New VisionQuest promo art teases Jim Hammond and origin of Tommy’s codename

As VisionQuest gets closer to its Disney+ release, new promo art and merchandise are starting to reveal some interesting details. One T-shirt shows a "Vision Speed Racing" sign, which is believed to be how Tommy gets his superhero name, Speed.

Another promo art shows a design labeled J.I.M. (Joule Individual Machine Head Assessment), pointing straight to Jim Hammond, the original Human Torch android from the Marvel comics. Together, the art teases both Tommy's codename and a better look at Vision's early android roots.

Marvel released the official trailer for VisionQuest on August 14, giving fans a two-minute-and-four-second look at what to expect from the series.

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VisionQuest promo art might have just teased Jim Hammond as the Human Torch

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This shirt is called the 'JIM Head Prototype' ... could this be about Jim Hammond? ​Also big thank you to @RainingChaos1 for bringing all of these to my attention!

The new merchandise features a black and navy T-shirt listed as the Marvel VisionQuest JIM Head Prototype Burgos Labs T-Shirt. The T-shirt has a J.I.M. design with "Joule Individual Machine Head Assessment" written on it. According to Marvel, Jim Hammond was an android created by Professor Phineas T. Horton for research purposes.

However, he developed human-like awareness, which eventually became the original Human Torch. Jim Hammond joined the police under a human identity and later fought crime openly as the Human Torch and even helped the Allies during World War II.

Hammond being the first android and the original Human Torch in Marvel Comics, these early designs could be a small hint that the character might have an important role in the upcoming Disney+ series.

VisionQuest promo art teases Tommy Maximoff as Speed

Another promo art reads "Vision Speed Racing," hinting at the origin of Tommy Maximoff's superhero codename, Speed.

Additionally, at one minute and forty-four seconds of the trailer, viewers could also see Tommy wearing a T-shirt that reads "Get A Grip, Don't Believe The Blip." This phrase also appears in the promo art. Not to forget, in Marvel, the Blip refers to an event when Thanos used the Infinity Stones to erase half of all life in the universe. With Tommy wearing a T-shirt that says "Don’t Believe The Blip," it basically seems to state that he doesn't believe what the world has been told about the five-year Blip, although it could simply be part of his look in the series.

Interestingly, showrunner Terry Matalas, when talking to SFX Magazine, said that the series will focus on Vision's story and explore parts of his past that the movies and WandaVision did not. He added that the series will explore where Vision came from, with some parts of his origin possibly going back much further than they previously thought.

While Matalas only talked about exploring Vision's past and did not mention Jim Hammond as Human Torch or Tommy's future as Speed, the new promo art has certainly given the fans some interesting clues. The J.I.M. design could point to Hammond, while "Vision Speed Racing" could be a hint at Tommy's superhero name. Whether these are just facts or something more remains to be seen when the series arrives on Disney+ on October 14.

Last month, Paul Bettany and James Spader joined Kevin Feige on stage at D23: The Ultimate Disney Fan Event to show the first trailer for VisionQuest.

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