Real Name: The Vision | Universe: Marvel | Rating: 92 OVR (Solar Gem Synthezoid)
"A thing isn't beautiful because it lasts."
Writer/Artist: Tom King & Gabriel Hernandez Walta | Format: Hardcover Graphic Novel
Vision builds himself a synthetic suburban family in Virginia, but buried secrets turn the American dream into psychological tragedy.
Why Start Here: Widely cited as one of the single greatest graphic novels of the 21st century.
Writer/Artist: Roy Thomas & John Buscema | Format: Classic Graphic Novel
Created by Ultron to destroy the Avengers, Vision chooses humanity and turns against his creator.
Why Start Here: The foundational emotional origin containing the most iconic panel in Avengers history.
Writer/Artist: Steve Englehart & Richard Howell | Format: Trade Paperback
Vision and Wanda Maximoff attempt to live a quiet domestic life, inspiring Marvel Studios' WandaVision.
Why Start Here: Essential reading to understand the tragic bond between Vision and Scarlet Witch.
Documented Weakness: High-level EMP blasts and cybernetic magnetic interference can disrupt synthezoid motor control.
Citation: Avengers #162 (1977)
Shifted density from incorporeal mist to solid diamond inside Ultron's adamantium torso, short-circuiting the AI's internal sub-systems.