Top 5 Takeaways From The Vision #11

The penultimate issue of The Vision sees the synthezoid on a quest to avenge the death of his son, Vin. Can Earth’s Mightiest Heroes stop their friend from going down a dark path of destruction? We take a look at the top 5 moments from The Vision #11.

WARNING: Spoilers for The Vision #11 beyond this line

Marvel’s breakout hit of 2016—The Vision—is nearing the end of it’s stellar run. Tom King, Gabriel Hernandez Walta, Jordie Bellaire, Clayton Cowles, and cover artist Mike del Mundo took what could have been a standard superhero comic, and turned it into a suspenseful suburban drama.

The Vision #11 brings us one issue closer to the series finale. Vision’s “brother,” Victor Mancha, has killed Vision’s son, Vin. If Vision seeks revenge, then Agatha Harkness’ warning will come true—“He will kill you. He will kill your families. He will raze the world.”

Let’s take a look at my Top 5 Takeaways From The Vision #11.

1. Virginia Confesses Her Sins to Viv

Virginia, Vision’s wife, has played a significant role in The Vision.  One can make the case her actions are what’s crumbling their happy home. With the family on lock down and Vision gone, Virginia decides it’s time to tell Viv the truth about how her classmate died.

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The art team of Walta, Bellaire, and Cowles carried the conversation between Virginia and Viv with their character acting. The dining room scenes work because of small, subtle cues, like filling the backgrounds with pictures on the walls, and shadows draping the mother and daughter. Also, Virginia’s repeated speech patterns remind the reader just how she’s in a frazzled state of mind.

Viv had an appropriate reaction to learning her mother killed her classmate. Teenagers are emotional beings, and smashing a table is understandable in this situation.

2. Vision versus Earth’s Mightiest Heroes

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Earlier in the series, Agatha Harkness warned the Marvel heroes that Vision would kill them all. This was a major turning point because it set off a ticking clock in the reader’s mind. As Vision’s home life crumbled piece by piece, we got closer to his heel turn (to borrow a term from professional wrestling).

In The Vision #11, the heroes of the Marvel Universe finally confronted Vision. If you ever doubted if Vision could stand toe-to-toe with the likes of Iron Man, Captain Marvel, and Thor, this issue will make you a believer. Vision cut through the superheroes like a hot knife through butter—they didn’t stand a chance.

3. Roy Thomas’ Dialogue

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Roy Thomas is a former Avengers writer from 1966 through 1972. For portions of The Vision #11, King used Thomas’ dialogue, word-for-word, from Avengers Vol. 1 #57 and #58. Thomas’ words in these two issues contained a conversation between Ultron and Vision—the very first conversation Vision ever had.

It was left vague (on purpose most likely), but it appeared Vision was telling Viv a story to calm here down after the events of this issue. I found the technique a cool experience overall. King goes out of his way to tinker with different ways to frame a comic book story.

4. Vision Has a Kick-Ass Catchphrase

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Please let me know when and where I can purchase a Vision “I Do Not Require Your Cooperation” t-shirt. Vision wants Earth’s heroes to stand aside while he goes to kill Victor Mancha. When they get in his way, Vision calmly drops the greatest catchphrase to make its way into a 2016 comic—“I would greatly appreciate your cooperation in this matter. However, I do not require your cooperation in this matter.” All Vision was missing was a microphone to drop after delivering these lines.

5. Simon Williams Easter Eggs

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For those who aren’t aware, Simon Williams/Wonder Man and Vision are closely tied to one another. When Ultron created Vision, he stole brain patterns based on Williams. So, in essence, everything Vision thinks/feels comes from Wonder Man—which made it cool that King and Walta included Simon Williams Easter Eggs during Vision’s confrontation with the assembled heroes.

A billboard shows a poster for the film, “Omega The Unknown,”  starring Williams. Later, when Vision blasts into a movie theater, a scene from “Omega The Unknown” is playing on the big screen.

If you haven’t been reading The Vision, don’t wait for it to end and then get caught up. Do yourself a favor and binge all eleven issues before the finale in October. Trust me, you’ll thank me later.