultimate Spider-Man #123-128

Ultimate Iron Man II #1-5

Ultimate Hulk Annual #1

Ultimate X-Men #94-97

The Ultimates 3 #1-5

Ultimate Captain America Annual #1

Ultimate Origins #1-5

Ultimate X-Men/Fantastic Four Annual #1

Ultimate Fantastic Four/X-Men Annual #1

Ultimate Spider-Man #129

Ultimatum #1

Ultimate Spider-Man #130

Ultimate X-Men #98

Ultimatum #2

Ultimate Fantastic Four #58

Ultimate Spider-Man #131

Ultimate Fantastic Four #59

Ultimate X-Men #99

Ultimatum #3

Ultimate Spider-Man #132

Ultimate Fantastic Four #60

Ultimate X-Men #100

Ultimatum #4

Ultimate Spider-Man #133

Ultimatum #5

Ultimatum: Ultimate Fantastic Four: Requiem #1

Ultimatum: Ultimate X-Men: Requiem #1

Ultimatum: Ultimate Spider-Man: Requiem #1-2

Primary collected edition:
Ultimatum