Ultimate Impact: Reborn #3 (Marvel Comics)

Hello there! Padawan J here, the resident Star Wars expert from the ODPH! This week I'm going to be reviewing the 3rd issue of Ultimate Impact: Reborn from Marvel Comics!

Miles Morales had a brush with the Ultimate Universe on Earth 6160 and has returned, but not emptied handed. So what happens when the Origin Boxes are brought into the 616 universe? Let’s jump into it!

Credit: Marvel Comics // Ultimate Impact: Reborn #3 by Chris Condon (Writer), Stefano Casselli (Artist), David Curiel (Color Artist), VC’s Joe Sabino (Letterer), Leinil Francis Yu & Dean White (Cover)

*** POSSIBLE SPOILER WARNING ***

The Story

Following the events of Ultimate Incursion which concluded in October 2025, in which we saw Miles Morales travel to the new Ultimate universe, we saw Miles return with the Origin Boxes. They were original created by The Maker to help his designs for that universe, but they were eventually taken an repurposed by Iron Lad & Doom and gave powers back to the heroes of that universe.

Overall this issue was a solid one that built on the prior 2 issues and did a solid tease for the 3 individuals who came into contact with the Origin Boxes. Ultimately the issue focuses on Miles Morales trying to fix the mess he made by losing the boxes by turning to the one person he thinks that could help him with technology, Tony Stark.

It’s a solid issue that builds up nicely, but it’s going to be interesting to see where it is going. Right now the stakes don’t exactly feel that high so there’s no sense of urgency. I feel that’s going to change soon now that we’re starting to see the powers develop from the three individuals who came into contact with the boxes.

The Artwork

Stefano Casselli & David Curiel are in charge of the art for the issue and they do a really fantastic job with the art in the issue. There’s a lot going on in the issue and every panel feels very crisp and fresh. You can tell they put a lot of time and effort into each panel and it really comes across the pages.

Overall Grade: 7/10

A solid entry in the series that gets the ball rolling on some character development. A solid story together with artwork that is sure to please a lot of folks, make this an issue you won’t want to pass up on.

Josh Allen

Born and raised in the rolling hills of Upstate New York, Padawan J has been a fan of all things Star Wars, DC, Marvel & video games since the mid-90's. He's a loving husband & co-host on The ODPH Podcast that has been going since June of 2017. He's probably one of the biggest Star Wars fans you'll meet, and is a great encyclopedia of knowledge for all things Expanded Universe and current canon. His favorite superheroes include Superman, Batman & Spider-Man and he has their animated series from the 90's to thank for that. He's also an avid gamer that has been playing games since the Sega Genesis days, and he currently spends some of his free time on the PlayStation 5.

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