(apparently they've got Ultimate Cap and Hulk ongoings in the wings)
Where'd you read that? I know they have Ultimate Cap and Ultimate Hulk Annuals coming out in October, but there's been no mention of ongoings for either one I'm pretty sure.
The good news is:
-Mark Millar is coming back to the Ultimate universe in some form. It really doesn't matter the book (he's written already for Ultimates, Ultimate X-Men, and Ultimate FF and I enjoyed all his runs on them). I'm just glad he'll be coming back to the universe for something.
-Lindelof finally finished scripting Ultimate Wolverine vs. Hulk. I honestly thought we'd never see the end of this mini, but it looks like there's light at the end of the tunnel (its a very small light and far away, but its there). Yu will apparently pick up the artwork and complete the series after his work on Secret Invasion is completed. So I guess its possible we'll see #3-6 out sometime early next year, or next summer at latest (assuming nothing else comes up or delays Yu's completion of the artwork). YAY!
The bad news:
-All that Ultimatum crap. No one cares, really. I'm looking past Ultimatum to see what'll be left of the universe and see just how much can be salvaged--both from the destruction in the universe being foreshadowed by Ultimatum, and the destruction wrought by Loeb's terrible writing.
-A future Ultimates project will happen with Loeb and Frank Cho on art. Not sure if it'll be Ultimates 4 since its said they'll be working on "some version" of the Ultimates. I like more Ultimates, just not if Loeb's still on the title. I hoped Ultimatum would be his swan-song out of the Ultimate universe. Alas, not so apparently.
-The fact that they're even entertaining the idea of an Ultimate Ghost Rider just pisses me off. Especially when its mentioned in a panel that they're trying to use Ultimatum to reset the Ultimate universe and make it so that the Ultimate stories could actually happen in our world (more relatable, etc). Ghost Rider, ultimized or not, does not fulfill those requirements and is one of the last characters Marvel should ever think of bringing into the Ultimate verse.
The "Eeeehhhh" news:
-USM will continue. Duh.
-Ultimate Deadpool will return. (Probably should've listed that under the "bad news").
-Ultimate Doom will play a part in Ultimatum. I'm glad Doom's showing up, but apprehensive he'll just be the villainous deus ex machina, only countered by Reed's virtuous and honorable deus ex machina plot devices.
-Ultimatum is supposed to start in November, running in the ongoing UFF and UXM (3 issues each, UXM #98-100 and UFF #58-100). Now there's news Joe Pokaski will be doing "the last few issues" of UFF. Shouldn't the last few issues just be the Ultimatum issues? Its also mentioned Coleite will continue on with UXM (through issue #100). So apparently the Ultimatum won't immediately end the UXM and UFF ongoings (unfortunately). And I'm confused as hell as to when Ultimatum actually starts and who actually is writing it: Is it starting in November with UFF #58 and UXM #98 written by Loeb, or is it overseen by Loeb and written by Pokaski and Coleite on their respective titles, etc? I'm confused.