Vision reading order
The Vision's path from Ultron's weapon to Avenger, husband and suburban father, through his key Avengers stories and solo series. New readers should start with Tom King's self-contained Vision (2016), then go back as far as they like.
Debut1968
Ultron builds a synthetic man to destroy the Avengers, and he turns on his maker instead. This two-part story sets up everything that follows.
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- The Avengers Omnibus (2023)Covers The Avengers #57–58Find on Amazon
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The Vision's first appearance and his decision to join the team.
Kree-Skrull War and Origin1971–1975
The Vision becomes a core Avenger, grows close to the Scarlet Witch, and learns where his body really came from.
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- Avengers Epic Collection Vol. 5: This Beachhead Earth (2020)Covers The Avengers #89–97Find on Amazon
- The Avengers Omnibus Vol. 5 (2023)Covers The Avengers #133–135; Giant-Size Avengers #4Find on Amazon
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The Avengers (1963)The Avengers (1963) #89–979 issues, optional
- #89
- #90
- #91
- #92
- #93
- #94
- #95
- #96
- #97
A long team storyline; #93, a trip inside the Vision's body, is the issue most about him.
Reveals the link between the Vision and the original Human Torch.
- Giant-Size Avengers (1974)Giant-Size Avengers (1974) #4June 1975
Concludes the origin storyline and features the Vision and Wanda's wedding.
Married Life and World Control1982–1986
The Vision and Wanda try to live as a couple, while the Vision's link to a vast computer pushes him to take charge of the world's systems.
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- Vision & the Scarlet Witch: The Saga of Wanda and VisionCovers The Vision and the Scarlet Witch #2–4, 1–12Find on Amazon
- Avengers Epic Collection Vol. 14: Absolute Vision (2026)Covers The Avengers #251–254Find on Amazon
- Avengers Epic Collection Vol. 12: Court-Martial (2025)Covers The Vision and the Scarlet Witch #1Find on Amazon
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The Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1982)The Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1982) #1–44 issues, optional
- #1
- #2
- #3
- #4
A light first miniseries about the couple; pleasant but not needed.
The Vision moves to take control of Earth's computers, a choice with long consequences.
The Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985)The Vision and the Scarlet Witch (1985) #1–1212 issues
- #1
- #2
- #3
- #4
- #5
- #6
- #7
- #8
- #9
- #10
- #11
- #12
Follows straight on from Avengers #254; the couple leave the Avengers to settle down and start a family.
John Byrne's Vision Quest1989–1990
The Vision is abducted and taken apart, and the man who comes back is not the one Wanda married. The fallout hits their family hard.
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- Avengers by John Byrne Omnibus (2016)Covers West Coast Avengers #42–47; Avengers West Coast #48–57Find on Amazon
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West Coast Avengers (1985)West Coast Avengers (1985) #42–476 issues
- #42
- #43
- #44
- #45
- #46
- #47
The cover title becomes Avengers West Coast with #47, and the series continues under that name from #48.
Avengers West Coast (1989)Avengers West Coast (1989) #48–525 issues
- #48
- #49
- #50
- #51
- #52
#51 and #52 settle the fate of the Vision and Wanda's children.
Acts of Vengeance crossover issues; you can skip them, though they lead into the Scarlet Witch plot.
Conclusion of the dark Scarlet Witch storyline.
Avengers Disassembled2004
The Avengers are hit by one disaster after another, and the Vision is caught up in the chaos from the start.
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- New Avengers Modern Era Epic Collection Vol. 1: Assembled (2023)Covers Avengers #500–503Find on Amazon
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A Director's Cut edition of #500 also exists; the standard issue is all you need.
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Tom King's Vision2016
The Vision builds himself a wife and two children and moves them to a suburb outside Washington, DC, to live as an ordinary family. It is self-contained and the best way into the character.
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- The Visions [Marvel Premier Collection] (2026)Covers Vision #1–12Find on Amazon
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Needs no earlier reading; the Vision Director's Cut series reprints these issues with extras.
The Vision and the Scarlet Witch2025
The Vision visits Wanda just as his brother, the Grim Reaper, comes back from the dead, which pulls the old couple into one more adventure together.
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- The Vision & the Scarlet Witch: Fear the ReaperCovers The Vision & the Scarlet Witch #1–5Find on Amazon
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The Vision & the Scarlet Witch (2025)The Vision & the Scarlet Witch (2025) #1–55 issues
- #1
- #2
- #3
- #4
- #5
Builds on their shared history; the 1980s phases make it richer.
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