Age of Ultron # 9 Review

Marvel's Age of Ultron is almost over and soon we'll be able to see Angela join the Marvel 616 Universe. For now, we have to follow up on Wolverine, Sue Storm and the rest of the Defenders in Age of Ultron # 9 by Brian Michael Bendis, Carlos Pacheco, Brandon Peterson and more. This review of course is done in partnership with Comicx Hub. 

So what's in this book? It's much like this week's Game of Thrones. It's filled with death and dread and depression. However unlike the Red Wedding and the episode "Rains of Castamere", this one ends with a slightly creepier vibe and a small glimmer of hope for the heroes.

The art by Carlos Pacheco is the true winner here in this issue. I felt that I needed more past-Pacheco art. I sorely needed that after all issue # 8 only had a couple of scenes and then the rest was given to Peterson. Don't get me wrong, Peterson's art here was effing cool as well, but it's really just I grew up reading and re-reading X-Men stuff that Pacheco did (around X-Men # 70).

Age of Ultron # 9 is just rich with dozens of meta-esque discussion and topics. For example, a dying Tony Stark points out the reason why time travel is a no-no [that being that time according to Iron Man, is a living organism]. Then there's the part where our heroes ponder on what to do. Obviously killing Hank Pym was a stupid idea so they head for other possibilities. Which I will not spoil. You have to buy and read the book folks for you to grasp what they've come to.

There's drama and humor injected in number 9. There's a lot of the former and only a few for the latter but it still works to Bendis' advantage. If there's anything at all that I really didn't like about this issue its the first few pages. Explosions are cool and all but what's simply happening is Wolverine gets injured and needs time to recover. We don't need a full exposition on Logan's feelings. Also it seems like the ol' Canucklehead is losing his edge as it took him a while before recovering from his injuries. Is he starting to follow Superman in the 'magic-is-my-weakness" department? I certainly hope not.

Overall: The pacing started bad but the pace picked up at the end. Great art from Pacheco and Brandon Peterson. Bendis scripting has some spots here but not to much to hinder you from enjoying the book. 

Verdict: 8.5 / 10

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