Vision Vol. 1: Little Worse Than A Man

This is by far one of the best stories told in the recent years of comic books, let alone Marvel. The Vision raises many moral and philosophical points about human nature, asking questions without easy answers. Tom King tells a dark, deep, incredibly clever, twisted story about the Vision and his family and all I can do is insist that you buy this book and appreciate the level of thought and detail gone into these 6 issues. The artwork is consistently excellent as well. One can only hope that the next book is just as good because if so, Vision can become very much a sleeping hits in the world of comic books. It's very refreshing to see usual side character to be explored this way, and with such an interesting story to tell. I highly recommend this book and encourage anyone and everyone to read it.

One of the best marvel series I've read. When it comes to marvel comics I've only read the punisher Max (classic) alias (fantastic) and the house of m (good). I'm not really a fan of the whole supergoof thing. Now this is not your average marvel series, it's bloody dark. These A.I stories are popping up all over the place lately. Ex machina, humans, I've even read Alex and Ada. But this one is unique, far from cliché. It's like a spin off, a superhero/A.I who's decided who wants to be apart of American society, accepted by being a proper human family. Can it be that simple? HELL NO! You can imagine how they are being judged, the children are being called the freaks at school, they are learning about emotions, they are more powerful than the average human. Let's just say things get messy and in order to find out what happens I will advice you go and buy the bloody thing. It won't disappoint you and we are potentially looking at a future marvel classic.

The story is interesting and I am expecting the scarlet Witch in here somewhere. I am glad that the Vision is getting this kind of attention as we as a society are beginning to realise we are close to creating ever more complex artificial intelligences. The artwork is at times scratchy and a little minimalist for my taste but we all have budgets to live within.

Is The Vision a masterpiece?Certainly, it has been the Marvel title that I have anticipated reading the most for many years. I have eagerly awaited the release of each issue. I've read as many reviews as possible, in order to see if other people view it as positively as I have. For the most part, yes, other people have received it as well as I have. Individual issues have waxed and waned in review scores, but it has been critically and publicly acclaimed.The art, wholly by Gabriel Hernandez Walta in this volume, is excellent. Unlike any other recent artist at Marvel, it certainly stands out in its intimacy and "other"ly-ness (truly, the only way I can describe it). Jordie Bellaire's colouring lends the art a soft, etherial quality and VC's Clayton Cowle's lettering adds to the characters and to the character of the story.One could put a case forward for the art being a masterpiece in itself.But, is The Vision a masterpiece?I think it is fair to say that, as good as the art is, the driving force for the title has been Tom King's story. Slow, but in a very good way. Deliberate. Precise. The story builds and builds as each issue passes. Yet, enough happens in each issue to ensure that nothing feels plodding or ponderous.Characters that, supposedly, have no emotions are dealt with in such tender, touching fashion that one cannot help but feel emotional connections to them. As ordered and precise as the story is, the characters become, to the reader, more than emotionless synthezoids, but real characters. Characters with a very relatable humanity and it is all because of the writing of King.One feels, throughout the story, an impending crescendo. A feeling of an oncoming storm that should, dependant upon how tightly this story is tied to the main Marvel universe, bring great, devastating and lasting change to the Avengers, Vision himself and the entire 616 (or Prime, as we have been told to call it) universe.And yet. And yet, is The Vision a masterpiece?As this review is being written we are yet to see the final issue of the series. If it sticks the landing, then The Vision could very well be considered a masterpiece.Some have called The Vision "Marvel's Watchmen", "Marvel's Sandman" or "Marvel's The Dark Knight Returns", but this is disingenuous to all the titles. The Vision isn't any of these comparisons. It is "Marvel's The Vision" and should only really be viewed in the context of itself. The difference is that Watchmen, Sandman and DKR were part of a completely different zeitgeist. They were from a time when comics were a very different beast as were comic readers. I don't know what the sales numbers for those series' were, but I know that, were The Vision an ongoing monthly (whatever THAT is at Marvel these days), it would have been bordering on cancellation numbers months ago. Yet it isn't an ongoing title, it HAS survived to its completion and mere sales numbers are no indication of quality.Is The Vision a masterpiece?I, personally, think it very well could be, but it's probably best for history to decide its worthiness of being called a masterpiece.All I can say is, buy it and decide for yourself.Go on. Buy it. Right now!

This is a classy book.The artwork is consistent throughout and modern in style.The writing is minimal but atmospheric.There is a historic continuity threading through this tale but the new direction is fresh and intriguing while obvious and ...almost frightening.There is a horror edge to this book.The weeping wailing 'why-am-I-not-human' of the Vision of old is replaced with a 'we-will-be' family unit for this new emotion-purged Vision.Mysteries remain such as who were the templates for these new family members and quite where this is leading as it opens into volume 2 but the journey is an interesting and refreshingly original one.Honestly, there is nothing like this out there. Try it.Highly Recommended.

Perhaps the best Vision story ever. Tom King produces the standout title of 'All New, All Different Marvel' with his take on the Vision creating his own family. It's a unique take on the AI member of the Avengers that adds a lot of depth to a character who is often on the fringes of the main Avenger books. The story itself isn't really a superhero tale but more a mystery tale, and for a cast of mechanical characters it's probably the Marvel book that currently has the most heart. The artwork is great and I can't wait for volume two, definitely worth a look if your a comic fan.

One of the best, thought provoking and different comics I have read for a considerable time. Worth a place on any sci-fi shelf. Darkly amusing and unsettling - recommended!

Whatever they say about this book is true. It's amazing.

Não sou fã do Visão, mas após o trabalho do Tom king com os Omega Men, tenho ficado de olho nele e resolvi arriscar. Valeu muito a pena.O roteirista escreve uma história que é muito mais sobre uma família desajustada tentando levar sua vida pra frente e vendo seu mundo ruir paulatinamente do que uma história de super heróis. Dramão emocionante, que segue num ritmo crescente extremamente bem dosado com um final bem bacana (não me emocionava tanto com um quadrinho desde de WE3).Trabalho nitidamente feito com calma, com detalhes e sutilezas.Há um ou outro senão aqui ou ali, mas estes são detalhes menores que de maneira nenhuma comprometem o resultado final.Como bônus para os fãs do personagem, fica a certeza de que foi feita uma senhora pesquisa sobre ele, para que a história fosse construída dessa maneira, com todas as referências utilizadas.Obs.: esta resenha serve para os Vol. 1 e 2, que compõe um único arco fechado.

VISION by Tom King is one of the best comic runs of the last century (esp. by Marvel, but also in general). Marvel lost me over the last year, but I gave this run a chance from the start. Vision is one of my favorite Avengers since ages (I’m reading comics since nearly 30 years), so I picked it up – and was blown away right from the beginning!Beautiful artwork, intelligent, intense storytelling and great twist make this series very special. A must read for any comic-, Marvel-, Science Fiction-, Horror-, Lynch-, Cronenberg- and/or Drama-fan.It’s a pity that the run lastet only for 12 issues, due to Tom King’s exclusive contract with DC. But this 12 issues – collected in this and the following TPB – are pure beauty.

I gave it only 4 stars becouse I wanted to give 5 to the second part. Must have, must read.

I read one article about this series that left me with such a desire to own it that it became the first thing I have ever pre-ordered. It was worth the hype.It's full of reflections on what it means to be human. There's something especially powerful about seeing humanity through the eyes of robots, or synthe-somethings. Little moments in the experiences of Vin and Viv, Vision's teenage children, were more relatable to me than any artistic depiction of human characters. On one particular page, there is an image of Vin standing in the hallway at school, standing alone. He phases out, disappearing into the ground. His struggle to understand what it is to be normal is the reality to so many young people. There are moments that are confusing that must be references to things I've never read. In particular, the parts with Agatha Harkness. But understanding them isn't vital to the story. The narration style is lovely, one of the things I heard about that drew me to this story. The omniscient narrator has a great tone and pacing. In one panel it says "Later, near the end of our story, one of the Visions will set George and Nora's house on fire," "They will die in the flames." Despite having read that part months earlier, it was jarring, in a good way. The narrator keeps reminding you that it only gets worse. Despite knowing that the Vision's dream would unravel, it's full of surprises until the end. "Little worse than a man" can stand alone, its message is complete, which is a big plus, because a big pet peeve of mine is stories that force you to buy more by leaving something unfinished. Nonetheless, I will be looking for the next part. The writing sold it.

Tom King is a genius. There is a sense of foreboding in this book that you dread what will happen on the next page, but you can't help to turn it. The art is great too.