Ultimate Origins

A single-issue 2009 Marvel release by writer Brian Michael Bendis and artist Butch Guice, Ultimate Origins serves as a definitive, behind-the-scenes look at the entire Ultimate Universe. It rewinds the clock to reveal the secret, interconnected origins of key characters and events that shaped that reality, from the Super-Soldier program to the dawn of mutants. For readers of the Ultimate line, this issue is a crucial piece of connective tissue that recontextualizes the entire saga.