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Iron Man: The Rapture #1-4
Iron Man: Rapture
A pulse-pounding cyberpunk thriller by Alexander Irvine (Buyout) and Lan Medina (Deathlok: The Demolisher). The future belongs to Tony Stark. So when a violent heart attack pushes the billionaire playboy and visionary inventor to the brink of death, he's not about to go down quietly. Enter Stark 2.0 - a fusion of man and machine unlike anything the world has seen before, an entity that will push its host past the brink of sanity as it attempts to recreate the world in its own image. Collecting: Iron Man: Rapture#1-4
166 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2011
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About the author
Alexander C. Irvine
189 books198 followersAlexander C. Irvine is an American fantasist and science fiction writer. He also writes under the pseudonym Alex Irvine. He first gained attention with his novel A Scattering of Jades and the stories that would form the collection Unintended Consequences. He has also published the Grail quest novel One King, One Soldier, and the World War II-era historical fantasy The Narrows.
In addition to his original works, Irvine has published Have Robot, Will Travel, a novel set in Isaac Asimov's positronic robot milieu; and Batman: Inferno, about the DC Comics superhero.
His academic background includes an M.A. in English from the University of Maine and a PhD from the University of Denver. He is an assistant professor of English at the University of Maine. He also worked for a time as a reporter at the Portland Phoenix.
In addition to his original works, Irvine has published Have Robot, Will Travel, a novel set in Isaac Asimov's positronic robot milieu; and Batman: Inferno, about the DC Comics superhero.
His academic background includes an M.A. in English from the University of Maine and a PhD from the University of Denver. He is an assistant professor of English at the University of Maine. He also worked for a time as a reporter at the Portland Phoenix.
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February 12, 2023
3.5⭐️ tf just happened what is that shitty ending
July 21, 2018
Marvel Knights worked best when their stories where evergreen. Continuity influenced, but not adhering to canon. As such, this worked as a nightmare "last Iron Man story". And I think it did a better job than Micheline and Layton's Iron Man: The End.
This is basically...Iron Man becomes Skynet. Iron Man should die and join the cloud someday. This was once teased at during Ultimates: Disassembled, but Fialkov quickly put the toys back in the box (the idea was, that Tony Stark died due to his Brain Tumor/Suffocation and became a sentient AI...but when he accessed the Infinity Stones, he immediately wished himself back to life...BOOOO).
Instead, Iron Man: Rapture, is a bit of a cyberpunk take on the character. Rarely do superhero get endings and attempts to improve the IP. Iron Man has been lucky to have Extremis, Hypervelocity, The Inevitable, Director of SHIELD and The Infamous Iron Man as rebrandings and angles.
This is basically...Iron Man becomes Skynet. Iron Man should die and join the cloud someday. This was once teased at during Ultimates: Disassembled, but Fialkov quickly put the toys back in the box (the idea was, that Tony Stark died due to his Brain Tumor/Suffocation and became a sentient AI...but when he accessed the Infinity Stones, he immediately wished himself back to life...BOOOO).
Instead, Iron Man: Rapture, is a bit of a cyberpunk take on the character. Rarely do superhero get endings and attempts to improve the IP. Iron Man has been lucky to have Extremis, Hypervelocity, The Inevitable, Director of SHIELD and The Infamous Iron Man as rebrandings and angles.
August 29, 2018
I read through this one fairly quick as it’s only a four issue series, though that doesn’t mean it was good or bad.
In fact, I found this book to be good. It wasn’t great, but it wasn’t bad. It was simply good, hence the three stars.
Personally, I think I would’ve liked this book more if the story had a little more originality to it. It just felt... overdone and overused (how many times has Tony Stark ended up being evil?). And that’s okay too, I just think the book could’ve been a lot better. Also, am I the only one that felt it was a little rushed????
As for the art, I liked it—that is to say, when the panels weren’t shrouded in black and other dark colors. Those panels lost a lot of detail and sometimes felt and looked muddled. But the panels that were bright and detailed were super fantastic.
Three out of five stars. If you like Iron Man, I still say you should read this. As I said, I got through it pretty quick and overall I enjoyed it.
In fact, I found this book to be good. It wasn’t great, but it wasn’t bad. It was simply good, hence the three stars.
Personally, I think I would’ve liked this book more if the story had a little more originality to it. It just felt... overdone and overused (how many times has Tony Stark ended up being evil?). And that’s okay too, I just think the book could’ve been a lot better. Also, am I the only one that felt it was a little rushed????
As for the art, I liked it—that is to say, when the panels weren’t shrouded in black and other dark colors. Those panels lost a lot of detail and sometimes felt and looked muddled. But the panels that were bright and detailed were super fantastic.
Three out of five stars. If you like Iron Man, I still say you should read this. As I said, I got through it pretty quick and overall I enjoyed it.
May 15, 2019
While the idea was interesting... my main gripe with the storytelling was, that it never touched me on an emotional level. Which made me quite sad because I like these kind of stories. I just loved the one from Matt Fraction in the Demons Paperback for example. What I did like a lot that the comics lend a lot from the movies with Pepper and Rhodey... it felt a bit out of place in the comic-verse, but since this is a limited series it was really nice.
April 2, 2018
The rise of Skynet... wait, that's a different more interesting story.
The art was nice, but too dark; lost a lot of detail.
The story was the 4th or 5th or 6th time that Stark has lost himself to the dark side and become evil Iron Man. It was mildly interesting in places, but felt very incomplete and rushed. Not sure how or even if this is supposed to fit into the 'real' Marvel Universe.
The art was nice, but too dark; lost a lot of detail.
The story was the 4th or 5th or 6th time that Stark has lost himself to the dark side and become evil Iron Man. It was mildly interesting in places, but felt very incomplete and rushed. Not sure how or even if this is supposed to fit into the 'real' Marvel Universe.
December 10, 2022
I so, so hate this type of story line. Possession os a main character (be it fantasy, Sci-fi, amnesia or whatever) always annoys me. I kind of hate read this to the end but didn't enjoy it. Art is beautiful, though.
May 27, 2017
Didn't like the ending. Iron man one of my fav superhero character but ya, the ending kinda hmm
May 24, 2019
Terrible story, but utterly gorgeous artwork.
April 12, 2021
This was a rough read. It didn't really land the edginess it was going for and ultimately just fell flat.
I highly recommend Irvine's Daredevil Noir instead!
I interviewed the author over on Previously on X-Men https://previously-on-x-men.libsyn.co...
I highly recommend Irvine's Daredevil Noir instead!
I interviewed the author over on Previously on X-Men https://previously-on-x-men.libsyn.co...
April 30, 2013
Interesting concept, lovely artwork, terrible story.
rushed and with little to no character development to help you understand *why* it's happening, this really isn't the best Tony Stark story out there.
rushed and with little to no character development to help you understand *why* it's happening, this really isn't the best Tony Stark story out there.
August 5, 2016
Beautiful art, but I wasn't too crazy about the story line. The Tony Stark in Iron Man: Rapture conflicted with the Tony Stark I have read just about everywhere else. Not terrible, but not something I would re-read.
July 11, 2011
"This could have been a good project if they made it more spookier than dramatic."
March 19, 2012
Not what I expected. It was a good read. Once I started it I had to finish it. Great Comic.
July 19, 2014
My 12 year old son loved this graphic novel, he is fast becoming a big fan of graphic novels, good job our local library has a huge selection.
October 4, 2016
The art was the most interesting thing about this story. Take that out and we are left with something dull and mildly predictable. The characters felt pretty wooden and unconvincing.
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