The Trials of Ultraman

The Trials of Ultraman
Information
Format	Comic series
Created by	Marvel Entertainment Tsuburaya Productions
Release Date	Serial

The Trials of Ultraman is a 2021 five-issue comic book miniseries published by Marvel Entertainment in collaboration with Tsuburaya Productions, and based on the popular TV series Ultraman. The miniseries is co-written by Kyle Higgins and Mat Groom with art and character designs by Francesco Manna, and is a direct sequel to The Rise of Ultraman, penned by the same staff.

A sequel to the miniseries, titled The Mystery of Ultraseven, was first serialized in August 2022.

Synopsis

The new installment picks up after the epic conclusion of The Rise of Ultraman. Ultraman narrowly averted a catastrophe decades in the making. The world was saved – but also, forever changed. Now...come the consequences. Much of the populace regard their defenders with suspicion. Enemies hide in plain sight, and even those closest to Shin Hayata don’t necessarily trust the Giant of Light. But at last, a long-thought-lost comrade has mysteriously returned! The Rise is over. The training wheels are off, and the stakes have never been higher. The Trials of Ultraman begin here!

Releases

Issue No.	Release Date
1	March 17, 2021
2	April 21, 2021
3	May 19, 2021
4	July 7, 2021
5	August 4, 2021

Characters

Protagonist

• Shin Hayata

USP

• Director Mortheim
• Ureo Ichinotani
• Kiki Fuji
• Captain Muramatsu
• Dan Moroboshi

JADF

• TBA

Kaiju Steps

• Cadet Pierre
• Pigmon
• Guigass

From Rise to Fall

• Unknown woman
• Unknown child
• Bullton
• Gabura
• Unknown bird kaiju

Other

• Doctor Yamamoto

Ultras

• Ultraman
• Ultraseven

Kaiju

• Pestar
• Star Bem Gyeron
• Gomora
• Jirahs
• Zumbolar

Gallery

Covers

Issue #1 cover by Arthur Adams

Issue #1 Kaiju variant cover by Arthur Adams

Issue #1 Photo variant cover

Issue #1 variant cover by Francesco Manna

Issue #1 variant cover by Kei Amemiya

Issue #1 variant cover by Matt Frank

Issue #1 variant cover by Peach Momoko

Issue #1 variant "virgin" cover by Peach Momoko

Issue #2 cover by Arthur Adams

Issue #2 Kaiju variant cover by Arthur Adams

Issue #2 Photo variant cover

Issue #3 cover by Arthur Adams

Issue #3 Kaiju variant cover by Arthur Adams

Issue #3 Photo variant cover

Issue #4 cover by Arthur Adams

Issue #4 Kaiju variant cover by Arthur Adams

Issue #4 Photo variant cover

Issue #4 surprise variant cover by Matt Frank

Issue #5 cover by Arthur Adams

Issue #5 Kaiju variant cover by Arthur Adams

Issue #5 Photo variant cover

Videos

THE TRIALS OF ULTRAMAN -1 Trailer - Marvel Comics

References

Literature
Showa	Ultraman (Operation Gold Rush, Umezu, Nohara, Kazumine, Operation Giant) | Ultraseven (The Targeted Star, Kuwata, Kazumine) | Return of Ultraman | Ultraman Great Fierce Battle | Ultraman Ace | Ultraman Taro (Uchiyama, Ishikawa) | Ultraman Leo | Mirrorman | The・Ultraman | Ultra Brothers Story | The☆Ultraman | Ultraman 80 | Decisive Battle! Brothers | Ultra Super Legends
Heisei	Ultraman Great (Manga, Novel) | The Great Battle III | Ultraman: Super Fighter Legend | Gridman the Hyper Agent: The Demon King's Counterattack | Mirrorman: The Mirror Apocalypse | Ultraman Tiga (Forest of the White Fox, Kiriel-Bito) | Ultraman Dyna (Star of Peace・The・Other) | Ultraman Gaia (The Day Algona Arrived, Superhuman Legend) | Heisei Ultraseven (Ultraseven EPISODE: 0, Ultraseven EVOLUTION) | Ultraman THE FIRST | Ultra Q dark fantasy (Manga, Novel) | Ultraman THE NEXT | Ultraman Nexus (Manga, "N" THE OTHER, Second Coming -Dreams-) | Ultraman Story 0 | Ultraman Max | Ultraman Mebius (Anderes Horizont, Fight! Ultra Brothers, Armored Darkness) | Mega Monster Battle: Ultra Adventure | Ultra Monster Kattobi! Land | Ultraseven X | Ultra Ninpocho | Ultra Idemitsujin | Ultraman Sisters | Ultraman: Another Genesis | ULTRAMAN | Seven Queu: Lovely Idol | Ultra Monster Anthropomorphic Project (Novels, Galaxy Days, POP, Ultra Journey, The Beginning Stories) | TSUBURAYA×HAYAKAWA (Return to Tatara Island: Ultra Monster Anthology, Ultraman Dual, Ultraman F, Ultraman Dual 2) | Ultraman Orb Chronicle | Ultraman R/B (Ultraman R/B The Movie Novelization, Ultraman R/B Novel) | TDG: Adventure in Hyperspace | Anime ULTRAMAN Novel
Reiwa	SSSS.GRIDMAN Short Story: Diamond in the Notebook | Ultraman Tiga: To the Shining Ones | SSSS.GRIDMAN NOVELIZATIONS | SSSS.GRIDMAN: Neon Genesis Junior High Student Diary | Hime and Samurai | ULTRAMAN SUIT ANOTHER UNIVERSE | Ultraman Dyna: Zero Drive Towards Tomorrow | Ultraman Taiga Novel | SSSS.GRIDMAN ANOTHER LOAD | SSSS.GRIDMAN: Neon Genesis Junior High Students Butler Cafe | Sengoku Gridman | Ultimate Force Zero ～Side Story～ | Diaclone VS. Gridman | Fight! Sevenger | DARKNESS HEELS ―Lili― | Mirrorman 2D | Jugglus Juggler Chronicle: Ja no Michi wa Hebi | Another Gene | SSSS.DYNAZENON CHRONICLE | Gridman Dogma | What is the power to end conflicts?‎ | GRIDMAN UNIVERSE | Ultraman Blazar
Foreign	Ultraman (Ultracomics) | Ultraman (Nemesis Comics) | Ultraman Tiga | Redman | The Rise of Ultraman | The Trials of Ultraman | The Mystery of Ultraseven | Ultraman: The Official Novelization | Ultraseven: The Official Novel of the Series