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Essential Iron Man #2
Essential Iron Man, Vol. 2
It's armored action at its best as Iron Man faces Ultimo; the Mandarin; the Titanium Man, the ever-popular communist menace; and more! Guest-starring S.H.I.E.L.D., the Sub-Mariner and the Hulk! Includes the first run of Iron Man's solo series! Collecting: Tales of Suspense #73-99, Tales to Astonish #82, Iron Man & Sub-Mariner #1, Iron Man #1-11
584 pages, Paperback
First published March 10, 1969
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Stan Lee
7,554 books2,334 followersStan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber) was an American writer, editor, creator of comic book superheroes, and the former president and chairman of Marvel Comics.
With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.
With several artist co-creators, most notably Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko, he co-created Spider-Man, the Fantastic Four, Thor as a superhero, the X-Men, Iron Man, the Hulk, Daredevil, the Silver Surfer, Dr. Strange, Ant-Man and the Wasp, Scarlet Witch, The Inhumans, and many other characters, introducing complex, naturalistic characters and a thoroughly shared universe into superhero comic books. He subsequently led the expansion of Marvel Comics from a small division of a publishing house to a large multimedia corporation.
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February 3, 2016
I liked this better than the first Essential volume. The superhero action ratcheted up another notch as these comics contained his battles with the Titanium Man, the Mandarin and appearances by the Hulk and the Submariner. S.H.I.E.L.D. figured prominently in theses issues that looking back; it actually made sense Tony Stark eventually became its director.
These black and white Essentials work for me as a reader because of the art. Back then, color was a luxury and barely dependable. The art team, the penciler and the inker, put out linework to emphasize storytelling and dynamic action.
These black and white Essentials work for me as a reader because of the art. Back then, color was a luxury and barely dependable. The art team, the penciler and the inker, put out linework to emphasize storytelling and dynamic action.
April 24, 2016
The second Essential Iron Man volume collects the Golden Avengers adventures from Tales of Suspense # 73-99, Tales to Astonish # 82, Iron Man & Sub-Mariner # 1 and the first eleven issues of his own title.
I really enjoyed the first volume immensely, and it definitely turned me into an Iron Man fan, but this second volume has really sharpened my enjoyment of the character further. The stories are, in my humnble opinion, smoother and better, and Gene Colan's art which covers a lot of this volume is absolutely tremendous. At first I was somewhat sceptical as to whether his rather smooth art would fit a character like Iron Man, but after this volume, I would say that his depiction of the character rates among my favourites.
Definitely recommended material for anyone interested in the character, including people who enjoyed the excellent movie with Robert Downey Jr.
I really enjoyed the first volume immensely, and it definitely turned me into an Iron Man fan, but this second volume has really sharpened my enjoyment of the character further. The stories are, in my humnble opinion, smoother and better, and Gene Colan's art which covers a lot of this volume is absolutely tremendous. At first I was somewhat sceptical as to whether his rather smooth art would fit a character like Iron Man, but after this volume, I would say that his depiction of the character rates among my favourites.
Definitely recommended material for anyone interested in the character, including people who enjoyed the excellent movie with Robert Downey Jr.
August 30, 2017
A bit of a mixed bag that was getting pretty good by the end.
March 6, 2013
Although I enjoyed the first volume, I found it pretty tedious to get through as I have most of that very early Marvel stuff. The first third of this volume had that sluggish feel to it, but ti picked up in pacing and quality pretty darn fast. Is it still steeped in jingoistic nationalism, xenophobia and sexism? Oh hell yes, but it's still highly enjoyable. It's also immensely entertaining seeing the very earliest appearances in Marvel of many villains I am familiar with from both my child hood and more recent years.
Sexism and xenophobia aside, the thing that's aged the worst is Stark's secret identity. Like many people I am just so used to Tony Stark being out about Iron Man that it feels weird to see him hiding it, and the plot holes in how no one figures it out and the weird reasons he comes up with needing a secret identity definitely read as the weakest points of the volume. That all being said, I think almost because of that my favorite couple of issues were the very last few where the Mandarin had finally pieced it together and how Stark weasels out of it.
Sexism and xenophobia aside, the thing that's aged the worst is Stark's secret identity. Like many people I am just so used to Tony Stark being out about Iron Man that it feels weird to see him hiding it, and the plot holes in how no one figures it out and the weird reasons he comes up with needing a secret identity definitely read as the weakest points of the volume. That all being said, I think almost because of that my favorite couple of issues were the very last few where the Mandarin had finally pieced it together and how Stark weasels out of it.
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November 30, 2013O HOMEM DE FERRO DE GENE COLAN: TRANSISTORES DETONADOS, REALISMO DETONANTE
O Homem de Ferro não é o trabalho mais marcante de Gene Colan na Marvel da Era de Prata -- Daredevil e Tomb of Dracula, discutivelmente o Dr. Estranho, estão na frente. O que diz muito sobre Gene Colan: em dois anos, entre Tales of Suspense #73 [janeiro de 1966] e Iron Man #1 [maio de 1968], o artista se tornou um dos principais desenhistas do personagem -- a armadura do período, amarela, vermelha e cheia de círculos [aí do lado, na capa do gibi], por exemplo, é A Armadura Clássica do Homem de Ferro. E como ele fez tudo isso? A resposta curta é SENDO MUITO MESTRE. A longa: com uma proposta estética que dava para uma versão turbinada da espetacularidade que você espera de uma aventura de super-heróis uma CASCA realista.
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O Homem de Ferro não é o trabalho mais marcante de Gene Colan na Marvel da Era de Prata -- Daredevil e Tomb of Dracula, discutivelmente o Dr. Estranho, estão na frente. O que diz muito sobre Gene Colan: em dois anos, entre Tales of Suspense #73 [janeiro de 1966] e Iron Man #1 [maio de 1968], o artista se tornou um dos principais desenhistas do personagem -- a armadura do período, amarela, vermelha e cheia de círculos [aí do lado, na capa do gibi], por exemplo, é A Armadura Clássica do Homem de Ferro. E como ele fez tudo isso? A resposta curta é SENDO MUITO MESTRE. A longa: com uma proposta estética que dava para uma versão turbinada da espetacularidade que você espera de uma aventura de super-heróis uma CASCA realista.
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March 6, 2013
Lee und Colan
Die Geschichten sind Stan-Lee-Standardware, er hat ein Talent gehabt, Figuren zu entwerfen; aber seine Dialoge sind, naja, hm, eher laberig (er gibt in einem Panel sogar zu "Ja, echte Leute reden so nicht!"), und auch die Stories sind typische, von der Kommunistenangst beeinflusste 60er-Jahre-Ware.
Don Heck zeichnet nur ca. 1/5 der Geschichten, der Löwenanteil stammt von Gene Colan, und auch wenn man sich ein bisschen an seinen doch SEHR anderen Zeichenstil gewöhnen muss: Er ist einfach brilliant - keiner kann so gut mit Schattenwürfen arbeiten (Mike Mignola als der Meister schlechthin natürlich ausgenommen) wie Colan (seine "Tomb of Dracula" sind deshalb so einflussreich gewesen).
Vom Schreibstil eher Durchschnitt, von den Zeichnungen her brilliant.
Die Geschichten sind Stan-Lee-Standardware, er hat ein Talent gehabt, Figuren zu entwerfen; aber seine Dialoge sind, naja, hm, eher laberig (er gibt in einem Panel sogar zu "Ja, echte Leute reden so nicht!"), und auch die Stories sind typische, von der Kommunistenangst beeinflusste 60er-Jahre-Ware.
Don Heck zeichnet nur ca. 1/5 der Geschichten, der Löwenanteil stammt von Gene Colan, und auch wenn man sich ein bisschen an seinen doch SEHR anderen Zeichenstil gewöhnen muss: Er ist einfach brilliant - keiner kann so gut mit Schattenwürfen arbeiten (Mike Mignola als der Meister schlechthin natürlich ausgenommen) wie Colan (seine "Tomb of Dracula" sind deshalb so einflussreich gewesen).
Vom Schreibstil eher Durchschnitt, von den Zeichnungen her brilliant.
June 27, 2015
Kurt Busiek said once there are lots of things you can do with a millionaire playboy/genius inventor/super-hero and this volume shows it. Tony Stark copes with Senate investigations, the usual array of super-villains, love life problems, attacks on his plants (a high-point for me was when one idiot tries to take out Iron Man by hitting him with a chair) and his constant heart problems. Enjoyable, but suffers from Shellhead's rogue's gallery being limited—the Mandarin and Titanium Man get more exposure than they deserve, and some of the new foes here (Half-Face, the Freak) are C-listers at best.
May 14, 2013
Some good Iron Man stories here but few real classics. The highlight of the book is all the great Gene Colan artwork. Jasper Sitwell, dedicated agent of SHIELD, makes his debut in this volume, but most of the characters are cardboard and throwaway.
May 16, 2013
The art gets better in these stories - first with the late Gene Colan (who was better put to use on Daredevil) and then George Tuska - but Tony Stark is still boring. I have to laugh at how relatively useless his armor is most of the time.
January 11, 2013
research for a sketch card project...
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