Marvel's Age Of Ultron and the upcoming movie Avengers: The Age of Ultron

Ultron and the consequences of a Robot having Daddy issues 

Comic Book Summary

For years, the Marvel Universe has lived in fear that the artificial intelligence known as Ultron would one day evolve to fulfill its greatest desire: to wipe out all organic life and take over the Earth. That day has arrived! The impossible has happened and Ultron rules the planet! And as the few super hero survivors that remain try desperately to stay alive, Luke Cage learns the staggering secret of Ultron's victory. As a near-broken Captain America leads a ragtag counterattack, Wolverine makes a controversial and desperate decision - that creates an all-new Marvel Universe! But can even this rash act defeat Ultron?

Actual Cover of the First comic book

My Review

Ultron, for those not in the know, is a sentient robot created by Doctor Hank Pym, who unwisely forgets to programme the Three Laws of Robotics into his creation. Needless to say, Ultron then goes all Skynet on our asses and has been a major pain in the Marvel universe for decades. Pym, also for those not in the know, is one of a long line of brilliant arrogant scientists who collectively have less common sense than my dog (who is already the stupidest dog on the planet, I still love him though). He also happens to be a superhero who has done a lot of good, but is also a wife-beating jerk and creator of aforementioned homicidal robot. 


Age of Ultron #1 opens where most events end – Ultron, it seems, has already won! The Avengers are defeated and in hiding, Cap appears so desolate he is unable to even lift his head with his iconic shleed in pieces. New York City is overshadowed by a sprawling mechanical mass that resembles either a giant robot spaceship or a kind of robot dome built atop the remains of what used to be New York City. A wrecked Air Force One lies in pieces on the street as the few remaining humans exploit one another for survival.

Inside a derelict building are some goons with guns dealing mutant growth hormone (MGH) pills while in the shadows outside, a purple figure emerges… Somewhere within the building is a defeated and unmasked Spider-Man, somehow so weak and vulnerable he is tied to a chair and unable to escape by himself. Hawkeye to the rescue!

Bendis (esteemed comic book writer) has written an intriguing opening issue with the reader kept guessing as to how things got so desperate. The comic is nicely set-up with Bryan Hitch’s large two opening splash pages giving us a destroyed NYC while we also get some good action in Hawkeye’s rescue of Spidey.

Which isn’t to say that it’s not a quibble-free comic. When Ultron’s enforcers show up, the MGH dealers mention “paying Ultron off” to stop his robotic goons from destroying their base of operations. Which makes me wonder – has Ultron changed so much in this version that he cares about money all of a sudden? Seriously, this guy rules NYC – maybe even the world – and can have whatever he wants, so why does he want money like some stereotypical mob boss?

Hawkeye&Spidey

Ambushed by Luke Cage and She-Hulk

The next characters we see is Luke Cage and She-Hulk, these two characters also won't be making a appearance due Marvel not having the rights for these characters, actually ambushing the two heroes that just survived from being murdered by zombie drones.

SIDE NOTE: She-Hulk is one of the best characters in the Marvel universe, the type of character that is strong but still feminine (Like a big green Buffy)... Okay, I find her extremely awesome and in one instance to slept with Hercules and didn't phone him! *I might do a character profile of her....

Hercules feeling used after doing the nasty with She-Hulk

And despite the Avengers appearing down and out, this isn't the first time readers of Marvel’s Event books will have seen this. Flip, just last year we saw the Avengers go to ground as the Phoenix 5 hunted for them in “Avengers Vs X-Men” – and they always come through... (bastards! I mean *Yay for Avengers **sarcasm)

What I really find frustrating about the whole comic books being turned into movies is that the directors of the movies rarely stay true to the comic books, even though the comic's plot is insanely awesome and will be profitable, due to the owning rights of the actual characters like Luke Cage and She-Hulk, the directors would have to change more than half of the original plot, which sucks so bad!

So that's the end of my first Review

Stay Awesome!