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unladylike's review
5.0
This is a damn near perfect horror comic. That's right, you might notice I'm not shelving this with "superheroes," and it's surprisingly not even a family or high school drama, despite some of the plot points and elements coming from those genres. Issue #1 alone accomplishes so much quality story-telling across a broad spectrum that I had to pace myself carefully and re-read text captions throughout the whole collection.
The Vision by Tom King is a story based on real-world and contemporary bigotry against POC, immigrants, and synthezoids. Every panel is laid out and illustrated deliberately and in a manner Neil Gaiman, David Lynch, or Stephen King would likely applaud. We the readers are given myriad reasons to sympathize with the protagonist family of misfits, just trying to exist with some semblance of normalcy, even though they were brought into being through science, and hold power and potential far beyond anyone else in their environment.
Like a good horror story, the violence is suspended and comes as a shock. I gasped when I realized this was not the kind of comic I thought it was going to be. And then the quality in writing and visual storytelling just continues strong through the finish of #6. We are given ominous tidbits of information about the future which serve well to increase the anticipation and tremulous heartbreak.
I'm going to have to read this multiple times, and own it, because I haven't read a comic this good, and certainly not a horror story of this caliber, in some time.
The Vision by Tom King is a story based on real-world and contemporary bigotry against POC, immigrants, and synthezoids. Every panel is laid out and illustrated deliberately and in a manner Neil Gaiman, David Lynch, or Stephen King would likely applaud. We the readers are given myriad reasons to sympathize with the protagonist family of misfits, just trying to exist with some semblance of normalcy, even though they were brought into being through science, and hold power and potential far beyond anyone else in their environment.
Like a good horror story, the violence is suspended and comes as a shock. I gasped when I realized this was not the kind of comic I thought it was going to be. And then the quality in writing and visual storytelling just continues strong through the finish of #6. We are given ominous tidbits of information about the future which serve well to increase the anticipation and tremulous heartbreak.
I'm going to have to read this multiple times, and own it, because I haven't read a comic this good, and certainly not a horror story of this caliber, in some time.
amfrtsedi's review
dark
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
5.0
noan's review against another edition
emotional
mysterious
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
daileyxplanet's review
5.0
In the immortal words of the bard Britney Spears, Oops... I did it again. I am reading some of Tom King's less mainstream work in a bizarre order. It almost seems I'm doing it on purpose, but I promise I'm not. Tom King is just brilliant at taking a less popular character and deconstructing them. Fatherhood is yet another major driving force in this book. What are you willing to do to protect your family? In The Vision's mind, it doesn't matter if you created the individuals. This is now your responsibility.
Being a latecomer to this series, I have already watched and loved the Disney+ Series WandaVision. Which I heard was greatly inspired by King's work. There are some general vibes, and the hidden darkness in a suburban atmosphere, WandaVision is not a direct adaptation—more like a variation on a similar theme. The Vision's wife, Virginia, scares the crap out of me, and I love the subtle and explicit parts of her personality we see. Some major secrets have already been revealed, and the cliffhanger definitely leaves you begging for more.
Being a latecomer to this series, I have already watched and loved the Disney+ Series WandaVision. Which I heard was greatly inspired by King's work. There are some general vibes, and the hidden darkness in a suburban atmosphere, WandaVision is not a direct adaptation—more like a variation on a similar theme. The Vision's wife, Virginia, scares the crap out of me, and I love the subtle and explicit parts of her personality we see. Some major secrets have already been revealed, and the cliffhanger definitely leaves you begging for more.
thethirdcrouch's review
5.0
Great covers, drawing inking coloring is superb. This is a fully realized story with amazing dialogues. I'd like to point out also the writing of issue #1 where they used the tray that Vision and Virginia was washing as the object she used to hit Grim Reaper. It's good writing indeed. Then the philosophical discussions. This is somehow a question of humanity even though thr Visions are a stark contrast to humans. Interestingly, Virginia is acting or reacting as humans would emotionally. Noting that, she and Vision gets more ominous the more they assert their place in humanity.
abookabookabook's review
5.0
I like this one. It's very structured. It makes me think there are things I am missing, but not in the sense the writer or artist left something out. Just that there's probably some external references I'm missing but I'll pick up on as time goes by.
The 95% of it I do understand is fantastic.
The 95% of it I do understand is fantastic.
breevee's review
1.0
This book wound up being *much* darker than I had expected. The art was good and the narrative raises interesting questions about artificial intelligence and synthetic life, as well as age-old problems of prejudice, assimilation, and humanity fearing that which it doesn't understand. But in the end, this comic just wasn't for me.
webjoram's review against another edition
4.0
Me ha encantado este cómic sobretodo porque plantea una historia de Superheroes desde una perspectiva diferente.
Nunca he sido un gran fan de la Visión pero este cómic ha conseguido que pueda disfrutar de una historia centrada en este personaje.
Lo que menos me ha gustado es el dibujo. Entiendo que quizás ese tipo de dibujo puede ser acertado para este tipo de historia pero yo no he conseguido entrar en él.
Nunca he sido un gran fan de la Visión pero este cómic ha conseguido que pueda disfrutar de una historia centrada en este personaje.
Lo que menos me ha gustado es el dibujo. Entiendo que quizás ese tipo de dibujo puede ser acertado para este tipo de historia pero yo no he conseguido entrar en él.