Cataclysm: The Ultimates Last Stand #5 Preview: Its The End Of The Ultimate Universe As We Know It

Marvel Comics has released a first look at Cataclysm: The Ultimates Last Stand #5, the final issues of the miniserie that serves as a kind of finale to this iteration of Marvel's Ultimate Universe.

Marvel is pleased to present your first look at CATACLYSM: THE ULTIMATES' LAST STAND #5 – the universe shattering conclusion! From rock star creators Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Bagley – New York City lays a smoldering ruin. Fractured, broken, and dead – the remaining Ultimates stand on the precipice of destruction, consumed by Galactus, the Devourer of Worlds! Galactus' World Eating machine is complete. With mere minutes left, the heroes of Earth must are out of time and out of options. Sacrifices must be made – and not everyone is coming back. Who lives? Who dies? It's Galactus vs. The Ultimates – and the winner will shock the Ultimate Universe to its core! After this, nothing will ever be the same again. Time is up this February in CATACLYSM: THE ULTIMATES' LAST STAND #5 CATACLYSM: THE ULTIMATES' LAST STAND #5 (DEC130727) Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS Art & Cover by MARK BAGLEY Variant Cover by JORGE COHELO FOC 02/03/14, ON-SALE 02/26/14

The preview largely consists of Kitty Pryde going toe-to-toe with Galactus. Sounds good to me. The conclusion will set the stage for Ultimate Marvel NOW!, with an all new lineup and status quo for the Ultimate Universe books.