Very interesting. It explains a little why and how the second half of "Ultimate Spider-Man" felt so compressed.
Tbh, I'm fine with it ending. It creates this very cool limited series of trades that someone can own, beginnig and ending. I do wish it was on the terms of the creatives, though
🕷️ The Ultimate Universe wasn’t supposed to end.
Jonathan Hickman reveals Marvel changed course around issues #12–13, forcing creators to wrap up a line that was originally meant to continue.
“I’ve never seen Marvel kill a line that is the most profitable line that they have at the time.”
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Jonathan Hickman reveals Marvel’s Ultimate Universe wasn’t originally supposed to end
The original plan called for 'Ultimate Spider-Man' to continue beyond Hickman’s departure, with another creative team taking over after issue #24.