It reimagines several classic Marvel characters in a new fictional continuity, Jonathan Hickman and Bryan Hitch's Ultimate Invasion limited series depicted The Maker (the Reed Richards of Earth-1610) shaping a new world in his image, resulting in Earth-6160, a new Earth preceded by alternate history.

The original Ultimate Marvel imprint ceased to be published in 2015, and was destroyed in-story in the Secret Wars crossover, with Maker being transferred to Earth-616, the Prime Universe.

It shows instead Maker moving to a new alternate universe called Earth-6160 and changing it with extensive time travel to prevent the existence of most superheroes and make himself its unquestionable leader.

The Maker's Council, a shadow government that manages international relations in a "power behind the throne" style, remains a threat as the new comics that follow are set within such background.

My influences range from the history of Black Panther comics, to Ryan Coogler's incredible work with the recent films, to Frank Herbert's world-building capacity of Dune.

This is something people won't expect, in the best of ways, and full credit to Marvel and editors Wil Moss and Michelle Marchese for bringing this creative possibility to me.

[5] At the 2024 New York Comic Con, it was announced the book would be Ultimate Wolverine by Chris Condon and Alessandro Cappuccio with the official synopsis reading "In order to maintain control of their corner of the Maker’s world, three members of his council – Magik, Colossus and Omega Red – deploy their most lethal asset: The Winter Soldier!

With no heroes to oppose him, he aids in orchestrating the assassination of John F. Kennedy and starts reconfiguring the United States and the rest of the world, eroding national identities and independence in favor of continental empires.

Since Mutants have no central figures to guide them, their political movements are wiped out, leading them to be seen as a fringe presence and an unrecognized minority, dispersed, and scattered while a few are coopted by the system.

After the Castle Gamma project of the North American Union tests the "Banner-Ulam Gamma-Bomb" over an island on the Pacific Proving Grounds and causes the creation of the Hulk, he is led towards personal "enlightenment" and becomes the leader of an order of monks called The Children of the Eternal Light, turning into a key figure on The Maker's Council.

The testing also causes a mass contamination event (inspired by the real-life incident of Castle Bravo) that affects the island's flora, fauna and population, leading to the unpredictable gamma mutations of Lejori Zakaria and her fellow natives.

Implied to be a reorganized S.H.I.E.L.D, Nick Fury is established as serving as its Director and having played a part in eliminating or imprisoning several heroes, enabling atrocities such as the Inhuman Genocide during the Maker's rise to power, with the agency itself also becoming his propaganda and disinformation apparatus.

It's established that Duggary rules over Avalon, the Rasputins also have control over Limbo, while Emmanuel Da Costa serves as the Black King of the Hellfire Club.

At the Republic, its Directorate X clones a fallen specimen back to life to act as their "Winter Soldier" against rebel factions such as the Opposition, a united coalition of mutants and humans.