Of our future.” I hear ya, Vision, I hear ya. The pursuit of an unobtainable purpose by absurd means is the way of freedom. They change but they do not change.” Or: “The pursuit of a set purpose by logical means is the way of tyranny. Whoa, that was fun! I mean, what a character, just listen to the guy: “To assert as truth that which has no meaning is the core mission of humanity.” Or: “Hmmm, yes, this is typical of most human endeavors. Of our future.” I hear ya “I Have Said It. Therefore It Is Confirmed.” Whoa, that was fun! I mean, what a character, just listen to the guy: “To assert as truth that which has no meaning is the core mission of humanity.” Or: “Hmmm, yes, this is typical of most human endeavors. However, if you're looking for a comic to introduce you to this character, I'd suggest you look elsewhere, because this Volume One is less origin story and more suburban horror story. To me, Little Worse Than a Man was great, and I can't wait to see where the story goes after this. One thing after another, after another, after another. To me, there was a very organic feel to the way the plot unfolded.
And you know it's going to be horrible when it does finally end.īut you can't quite put your finger on how or why. You also know this story isn't going to to have a happy ending. Before the first issue ends, you know something is wrong. What it is, is a slow-building horror story that sneaks up on you. So, if that's what you were hoping for, push that disappointment deep down in your psyche, and store it with all the other disillusionment that comes with adult life. Well, it's certainly not a superhero story. At any rate, I get why this might not be some people's cuppa.Īnything that gets too over-hyped tends to be a letdown to me. And I can kinda understand where they're coming from. This seems to have fairly positive reviews, but there are those that thought this was pretty boring. Anything that gets too over-hyped tends to be a letdown to me. At any rate, I get why this might not be some people's cuppa. How does one "read" exactly? What is "reading"? At which point does our mind string together meaningless letters to create in our minds a word to which we as a society have assigned a meaning to, decided upon, and then stifled individuality out of? How so does interpretation and uniqueness factor into one's understanding of said "word"? How, after time, does our brain comprehend that a word after a word after another forms a sentence, several of which form paragraphs, hundreds if not thousands of which form a book? And then after such comprehension, to what extent is a level of understanding necessary in order for "reading" to have occurred? If the answer is little to none then perhaps we can assume that for "reading"'s sake we simply consume words on a page or a screen with empty blank minds. How does one "read" exactly? What is "reading"? At which point does our mind string together meaningless letter …more This is one of life's great questions. Kadi P This is one of life's great questions. What could possibly go wrong? Artificial hearts will be broken, bodies will not stay buried, the truth will not remain hidden, and the Vision will never be the same. They share his grandest ambition (or is that obsession?) the unrelenting need to be ordinary.īehold the Visions! They’re the family next door, and they have the power to kill us all. The place where he first rebelled against his given destiny and imagined that he could be more -that he could be a man. They look The Vision wants to be human, and what's more human than family? So he heads back to the beginning, to the laboratory where Ultron created him and molded him into a weapon. The Vision wants to be human, and what's more human than family? So he heads back to the beginning, to the laboratory where Ultron created him and molded him into a weapon.