Rating: 2/5
Vision is a long standing member of the Avengers, who was created by Ultron. He is a synthezoid, not completely a robot and not completely human, but something apart from both. So it makes sense that he would want to create a family and try to gain acceptance from people.
My first issue with this book is that the blurb makes it sound like we will get to see him building his family. This would have been cool and could have led to some Frankenstein like moments. Instead, the story starts off and everything is established. He has a wife, Virginia, and twin children, Viv and Vin, and they have a house not far from Washington, DC. Sticking with the "V" names seemed unnecessary to me, but I get it. Vision's goals are clear, but his family felt underdeveloped. Being early in their existence, it makes sense that they are struggling a bit more with the idea of acting human than Vision does.
The other big problem I had with this book is the way it is told. The content for the most part is not bad. The Visions don't fit in for numerous reasons, and most of the story focuses on that. There are some issues that come up that are wholly atypical as well. On the other hand, the way the story is presented is awful. People always say that a good story will show the reader what is happening rather than telling them. This books spends the majority of the time telling the reader what is going on. Caption boxes cover the pages. The art does a good job of conveying what is going on for the most part, but those caption boxes bogged down the story for me.
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