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Part re-imagining, part [[Adaptation Distillation]], the Ultimate line was originally an attempt by [[Marvel Comics]] to tempt readers into comics without being scared off by the [[Continuity Porn|decades]] of [[Backstory]] and [[Retcon|Retcons]] in the official universe.This attempt was launched in November, 2000. This had already been attempted by various other experiments - the [[Marvel Comics 2]] comic line, [[The New Universe]], [[Dork Age|Heroes Reborn]], etc., but none of those met with the success the Ultimate Marvel line did, except for ''[[
As basically an experiment which does not affect the main universe, changes and revelations are more permanent, and the universe as a whole has plot lines and continuity more neatly intertwined; notably, the connections to the Weapon X project from ''[[Ultimate X-Men]]'' and the history of the [[Super Soldier]] [[Super Serum|Serum]]/CaptainAmerica from ''[[The Ultimates]]''. As the line has grown and accumulated its own continuity, it's focus has shifted from distilling old stories to making all kinds of [[Shocking Swerve|sweeping changes]], like killing X-Men's sacred cows or replacing Peter Parker as Spider-Man.
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