13 Facts You May Not Have Known About Ultron

Everyone loves comic book trivia, but with 75 years of superhero comics behind us right now, there’s always some new obscure fact to learn. That’s why ComicsAlliance is going deep into the minutiae of your favorite characters in our new video series. You think you know comics? Well here’s a few things you might not know!

With Ultron set to appear as the big bad in this year's Avengers sequel, this week we're taking a closer look at the unkillable mechanoid consciousness who just wants to ~~be loved~~ destroy all flesh. Find out what obscure television series inspired the creation of Ultron, how his upgrades affected another more popular comics character, and why on earth a genocidal robot overlord would be caught dead wearing a trench coat and fedora, as well as several other equally interesting facts.

Show notes:

To see the earliest appearances of Ultron and the Vision, check out Avengers Masterworks vol 6.
If you want to see Ultron push his weird oedipal motif even further, Bride of Ultron is the book for you.
To see Thor drop one of the hottest lines in Avengers history, you want Avengers Assemble vol 2.
If you'd like to see Star-Lord and Rocket Raccoon team up for the first time to take down Ultron, you want Annihilation Conquest.
If for some reason that story about Wolverine and multiple time travel sounds enticing to you, comics' own Age of Ultron is a mere click away.

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