It’s the ultimate comic book event of the year and now Ultimates 3 is back like you’ve never seen it before! In Ultimates 3 #1 Black & White Variant, the sold-out smash hit from Eisner award-winning scribe Jeph Loeb and superstar artist Joe Madureira returns with black & white interiors! 
Spotlighting the raw power that made Joe Madureira one of this generation’s most popular comic book artists, this special variant edition also features the same dialogue and jaw-dropping plot that forever changed the Ultimate Universe! This issue also features Madureira’s now classic wraparound covers in black & white, depicting the Ultimate Universe heroes heading towards a climactic battle with their enemies, the Brotherhood!
“What a wonderful gift for the fans of the book,” says Loeb. “Joe’s artwork looks great in color, but to see what an amazing illustrator he is just off his pencils is a mindblowing!”
As the March On Ultimatum continues, don’t miss your chance to experience one of the year’s most controversial comics of the year! Just why has one of the Ultimates’ most powerful members been targeted for death? And who — or what — is the object of Venom’s quest? It all begins in Ultimates 3 #1… and you’ve never seen it brought to life like this before!
ULTIMATES 3 #1 (of 5) BLACK & WHITE 50/50 VARIANT GATEFOLD COVERS (DEC078168)
Written by JEPH LOEB
Pencils & Gatefold Covers by JOE MADUREIRA
Parental Advisory …$2.99
FOC—2/21/08, On-Sale—3/12/08