One Yr In #1 Introduces A New Nick Fury [Exclusive Preview]

The first villain and creator of the brand new Final Universe is The Maker. Who’s that? Reed Richards from the authentic (1610) Final Universe. Throughout the 2010 “Final Doomsday” trilogy by Brian Michael Bendis and Rafa Sandoval, he grew to become a villain and stayed that means. Reed because the Maker proved so standard that after the unique Final Universe was retired, Marvel editorial introduced him over to Earth-616.

Since then, the Maker determined to construct his personal “good” universe: Earth-6160. He tampered with historical past to maintain most heroes from getting their powers, and remade the planet in his picture, divided into fiefdoms overseen by his ruling council. The Maker is at present imprisoned, however it’s solely a matter of time earlier than he escapes. (As of the not too long ago printed “Ultimates” #7, the world has eleven Maker-free months left.)

The synopsis of “Final Universe: One Yr In #1” suggests the difficulty focuses on the Maker’s council of lieutenants and the way they’re ruling with out him round anymore:

“THE CLOCK IS TICKING DOWN TO THE MAKER’S ARRIVAL! Deniz Camp flips the narrative on ULTIMATES and takes us contained in the Maker’s Council! The heroes of the Final Universe aren’t the one ones who’ve been making ready for the return of the Maker, and the clock is ticking down … This distinctive one-shot units the stage for the second 12 months of the Final line and consists of the debut of the Final variations of two main Marvel characters!”

A type of new characters is unquestionably Final Nick Fury. The opposite is assumed to be Final Wolverine, who’s getting a solo sequence this January. Nevertheless, the preview pages concentrate on Fury. The primary web page opens with a person named Keith Kincaid (a minor Marvel Comics character, often depicted as a civilian physician). He and his household are having fun with a household barbecue, however blue narration containers inform us he is actually a terrorist. Why? He mentioned the Ultimates might need a degree.

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On the second web page, Kincaid is atomized by what appears to be a lightning bolt however was actually a pin-point shot from a helicarrier above.

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Within the Final Universe, Nick Fury is just not the chief of S.H.I.E.L.D. however of H.A.N.D. (Heroic Anomaly Neutralization Directorate). From that identify and what we all know thus far, it appears doubtless the Directorate was created by the Maker to preemptively take out any superheroes who may rise.

Within the regular Marvel Comics, the Hand is a cult of demon-worshipping ninja assassins. The shared identify is not any coincidence however was clearly chosen to convey these guys are unhealthy information. (Extra proof: H.A.N.D.’s helicarrier is nicknamed “the Beast,” the identify of the demon who the Hand worships.)

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Within the fourth panel, Fury admits he is aware of Kincaid was no menace however needed to “placed on a present” for his superiors. He then calls the next occasions his “final confession” — will he be making it out of “One Yr In” alive?