New Avengers: Ultron Forever #1

[laughing_tree]

"I have a fondness for Ultron. Because he's so changeable - he's a character who comes in iterations, each of which is slightly different to the last, ranging from cold and emotionless to a very human insanity - you can really do what you like with him without it being 'out of character'. There've been good Ultrons, mad Ultrons, sad Ultrons, and last time I wrote him I was essentially doing Daleks and Cybermen. This is actually my first time writing the actual Big Boss Ultron himself, and... hopefully my version fits in with the great tapestry of Ultrons through the years. I've not actually seen what Alan Davis's done with him yet, but I described Ultron in the plot as 'very glam', so we'll see." -- Al Ewing

Comments

[crimsonmoonmist]

I want a book with the two headed Banner/Hulk!
I always love when Hulk stories pit the different personas of Bruce Banner against each other (Like how Joe Fixit got piss drunk that one time to one-up Banner when he transformed back) and this seems like a golden opportunity to create such stories.

[tigerkaya]

Looks interesting and good on Jane Foster for saving the day.

[starwolf_oakley]

Some of the Hulk's unusual mutations in the "old days" were reprinted in early issues Marvel Tales. They had "The Hulk with Bruce Banner's head, so he wears a Hulk mask he made to hide his identity." And even a page where the Hulk let himself get blasted with gamma rays to turn into Bruce Banner, grumbling "I hate having to turn back into that wimp Banner all the time."

[cypherfdp]

So, in the future, Loki has become c0da-era Vivec? I guess Jubal-Sul would be more appropriate?

[silverhammerman]

I really liked James Rhodes' role as Iron Man throughout this whole thing, he makes for a refreshing contrast to the current smarmy and amoral take on Tony Stark, to the point that I'd almost like to see the concept revisited.

The final issue of this came out today, so I finally read the whole thing, and I've got to say that I really loved how Ewing and Davis pulled the whole thing off. I particularly enjoyed the humanistic touches, something that frequently gets lost in the progress with by mega events.

[baihu]

I've been hearing buzzing on forums that this Vision is suppose to be from post-Secret Wars, or be an alternate Vision. The ending to Ultron Forever however, does confirm he is the same Vision from Avengers A.I (or possibly has the same history, who knows with Secret Wars' handling of multiverses really).

But his entire attitude and interaction throughout the book suggests he is much more well-adjusted than how we're used to seeing him.

I can't tell if it's a legitimate shift in his personality, indicating it's not 616 Vision, or just that Al Ewing writes him this way. Heck, in Uncanny Avengers currently, he's his old bitter self, but Remender also wrote Rage of Ultron where his personality is closer to how he is here.

Either way, I wish he'd continue having this attitude. Nice to NOT have bitter-bot all the time.

[philippos42]

I like the Thors here.