Collects Ultimate Comics Ultimates #18.1, #19-24. A perfect jumping-on point for new readers, as American Reconstruction begins! Can the shattered nation recover after the dramatic events of United We Stand? President Cap takes charge, Thor makes a momentous decision, the Iron Patriot debuts, and Black Widow becomes Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.! But as the country slowly rebuilds, President Cap must come face to face with a painful reality, and find out who is behind the latest wave of attacks on his fragile nation! What is the secret of Scorpio? How will Captain America juggle his duties as President and handle the ever-deadlier Hydra insurgency? And who will come out on top...when the Iron Patriot attacks?!

A perfect jumping-on point for new readers, as American Reconstruction begins! Can the shattered nation recover after the dramatic events of United We Stand? President Cap takes charge, Thor makes a momentous decision, the Iron Patriot debuts, and Black Widow becomes Director of S.H.I.E.L.D.! But as the country slowly rebuilds, President Cap must come face to face with a painful reality, and find out who is behind the latest wave of attacks on his fragile nation! What is the secret of Scorpio? How will Captain America juggle his duties as President and handle the ever-deadlier Hydra insurgency? And who will come out on top...when the Iron Patriot attacks?! COLLECTING: Ultimate Comics Ultimates 18.1, 19-24

A crisis in the United States forces the Ultimates into action, as Cap, Iron Man and Thor finally reunite! The Ultimates target the forces working behind the scenes to rip the USA apart, as Hydra battles SHIELD, Thor makes a startling choice, and a secret weapon is revealed that could tip the country into chaos...forever! Plus: Kitty Pryde makes her stand - and as the X-Men fight for their lives in the Sentinel-controlled states, the war for mutant liberation begins! And with the nation under siege, Miles Morales - the all-new Spider-Man - decides to become a member of the Ultimates. And he will do absolutely anything it takes to earn that right. The Ultimate event of the year is here! COLLECTING: Ultimate Comics X-Men 13-18, Ultimate Comics Ultimates 13-18, Ultimate Comics Spider-Man 13-18

Nations fall, gods die, and Earth's mightiest heroes face their ultimate challenge! Iron Man, Thor and Hawkeye form the core of the Ultimates - S.H.I.E.L.D.'s finest fighting force, all too often the only thing keeping the world from total disaster. But when the walls of the mysterious City open up and the hyper-evolved Children of Tomorrow spill out, the Ultimates suddenly find themselves powerless against an unbeatable enemy. And even as Thor's Asgardian brethren fall before the Children, the God of Thunder makes a startling discovery about this incredible new threat - which might not be such a new threat after all! COLLECTING: ULTIMATE COMICS ULTIMATES 1-6

Can Nick Fury pick up the pieces of his broken team? Iron Man, Thor, Hawkeye and the Ultimates are the world's premier super-team, assembled to combat global threats. And right now the greatest danger is Reed Richards' Children of Tomorrow, who stand poised to reshape the Earth in their image. Faced with a new world order, the Ultimates and S.H.I.E.L.D. suddenly find themselves in the crosshairs - of their own government! But with S.H.I.E.L.D. out of play, the government's contingency plan might prove more dangerous than the threat it's meant to counter - especially when it involves unleashing the Hulk! COLLECTING: Ultimate Comics Ultimates 7-12

ULTIMATES DISASSEMBLED! The search for the Infinity Gems brings disaster to the Triskelion's doorstep! Is this the end of the Ultimates? A new dark force has taken the reins of the world. COLLECTING: Ultimate Comics Ultimates 25-30

The fallout from the Age of Ultron rips open a dangerous rift in spacetime, depositing Galactus in the Ultimate Universe! And he possesses a hunger so strong, no universe is safe. Creating new heralds, the unstoppable Galactus destroys the Chitauri, the Kree Empire and more...and Captain Marvel is seemingly lost in battle. Is this the beginning of the end? Has Rick Jones failed to stop Earth from destruction? And if so - what happens next? As the death throes of a universe begin, a hero is reborn...and a cataclysm is upon us all. COLLECTING: Cataclysm: The Ulimates' Last Stand 1-5, Cataclysm: Ultimate Spider-Man 1-3, Cataclysm: Ultimate X-Men 1-3, Cataclysm: Ultimates 1-3, Hunger 1-4, Cataclysm 0.1, Survive 1