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Iron Age #1-5
Iron Age
Trapped in the past, Iron Man races the clock to save the future from annihilation. But his past self is in a drunken stupor, and Tony's fellow Avengers dismiss his story as an alcoholic delusion. The keys to saving Tony's future? Hank Pym, exiled Avenger - and one of the team's greatest enemies: Ultron! Tony's next stop is Captain Britain's London, a totalitarian state bent on a new, "cleaner" future. Iron Man and Captain Britain fight for freedom - but can any of the crosstime allies Tony gathers help him defeat Dark Phoenix, the foe threatening all of time? Collecting IRON AGE: ALPHA, IRON AGE #1-3 and IRON AGE: OMEGA.
192 pages, Hardcover
First published November 9, 2011
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January 15, 2019
3.5 stars
This is kind of like a self insert fanfic. "What if I travelled through time and teamed up with my favorite heroes?" It's a random hodge podge - this team: Power Man, Iron Fist, Dazzler, Cyclops, Yellowjacket and the Human Torch.
There is some great stuff with Tony Stark here. Tony Starks. I like that this is one of the few comics that came out post 2008 that understood part of his character, as least. I always love when we see Tony Stark talk about his alcoholism and his past. It's not done enough and when it is, at least in recent comics, it's disingenuous. This was interesting because it's clear he was disgusted by his past. The angst here was pretty well done.
Unfortunately, the ending is a bit messy. Not just because I hate Yellowjacket, I tried to get past that. It seemed a bit rushed and abrupt. But, I enjoyed the ride for what it was. This is a tentative recommend.
This is kind of like a self insert fanfic. "What if I travelled through time and teamed up with my favorite heroes?" It's a random hodge podge - this team: Power Man, Iron Fist, Dazzler, Cyclops, Yellowjacket and the Human Torch.
There is some great stuff with Tony Stark here. Tony Starks. I like that this is one of the few comics that came out post 2008 that understood part of his character, as least. I always love when we see Tony Stark talk about his alcoholism and his past. It's not done enough and when it is, at least in recent comics, it's disingenuous. This was interesting because it's clear he was disgusted by his past. The angst here was pretty well done.
Unfortunately, the ending is a bit messy. Not just because I hate Yellowjacket, I tried to get past that. It seemed a bit rushed and abrupt. But, I enjoyed the ride for what it was. This is a tentative recommend.
November 30, 2020
Solid time travel, team up jaunt written with old school style and verve.
I’ve seen some criticism of this book, which I suppose has some merit, but in literal Stark Contrast (Pun intended! Haha!) to Days of Future Past (which if written today might be considered slow and plodding) -If this were written in the 80s it would be considered an All Time Iron Man classic.
On a side note- I also felt the use of different creators to handle each time jump added to the texture of Iron Man’s displacement and made the limited series more fun.
Must Read for all Iron Man fans.
I’ve seen some criticism of this book, which I suppose has some merit, but in literal Stark Contrast (Pun intended! Haha!) to Days of Future Past (which if written today might be considered slow and plodding) -If this were written in the 80s it would be considered an All Time Iron Man classic.
On a side note- I also felt the use of different creators to handle each time jump added to the texture of Iron Man’s displacement and made the limited series more fun.
Must Read for all Iron Man fans.
May 19, 2019
畫風挺不錯，故事也OK。私心給五星是因為我好愛鐵，而且這刊中的他好可愛啊（等等）
不管是剛剛穿越難過的在小巷裡縮成一團流淚、或黑自己不留餘地、或幾天幾夜沒睡累得要死撐著要拯救世界、或內疚又自責的見到了幻境（那兩頁是我最喜歡的一個部分）、或對漢克說你會堅持下來的、或糾結了一番後仍然決定不要在反派還沒犯下罪刑之前制裁他（雖然不提前處理的話（和提前結束比起來）事態大概會變得更複雜）（60億人啊，想必壓力很大吧）、或激勵強尼、激勵炫音、或捨身救盧克，等等等等我都好喜歡，其實看到結尾，這是一個蠻暖的故事，並非到「出色」但是及格。
缺憾的部分大概是這篇中時間旅行的部分真的挺，唔，隨意的，就看過去吧w
其實就是看到那些還活著的人的時候真的就是……百感交集QvQ
不管是剛剛穿越難過的在小巷裡縮成一團流淚、或黑自己不留餘地、或幾天幾夜沒睡累得要死撐著要拯救世界、或內疚又自責的見到了幻境（那兩頁是我最喜歡的一個部分）、或對漢克說你會堅持下來的、或糾結了一番後仍然決定不要在反派還沒犯下罪刑之前制裁他（雖然不提前處理的話（和提前結束比起來）事態大概會變得更複雜）（60億人啊，想必壓力很大吧）、或激勵強尼、激勵炫音、或捨身救盧克，等等等等我都好喜歡，其實看到結尾，這是一個蠻暖的故事，並非到「出色」但是及格。
缺憾的部分大概是這篇中時間旅行的部分真的挺，唔，隨意的，就看過去吧w
其實就是看到那些還活著的人的時候真的就是……百感交集QvQ
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July 24, 2020
I really don't like time travel... always gives me a headache.... happened again with this story... while I enjoy seeing the fabulous 1970s, and I think that Hank Pym was well written, the overall story just got me mixed up and bored....
But the chapter with Lee Weeks & Tom Palmer art was worth the price of the book~!
But the chapter with Lee Weeks & Tom Palmer art was worth the price of the book~!
August 30, 2019
The story is ok. The time travel bit had some fun parts, but really it was just ehhh. Final confrontation with Phoenix was so brief and easy. I liked the tie in with an old Captain Britain story, but the author did not capture his personality at all. Captain Britain is presented as a whiny brat!
February 19, 2012
Rebekkah Isaacs & Robert de la Torres on art: definitely to look out for. The book itself: eh. It doesn't tie its time travel paradoxes up neatly, and only some sections really deal well with Tony having to confront the damage he did in his (drunken) past. It had more potential than it ended up delivering.
February 25, 2014
I soldiered through this one despite the wide spectrum of "art" "quality" throughout. Two of the stories had really strong illustration and the rest left much to be desired.
The premise was cool, but rather than giving us a high quality taste of nostalgia, this was very much like much of the low-quality dross of the 70's.
The premise was cool, but rather than giving us a high quality taste of nostalgia, this was very much like much of the low-quality dross of the 70's.
July 27, 2014
Aventura liviana cuyo hilo conductor - los viajes temporales de Tony Stark - excusa la aparición de varios personajes menores. Y aunque la caracterización de Iron Man aporta a una historia con el suficiente interés para dar forma a una novela gráfica, su franca irregularidad gráfica merma en mucho la propuesta.
August 10, 2015
Who doesn't like Tony Stark time-traveling miserably through his own past in an attempt to save the future? There are so many excellent moments in this. It's just a whole lot of fun. The nose armor! None of his friends believing him! Doom! It's so great.
November 19, 2014
iron man faces his alcoholism demons. surprisingly emotional story
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