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by GLX » Wed Mar 06, 2013 4:25 pm
BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS (W) • BRYAN HITCH (A/C)
Variant Cover (#1) by Mike Deodato
Sketch Variant (#1) by Bryan Hitch
Variant Cover (#1) by Marko Djurdjevic
Ultron Variant (#1-3) BY Rock-He Kim
Variant Cover (#2 & #3) by TBA
Young Variant Also Available (#1)
Blank Cover Also Available (#1)
For years the heroes of the Marvel Universe have lived in fear that the artificial intelligence known as Ultron would one day evolve to fulfill its desire to wipe out all organic life and take over the Earth -- that day has arrived. This massive 10-part Marvel Universe-spanning event is brought to you by Eisner award-winning writer Brian Michael Bendis and comics legend Bryan Hitch.
32 PGS. (EACH)/Rated T+ ...$3.99 (EACH)
john lewis wrote:Everyone but GLX has no taste.
by GLX » Wed Mar 06, 2013 4:28 pm
john lewis wrote:Everyone but GLX has no taste.
by Sunless » Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:54 pm
by GHERU » Wed Mar 06, 2013 8:58 pm
Age Of Ultron #1
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Artist: Bryan Hitch
Publisher: Marvel
To be blunt, Age Of Ultron #1 was a major let down. For five years we’ve been hearing about “Bendis’ Ultron” project, the coup d'état to his Avengers run, and this is how it starts off? What a disappointment.
To make matters worse, Age Of Ultron #1 felt almost exactly like House of M #2-3. The reader “wakes up” in the middle of a mystery where a villain has taken over the world and the characters are already used to the situation and the main focus of the book has to fight his way to meet up with Luke Cage.
The mystery is the same: What happened?
The reader is introduced the new status quo in the same manner.
Spider-Man, as in House Of M, is the most interesting character.
Oh, and we can’t forget Hawkeye rage! I’m no expert on the character, far from it in fact, but was he always this killy? I mean, wow, Clint was all kinds of “arrow through the throat” happy, even when not directly threatened. It was very off-putting.
One major difference between House Of M and Age of Ultron so far is that Marvel is doing a good enough job spoiling plot points on their own and don’t need Wizard to do it for them. If you do not want to know what’s coming up in Flashpoint Age Of Ultron, don’t read this month’s Previews Magazine or any upcoming Marvel advanced previews.
Bendis does a good job of not being too Bendis-y with his dialogue, and his Spider-Man reads the way I thought Doc Oct would sound as Spider-Man. Readers can feel the anger and frustration of all the heroes, and the fear of the villains, through out the issue, and there is an overwhelming sense of hopelessness that permeates the book. The problem is, that it is pretty obvious too early that the consequences here will only be temporary and, like House Of M, probably won’t be remembered by the majority of the Marvel Universe. This issue screams self-retcon.
Bryan Hitch’s art ranges from the beautiful – pages 1-5 and the final page especially – to the just plain horrid – the five pages before the last page, and it all seems to come down to size of the panels he has to work with; the smaller the image, the less attractive the art. But those splash pages sure are pretty.
I can’t remember being less interested in a #2 of a Marvel event ever. I think I even liked Fear Itself #1 more than Age Of Ultron. Here’s the thing though, I still have faith in Bendis and if this is something he’s planned out for a long time, I’m willing to give it a couple more issues before I write it off.
Age Of Ultron #1 just came off as lazy and half-assed – 4/10.
Benderbrau wrote:Welcome to the Outhouse. Where civility means you're doing it wrong.
by GLX » Thu Mar 07, 2013 1:30 pm
john lewis wrote:Everyone but GLX has no taste.
by The Beast » Thu Mar 07, 2013 3:21 pm
by GLX » Thu Mar 07, 2013 4:54 pm
john lewis wrote:Everyone but GLX has no taste.
by The Beast » Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:31 pm
by Victorian Squid » Fri Mar 08, 2013 1:54 pm
by Victorian Squid » Fri Mar 08, 2013 2:05 pm
by GHERU » Fri Mar 08, 2013 2:08 pm
Benderbrau wrote:Welcome to the Outhouse. Where civility means you're doing it wrong.
by GLX » Fri Mar 08, 2013 3:30 pm
Ntikrst wrote:How about The Manhattan Projects #10?
I feel bad for Hickman, the poor guy just doesn't get the exposure he deserves.
story JONATHAN HICKMAN
art RYAN BROWN & JORDIE BELLAIRE
JANUARY 30
32 PAGES / FC / T+
$3.50
“FINITE OPPENHEIMERS”
An in-depth look at the first decade of the ongoing war inside Oppenheimer's brain. How far is too far behind enemy lines when the enemy is yourself?
MY GOD... IT'S FULL OF OPPENHEIMERS!
john lewis wrote:Everyone but GLX has no taste.
by Jubilee » Fri Mar 08, 2013 6:05 pm
by GLX » Fri Mar 08, 2013 6:42 pm
Jubilee wrote:So this is the first Marvel comic I've bought in ages, probably since the end of Siege? Maybe, I can't remember. (Well I did buy two Daredevil end of Days comics and they sucked).
The complaints are still there for me. The story feels unoriginal. Alternate reality stories are the best stories in comics because they allow for actual change, but there doesn't seem much different. As an opening issue this leaves a lot to be desired, I guess it's just "world building" but however much you're meant to pay for this you get nowhere near enough.
I just want comics to offer me something more. Something less by the numbers.
3 out of 10.
john lewis wrote:Everyone but GLX has no taste.
by Jubilee » Fri Mar 08, 2013 6:44 pm
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