Ultimate X-Men #5 — Peach Momoko Cover (2024)

Ultimate X-Men #5 (2024) is part of Marvel's new Ultimate Universe series written and illustrated by Peach Momoko. The cover presents Armor (Hisako Ichiki) in a traditional Japanese kimono holding a paper lantern, surrounded by colorful festival decorations and a large, ghostly pink-orange figure emerging behind her. The atmospheric artwork combines Japanese festival imagery with supernatural horror elements, reflecting the series' distinctive visual style.

The issue introduces Surge (Noriko Ashida) as another mutant with electrical powers and centers on a summer festival that becomes haunted and dangerous as supernatural forces and mutant powers collide. The mysterious shadow that has been haunting Armor also reveals its true identity.