I Am Iron Man

I Am Iron Man (2023) #1-5

by Murewa Ayodele, Dotun Akande (Artist), Joe Caramagna (Letterer)

Murewa Ayodele and Dotun Akande journey through the rich history of Iron Man — telling stories never seen before, set in iconic eras of ol’ Shellhead!

Beneath the red and gold armor of Iron Man is a helpless romantic, a genius inventor, a war hero, a billionaire, an Avenger, a person…Tony Stark. Now, dynamic duo Murewa Ayodele and Dotun Akande (MOON KNIGHT: BLACK, WHITE & BLOOD, IRON MAN #25, AVENGERS UNLIMITED) reunite to journey through the rich history of Iron Man — telling stories never seen before, set in iconic eras of ol’ Shellhead! There’s no better way to celebrate Iron Man’s 60th anniversary than getting to watch him as the hero we love so much. Kaiju battles under the sea…alien invasions in the desert…a rescue mission in outer space…all this and more await in a series ideal both for readers new to Iron Man and longstanding fans of the golden Avenger!

COLLECTING: I Am Iron Man (2023) 1-5

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels, Superheroes, Graphic Novels Comics

128 pages, Paperback

First published July 30, 2024

Reviews

[Subham · Rating 3 out of 5]

I will probably give it 2.5 stars, this comic was kinda disappointing as I saw so many people praising it and then there was issue 2 which was just so bad, like Tony underwater fighting some weird creature and I kinda hated it but man that issue 3 was so good, Iron shogun vs that Oni and also a story about Tony remembering his mother and it made me tear up a bit and yeah thats the only good story in this comic.

There is that story with Iron man fighting some future villain which was just bad then the stuff in the end with fake Iron man or something wearing the 2015 bendis era armor and I don't even understand what happened in the ending, but still cool panels showing Tony and his contingency plans.

There is a cool team up with Dr strange and some weird magical threat happens, yeah that story should have been like 2-3 issues long like it felt like the writer was cramming so much in one issue, that it came off as confusing but regardless some cool moments there.

So yeah overall its a comic that tries to acknowledge each and every era of Iron man so far but comes off as confusing most of the times, but the art was good and that moment with his mother will make you tear up and I loved that moment!

[Ross · Rating 3 out of 5]

Meant to be a love letter to all stories Iron Man, this miniseries is definitely more miss than hit...

There's a touching issue with Tony remembering how amazing his mother was. We don't get many mentions of Iron Man's mother. This was a sweet cap to the issue. On the other hand, we have an issue of Iron Man waking up at the bottom of the deepest sea trench...where he meets a telepathic fish and whale. Unique...but, seriously?! It also was missing a consistent thread to bring the random issues together. There's SOMETHING there, but it's not really brought forward as the focus
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Bonus: What? No roller skates?? That's an Iron Man classic
Bonus Bonus: Iron Ronin needs to make more appearances

[Joey Nardinelli · Rating 4 out of 5]

I’ve had this from the library since probably close to Thanksgiving of 2024 and had been slow-walking my attempts to read it after seeing some of the more negative reviews. I will concede that the ending is sudden, unclear, and thematically not THAT interesting, but the visuals throughout are pretty solid. This reminds me a lot of Morrison’s All-Star Superman, except this keeps injecting weirdness without strong thematic clarity. I almost think it’s better to read each issue as self-contained and to not treat this as a singular narrative, but instead take each issue on its own terms.

Also, people really didn’t like the Freds/Whales. I, personally, thought it was endearingly silly. 🤷‍♂️

[Sesana · Rating 3 out of 5]

I like that it's a series of short stories, and I thought the art was really cool. But the writing falls just a little short of greatness for me, and I'm not entirely sure why. There are some excellent moments in here, but overall it didn't quite hit the spot. Maybe because there was very little Tony out of armor? I'm not sure.

[Dan P · Rating 2 out of 5]

Both the writing and the art feel like they're on the cusp of greatness, but still a little too amateur and disorganized to completely work. The ideas are there though, and some of them are pretty cool. There's also basically no ending lol

[Sean · Rating 1 out of 5]

DNF!!

What was this? A supposed celebration of Iron Man's 60 years is actually some badly written stand alone tales that make little sense, bring nothing of interest to the character, and show that Iron Man is...boring. This was rough.

[Sherri · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was really disappointing. For at least half of each issue, I didn’t really know what was going on.

[Dean · Rating 2 out of 5]

Art and colours were good. It was a nice premise of one and done stories, however the stories themselves weren't great. Issue 3 was easily the best one.
Read it digitally or skip it.

[Markus Seaberry · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a very interesting take on Iron Man by an up and coming author.

[Patrick · Rating 3 out of 5]

2.5 Stars

[Kevin · Rating 2 out of 5]

Those stories were pretty confusing. Art was good but what was happening with the plots?

[The_J · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting antagonist - multiple Tonys - confident and in charge.

[Chad · Rating 4 out of 5]

I thought this was fun. It's five untold Iron Man stories set throughout his long history in honor of his 60th anniversary. Cool art and stories.

[Kay · Rating 5 out of 5]

Really clever and written by people with a deep love and understanding of Tony Stark. What a joy.

[Valentina · Rating 3 out of 5]

Calificación: 2,5 estrellas

[Scribbling_Squirrel · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay comic. Was very confused throughout entire book. Do have to say- I loved the concept of the “Fred” fishes. Found them and the giant fish to be rather humorous.

[B · Rating 3 out of 5]

I remember liking it but I'm not sure I remember it

[Roman · Rating 4 out of 5]

​​Через те, що цього року виповнилося 60 років з моменту дебюту Залізної Людини в коміксах. Через це Марвел випустили лімітку "I am Iron Man" від сценариста Мурева Айоделе та художника Дотуна Аканде. За словами сценариста він ж великим шанувальником персонажа і ця серія є від фанатів для фанатів, як нових так і старих. Тож давайте глянемо чи вдалося Айоделе вдало відсвяткувати ювілей персонажа.

Сама лімітка по суті є антологією історій які відбуваються в різні періоди кар'єри Тоні. Так в першому номері нам розповідають про сутички Тоні з лиходійкою в різні періоди періоди свого життя, у другому ЗЛ об'єднується із розумною рибою щоб нейтралізувати вплив метеориту, в третьому рятує маму хлопчика від Моджо, в четвертому починає бачити монстрів та розслідує вбивство прибульців і от що відбувається в п'ятому я якось не дуже сильно зрозумів.

Через це п'ятий номер мені й сподобався найменше. В усьому ж іншому лімітка вийшла дуже навіть хорошою, особливо на емоції пробила кінцівки 1 і 3 номерів. Другий номер вийшов дещо дивним, але тим не менш цікавим, ну і 4 номер теж був класним, хоча от у ньому є дуже різкий перехід між сценами який збив мене з пантелику коли читав його. Взагалі видно, що автор любить цього персонажа й досить непогано працює з Тоні як персонажем. Щодо малюнку Аканде то тут те все теж добре, він вийшов досить динамічним та красивим.

В результаті лімітка "I am Iron Man" вийшла досить непоганою серією, з хорошими історіями, особливо на фоні основної серії яка зараз в основному є додатком до коміксів про Іксів. Сподіваюся, що ця авторська команда ще повернеться до історій про Залізну Людину.

[eve · Rating 3 out of 5]

just Tony Stark and his self-sacrificing tendensy