Dire Wraiths disguised as astronauts attempt to sabotage the orbiting neutralizer, but Rom stops them by flying a comet through their shuttle! But will they be able to complete the device in time?? #marvel#rom
Forge is still worried about his weapon being used against superpowered individuals, but this Neo-Neutralizer is powered by Rom’s own weapon. As long as he retains control, the people of Earth should be safe. #marvel#rom
Forge still doesn’t want to arm the military with his neutralizers, but he does get the governments of the world to agree to build an orbital space neutralizer, which can destroy all of the Dire Wraiths on Earth at once! I’m getting real Armageddon vibes here! #marvel#rom
Rom talks to the little girl from last issue, Cindy, whose mind was temporarily merged with a Dire Wraith before it was killed. She understands that the Wraiths have created a black beam that draws energy from our sun, feeding it into the Black Sun of Wraithworld! #marvel#rom
Rom sees a chance to completely wipe out the Dire Wraiths, since they have all gathered to create this supernatural device. But as the Wraiths flee, Rom notices that they have created a black spot on the Sun…and it’s growing! #marvel#rom
So now the Thing has to fight Benjamin Grimm, the manifestation of his humanity. And just as Benjamin Grimm is trying to destroy the Thing, Ben Grimm (the real one) suspects that if he kills his opponent, he will be stuck as the Thing permanently. #marvel#thing
This manifestation of Benjamin Grimm summarizes what’s been explained over the past few issues: Battleworld was created based on the concept of desire, so as Ben Grimm struggled with his duality, the world created another Ben Grimm for him to face. It almost #marvel#thing
Benjamin Grimm wants to destroy the Thing for good, but now he’s turning into the Thing! He also tells Tarianna that her whole life, everything she knows, is not real. She’s just a creation of Ben Grimm’s mind. That’s why it’s hard to get invested in this story. #marvel#thing
Llrrllllnnllyyrrl rejoins his head to his body, and Ultron is reborn! And as a reward for her faithful service, Ultron annihilates her. I’m glad that Ultron is back, but what a terrible ending to this storyline. At least I never have to type that dumb name again. #marvel#thing