Thursday, March 7, 2013

Age Of Ultron #1



Hank Pym’s mechanized offspring, Ultron, hates humanity.  He hates it so much in fact that he does everything in his power to destroy it or rule it.

He got his wish.

In Age Of Ultron, the radical robot has successfully subjugated humanity.  Entire cities are destroyed and the heroes of the Marvel Universe are wanted fugitives—dead or alive.

A few super villains and common thugs have struck a deal with Ultron to bring in the heroes for certain ‘compensations’.

In issue #1 Hawkeye is on a mission to save Spider-Man-which he does.  After taking on various bad guys and Ultrons (oh, did I forget to mention there are now thousands of Ultrons?) Hawkeye manages to bring Spidey back to his old stomping ground, amidst the protests of other superheroes.

After a quick scan to make sure neither Hawkeye nor Spidey have been tracked or tagged by Ultron the remaining ragtag team of superheroes turn to their leader for a plan-only Captain America has no plan.  He is a beaten and defeated hero-or so it seems.  Issue #2 should prove if Cap still has what it takes.

Brian Michael Bendis and Bryan Hitch present the Age Of Ultron and it promises to be a ground-breaking and ground-shaking chapter in the Marvel Universe.