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Avengers: absolute Vision book 1

by Robert Greenberger

Ever since Roy Thomas agreed to Stan Lee’s request that the next Avenger be a robot, the Vision has been one of the most prominent as well as withstanding members of the ensemble. The bad synthezoid has likewise been put with the wringer, assembled, disassembled, tortured, reprogrammed, as well as so on to the point where his backstory is a jumble of contradictory stories. What has not altered is that in many methods he stays one of the core elements of The Avengers as well as a mainstay in the marvel Universe.

In a curious collection of stories, marvel is releasing Avengers: absolute Vision book 1 as well as while it contains some stories featuring the character, it’s got a great deal more packed into it so the title is somewhat misleading. You may thing this collects whatever from his unforgettable very first appearance in 1967’s Avengers #57, however that is far from the case. For the record, the book contains 1982-1983’s Avengers #231-241 as well as annual #11-12, outstanding Spider-Man annual #16, amazing four #256, as well as physician strange #60.

For completists, the book starts off with the inconsequential 1982 Avengers annual from J.M. DeMatteis, series penciller Al Milgrom as well as inker Jack Abel. It’s a team-up with the Defenders which DeMatteis had been composing at the time as well as includes the cosmic being Nebulon.

The glue holding this assortment together is writer Roger Stern, who was composing stories that further interconnected the marvel Universe. The former Avengers editor ended up being its writer as well as continued to stir the pot with comings as well as goings while likewise well diverse the stories from cosmic threats to earthbound dilemmas. We begin the mammoth collection with the introduction of Monica Rambeau, ending up being the latest hero to wear the name Captain marvel (courtesy of Stern, John Romita, Jr. as well as John Romita, Sr.), as well as she goes from Avenger-in-Training to full member when Iron guy quits. Saturn’s Eros, stuck on Earth, seeks out the team to ended up being a member, earning his location after saving them from, yes, the Plant-Man, who threatened president Reagan. He then takes the name of Starfox as well as lives as much as his reputation by flirting as well as bed linen his method with the stories.

Meanwhile, Annihilus has put a seemingly impenetrable null-barrier around the Baxter building over in FF. As the Vision attempts to utilize his phasing power to penetrate the barrier, he is shut down as well as it takes weeks before he regains consciousness, paralyzed as well as stuck in a holographic form. as well as since we’re speaking about Annihilus as well as Marvel’s very first family, there’s an problem of FF that tangentially crosses with Avengers #233 with John Byrne guest pencilling the book. The barrier is pierced thanks to a tip from the Avengers’ newest member to the team’s next newest member.

With that success, the focus shifts from the comatose android to his lover, the Scarlet Witch. problem #234 recounts her origin as Hawkeye, who broke his leg a bit earlier, gets his very first sky cycle. Over in physician Strange, Wanda as well as the team come to the Sorcerer Supreme’s aid as Stern kicked off the browse for the book of the Darkhold storyline, pitting the mage against Dracula. since the book was safely in Avengers Mansion, he counted on his future allies for help.

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After that breather, Spider-Man turns up for a few problems as the concern of his location on the team is debated when more, foreshadowing his ultimately membership. however one arachnid provides method to one more as the final arc includes the spirit of Spider-Woman. Basically, her spirit was trapped on the astral airplane thanks to Morgan LeFay so it took the integrated efforts of Avengers as well as physician strange to rescue her.

The story flow is interrupted for assistant Editor’s Month as Mike Carlin brings the team to talk show hold David Letterrman’s stage for a silly as well as fun one-off. Additionally, there’s the 1983 Annual, which came from expense Mantlo, Butch Guice, as well as Rick Magyar, as the team, the FF as well as the Inhumans crowd the problem as the world governments face the truth that the heroes assisted the Inhumans establish their new house on the Moon.

Most of the Avengers problems are drawn by Al Milgrom as well as Joe Sinnott so it is emblematic of the home style that was in vogue during this period, with a clearness of storytelling trumping distinctness.

It’s an fascinating time capsule of a book, showing what the marvel world was like at this point in its history however the genuine Vision story doesn’t truly begin up until volume two when he wakes up as well as tries to take over the world.

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Classic comic cover from the Grand Comics Database.