Episode 263: Behold … The Vision!

The Vision gets his turn in the MCU spotlight next month with the Disney+ series VisionQuest, so it seems like the perfect time to turn the Comics Canon spotlight on the origin of everyone's favorite synthezoid with a look at "Behold … The Vision!" from Avengers #57 and "Even an Android Can Cry" from Avengers #58, published by Marvel Comics! When Janet Van Dyne is attacked by a strange, unearthly being, she enlists the aid of her fellow Avengers to figure out who he is and why he's been programmed to kill Earth's mightiest heroes! Joining forces with the newly christened Vision, the team confronts the villainous robot Ultron-5 and begins to unravel the mystery of their new friend's murky past! What in the world does the late Wonder Man have to do with all of this? Will the Avengers accept their new friend, who just recently tried to kill them, into their ranks, without even running a background check? And will Curt and Kevin invite him to march with them in that Robot Parade known as … The Comics Canon? Also in This Episode: Matthew Modine as the Vision Kevin's favorite Shakespeare play Percy Bysshe Shelley OWNS Ultron Stop trying to make synthezoid happen! Curt makes a promise for 2027 My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante Atomic Robo and the Fightin' Scientists of Tesladyne Furious on Hulu Join us in two weeks as we get ready for spooky season with a look back at the first five issues of Jack Kirby's The Demon! Until then: Please consider donating to the Comic Book Legal Defense Fund Impress your friends with our Comics Canon merchandise! Rate us on Apple Podcasts! Send us an email! Hit us up on Facebook or Bluesky! And as always, thanks for listening!