Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man, Vol. 8

Marvel Masterworks: The Invincible Iron Man

by Gerry Conway, Mike Friedrich, Robert Kanigher

The adventures of inventor and Avenger Tony Stark take a turn for the extraordinary as his ESP-empowered fiancée, Marianne Rodgers, is tormented by visions of Iron Man's death. Joined by the Guardsman, Iron Man faces a host of enemies as each hero's abilities are pushed to their limits - with tragic consequences. COLLECTING: Iron Man (1968) 39-53

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Comic Book

308 pages, Hardcover

First published May 14, 2013

About the author

Gerard Francis Conway (Gerard F. Conway) is an American writer of comic books and television shows. He is known for co-creating the Marvel Comics' vigilante the Punisher and scripting the death of the character Gwen Stacy during his long run on The Amazing Spider-Man. At DC Comics, he is known for co-creating the superhero Firestorm and others, and for writing the Justice League of America for eight years. Conway wrote the first major, modern-day intercompany crossover, Superman vs. the Amazing Spider-Man.

Reviews

[John Peel · Rating 3 out of 5]

This series of comics is focused on Tony Stark/Iron Man's relationship with the psychic Marianne Rogers in a confusing sequence of tales that don't really lead anywhere. George Tuska's artwork is adequate (though he's never been a favorite of mine). Possibly the problem is that Gerry Conway was young and not too experienced when he wrote these tales, and he was reaching for more than he could deliver. They're adequate fillers, but not much more.

[Steven · Rating 1 out of 5]

Between the often hideous art and the generally terrible scripting, this ended up as an attempt to make a silk purse of a rotting sow’s ear. Highlights include abandoning a story arc mid-issue, and Tony Stark being mean to his fiancée because she’s trying to keep him alive. Also, tech genius Stark can’t seem to keep more than ten minutes of charge in his batteries.

[Jdetrick · Rating 1 out of 5]

Ugh. Its clear that there was no real plan for the book....writers come and go, and these stories are full of one off villains and an interminable subplot with Marianne Rodgers as Stark's love interest.

[James · Rating 1 out of 5]

I felt like the stories here were a forgettable mess...

[David · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm not a huge fan of Iron Man solo material. And this series so far has been pretty weak. This volume really drew me into it's web of fine story tell by Friedrich, easily the best of Marvel's second generation of writers. The art is mostly Tuska inked by Colleta (basically as bad as Bronze Age art gets) doesn't help. The writing however is easily strong enough to make you forget the spare cardboard figures. Also included is a retelling of the origin story drawn almost stylelessly by Barry Smith.