Ultimate X-Men truce with Nick Fury and The Ultimates, who have been both their best benefactors ("New Mutants" arc) and worst enemies ("Ultimate War") in the past. The Ultimate Fantastic Four have met the X-Men in "Ultimate X4" and the teams are generally on positive terms. "Ultimate X-Men" has been collected in the following trade paperbacks: "Ultimate X-Men" also has been collected in the following hardcovers: Ultimate X-Men Ultimate X-Men is a superhero comic book series that was published by Marvel Comics from 2001 to 2009. The series is a modernized re-imagining of Marvel's long-running X-Men comic book franchise as part of
Silver Age of Comic Books prominence. With an innovation that changed the comic-book industry, "The Fantastic Four" #1 initiated a naturalistic style of superheroes with human failings, fears, and inner demons, who squabbled and worried about the likes of rent-money. In contrast to the straitlaced archetypes of superheroes at the time, this ushered in a revolution. With dynamic artwork by Kirby, Steve Ditko, Don Heck, and others complementing Lee's colorful, catchy prose, the new style became popular among college students who could identify with the angst and the irreverent nature of the characters such as Spider-Man, the X-Men and the Hulk during a time period