Before he lights up the silver screen, Ultron is going cosmic and only the Avengers can stop him. You have a Hulk? He has a planet!
When it comes to the Marvel Cinematic Universe, we have two heavy-hitters to look forward to. This May, we’ll be seeing Ultron tangle with the Avengers while reciting creepy Pinocchio quotes and in a few years, we’ll be seeing those heroes take on the Mad Titan Thanos. Marvel’s been really good about emphasizing their future movie characters and concepts through comic books, so it shouldn’t be all too surprising that we’re getting a story that brings these two worlds together.
Avengers: Rage of Ultron is an original graphic novel by Rick Remender and Jerome Opena that involves Ultron taking over the moon Titan and becoming nigh unstoppable. Now it’s up to the Avengers to stop Planet Ultron, presumably with a distraction where they tell him, “Um, actually, you’re Moon Ultron,” followed by someone else going, “Um, actually, he would be Satellite Ultron.” Then Ultron vaporizes them all and all the Avengers comics are cancelled.
Okay, probably not. We do know that this will flashback to Ultron’s early days and give us some backstory on why he’s such a cyber-turd. As the art below shows, we see situations involving both the classic Avengers and the modern Avengers. The latter team will be taking on Ultronized copies of the former team.
Fittingly, the one who will be the most instrumental in stopping Ultron’s cosmic plot is Hank Pym. Not only does this make sense because he’s the guy who built Ultron, but it’s also perfect timing to promote that other big Marvel movie coming out this year.
Rage of Ultron will hit the shelves this April.
New York, NY—January 5th, 2014— Two generations of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes rise to the challenge and come face-to-face with the Avengers greatest villain in AVENGERS: RAGE OF ULTRON, the can’t miss original graphic novel coming to comic shops and book stores this April! New York Times bestselling writer Rick Remender (Uncanny Avengers, Uncanny X-Force) re-teams with critically acclaimed artists and frequent collaborator Jerome Opeña (Avengers, Uncanny X-Force) to take heroes old and new to the brink of destruction in a story that will redefine Ultron and have long reaching effects for the Avengers!
Time and again, Ultron has reformed himself. Each time more vicious and destructive than the last. Today, he has returned, unleashing his destructive fury upon Saturn’s moon Titan – home of the superpowered race of Eternals and birthplace of Thanos the Mad. With the Eternals decimated, and Ultron gaining complete control over Titan’s central computer core, there is nothing to stop Planet Ultron!
“The Avengers mostly contend either with the foes of their individual members, such as Loki, or teams of villains such as the Masters of Evil,” says SVP, Executive Editor Tom Brevoort. “But as a group, they have only two discrete villains of note: Kang and Ultron. So whenever you embark on a story featuring either of them, it needs to be a very strong and important story indeed. AVENGERS: RAGE OF ULTRON is such a story, both going back to the formative days of Ultron’s existence, and also transforming him in a manner that can’t help but impact upon future stories. Plus, he’s a whole planet!”
With an entire planet bending to his will, nothing will stand in his quest to obliterate the Earth and his makers. What hope do the Avengers stand against an entire planet of Ultron robots? Even with the aid of Starfox and the Eternals, the battle is still all but lost.
Only Ultron’s creator Hank Pym holds the secret to defeating his unhinged creation. A secret that dates back to the Avengers of a bygone era. A secret that comes with a terrible price…
Debuting in a high-end, oversized format, Avengers: Rage of Ultron marks another entry in Marvel’s stunning OGN line, featuring the world’s most popular characters brought to life by the best creators in the industry. You will not want to miss one of the biggest, boldest stories of the year when AVENGERS: RAGE OF ULTRON OGN explodes into comic shops this April!
AVENGERS: RAGE OF ULTRON OGN (DEC140948)
Written by RICK REMENDER
Art by JEROME OPEÑA
FOC – 01/05/15, On-Sale – 04/01/15
Gavin Jasper is waiting for the crossover Johnny Cage of Ultron. Follow him on Twitter!
