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First Look: AGE OF ULTRON #1 - Submit or Perish

The time has come for Ultron to attack. The Marvel Universe will wish he waited a little longer.

Age of Ultron is a story we've been waiting for. The time has finally come for the heroes to face the "darkest days" of the Marvel Universe. This is something Brian Michael Bendis had been building since the last AVENGERS series. Now all the stars are aligned and we can see what he and Bryan Hitch have planned.

Marvel has revealed a first look at the first issue due in March.

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Evil has triumphed over good and leading this new age is none other than Ultron, the deadly sentient robot created by founding Avenger Hank Pym who turned on his creator to achieve his twisted objective…the utter destruction of humanity. Now, it’s up to the few remaining heroes to band together and find any way to topple their new monarch. Can Wolverine, Emma Frost, Invisible Woman, Taskmaster, Beast, She-Hulk, Luke Cage, Spider-Man, and Moon Knight turn the tide?

With the robotic revolution in full force, no fan can miss how Age of Ultron will ultimately change the Marvel Universe leaving no hero or villain unscathed! So what are you waiting for? Head on over to your local comic shop and reserve a copy of Age of Ultron #1, featuring a unique cover with foil treatment and design at no extra cost. Fans have been demanding to know more about Age Of Ultron since Free Comic Book Day last year, and come this March – some of those questions and more (including an ending nobody will see coming) will be answered in Age of Ultron!

AGE OF ULTRON #1 (JAN130627)

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

Art and Cover by BRYAN HITCH

On-Sale March 2013 A.U.

AGE OF ULTRON #2 (JAN130634)

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

Art and Cover by BRYAN HITCH

On-Sale March 2013 A.U.

AGE OF ULTRON #3 (JAN130637)

Written by BRIAN MICHAEL BENDIS

Art and Cover by BRYAN HITCH

On-Sale March 2013 A.U.

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Brian Hitch rocks is name is enough to at least get me the digital version

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I'll read this because Ultron is one of my favourite villains, possibly my favourite. I have no expectations.

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@Mr. Kamikaze: Don't it is very common for anyone to forget that we as the reader sometimes know more than other characters in the story. (+)

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no fan can miss how Age of Ultron will ultimately change the Marvel Universe leaving no hero or villain unscathed!

I'm getting a sense of deja vu... almost as if... I've heard this somewhere before or something.... but where...? Oh that's right. They said that about last year's event. And the year before that. And the year before that. And the year before that....

I just hope they aren't going to force a bunch of tie-ins on us. Also the only possible good thing that could come out of this is if it's Bendis's last Avengers-related story. Ever. And since it's coming from his awful Heroic Age Avengers, I have zero hope that it will be even remotely decent.

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@gravitypress said:

They lost me at Bendis.

Me too. If it was anyone else, I'd be excited.

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Hmm i'm excited for this but i dunno whether i'll buy the issues or not. It comes out almost weekly so i think i may skip it.

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@spinningwebs said:

I'm really interested in Spider-man's part in provided that its Otto Parker.

I'm pretty sure it's Pete

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how many issues will it have? only the three which are announced in this article?

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@Yung ANcient One said:

@Mr. Kamikaze: They don't know Otto is in Petes body, so of course they're going to call him Pete

This is the only event I'm excited for since Secret Invasion/ Dark Reign

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Oh...right, that's true. XD

God, now I feel dumb.

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I just hate Hitch!

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Might actually pick this up. Hoping for some good Ultron/Vision/Jocasta moments if'n they appear at all.

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Emma is among the survivors... I Must have this comic

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@lykopis said:

I cannot wait to see how Emma fits in this.

This sounds really cool.

Not sure if serious...
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dont mind alternate future stories but couldnt marvel come up with a better name? we had age of apocalypse and age of x. just saying...

the art looks incredible, but the team seems kind of random. a lot of these people have never worked together before so it will be interesting to see how they interact

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Wow, this does smack of Dark Reign a whole lot, except of course Ultron is in the top spot now with this event. Wonder if it is going to be as large as Dark Reign was? O_o

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Can't wait.

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The art looks fantastic! But then that isn't surprising. I really hope this series is good, it's been a long time (even when written by Bendis) since Ultron has not the weakest part of any book he's been in. At any rate, I just don't have the funds in my budget to even consider a 10 issue tri-weekly 3.99 limit series.

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@Mr. Kamikaze: They don't know Otto is in Petes body, so of course they're going to call him Pete

This is the only event I'm excited for since Secret Invasion/ Dark Reign

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@Mr. Kamikaze said:

@danhimself said:

@ClintsEvilTwin said:

@cacarl said:

@spinningwebs: This is before Superior Spider-Man. Peter is here, not Otto.

How is that possible?

it's not...they've said that it's Superior Spider-man appearing in this

Really? They had that teaser in that Point One issue way back when that had Hawkeye clearly trying to get Peter to safety He even called him by name. So that is a little weird...

I mean...I guess they could always change it, but...whatever...it's odd and at least shows they originally intended for it to be Peter.

because no one knows that Ock has taken Peter's place...Ock is simply in Peter's body

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What is hawkeye going to do to an ultron? lol 
 
You can see him in the reflection.

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@danhimself said:

@ClintsEvilTwin said:

@cacarl said:

@spinningwebs: This is before Superior Spider-Man. Peter is here, not Otto.

How is that possible?

it's not...they've said that it's Superior Spider-man appearing in this

Really? They had that teaser in that Point One issue way back when that had Hawkeye clearly trying to get Peter to safety He even called him by name. So that is a little weird...

I mean...I guess they could always change it, but...whatever...it's odd and at least shows they originally intended for it to be Peter.

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I cannot wait to see how Emma fits in this.

This sounds really cool.

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i thought this was canon.

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Seriously? Already another big universe changing event? Too soon...too soon.

Luckily it sounds promising

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I'm excited, I love me some Ultron. This list of people who "might" stop him...that's a crazy list of characters who have no chance of stopping him. I mean, they're all mostly streetlevel.

I'm glad it's just two writers. The whole stable of writers thing for AvX was too much.

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@ClintsEvilTwin said:

@cacarl said:

@spinningwebs: This is before Superior Spider-Man. Peter is here, not Otto.

How is that possible?

it's not...they've said that it's Superior Spider-man appearing in this

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Effing tight! Cant wait!

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@maddpanda said:

Ultron takes over the world and kills every human ever except for Scarlet Witch. Wand says "No more Ultron" and everything is fixed. The end

"No more Wanda's mojo"

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Putting Emma in the team after AvX? I'm looking forward to see that, especially having Wolverine in (yet another) team.

Moonstone under Wolverine? T-bolts/Dark Avengers/whatever-the-team-name-is-now are involved?

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@ApatheticAvenger:I'm loving this. After all the bashing of Cyclops and Captain America along with the rest of the hero community getting on a high-horse; the Avengers and company are getting their behinds beat by Ultron.

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I love Ultron, the character looked so amazing in Annihilation when it had 3 pairs of Phalanx-esque eyes.

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Looking forward to this. :)

I wonder what the tie-in issues will be. I heard that seven titles have tie-ins, Superior Spider-Man and Fantastic Four are, and Avengers isn't. I wonder if FF will have a tie-in, seeing as She-Hulk's on the anti-Ultron team.

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@Mercy_ said:

Is this Alt Universe (IE Age of Apocalypse) or just a gimmick like Age of Heroes?

I think it's alt future, like Old Man Logan...but not that far in the future.

That sounds perfect. Thanks!
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@Mercy_ said:

Is this Alt Universe (IE Age of Apocalypse) or just a gimmick like Age of Heroes?

I think it's alt future, like Old Man Logan...but not that far in the future.

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Picking This up

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snnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnoooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooorrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee.

I'm way too tired of event books. Can't we just spend the next 6-7 years doing the occasional crossover story between already established titles?

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rawr the 90s gold foil

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@kingjoeg said:

Suprised that Hank Pym is nowhere to be seen in an Ultron centric story. He almost always comes into the fray at some point when Ultron is close by.

You're right. I was going to make a joke about Pym being inside the armor, but now that I look at the helmet, it is a cross between Ultron and Ant-Man. And he can shrink after all. But it could just as easily be controlled by remote. Maybe the madness of Yellow Jacket is back...hm, the armor is golden.

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"Can Wolverine, Emma Frost, Invisible Woman, Taskmaster, Beast, She-Hulk, Luke Cage, Spider-Man, and Moon Knight turn the tide?"

nice that Moon Knight is on this little squad

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@cacarl said:

@spinningwebs: This is before Superior Spider-Man. Peter is here, not Otto.

How is that possible?

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@CrimsonAlchemist:

Yeah, but Moon Knight seems to be more popular. Taskmaster seems like the most random choise, except for maybe She-Hulk.

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Suprised that Hank Pym is nowhere to be seen in an Ultron centric story. He almost always comes into the fray at some point when Ultron is close by.

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@mk111:Might as well say the same thing about Moonknight at least Taskie got more uses than worshiping some make believe god and making up fake personalities.

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@G_Money_Christmas: i believe that's thor

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@spinningwebs: This is before Superior Spider-Man. Peter is here, not Otto.

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On the cover, I see that Ultron has kicked the crap out of Captain America, Iron Man, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Hulk, Red Hulk, Spiderman, Spiderwoman, Hawkeye (? The blond one under Iron Man's knee), Thing, Wolverine, and maybe Valkyrie (under Wolverine)... Any others I didn't see/couldn't figure out?

EDIT: Nevermind about the Hawkeye thing. I see he's in the reflection on Ultron's helmet. Any idea who that blond one may be?

RE-EDIT: Ah, I see it's Thor. Is that maybe Magneto by Wolverine's hand?

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I'm pretty excited for this.

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I prefer the small arcs like this rather than the company wide arcs that get so convoluted the ongoing books really don't have a great bearing outside the mini-series.

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@mettlekm said:

@k4tzm4n said:

I spy with my little eye... Iron Fist!

where where? I see hawkeye in reflection on ultron's face.

Mid left, right next to Iron Man's arm.

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@maddpanda:

That would be a cheap cop-out, so I hope not.

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