As promised, June 5's assembles the first roster of the new Ultimate Universe's main superhero team, including the debuts of the new Ultimate Hank Pym and Janet Van Dyne. And along with leading very different civilian lives from their mainstream Marvel Universe counterparts, the new Ultimate Hank and Janet also provide a fresh slate for the characters' emotionally and morally complex relationship. Spoilers ahead for Ultimates #1 Ultimates #1 by writer Deniz Camp, artist Juan Frigeri, color artist Federico Blee, and letterer Travis Lanham primarily follows Tony Stark/Iron Lad, Reed Richards/Doom, Sif, the wounded Thor, and the still-thawing Captain America as they work to find a way to fight the Maker when he finally breaks free of the stasis field in which he and Howard Stark/Iron Man are both trapped.
As previously shown, they release the collected superhuman origins that were stolen by the Maker, preventing the rise of nearly all superheroes and villains aside from those committed to the Maker's cause. It's also shown that, along with knowing that the Maker personally manipulated the events of their world's history to prevent most superheroes from getting their powers, Tony and Doom/Reed also know what the core Marvel Universe is like, including the histories of their own counterparts. This knowledge, along with the power sources, are sent out to - though only a few both accept the call and survive the experience, such as .
With just a few potential allies for the Ultimates.
