“Dark Eyes” is a much lovelier nickname then “Toaster”. Really wish we could get a new writer who not only thinks these two deserve another shot but brings back that nickname with a cute flashback to go with.

Yes! Comic book nicknames can be a bit awkward sometimes (for instance, take Vision’s nickname for Wanda, “curly top”, which sounds like the unfortunate combination of Curly Sue and Carrot Top), but dark eyes is sort of romantic and dramatic, which fits them both.

It doesn’t really apply now though, since Vision is currently more often portrayed with yellow or white eyes instead of pitch black or shadowed. And we see Paul Bettany’s baby blues in the MCU.

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As far as having another shot in the comics… I’m much more ambivalent on that. If nothing else, I’d love to see some modern art of the two, but even if they got together I guarantee they would not last. And since writers don’t want to spend months or years breaking up a couple by slowly introducing dilemmas and relationship troubles, so they go scorched earth.

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The fact that John Byrne didn’t want Wanda and Vision to be together anymore (among other things) resulted in their children being erased from existence, Vision losing his humanity, and Wanda losing her mind. The ramifications of all of this were never repaired–even Vision getting his emotions back came at the expense of the majority of readers and writers now seeing Vision as a machine instead of as a person. So I can’t help but be very cautious of what Wanda and Vision getting back together might ultimately cost them.

But in spite of that, I can also guarantee you we will see them together again. At the very least, 10 or so years from now you’re going to have kids who grew up with the MCU entering the comic book industry and becoming the voice of the reading audience, and they’re going to believe firmly that Wanda and Vision belong together.

Really hope Jim Zubb can improve Champions after these last few lackluster issues.

I’m mostly not very engaged with the direction Viv was taken. King’s Vision ends with Viv excited to explore the world as she is. Hopeful and happy, despite everything.

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This is honestly a pretty big departure and refreshing taking on robotic/synthetic characters (that don’t look outwardly human) in media. So, Viv’s whole “beep-boop what is this thing you call love?” thing doesn’t do it for me.

So far, Zub does seem to want to stay consistent with the most recent runs of characters he is working with. I don’t always agree with the interpretation he’s carrying forward but I think it’s a perfectly respectable choice to make. So I think he’s very likely to keep Viv on the same path Waid has, which is one I’m not terribly interested in.