Marvel Battleworld - Secret Wars - Age Of Ultron Vs. Marvel Zombies (2015) - Comic
That age-old war for supremacy between zombies and robots has found a new battlefield thanks to Secret Wars. James Robinson and Steve Pugh's Age of Ultron vs. Marvel Zombies is the latest book to explore the hellish landscape known as the Deadlands that lies south of Battleworld's great wall. The mash-up makes for another entertaining Secret Wars tie-in, albeit one that doesn't quite seem to know what its focus is.
Robinson devotes time in this first issue to exploring both factions. Neither the zombies nor the robots could be said to be protagonists of the story, though the script does examine the origins of the particular incarnation of Ultron and how this Age of Ultron domain differs from that of Brian Bendis' Age of Ultron mini-series. The story really hinges on a handful of characters pulled from other Battleworld domains and forced to fend for themselves in the Deadlands. Robinson introduces a version of Tigra in a dynamic, well-written sequence involving her one-woman war against the Marvel Zombies. From there the issue skips to 1872's version of Hank Pym as he explores Ultron's "Perfection" realm.
Again, all of this material is entertaining, but it doesn't come together to form a cohesive whole. It reads more like several different (albeit good) comics pasted together. It's difficult to say what the central conflict of this series even is or what Tigra and Pym are trying to accomplish in exile. Hopefully future chapters will offer a better sense of pacing and more insight into what drives the various players. There's certainly plenty of potential here, but it's also not the only Secret Wars comic to be featuring the Marvel Zombies or the 1872 domain.
Visually, Pugh is right at home in this seedy corner of Battleworld. He perfectly captures the gritty, murky Marvel Zombies aesthetic established by artists like Sean Phillips before transitioning to a fun Silver Age throwback style for the Age of Ultron origins scenes and then a stark Wild West vibe for Pym's material. This is nothing if not a visually eclectic comic, and Pugh makes the most of it.
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