Back BlurbWith her relationship with Reed Richards strained after his possession by the world-threatening alien tyrant Thanos, Sue Storm is glad for the chance to get away to Oregon to investigate a large hatched egg discovered beneath the Earth's surface. But when an alien intelligence follows her back to New York, it'll be more than her relationship with her boyfriend at stake: it'll be the fate of all human civilization! Also in this volume: Handbook entries for every Ultimate hero, villain and team! It's everything you ever wanted to know about the Ultimate Marvel Universe, but were afraid to ask! Collecting Ultimate Fantastic Four #54-57 - written by Mike Carey (X-Men) and illustrated by Tyler Kirkham (New Avengers/Transformers) and Eric Basaldua (Hunter/Killer) - as well as Official Handbook of the Ultimate Marvel Univers #1-2 and Ultimate Secrets. Inside BlurbWho is Agatha Harkness, and what are the Salem's Seven? The Fantastic Four have a new rival. And this time, it isn't a super villain, disgruntled scientist or conquering alien tyrant: It's another super-hero team! Known as Salem's Sevem, they've just arrived from Oregon, and they're determined to upstage the Fantastic Four - even if they have to shoot the FF out of the sky to do it! Meanwhile, the Fantastic Four is having a hard time putting up with their new S.H.I.E.L.D. appointed psychologist, the icy Agatha Harkness. Supposedly in charge of "maximising the team's efficiency," Harkness seems determined to sow discord among the FF. What are the Seven's motives? Is Harkness more than she seems? The answers may lie in a mysterious eggshell Susan Storm has been studying in the tunnels underneath Oregon, in a strange alien intelligence that has followed her back to New York and in the reappearance of the Atlantean super-criminal Namor. Also collected in this volume: the Official Handbook of the Ultimate Marvel Universe - featuring encyclopedia-style entries for every hero, villain, super team, supporting character and sidekick to grace the pages of the Ultimate line of comics! Origins, aliases, first appearances, detailed histories and powers - from the trivial to the world-altering, everything you ever wanted to know about the Ultimate Universe is in these pages! — Description from Comic Vine community (comicvine.gamespot.com).
