Book Review: The Vision Vol. 1 by T. King et al.

The Vision Volume 1: Little Worse Than a Man written by Tom King and illustrated by Gabriel Walta

The Vision decides to find a more normal life. He makes a family for himself: a wife named Virginia and twins Viv and Vin. They move into a house in Arlington, Virginia, where the kids go to school and The Vision works as a liaison between the Avengers and the President of the United States. The story doesn't focus on the work, it focuses on the family life. Each family member has the same phasing and flying powers that The Vision has. They have trouble fitting in to the neighborhood and school. Making a family is more of an obsession than an experiment, and like most obsessions it quickly turns to tragedy.

While I found this premise interesting, I found the execution less satisfying. The Vision wants to be more human and finds an interesting way down that path. The family has to deal with prejudice from the neighbors and the school, though not always, so there is a good balance. There's a lot of reflecting on the situation, some of which are profound insights, others of which come off like nonsense. That would be okay if the nonsense was The Vision's plan falling apart or his faulty thinking. The rantings of the less than sane can be entertaining and explain how things go wrong. But that's not the case here. It's a shame, because the general idea is something new and different for a superhero comic.

Not recommended.