Description
Comic and Graphic Books. Fiction. HTML: Collects Avengers (2010) #12.1 and Age of Ultron #1-10. Humanity's time is over. Submit or perish, because the Age of Ultron has arrived! The artificial intelligence known as Ultron has fought for years to eradicate mankind �?? and now, it has all but succeeded. The few remaining heroes are battered, broken, almost beaten and left considering desperate measures �?? some more desperate than others. But when Wolverine breaks ranks and pursues his own plan to defeat Ultron, will his drastic action cause more problems than it solves? Brian Michael Bendis presents the ultimate triumph of the Avengers' greatest villain in an epic that will shake worlds
Language
Original language
English
Original publication date
2014
Physical description
29 cm
Publication
New York : Marvel Worldwide, 2014.
ISBN
9780785155669
Local notes
Miniseries event that picks up after "Avengers" #12.1 (which is reprinted in this collection) and deals with the apocalypse caused by Ultron's victory (as depicted in the future visited in "Avengers" 2010 vol. 1). By the end of this story, the timeline is re-set with 12.1 now ending differently, returning the universe to normal. The repeated time travel, however, fractures the fabric of time for good, the book ending with the various worlds in the Marvel multiverse now bleeding into each other, including Angela showing up in the 616 continuity and a scene with Miles Morales from the Ultimate Marvel timeline.
As Steve Rogers has time to become Captain America again between 12.1 and the miniseries, the "Fear Itself" event and the directly following events of Avengers vol. 3 must have happened between. There are, though, no other overt references to where this miniseries takes place in the continuity.
As Steve Rogers has time to become Captain America again between 12.1 and the miniseries, the "Fear Itself" event and the directly following events of Avengers vol. 3 must have happened between. There are, though, no other overt references to where this miniseries takes place in the continuity.
Library's review
The first half of the arc is a solid post-apocalyptic "what if Ultron won" future dystopia. The stakes are high, the characters feel like themselves (albeit in more dire straits than usual), the sacrifices feel like they matter and have weight. The second half is a bit more run of the mill, as they
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split off in two groups to attempt two different solves (simplified, they are time travelling to the future, and time travelling to the past), but there are still some good story moments and a satisfying end and Wolverine's final moment with his own double is particularly memorable. Miniseries approved. Show Less
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LibraryThing member aadyer
A good, somewhat interestingly paced alternate reality post Apocolyptic Theiller involving the Avengers & Wolverine & Sue Richards. Intially it starts dark, then picks up, but is essentially let down by it being a change time & plant the MacGuffin which ends the piece. An enjoyable romp, with an
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interesting Ultron twist, but not good enough to be called a classic, in my view. Show Less