Ultimates

is the new comic book series that began in March 2010 as part of Marvel Comics' "Ultimate Comics" imprint. The series is written by Jeph Loeb, writer of and . It is being published bi-monthly, alternating months with Loeb's other Ultimate Comics title, . New Ultimates as befitting its title is cosmic in scope with the principal members of the Avengers as well as the sometime superhero group Defenders, notably Valkyrie, prominently featured in the opening story arc. It's continuity is set in Marvel's Ultimate Universe. The first 3 issues are all Minutemen scans packed in a single-download RAR archive, while the latest issue #4 appears to have been independently scanned. The premier issue includes all three covers, including a gorgeous 7680 x 2112 pixel Frank Cho wraparound poster-cover a small sample of which appears above.