Marvel Confirms Vision Reboot, With Unbelievable New Version Of Avengers Icon

Published Sep 2, 2026, 4:16 PM EDT Nicolas Ayala is a Senior Writer for the Comics team at ScreenRant, with over five years of experience writing about Superhero media, action movies, and TV shows. Marvel reveals Vision's new form, which evolves completely past a physical body to become a living prophecy of the apocalypse. The Vision's heroism is the conscious choice of an artificial being whose first instinct is to protect the innocent, partly due to the inherent heroic nature of Simon Williams' brainwaves and Hank Pym's influence, but also because of the synthezoid's own individuality. Vision's unique existential burden transforms him into the ultimate observer of the Avengers, always balancing his analytical computer mind with a fragile and beautiful soul that makes his capacity for self-sacrifice especially moving compared to the more conventional power fantasies of other heroes. Vision's synthezoid body is something of an evolutionary canvas, as his physical shell can undergo radical transformations and rebirths that organic beings can't experience. Composed of synthetic flesh and cybernetic circuitry, and powered by a solar gem embedded in his forehead, Vision's body can be entirely disassembled, reprogrammed, and reassembled. This mechanical plasticity led to his iconic White Vision incarnation during Marvel Comics' Vision Quest storyline, where he was stripped of his human brainwave patterns and resurrected as an emotionless chalk-white weapon. However, Vision has also evolved through multiple iterations across separate deaths. In the comics, Vision had a brief phase where his consciousness was downloaded into a fleet of independent drones, a temporary fusion with Iron Man's armor during his time with the Young Avengers, and his eventual rebirth into a modern form with a self-made synthezoid family. It's in Vision's nature to adapt, though things can change even more drastically when the multiverse is at play. Marvel's Mangaverse Vision Isn't A Character, But A Prophecy Of The Apocalypse Marvel Mangaverse: Web of Blood #1; Written By Joe Kelly, Jack Kelly; Art By Kenny Ruiz Marvel Mangaverse: Web of Blood #1 establishes its three protagonists and the main threat to this timeline of the Marvel multiverse. Illyana Rasputin a.k.a. Legion, Miles Morales aka the Scarlet Spider, and Laura Kinney a.k.a. Weapon X-Tremis are a group of friends who grow apart due to their clashing perspectives on how to deal with the prospect of "the Vision," a prophecy that unveiled itself to the world after Doctor Strange cast a spell to prevent reality from merging with the Negative Zone. According to the Vision, "an ominous figure would turn the sky crimson... and burn the Earth." Although Doctor Strange succeeded in preventing a catastrophe, the Negative Zone still affected the Earth, destroying all technology and dividing this reality's forces between Mana and Technomancy. Illyana Rasputin chooses Mana and Laura Kinney chooses Technomancy in their attempt to prevent the Vision from materializing. And yet, Miles Morales is the one who launches "the day of the Vision" by seemingly murdering Laura Kinney with his Scarlet Spider powers. The sky "turns crimson" and "a darkness laughs," though exactly which entity is awakened is yet to be revealed. The Vision Receives The Most Drastic Redesign In Marvel's Mangaverse Other Marvel Icons Are Reinterpreted In The Mangaverse, But Only Vision Is A Concept Marvel Mangaverse: Web of Blood #1 introduces several new versions of famous Marvel characters. Besides the main trio, Doctor Strange, and Wong, Web of Blood #1 also presents a Nick Fury who attempts to protect New York City by fighting Weapon X-Tremis with the mechanic Ultimate Avengers, robotic counterparts of Earth's Mightiest Heroes. Likewise, Laura Kinney resurrects the late Colossus as a mecha to fight Illyana's Juggernaut robot. Likewise, Man-Thing is one of the Yokai who helps Illyana, and Taskmaster is an avid user of Technomancy. Curiosly, a quite recognizable version of Ultron can be spotted next to Taskmaster, suggesting the robot's lack of self-consciousness. Miles Morales' unexpected transformation wraps red lightning around his head and body, with tendrils that resemble sharp spider legs. Miles' attack also causes the whole planet to "turn crimson," which makes the Scarlet Spider a likely candidate to be the main subject of the Vision, the "ominous figure" that would "burn the Earth." However, even though the Vision seems to be an abstract concept in this continuity, there's also a chance that the "ominous figure" is a physical embodiment of the traditional Vision. After all, the classic synthezoid Avenger is the exact balance between man and machine that the Marvel Mangaverse is based its conflict on. Who do you think is the "ominous figure" from the Vision prophecy? Marvel Mangaverse: Web of Blood #1 is now available from Marvel Comics Release Date May 4, 2012 Runtime 143 minutes Director Joss Whedon Cast Steve Rogers / Captain America Characters By Stan Lee, Steve Ditko Studio(s) Marvel