!["[It's] Not Because The Books Are 'Too Woke'": ULTIMATES Writer Explains Why Ultimate Universe Is Ending](/cdn-cgi/image/onerror=redirect,width=640,height=640,format=webp/https://storage.googleapis.com/uploads.mongoosehq.com/url/media/61505937/e0cbe77925bde01238b5a722bdeaac1da0b2aa7a90ff3f52171213d3c92870a8)
Overview
- Marvel confirmed at New York Comic Con that the Earth-6160 Ultimate line will end with the Ultimate Endgame event.
- Writer Deniz Camp says "this is the end" and describes a sweeping emotional finale, with issue #1 on sale December 31, 2025.
- Camp rejects claims the shutdown answers "too woke" criticism, saying the choice reflects a designed beginning‑middle‑end and a natural stopping point.
- He says many series were conceived as finite runs, with Ultimate Spider-Man and others closing out and Ultimate Wolverine expanding from 12 to 16 issues.
- Camp recalls editor Wil Moss proposing a full stop after initial talk of new launches, while Marvel's Dan Buckley says the news came as a surprise to Jonathan Hickman.