Ultimate Origins #2 - Marvel

Basically, this series is supposed to show us the origin of the Ultimate Marvel Universe. It's also supposed to show how, and I quote . . "It's all connected. That's the secret!" I was kind of under the impression last issue, that maybe it was all connected because of Doctor Erskine. He's the one that created the Super-Soldier formula, and Steve Rogers, but I was a little confused as to whether he was the same guy that headed up Project-X, where Wolverine was created. In the Ultimate Universe, Wolverine is the first mutant. I was just a little confused because they both happened right around the same time, in the 40's. However, after reading this issue, I don't think that's even the issue, or the connection. This issue starts out with the Fantastic 4 getting called out to Devil's Point Wyoming. There Nick Fury has a top-secret bunker where, basically, he puts everything that he can't make heads or tails of. Anyways, there's a stone carving there, it almost looks like a small pillar, that's just been sitting there for as long as anyone can remember. Nobody's ever moved it, touched it, or had any reason what-so-ever to be concerned with it. Until a few days ago when the jewel on the top of it seemed to come to life. There's a carving that kind of looks like an eye on top, and the jewel is in the center. Anyways, most of this book is spent showing us the origin of Captain America. It's pretty much the same as the regular Marvel Universe, except when everything hits the fan, this stone carving is also sitting on the staging area. No one knows how it got there. I'm guessing it's Celestial in origin, or maybe Uatu. I think that this is the actual connection, not the doctor. But, we'll have to wait until next issue to find out some more. Of course it's written by Brian Bendis. He is, afterall, the Grand-father of the Ultimate universe. And if anyone knows what the secret is here . . it's him. And with Butch Guice on the pencils, you just know it's gonna be a kick-ass book. So far, other than the stone, I haven't really seen anything new yet. So I'm hoping we start getting into the meat of the story pretty soon. I want to find out what this March On Ultimatum is. I guess that's where the Ultimate Universe goes after this series.