Age of ultron is a 2015 american superhero film based on the marvel comics superhero team the avengers. Ultron would have a few minor appearances in the 2010s, but his next major emergence would also be one of his weirdest. Ultrons main form curved antennae, internal torso lighting, and prominent shoulders seems heavily inspired by modern depictions of the character as seen in the annihilation. As with nearly all comic book characters brought to life on film, the mcus vision isnt a direct adaptation of the vision from the comics, but visually, his color scheme closely matches that of. Why ultron is a great villain a summary of what makes the latest avengers villain so good and bad and a discussion of mcu villains in general. Longrunning trappings of shared movie universe storytelling remain, and the novelty of seeing iconic comic book characters together onscreen isnt as impressive as it was in the avengers. He is most recognized as the archenemy to the avengers as a whole. Hank pym, ultrons origins align rather straightforwardly with the trope of technology that rebels. Ultron plots to create a nanite virus to transform the universe into ultron drones. The second word, from captain america chris evans, is a. Where marvels rage of ultron could have led the avengers. The history of vision, the superhero making his film debut in avengers.
Iron man, american comic book superhero, a mainstay of marvel comics, who first appeared in 1963 in tales of suspense no. Vision differed from his creator, in that he had a conscience and rebelled against. Conquest and age of ultron comic book crossover series as opposed to his classic depictions. What makes his character so unique, however, is the disturbing bond shared with his creator. Ultron not really based on the comic book character. For comic book fans, this might be taken as a hint that whedon has taken some inspiration for his story from kurt busiek and george perez late 1990s comic book storyline ultron unlimited. Hij werd bedacht door schrijver roy thomas en tekenaar john buscema, en maakte. The vision like his creator before him turned against ultron and joined the avengers. The history of vision, the superhero making his film debut. First created in the inuniverse meaning by hank pym as a test in order to create the first true ai, the first thing the initially barrellike robot ever did was attack pym, and not in the but i just want to play with dad sense, though he does.
All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Marvels the pull list free comics on marvel unlimited marvels pull list. The towering, musclebound antihero was a hybrid of two popular comicbook genres. Your key for reading marvel unlimited and digital comic purchases across multiple devices. Ultron has always been a dumb character, and thats okay. Those feelings and emotions make him turn against his creator, who is none other than ultron. Ever since july 20, when marvel studios announced that its next avengers movie would be entitled age of ultron, entertainment writers and comicbook retailers have cranked out. Marvel returned to the battle with the scarlet witch.
Whedon stated age of ultron sheds light on to what the character was doing since the end of the avengers. First created in the inuniverse meaning by hank pym as a test in order to create the first true ai, the first thing the initially barrellike robot ever did was attack pym, and not in the but i just want to play with dad sense. Ultron 11 participated in the beyonders secret wars. Appearances of ultron in marvel comics, flashbacks included. Because ultrons intelligence was based on pyms brain patterns, his capacity for evil no longer feels mechanical. Roy thomas, who cocreated ultron and the vision back in the 1960s, opens up about his old boss and why he tried not to create too many characters for marvel. Ultron is a supervillain that appears in comic books published by marvel comics. Ultron became sentient and rebelled, hypnotizing pym and brainwashing him into forgetting that ultron had ever existed. Age of ultron abbreviated au is a 20 comic book fictional crossover storyline published by marvel comics that involved the conquest of the earth by the sentient robot tyrant ultron. As such, elements of this characters history have been altered in some way from the other incarnations. Its a comic and a character that can make you laugh and think simultaneously. In 2009, ultron was ranked as igns 23rd greatest comic book villain of all. Comic link the online vintage comic book and comic art.
He immediately began improving upon his rudimentary design, quickly upgrading himself several times from ultron 2, ultron 3 and ultron 4. Age of ultron, and it gives fans their first really good look at the vision, as portrayed onscreen by iron man franchise. Ultron is a fictional supervillain appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics. The creation gone awry, the sentient robot ultron hates and seeks to wipe out. The creation gone awry, the sentient robot ultron hates and seeks to wipe out humanity. The character went on to appear and even be the focus of numerous. Roy thomas, who cocreated ultron and the vision back in the. He is most recognized as the archenemy to comicbooktheavengers as a whole. The 100 best comic book characters of all time paste. The comic book community has been hit with a wave of ultronmania after marvel released its first trailer for next summers surefire blockbuster, avengers. According to comicbook lore, ultron was an artificial intelligence created by hank pym, better known as the superhero antman. As a result of so many movies and tv shows coming out, many versions of the characters are from different universes. For another version of this character and the comic book counterpart, try the disambiguation page.
The robot threatens not only the earth, but the entire universe, as he plans on using consciousness spores to infect every. He was the first marvel comics character to wield the fictional metal alloy adamantium. Ultron 9 perished in a vat of molten adamantium and machine man deactivated ultron 10. The storyline consisted of an eponymous, 10issue core miniseries, and a number of tiein books. Comiclink is the online vintage comic book and comic art auction destination featuring comic book auctions spotlighting the most desirable cgc graded examples of key comics, as well as comic art auctions featuring the biggest names in comic book illustration from the golden age to the present. An almostcomplete msh rpg resource, containing a plethora of gaming material for a classic marvel campaign, including a heap of character profiles, custom rules, a lively message board, links, and much, much more. Ultron marvel cinematic universe villains wiki fandom. When he chose his base location, he didnt know it was already occupied. Vision is a fictional superhero appearing in american comic books published by marvel comics.
The avengers managed to confront ultron, but in the ensuing conflict, ultron and hank pym merge into a humanmachine hybird. Rage of ultron focuses greatly on the relationship between the two. Age of ultron director joss whedon recently talked about his inspiration. We continuosly add comics, so check back often for updates. Age of ultron by james spader, and is in the top 25 of igns top 100 comic book villains.
Marvel studios has released their latest character poster for avengers. The emotional crux of the book is carried by hank pym, aka giantman, father and creator of ultron, who joins the avengers in their fight against his son. He immediately began improving upon his rudimentary design, quickly upgrading himself several times from ultron2. The history of vision, the superhero making his film debut in. Heres the complete list of comic book appearances that we have in our database for marvels character ultron. Age of ultron, joss whedons followup to the massively successful the avengers.
The comic revolves around a dystopian world in which ultron wins, taking over the world and killing billions to do so. Age of ultron is solid popcorn entertainment and best experienced on the big screen. He is loosely based on the timely comics character of the same name paul bettany portrays the character in the marvel cinematic universe films avengers. Created by henry pym to be a technological landmark, ultron soon intellectually.
Ultron is a major antagonist in the marvel cinematic universe, serving as the titular main antagonist of avengers. Ultron marveloriginal characters ultron marveloriginal female characters tony stark. Right after his creation, the baddie waged war on the avengers and made it. For ultron to kill his creator, by accident or on purpose, and the group of the avengers. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. He was the first marvel comics character to wield the fictional metal alloy. Ultron is a supervillain that appears in comic books published by creatormarvelcomics.
The character debuted in the bimonthly series the incredible hulk in may 1962. Wren makes it her mission to teach ultron that theres more to life than its imminent self destruction. His creation is officially credited to four people. When presented with an opportunity to travel back in time, wolverine decides to fix things by killing ultron s creator, hank pym, before ultron is created. Ever since july 20, when marvel studios announced that its next avengers movie would be entitled age of ultron, entertainment writers and comic book retailers have cranked out lists of the best. He later makes a brief cameo appearance in spiderman. Ultron creator enjoys seeing his baddie on the screen. Ultron 12, initially a member of the lethal legion, repented and tried to atone for his criminal past until he was destroyed by ultron 11. Despite a few narrative hiccups and clumsy sequences, the avengers.
Marvel legend reveals what stan lee initially hated about age of ultron breakout. Ultron is the ninth comic book character to fight against a video game character, after leonardo, spawn, thor, bucky ohare, wolverine, the joker, ramona flowers and scrooge mcduck, and with the next two being black widow and black canary. So when i saw my local library had a collected edition called the age of ultron i figured it might be a good starting point to get ready for the upcoming film. In anticipation of the upcoming avengers sequel, i decided to delve a bit into the comic book history of ultron and his battles with the avengers. He is most recognized as a nemesis of the avengers superhero group and his quasifamilial relationship with his creator hank pym. Age of ultron, spoken by iron man robert downey jr. At comiccon international 20, one of the most exciting announcements was undoubtedly the avengers. Ultron is a boss character in marvel avengers alliance. Incredible hulk, american comic strip character created for marvel comics by writer stan lee and artist jack kirby. Jul 25, 20 ultron is a fictional supervillain that appears in comic books published by marvel comics. Ultron was created by writer roy thomas and artist john buscema. Age of ultron, and later as a posthumous antagonist in captain america. He was introduced as a peacekeeping program created by tony stark and cocreated by bruce banner.