Although Marvel has announced the closure of the revamped Ultimate Universe, the Miles Morales comics leave a door open
The legacy that never dies
Far from being a simple wink, the comic Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursion Yes Miles Morales: Spider-Man #39 they suggest it part of the Ultimate legacy has survivedthanks to Miles himself, who becomes the unlikely guardian of his memory.
In Ultimate Spider-Man: Incursionwritten by Deniz Camp and Cody Ziglar with art of Jonas SharpMiles travels to the newly created Ultimate Universe look for his missing sister. There he meets the new heroes of that world, i Ultimatesand with a bad guy called Emmanuel Da Costaa mutant obsessed with amplifying his powers using catalysts stolen from the Maker himself.
During this mission, Miles and the Ultimates discover something disturbing: Da Costa was producing illegal copies of Origin Boxesthe devices that Tony Stark had used to restore superheroes erased by the Creator. In other words, Da Costa could create his own Frankenstein-style army of superhumans.
The solution seemed impossible: destroying the Origin Boxes was too dangerousbut leaving them there was even worse. It was then that Miles, demonstrating the heart that characterizes him, proposed to take them with him into his world.
Hero, messenger and bridge between universes
Him Tony Stark of the Ultimate Universe I wasn’t too sold on the idea of leaving such powerful boxes in the hands of a teenager, but I didn’t have a better alternative. Then Miles offered to act as an interdimensional messenger, promising to deliver the Origin Boxes to the Avengers of your universe to keep them out of reach of any threat.
However, as is often the case with Miles, Things didn’t go exactly as planned.. In Miles Morales: Spider-Man #39the hero reappears on Earth-616… but the Origin Boxes are still with him. Instead of handing them over to the Avengers, He decides to show them to Misty Knight first.who now has him under her tutelage as a “superhero intern”.
The final scene of the comic shows a detail that drove readers crazy: a warning banner announces that Origin Boxes will be relevant again in 2026. This means that Marvel may have plans for them – and, by extension, the Ultimate Universe – sooner than we imagine.
The impossible return of the Ultimate Universe
Although Marvel was outspoken in announcing the closure of this publishing line, it wouldn’t be the first time multiverse of the House of Ideas He refuses to die. In 2015, after Secret Warsthe original Ultimate Universe was also “destroyed”, only to be reborn years later with new heroes, a new tone, and a new purpose.
This modern version, led by Jonathan Hickman and Bryan Hitchhe redefined the concept of an alternative universe with a more adult and political approach. Its closure seemed definitive… until Miles Morales broke the rules again.
Everything indicates that Marvel has plans seed elements of the Ultimate Universe within the main continuityperhaps laying the groundwork for a new crossover or even a limited series centered around the Origin Boxes. In any case, history clearly demonstrates this Miles has become the common thread between the realitiesthe symbol of what unites both worlds.
The new guardian of the multiverse
What began as a personal adventure to save his sister is over Miles Morales guards one of the most dangerous secrets in the Marvel multiverse. And if there’s anything the young Spider-Man has proven, it’s that he can carry the weight of the world… or multiple worlds at once.
For fans, the promise of an Ultimate Universe return is promising news. After all, that line was responsible for the modernization of many heroes, the birth of Miles himself, and… renew interest in superhero comics in the early 2000s.
Now, thanks to its “prodigal son,” Ultimate’s legacy may have a new chance to shine.
