Warning: Contains spoilers forWest Coast Avengers #8!
Wonder Manremains an underrated Marvel Comics hero, but his latest run-in with theAvengersjust revealed the explosive extent of his powers, ahead of his MCU debut. With his Disney+ series still set to be released sometime this year, Wonder Man just reminded audiences why he’s one of Marvel’s strongest superheroes, albeit due to to an evil plot froma variant of Ultron.
West Coast Avengers #8, written by Gerry Duggan, with art by Danny Kim, features the team facing off against a version of the android that dubs itself Ultron the Scorched, and Simon rushes in to help. However,using Wonder Man and his powers as an ionic battery, the Scorched Ultron turns the hero into a massive bomb.
With theWonder Manseries on the way, Marvel Comics just re-established the character’s immense power by terrorizing the West Coast. A stunned Iron Man even says “the readings are off the chart” while Williams’ energy surge drops a building on Los Angeles.
Ultron Just Turned Wonder Man Into A Bomb, Showing His Massive Power Level In Marvel Comics
West Coast Avengers#8, Written By Gerry Duggan; Art By Danny Kim; Color Art By Arthur Hesli; Lettering By VC’s Joe Caramagna
Over sixty years after his debut,Wonder Man just proved that his powers literally made him a ticking bomb waiting to go off all along, and it just blew up in the West Coast Avengers’ faces. Ultron is to blame for exploiting the hero’s unique ionic energy form, but the destruction it causes is still shocking and devastating. Wonder Man had seemingly just joined the West Coast Avengers again afterstriking up a surprising friendship with Killerwatt, but it’s still unknown if Simon may be able to recover from being overloaded with energy and delivering the terrifying blast.
Created by Stan Lee, Don Heck, and Jack Kirby,Wonder Man started as an Avengers villain, empowered by Baron Zemo to join his Masters of Evil. Zemo imbued Simon Williams with ionic energy, and the extent of his transformation has been revealed over decades of Marvel Comics history. Wonder Man didn’t just get superhuman strength and invulnerability from Zemo, butover multiple resurrections, it’s been established that Simon has become a being of ionic energy. Wonder Man’s ionic form made him one of Marvel’s most powerful characters, butWest Coast Avengers #8proved how dangerous it can be if manipulated.
Simon Williams Shows Off His Amazing Powers Before His MCU Debut
IsWest Coast AvengersUshering in Wonder Man’s Comics Comeback?
WhileWonder Manis being billed as ameta comedy that takes the MCU to Hollywood, his latest Marvel Comics appearance just made it clear that his powers can get very serious.Wonder Man’s ionic energy powers granted him extraordinary abilities and strength that apparently made him on par with characters like Thor, Captain Marvel, and the Sentry, and his MCU counterpart should follow suit.
However, the deadly scope of Simon’s powers may not match the Disney+ show’s lighter tone; it’s still unknown if the explosive cliffhanger that saw Ultron overpower Simon killed any civilians or even Wonder Man himself.
Even if Wonder Man was gravely injured by the Scorched Ultron, turning him into an explosive, the character luckily has been able to come back from similar situations in the past. While Simon’s ionic energy was dispersed after a major sacrifice years ago,the hero’s connection to the Scarlet Witchhelped him come back to life with magical assistance. With the character set to make his big MCU debut, it’s hard to imagine that Marvel would want Simon benched for too long. Wonder Man is an iconic West Coast Avenger, and the team’s latest series could seriously use his firepower.
Wonder Man’s Powerful Potential Could Have Major Ramifications For The Marvel Universe
The MCU May Have Just Gotten A New “Strongest Avenger”
Simon Williams has been experimented on by villains and even killed various times in Marvel history, but he always comes back stronger than ever. While Ultron’s attack inWest Coast Avengersliterally blew the character up,the explosion proved Wonder Man’s raw power, and could lead to him gaining a new level of control over his ionic-powered abilities. The character has been more of a pacifist than other heroes, but if his upcoming series provides a faithful adaptation of the character, Simon could still be the MCU’s next true superstar, and he should have a major Marvel Comics comeback in tandem.
Both Simon and Eric Williams will appear in the MCU’sWonder Man, and though the series seems to be keeping it low-key, their comic counterparts prove that they’re adding real heavy-hitters to the franchise.
Wonder Man’s villainous brother, the Grim Reaper, also just got a major power upgrade in the pages ofThe Vision and the Scarlet Witch, so it seems that the siblings could finally be moving back to the forefront of the Marvel Universe. Both Simon and Eric Williams will appear in the MCU’sWonder Man, and though the series seems to be keeping it low-key, their comic counterparts prove that they’re adding real heavy-hitters to the franchise. AsWonder Manunwittinglyunleashes the full force of his power on the West CoastAvengers, the MCU may not know what hit them.
