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been a huge fan of Iron Man but bought issuebecause of how much I enjoyed Doctor Doom, also by Christopher Cantwell.
I was hooked! This series is one of my favorites to pull right now, Alex Ross covers are the cherry on top
This started of really strong, The characterization is particularly good, The PantsyTony relationship works. I didn't expect that. The main plot drags a bit, Not as interesting as the characterization, But I'm liking the book well enough so far, As long as Cantwell keeps writing about sociopathic jerks, I'll keep reading, Surprisingly good. Normally, I despise Iron Man, Especially back in Civil War, Marvel did a great job of convincing me that he was the Republican superhero, and the embodiment of all the worst aspects of corporate culture military industrial complex.


Still, this volume has a nice focus on obscure side characters I infinitely prefer, I started reading this book solely for Hellcat and Scarlet Spider, and I even like having Gargoyle and this obscure mutant "Halcyon" around.
Scarlet Spider is actually one of my topof alltime favorite characters, and the more I learn about Hellcat, the more I like.


Also helps that Patsy keeps calling Iron Man out on all his shit, This was probably the best way for modern woke culture to handle the billionaireasshat that is Tony Stark call out his privilege.
Constantly. I know most of the cast by name only, not even that for some, For example I have no idea as to who the hell is Korvac! Pairing Iron Man and a Clist character like Hellcat sounds somehow ridiculous but not as much as the Scooby gang Stark manages to gather at the end.


And still I found this first volume quite good actually, Starks own questionning of him being a super hero and his perception of peoples ungratefulness when he seems on the verge of being burntout is credible and well done.
Patsy Walker is clearly developped as a strong character and not a mere female sidekick, Judgement reserved as far as the Scooby gang is concerned though, As for Korvac, he makes up for a credible threat,
Theres even humour, too,

Art is great, I didnt know Cafu until now but he does a great job, enhanced by dArmatas subdued colours,
A great start for this new run on Iron Man!
Highlights:
Tony is getting back to his roots.
After all the crises he's gone through recently death, Arno, new body, AI he feels as if he needs to refocus.
Part of all that involves selling his shares of Stark International, stepping away from the board, and getting back to just his place and Iron Man.
He even takes the suit a bit retro looking,
Patsy Walker Hellcat gets involved and sort of acts like a spiritual guide for Tony, Teaching him meditation, and helping take on a few small criminals, They also eventually hook up and appear as if they may start a relationship,
The main baddie of the Volume is Korvac, No longer a cosmically powered being see old Avengers stuff, he still is a threat, being both a highpowered cyborg, and having a huge amount of money that he got from Tony while in disguise.
His henchmen Unicorn, Blizzard and Controller, His plan powerup to the point that he can make it to Taa II, Galactus' ship, presumably to take it for his own and become a "God".

Tony recruits Gargoyle, Scarlet Spider, Misty Knight, Frog Man, and Halcyon to help, but they appear to be blown up in a decoy ship.
The anger causes Tony to give out a full out, last ditch shot against Korvac, but it doesn't stop him, and leaves him broken and defeated in his Iron Man suit.


Kind of a bleak ending, but definitely something that makes me to find out what happens next.

Recommend . and though it covers a lot of "previously on, . . ", this is a good place to start, if you aren't reading the title, After his latest business venture falls apart, Tony Stark goes back to basics, But the enigmatic Michael Korvac lurks in the shadows, and the new cult following he has gathered puts Tony at the centre of a conspiracy that reaches far beyond the!

After a bit of a shaky transition between creative teams literally having the Wasp break up with Tony in one page, this new iteration of the character under Christopher Cantwell gets underway fairly quickly.
The mystery of what Korvac's actually after is a fun one to uncover, and the foil of Patsy Walker for Tony really works well Cantwell leans into her history of psychic manipulation to further the plot, and her biting snark counters Tony's general apathy for the rest of the world.


There are some Tonydefining moments in this run already, after only five issues, The sequence in which Tony battles supervillains with basically every bone in his body broken Absolutely brilliant, And the ragtag group of heroes that Cantwell assembles around Tony to help out once Korvac's true plan comes to light should NOT work, but they're hilarious together.


The artwork is also fantastic CAFU's work has been going from strength to strength, but the addition of colourist Frank D'Armata gives his visuals a completely new look.
Everything feels denser, shinier, and perfect for Iron Man's world, even when he's out of the armor, The atmosphere of the book feels totally different to CAFU's earlier work, and in a good way, It just goes to show the effect that a colourist can have they're the true unsung heroes of the comic world after letterers, I think.


Iron Man's had a few status quo changes over the pastyears or so, but this back to basics approach for Tony coupled with the out of this world Korvac as a villain works surprisingly well.
Cantwell's grasp of the character is sound, and he clearly has a longterm plot in mind here, Plus it looks wonderful. A great start. Tonys having a midlife crisis, or something, so he sells up his shares in Stark Unlimited, buys a buncha fancy cars and starts Fast and Furiousing it up in the streets of New York! But an old Avengers foe, Korvac, is back with a new dastardly plan to steal the lightning and become a cyborg Jebus, or something.
Big Iron Big whoop.

Unfortunately Christopher Cantwells take on Iron Man doesnt get off to a flying start and isnt much better than Dan Slotts dreary run was.
I feel like theres something good to be had here, Tony feeling fed up with the superhero game, the weird time jumps hinting at a possible neurological disorder, and questioning his purpose all seem like they could be developed into an interesting character study but Cantwell doesnt do anything of the sort here.


Instead he pairs Tony up with Patsy Walker/Hellcat first Pepper, then MJ, now Patsy Tonys definitely got a type and that type is redheads! so he has someone he can talk plot to which is: Korvac up to evil things cos hes an evil cyborg.
Besides that we get to see how pitiful the Iron Man rogues gallery is as Tony punches nobodies called Unicorn, Cardiac and Melter.
Thats probably why Cantwell drew from the Avengers rogues gallery for the big bad of this series Tonys got nothing.


Im only guessing at the possible neurological condition because theres no explanation for why the story jumps around like it does.
Tony suddenly appears in a boxing ring fighting Crusher Creel and Arcade is somehow responsible then hes in a burger joint then Rhodeys kidnapped.
Whu huh And I dont know why Korvac is obsessed with Christian imagery either, Its an underwritten book even by first volume standards,

The Alex Ross covers are amazing and I loved his Iron Man suit design, Cafus art throughout is also fantastic, The occasional scene was amusing too, like when Tony shows up unannounced at a school and gets told by the teachers that hes interrupting the childrens schedule, and then losing it when Melter does what he does to his car.


Overall though its an unimpressive beginning with a weak and silly teamup at the end that leaves the story on a cliffhanger that Im not keen on following up on.
Iron Man, Volume: Big Iron is one big whatever, The present is theirs the future, for which I really worked, is mine, Nikola Tesla

Would a great intellect actually know what is best for mankind Do they still understand what it means to be human I do not care about a single thing going on in Cantwells Iron Man.
Not Hellcat, not Korvac, not the deaf racer guy with a locked heart rate, or his new ragtag team of crap crusaders.
None of it. It reads like an old action movie that went straight to video, and I want nothing to do with it from here on out.
Two for decent art, A bit flakey in parts but the overall story arc is pretty good, Tony is going through a midlife crisis, He's left Stark Unlimited and sold off most of his tech, starting over in a brownstone in NYC.
I really like this new relationship with Patsy Walker where she repeatedly calls him out for all his shit.
Korvac as the main villain has some potential, CAFU's artwork has gotten really good, Best work of their career type stuff, It seems like this whole run is going to be one long story and the book does end midstory.
This book was pretty good! It focuses on Tony as he questions his existence in this universe and going through what his purpose is when he has to face against different villains like Absorbing man, Cardiac, Melter and even Unicorn and he teams up with Patsy and even indulges in speed races when he is confronted by a man who is better Known as Korvac.
Initially he comes as a Investee looking for Stark's investment in some lightning thing but then his real purpose becomes clear when he plans to absorb lightning powers in his android body and travel to TaaII aka Galactus's ship to become God himself! This story starts off small and is becoming epic by the second, I like how the art compliments the writing as well and puts such a focus on Tony and his romance with Patsy is such a great change and serves to ground him and putting him against Korvac, one of the Avengers biggest bads is excellent and increases the odds of it becoming an eventlike story! And the ending with where Tony, his newly formed ragtagteam and Patsy are is good! I loved the volume and the run looks super promising! Patsy Walker rules, great seeing her again for the first time since theHellcat series.


Cafu killing it on art in every book I buy with his name on it, The most engaging Tony Stark has been in years, maybe even since the Fraction/Larroca run, As much as I normally loath the "back to basics" approach to writing superhero comics, Cantwell strips away lot of the baggage accumulated over Iron Man's recent comic forays to deliver a solid tale

full of both oldschool superheroics and deep character work.
A good new volume of Iron Man, even if I do tire of each new writer entirely rebooting every Marvel series.
But Patsy is a great costar, Tony is portrayed well, and Korvac is an entirely interesting villain, I could do without regular Iron Man villains like Pegasus and the Controller being used as goondrones, but the cliffhanger definitely has me interested in continuing on with the next volume.
Cantwell and Cafu are great, I'm surprised I enjoy and Iron Man book, but they do a great job! when will reading about my favourite character stop feeling like an exercise in masochism Im really enjoying this reboot.
I hope it lasts awhile, I like the addition of Patsy Walker as a recurring character she grounds Tony in the real world despite the fact they are staring down a galaxy level threat.
RDJ is so likeable that you can easily overlook it in the films, but even more than with most Marvel heroes, it's built into the premise that Tony Stark is a dick.
Arms dealer alcoholic billionaire CEO these are none of them nondick callings are they And this latest relaunch is trying to lean into that, but not for the first time, it also tries to have its cake and eat it, because of the complication that Stark still sort of has to be the hero if there's a comic called Iron Man and he's not dead again yet.
So he's clearly having some sort of midlife crisis when he thinks he's going to connect with real life by flying coach, or leaving his company and just being a private billionaire, or getting into illegal street racing because that's more 'iron' and less 'tech'.
And whenever he talks about getting back to his roots, I suspect the creators are as aware as we are that his roots were in business, that he was an inventor and tycoon before he was an armoured Avenger, and that this is a ludicrous pose.
Yet they still give him his armour in a suitcase again, which never made sense unless it was dimensionally transcendent and that's more Pym's department.
More than that, the whole thing feels like it should be either funnier or meaner or maybe both, and thinking that reminds me of Superior Iron Man, probably the last time an Iron Man series actually worked for me the problem being, that was set during the period when a really stupid crossover had turned Stark evil, and part of the joke was that he wasn't actually that different.
Whereas here Stark's dumb gestures and iffy driving nearly kill a journalist who signposts the Iron Man, Vol. 1's big question by wanting to find out "What's myth, what's real, and what's.
. . you know problematic" about him, but to some extent we're still being expected to sympathise with the pillock, Partly this is achieved by showing what he gets online, as when Twitter is giving him grief because he fucked up a satellite, and thus some people's internet, while saving the world from Terrax.
And that's cheating, really, isn't it I think I could sympathise with almost anybody for at least a moment if you showed me the hellsite having a go at them.
And then we also get Patsy Walker popping up as a sort of sidekick/conscience, giving Stark shit and pointing out that even his current acting out is just ego in another form selfdisgust is selfobsession, honey.
Except that SPOILER she still falls into bed with him! And seems to think it a wizard wheeze when he invites a load of other tech dicks to a party before setting off an EMP to fry all their devices.
Which apart from being an insufferable hippy prick move in its own right what if any of them have a pacemaker You know, like Tony Stark himself Sometimes, anyway I'm buggered if I can remember his current cardiac status quo.
Speaking of Cardiac, the medical vigilante of that name pops up here, engaged in a plan which is a long way from his normal MO I can totally see him plotting to asphyxiate a bunch of higherups from the USA's obscene healthcare system, but rank and file Stark employees seems uncharacteristically supervillain, as the dialogue notes.
I guess this might subsequently be revealed as something to do with the presence of the Controller, but mainly he just had me thinking, is the Controller really such a classic villain that two consecutive Iron Man runs need to lean on him this heavily within the space of a couple of years Still, I guess at least he isn't called Fuller Tielhard sic, a name so DO YOU SEE that even Ales Kot would wince, and that aside from the numerous Buckminster F epigraphs scattered about the issues.
Yeah, it turns out to be an alias, but even so, and what's with the transposed vowels Similarly, where's FrogMan's hyphen, and more to the point, how do you have a whole issue with FrogMan where, beyond the initial 'Oh look, it's FrogMan, LOL!' he isn't funny once I had high hopes for this, because I liked what Cantwell did on the Doctor Doom solo book and his own She Could Fly, and because there have been too few decent Iron Man comics for a very long time.
But as well as containing several car crashes, this is one, Still, it does have very pretty art from Cafu and Frank d'Armata even if I struggle with seeing Patsy Walker in this more realistic mode after the Squirrel Girlesque stylings with which Brittney Williams so perfectly rendered her in her too shortlived mids solo series.
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