Hot Takes
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Hot Takes VisionQuest The Painting in VisionQuest Episode 2 Is a Receipt for Who Built Vision's Body
Vision stops at a painting of a burning synthetic man and calls him the first of us. In the comics, that man's body is the one Ultron built Vision out of.
October 16, 2026 →
Hot Takes DC Absolute Universe The Absolute Justice League Is a Board of Directors, and Brainiac Picked the Seats
Everybody knows the Justice League is the villain in DC's Absolute Universe. Read Absolute Evil #1 like a scene and the real question is who arranged the table.
October 15, 2026 →
Hot Takes VisionQuest VisionQuest Told You to Read Theseus's Own Story. In It, the King Is Crowned by His Father's Death.
Ultron's best line in VisionQuest episode 2 points past the Ship of Theseus to the myth itself. Read the myth and the advice stops sounding like encouragement.
October 15, 2026 →