Another major comics convention means another series of announcements from big comics publishers. For New York Comic Con, Marvel spread out big news for major franchises like X-Men and Spider-Man over the past few days and kept affirming that no, really, the Ultimate Universe will end next year. Let’s take those one at a time, shall we?
First, the larger Marvel universe. During Saturday’s “Next Big Thing” panel, the publisher disclosed what’s coming after Doctor Doom’s reign of the planet ends in November. We already know some characters will fight for the title of Sorcerer Supreme, and the new miniseries Dungeons of Doom from Philip Kennedy Johnson, Ben Percy, Carlos Magno, Robert Gill, Justin Mason, and Georges Jeanty will explore what happens when various factions try to ransack