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Introduction
Hot on the heels X-Men, the hit film, Marvel launched Ultimate X-Men, a series featuring the X-Men as teenagers and set in the same universe as the recently-launched Ultimate Spider-Man. Featuring writing by Mark Millar, whose long-obscured genius had late been revealed on The Authority, the new series was an immediate hit itself. Though two issues (#13-14) were scripted by Chuck Austen, Mark Millar proved the dominant force on the title. His final storyline featured the return of Magneto, the X-Men's arch-villain from the title's first storyline.
With Mark Millar's departure from the title, scripting chores were given to Brian Michael Bendis, the writer of Ultimate Spider-Man, who had been offered but had passed on the writing chores for the title when it was first launched, feeling that he was not able to handle a team book.

CONTENTS
PERIODICALS
BOOKS
  • Marvel Must Haves: Ultimate War
  • Marvel Must Haves: Ultimate X-Men #1-3
  • Marvel Must Haves: Ultimate X-Men #34-35
  • Ultimate War #1-4
  • Ultimate X-Men #1-60
  • Ultimate X-Men Vol. 1
  • Ultimate X-Men Vol. 1: The Tomorrow People
  • Ultimate X-Men Vol. 2
  • Ultimate X-Men Vol. 2: Return to Weapon X
  • Ultimate X-Men Vol. 3
  • Ultimate X-Men Vol. 3: World Tour
  • Ultimate X-Men Vol. 4: Hellfire & Brimstone
  • Ultimate X-Men Vol. 5: Ultimate War
  • Ultimate X-Men Vol. 6: Return of the King
  • Ultimate X-Men Vol. 7: Blockbuster
  • Ultimate X-Men Vol. 8: New Mutants

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    1. Mark Millar Era
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    Ultimate War #1-4; Ultimate X-Men #1-12, 15-33: Mark Millar script
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    		Ultimate X-Men #135 pages of story; cover-dated February 2001
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    Ultimate X-Men #3
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    Marvel Must Haves: Ultimate X-Men #1-3reprints Ultimate X-Men #1-3
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    		Ultimate X-Men Vol. 1: The Tomorrow Peoplecollects Ultimate X-Men #1-6; Bill Jemas afterword; softcover; published in 2001, very soonafter Ultimate X-Men #6
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    Ultimate X-Men #7
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    		Ultimate X-Men Vol. 2: Return to Weapon Xcollects Ultimate X-Men #7-12; softcover; published on Wednesday, 1 May 2002
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    		Ultimate X-Men Vol. 1collects Ultimate X-Men #1-12; oversized hardcover
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    Ultimate X-Men #13-14: Chuck Austen script

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    		Ultimate X-Men #13introduces Gambit
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    		Ultimate X-Men #14Professor X and a few X-Men offer Gambit membership, but he declines, reading them as if they were like the religious hypocrites to whom he is accustomed
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    		Ultimate X-Men #15Professor Xavier prepares for a world tour for his new book promoting peaceful but revolutionary ideas
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    Ultimate X-Men #16-19: "World Tour" storyline
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    		Ultimate X-Men #16Xavier's son David escapes from Muir Island, off Scotland, an installation for awkward mutants run by Xavier's ex-wife, Moira
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    		Ultimate X-Men #17Xavier's son David takes control of Wolverine, letting his body be hit by a truck
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    		Ultimate X-Men #18Colossus saves the Russian sub; Xavier relates the founding of the X-Men to Betsy Braddock, then discovers that his son David is in control of her
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    		Ultimate X-Men #19Xavier's son David, in control of Betsy Braddock, kills hundreds across the world and puts Iceman in the hospital before Colossus kills him -- and Betsy Braddock -- by smashing a car down onto him; concludes with Professor Xavier stating that he will disband that X-Men
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    		Ultimate X-Men #20"Resignation"; Professor Xavier, planning to disband the X-Men, nicely talks with Erik Lensherr (Magneto after Professor Xavier has suppressed his memories), who convinces Xavier to not disband the team
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    		Ultimate X-Men Vol. 3: World Tourcollects Ultimate X-Men #13-20; softcover
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    Ultimate X-Men #21-25: "Hellfire and Brimstone" storyline

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    		Ultimate X-Men #21introduces Kitty Pride; concludes with Jean Grey having a relapse
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    		Ultimate X-Men #22Cyclops and Wolverine fight over Jean Grey and their pride; concludes with Jean Grey having another relapse
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    		Ultimate X-Men #23Wolverine and Cyclops travel to the Savage Land, Magneto's former headquarters, to find out why soldiers disappeared there
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    		Ultimate X-Men #24Wolverine and Cyclops defeat Magneto's computer, which has evolved or mutated into a powerful threat, though stowaway Kitty Pride's phasing power inadvertently hurts it; Bobby Drake (Iceman) reveals his conscience at the press conference orchestrated by Andrew Turk
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    		Ultimate X-Men #25the Hellfire Club reveals themselves as the X-Men's financial backers, but also reveal themselves to only be interested in the Phoenix force, which they activate in Jean Grey, only to be killed by her; the Brotherhood of Mutants revives Magneto
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    		Ultimate X-Men Vol. 4: Hellfire & Brimstonecollects Ultimate X-Men #21-25; softcover
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    Ultimate X-Men Vol. 2collects Ultimate X-Men #13-25; uses the cover to #21 as its front cover; also includes Mark Millar's script to #20; uses the page showing the manifest Phoenix force from #21 as its back cover; oversized hardcover; published on Wednesday, 12 March 2003
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    		Ultimate War #1
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    		Ultimate War #2
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    Ultimate X-Men Vol. 5: Ultimate Warcollects Ultimate War #1-4; uses the cover to #1 as its cover; softcover; published on Wednesday, 26 March 2003
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    Ultimate X-Men #26
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    Marvel Must Haves: Ultimate Warreprints Ultimate War #1, Ultimate X-Men #26, and Ultimate Spider-Man #33
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    Ultimate X-Men #28
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    		Ultimate X-Men #30published on Wednesday, 12 March 2003
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    Ultimate X-Men #31published on Wednesday, 2 April 2003
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    		Ultimate X-Men #33as Wolverine gratuitously graced so many X-Men covers, so he does that of Mark Millar's swan song on the title
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    Ultimate X-Men Vol. 6: Return of the Kingcollects Ultimate X-Men #26-33; softcover
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    Ultimate X-Men Vol. 3collects Ultimate War #1-4, Ultimate X-Men #26-33; oversized hardcover
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    2. Post-Millar Era
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    Ultimate X-Men #34-39: "Blockbuster" storyline; Brian Michael Bendis script; no art or cover data entered
    Ultimate X-Men #34
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    Ultimate X-Men #35
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    Marvel Must Haves: Ultimate X-Men #34-35reprints Ultimate X-Men #34-35
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    Ultimate X-Men Vol. 7: Blockbustercollects Ultimate X-Men #34-39; softcover
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    Ultimate X-Men #40-45: "New Mutants" storyline
    Ultimate X-Men #40
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    Ultimate X-Men Vol. 8: New Mutantscollects Ultimate X-Men #40-45; softcover; published in 2004
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    Ultimate X-Men #50-53: "Cry Wolf" storyline
    Ultimate X-Men #50
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    The Continuity Pages: The Ultimates
    Information about The Ultimates, another Ultimate Marvel book written by Mark Millar.
    The Continuity Pages: Ultimate Spider-Man
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