Age of Ultron #2 Review - Brian Michael Bendis and Bryan Hitch
The strange world that Ultron now presides over continues to puzzle. Monica Rambeau voices a question I had with the first issue which was why Ultron felt that he had to do business with low-lives whod captured a superhero? And whats Ultron planning on doing with them? The questions go unanswered, only adding to the interest in the story. Bryan Hitchs art is excellent and does a fine job of matching Bendis script in tone and mood, giving us a very dark and intense dramatic story. Whether this Event fits in with the Marvel NOW! line is unclear - Spidey certainly sounds like Peter rather than Otto which might be a clue so this series might be a potential nightmarish future storyline rather than part of Marvels reboot. Age of Ultron #2 is as well paced and involving a read as the first issue and the series is setting itself up as one of Marvels more promising stories this year. While the series so far isnt as fast-paced as its release schedule (issue #1 came out just last week and the Event is due to be wrapped up this June!) Age of Ultron is shaping up to be a fantastic and highly enjoyable post-apocalyptic story. Age of Ultron #2 by Brian Michael Bendis and Bryan Hitch is out now