The Rundown: The Rumors of the Ultimate Universe’s Demise were Greatly Exaggerated, and more

Welcome back to The Rundown, our daily breakdown on news stories we missed from the previous day. Have a link to share? Email me at david@multiversitycomics.com.

– On one hand, I hope he wasn’t aiming part of this at us (as I reported this story yesterday with the note that it was a rumor and should be taken with a grain of salt), but Brian Michael Bendis adamantly stated on Twitter that the Ultimate universe was not ending.

“The Ulitmate universe is not cancelled! the concept of legit comics reporting seems to be on its last legs though.”

Ouch. Unsurprising though, given that it appears a number of fans believed Rich Johnston’s post at Bleeding Cool that led to this. Note to everyone: do not believe everything you read on a site noted for being quite the rumor generator. Either way, there you have it from the fingertips of the guy writing the most awesomest Ultimate U book EVERRRRR.

– Speaking of Marvel, they are hyping the living crap out of Jeph Loeb and Ed McGuinness’ Nova, and at USA Today they have an interview with Loeb about the new Nova, Sam Alexander, and what his new book and the character himself will be all about. I have to admit, their incessant marketing has sort of worked. I’m actually considering grabbing the book on Wednesday.

– While you’ll almost certainly see this on Kickstarter Spotlight sooner rather than later, Steven Sanders launched a new Kickstarter yesterday called SYMBIOSIS: A Creative Commons art book, and it looks spectacular. It’s one of the most innovative Kickstarter’s I’ve ever seen, both from rewards offered and the core concept of the book itself. Definitely worth a look if you get the chance.

– Over at Robot 6, they have a look at the new Luck webcomic that is coming out from one of the show’s writers, Jen Ferguson. The former HBO show was unceremoniously canceled due to various horse deaths (that was a strange sentence to type), but it’s taken another life with Ferguson’s work publishing comics about it online. I’m pretty sure animals of the equine nature are safe in this form, but I do not know that for certain.

– Finally, Comics Alliance has a look at some incredible images photographer Michael S. Den Beste created that puts amazing moments from Calvin & Hobbes into the real world. It’s an awesome sight to behold, and I actually felt a little saddened by the beauty of it, strangely. Most definitely worth a look though, especially if you consider yourself a Calvin & Hobbes fan. Which should be all of you.