How would you make Nick Fury look like Ultimate Nick Fury?

It seems Ultimate Nick is becoming the more accepted Nick Fury 
Appearance...this will especially be the case after the Avengers movie.

So, how do you make the change in the regular marvel universe?

A thought: Nick Fury has disapeared for a while, IF he stays gone for 
another year and then they suddenly bring him back black and bald...would
he 
simply be accepted as Nick Fury due to the time lapse or would that not 
work?

Mark