West Coast Avengers #3
West Coast Avengers #3 gives us an explanation for multiple Ultrons (including others we haven't yet seen) along with the first confrontation from the Ultron prophet and the West Coast Avengers featuring their own Ultron, bringing the two face-to-face. Other than the backstory which adds some context to the current situation, there's not much of note in the issue as the confrontation ultimately is left unresolved.
What we do get in the comic's epilogue is a shot of Tony Stark looking for help outside his Avengers attempting to enlist the help of the Illuminati (Doctor Strange, Blue Marvel, Reed Richards, and Emma Frost) who ultimately turn him down. I haven't been reading enough of the wider current comic universe to know the Illuminati were still active, although it does seem they have learned when not to get involved (even with a world-threatening robot offering salvation to dying people by turning them into cyborg angels). This leaves Ultron to be a problem for the Avengers to solve on their own.
[Marvel, $4.99]
- Title: West Coast Avengers #2
- Comic Vine: link
- Writer: Gerry Duggan
- Artist: Danny Kim
