Age of Ultron

I just finished reading the Age of Ultron event from Marvel comics.  I understand why a lot of people were upset with this event the format of its plotting & presentation is confusing at times but I think it will make more sense when read in the as a collection instead of single issues.  The event as a whole is not all that spectacular & given the fact that it was finished early and shelved for future use shows in how some thinks where changed before it went to press.  The real pay off with this is that it sets up a lot of interesting plot devices & stories down the road.  As with most marvel events now I'm really not excited by the events but instead by the potential game changes they bring the the Marvel tapestry.  All of that being said I really love the pay off at the end of this book the middle is convoluted as hell & a little confusing & the begging you have to muscle through but by the end its well worth the ride.  The sad realization of this event is that you come away thinking this is the last Ultron story ever because his fate is so finalized in the end that it is hard to believe that he could ever come back from it.  But this is the nature of comics since the early 90s its an exploration in the death & resurrection of heroes & in some cases villains.  If Marvel is as smart as I hope they are they'll pull Ultron off the table for awhile & won't bring him back to the page until the new Avengers movie is about to hit theaters.  I also like the twist with the multiple Wolverines & I am interested to see how this comes back to reek havoc on his life.  One of my favorite parts in this event was in the second Avengers Assemble tie-in issue which started off with a Doctor Who joke about Daleks.  I wish there had been more of that type of humor throughout the series.  I hope this format & presentation does not become the norm for future events if this had been presented differently I think it would have had a warmer reception from its target audience.