Ultimate Vision

Ultimate Vision #0-5

by Mike Carey, Brandon Peterson (Contributor)

Picking up directly from the events of Ultimate Extinction! The Earth was saved from the Ultimate threat: Gah Lak Tus. But scientist George Tarleton has captured a piece of that awesome entity and plans to reactivate it for his own evil purposes. The only hope for mankind against this mad scheme: the strange alien being called the Vision! Collecting Ultimate Vision #1-5.

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel, Superheroes, Fiction, Sequential Art, Science Fiction

152 pages, Paperback

First published January 23, 2008

About the author

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Mike Carey was born in Liverpool in 1959. He worked as a teacher for fifteen years, before starting to write comics. When he started to receive regular commissions from DC Comics, he gave up the day job.

Since then, he has worked for both DC and Marvel Comics, writing storylines for some of the world's most iconic characters, including X-MEN, FANTASTIC FOUR, LUCIFER and HELLBLAZER. His original screenplay FROST FLOWERS is currently being filmed. Mike has also adapted Neil Gaiman's acclaimed NEVERWHERE into comics.

Somehow, Mike finds time amongst all of this to live with his wife and children in North London. You can read his blog at www.mikecarey.net.

Reviews

[Baba · Rating 3 out of 5]

First you get the all-prologue history of Gah Lak Tus by Mark Millar and John Romita Jr., which takes no mean feat to make such an interesting and well drawn read! The main story by Mike Carey and Brandon Peterson, is essentially an epilogue of the Ultimate Galactus Trilogy, we pick up the Vision's story, who's mission was to precede Gah Lak Tus wherever it went next; finds herself trapped by the Ultimate version of M.O.D.O.K and AIM. Yet again the Ultimate creators outdo themselves with their terrific spin on AIM. Not at all a must-read for the series, but if you can read it free online, it gives further insight into the Vision. 7 out of 12.

2022 read; 2017 read; 2011 read

[Anne · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've been eyeballing this one for a while and just finally gave in due to curiosity.



It's not bad but it's not great, either.
So the gist is that this AI was sent out by a planet that was soon to be destroyed by this world ender known as Gah Lak Tus.
And I am far too embarrassed to admit how many issues I read before I realized that if I stopped skimming the name and actually pronounced it phonetically in my head, the whole story would make more sense.



This version of Vision has a female form (in case you couldn't see the robot-tits), and instead of Wanda, this time around it's Sam Wilson who gets a hard-on for an AI cutie.



I will be the first to admit I didn't have a clue as to what was happening in the overall Ultimate universe, including their version of Galactus attacking the planet. But apparently, it happened. And naturally, they won. Part of that story happens in issue #0. The rest of Ultimate Vision is about a mad scientist who (of course) tries to fuck with a piece of Gah Lak Tus that was left on Earth after his defeat.



Vision is tricked into helping him bring that piece of Gah Lak Tus back to life and then spends the rest of the comic trying to shut that shit down again.
Along the way, she rescues a little girl made of plastic (don't ask) and forms an attachment that allows her to override her programming.



So, is this worth reading?
Eh.
Not unless you (like me) are just really curious. There's nothing here that makes me think this is important, but it's also not unreadable, so if you're a huge Vision completionist you may want to check it out.

[Lost Planet Airman · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pretty good read. The Vision (robot hero of Marvel Comics) is reimagined for Marvel's Ultimate Universe.

Despite a great fondness for the vision from the "ordinary" Marvel Universe, and an even greater fondness, perhaps bromantic, for the Paul Bettany interpretation on the silver screen, I liked this version, too. Ultimate Vision is an alien robot millions of years old, highly reconfigurable, able to assimilate a planet worth of knowledge in seconds, and designed to get ahead of the intergalactic devastation known as Gah Lak Tus and warn planets of the coming devastation. Arriving damaged on earth in the Tunguska event, the robot spends many years damaged until scientist-warrior Dr. Sam Wilson is able to activate her* repair modules.

* There is more to the story of Vision's time in Russia, but when the robot is introduced to readers, it looks like a half-finished twelve-foot tall Transformer. For never explained reasons, on reconstruction the Vision believes the most convincing form for humanity is a 6-foot gold metal woman with an F-cup figure.

The Ultimate Vision #0 portion of the volume is the story of Vision's reactivation and warnings of Gah Lak Tus. There is no transition to Earth's reaction to Gah Lak Tus, so readers should then go the Gah Lak Tus trilogy (Ultimate Nightmare, Ultimate Secret, Ultimate Extinction), then come back for UV#1-5, the closing chapters in Ultimate Vision.

[Bookwraiths · Rating 2 out of 5]

An interesting idea for an aftermath story to the Ultimate Gah Lak Tus featuring Vision obviously. This one was filled with pages of techno-babble, cookie cutter characters, and almost no tension or excitement. I’m beginning to believe I’m just not a fan of Mike Carey’s writing.

[Chris Greensmith · Rating 2 out of 5]

"Gar Lak Tus was the definition of 'monster' to me.
But then I met you, Doctor Tarleton. Definition...amended."

[mel · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5/5 stars.

[Owen Townend · Rating 3 out of 5]

A reimagining of the Marvel character Vision that I think makes more sense than the original.

Though I can't help but snicker at Galactus the World Eater becoming Gah Lak Tus, a sentient alien barrage, I did think it made sense for Vision to start off as a harbinger and record keeper for doomed civilisations.

The origin that Millar gives this Vision is one of the more palatable stories I've ever seen from the edgy writer. However it's the follow-up story Carey pens that really gives Vision heroic status. Dragged into AIM's scheme to examine part of Gah Lak Tus, Vision is forced to deal with the ensuing disaster and overcome her programming to deliver true justice. Not only this, she bonds with Dima, a child android, and develops a kinship that her time as a harbinger never allowed.

I wasn't so convinced by her romantic tension with Sam Wilson a.k.a. The Falcon and the overall plot followed familiar beats, however I appreciated the work that Carey did to turn a machine consciousness into a credible saviour of humanity. Also his sci-fi dialogue seems convincing and the breadth of alien knowledge that Vision retains and uses, is gloriously creative. Of course, Millar sets the ball rolling for this though not to the same extent that Carey does.

Romita Jr serves Millar's origin story with usual artistic aplomb but Peterson's illustrations really imbued Carey's space-faring terror with three-dimensional life. Though I've never been completely sold on Marvel's Ultimate series, it's imaginative storytelling like this that makes it worthwhile.

I recommend Ultimate Vision to Marvel fans who would like to see familiar heroes and villains operate in a more science fictional setting.

[47Time · Rating 5 out of 5]

This story feels deeper than the Ultimate Galactus trilogy before it. It has many technical details, some based on fact, others made up and attributed to the many civilizations destroyed by Galactus. The android child that is the failed experiment in the story is particularly moving. Vision's goal to save other civilizations is also commendable. Last but not least is the sheer beauty of the artwork. I dare say the epilogue is better than the trilogy.

Vision has witnessed what was thought impossible: the defeat of Galactus. Now in female form - for some strange reason, so I'll call it a 'she' - her mission is to take the message of hope to other civilizations. Doctor George Tarleton draws Vision to his orbital laboratory where he has imprisoned one of Galactus's modules, part of the hive mind. The lab runs all sorts of less-than-ethical experiments for Advanced Idea Mechanics. Tarleton invites Vision to interface with the Galactus module in order to reprogram it into getting the rest of Galactus to self-destruct. He has other plans, though. He commands the module to destroy Vision and then broadcasts to the whole world his demand to become ruler and institute his version of utopia.

A failed experiment to create a human with complex plastics called Dima helps Vision repair herself. The module gains control of the station, takes it out of orbit and sends it plummeting to Earth. It escapes and starts to drill down into the Earth's core to trigger the planet's destruction.

Tarleton's warped mind is under the module's control, but Vision releases its influence on him by using one of the tools she learned from a now dead civilization. Sam Wilson joins them in defeating the Galactus module in a fight that is a sight to see in its technical complexity and graphical beauty.

[Adam Stone · Rating 2 out of 5]

Mike Carey has produced two of my favorite Vertigo series, but his work for Marvel is some of the most uninspired and uninspiring dreck I've slogged through.

Thi followup to the Ultimate Galactus story is pretty much an illustrated prose novel. The dialog is choppy, and there is far too much exposition. Claremont would have told him to give it a rest.

As is the case with most of his Ultimate work, the characters are just ciphers to enhance a mid-twentieth century science fiction plot. There is no chemistry between anyone. And the villain is a cookie cutter, teeth gnashing, meglomaniac whose intenions make no sense except that He's Evil. Mwahahahahahahahaha.

There is no need to waste your time with this book.

[Reyel2107 · Rating 4 out of 5]

a great recreation !!!!!

[Stephen · Rating 2 out of 5]

I know this is going to shock many…it even shocked me when I gave it the ranking…because everyone pretty much involved in this, I am a big fan of. Brandon Peterson...FAN! Mark Miller…FAN! John Romita Jr. (aka JRJR)…FAN! Mike Carey...FAN! But if I was being honest…I started this book months ago…and have read is sparingly until I finally got through it. And I have read some thick books (600- and 700-page books) between starting and finishing this book, which led me to the conclusion it simply just didn’t hold my interest enough. Funny, I think on a different medium, say a TV show (animated or live action) I would have probably been a bigger fan. The story is interesting, and the art is very good…but there is no denying this did not hold my interest to the point in which I can recommend it to others. I’m sure this next statement seems off as a comic fan, but the outfit they put Falcon in…I could not dislike it more. A t-shirt and pants to go out and fight villains!?! Really!?! I know…one may ask, have I ever read Spiderman, Captain America, Deadpool, Superman, etc. but I will argue those are uniforms which may (or may not) be made from stronger fabrics…a t-shirt to save the world looked beyond lazy in the design department. The ultimate series is a fun twist on the regular continuum of Marvel books and characters, but this one just did not intrigue me in the way I was hoping it would. I finished this book and I know there are redeeming qualities…but I cannot get myself to recommend this one, and I am promptly donating it. Just not a book I feel I need in my collection. I think others may be shocked and love it, but it just didn’t hit the right feelings for me.

[Nathan Guetteville · Rating 4 out of 5]

Ultimate Vision est en quelque sorte un spin-off de la trilogie Ultimate Gah Lak Tus (Ultimate Nightmare, Ultimate Secret et Ultimate Extinction) avec une issue #0 s'intercalant entre Secret et Extinction et les issues #1-5 servant d'épilogue.

L'issue #0 écrite par Mark Millar et très bien illustrée par John Romita Jr. nous détaille avec brio l'horreur qu'est l'arrivée de Gah Lak Tus sur les planètes cibles, par la narration de Vision, robot arrivé(e) sur Terre pour prévenir du danger que représente l'entité.

Le reste du volume voit Vision liée d'amitiée avec une enfant artificielle et opposée à AIM, qui se sert d'elle pour réactiver un des modules de Gah Lak Tus, dans une aventure de S.F. qui m'a évoqué Alien notamment. Les dessins de Brandon Peterson sont très réussis, notamment les reflets et les lumières.

Loin d'être obligatoire, Ultimate Vision constitue tout de même une bonne lecture

[Marloges · Rating 2 out of 5]

Just kind of underwhelming... I did not care about any of these characters and making continuing the Gah Lak Tus story like that is just bound to fail since it's on a much smaller scale this time... Man, I don't know, there was so much technological talk and stuff I simply don't care about. I like Vision conceptually, but she's no protagonist material in my opinion.

[Devero · Rating 1 out of 5]

Acquistai l'edizione italiana perchè Vision, dell'universo Marvel classico, è uno dei miei cinque personaggi preferiti. Ero curioso di leggere come l'avevano trattato, o bistrattata, nell'Ultimate Universe. Ebbene, oltre una stella non riesco proprio ad andare. Una tristezza sconsolante.

[B · Rating 4 out of 5]

I liked this. It just felt like a good old fashioned complete story. There's a little too much "male gaze" on Vision's sexy robot body. Follow the story: there's no reason to believe it means to vision what it means to Sam or the stipulated reader.

Other than that, good.

[Ian · Rating 1 out of 5]

I kept thinking one thing over and over while reading this, and it's telling how boring I thought the run was:

"Why the hell does Vision have high heels?"

I enjoyed the Ultimate Vision in the Gah Lak Tus arc, but this felt forced and uninteresting.

[Timo · Rating 4 out of 5]

A really interesting and cool aftermath story of the original Gah Lak Tus. Come to think of it, much better than the original storyline.
Sadly, the whole thing is kicked of with a prequel of that mentioned story. And it was a total drivel saved pretty much the JRJR art. Which is always good.

[Wesley Verhoeve · Rating 2 out of 5]

Read it as a Romita Jr. completist as he did the art for the first chapter. That part was nice; maybe 3.5 stars.

[Frans Kempe · Rating 4 out of 5]

Vision is caught up in the aftermath of Galactus attack on earth when AIM tries to wake one of the leftover machines

[Ian · Rating 4 out of 5]

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[Noah · Rating 4 out of 5]

PART 1, 0: Well, that was terrifying. A great setup through Vision, I'm not sure how anyone will plan to deal with the impending doom.

[Jamil · Rating 3 out of 5]

Decent but weak by Carey's standards

[Shane Stanis · Rating 3 out of 5]

My Ultimate Year #18
Read for more Guh Lak Tus and Sam Wilson’s weird crush

[Holden Attradies · Rating 4 out of 5]

A pretty Damn good read, taking me make before the bubble of general shittiness that surrounds "ultimatum". Most definitely not an essential read if your going through the Ultimate line, I don't think it really adds anything important to the world that ties in with any of the main series. but perhaps the fact that it's just a follow up to the Galactis trilogy/expansion of the Vision character is what made it so enjoyable.

My favorite part of the book was Ultimate AIM. I don't know if this was their introduction, I actually don't recall ever reading them anywhere else in the Ultimate line. I particularly found the little plastic girl very interesting and wished she had been explored (and not exploded) more as a character.

[Paul · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's just me.

The book was very nicely illustrated, and Carey did a good job of crafting the story, and the characters, and really everything was very nicely handled. But I just don't like revisionist or alternate storylines that much. Or, maybe I just don't like them when they become universes of their own, or maybe I just think a female Vision, who's an alien construct, and entwined in the Galactus (excuse me...Gah Lak Tus) mythos is too far out of bounds, and would have worked better as an individual project. But, like I say, hey...the story and art deserved better than just three stars, but that's what I gave them.

So...it's just me.

[Sean Brennan · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed this comic series, that concluded the Galactus Trilogy, I actually prefer the Ultimate version of the Vision, who I found as a female far less cold, than the original, rather reminiscent of the Avengers 80's member Jocasta, Artwork and script excellent, and I loved the last full page panel.

[Noah Soudrette · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've never been a big Vision fan, but when you turn the Vision into a golden robot girl, how could I resist? The story here isn't too spectacular, but an interesting follow up to the Ultimate Galactus storyline.

[K · Rating 2 out of 5]

An interesting look into the history of Ultimate Gah Lak Tus that I might have enjoyed more if it weren't for the bizarreness of Vision taking on the form of a lady with huge knockers for no apparent reason. 'Why?' is a question I doubt I'll ever get an answer to.

[Tamara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Much more interesting than the Ultimate Galactus series. Having this storyline interspersed throughout the final Ultimate Galactus mini would have made it much more readable of a story.

[Trike · Rating 3 out of 5]

A decent enough entry into the Ultimate line of comics, but a bit of a let-down after the awesomeness of the Ultimate Galactus books. Still, it's nice to see The Falcon getting some action.