Iron Man 2: Public Identity

Marvel Cinematic Universe

by Joe Casey, Justin Theroux, Adi Granov (Cover Art)

Collects Iron Man 2: Public Identity #1-3. An all-new adventure set in the movie world of IRON MAN and IRON MAN 2! When Tony Stark announced "I am Iron Man" at the end of blockbuster Hollywood mega-smash, his life changed forever. When IRON MAN 2 opens, it's months later and the world is totally different. What happened during that time? How did Tony Stark put a new chapter in the history books? And how did Iron Man break and rewrite all the rules? Find out in this OFFICIAL in-movie-continuity story!

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

74 pages, Kindle Edition

First published January 1, 2010

About the author

Librarian note: there is more than one author with this name

Joe Casey is an American comic book writer. He has worked on titles such as Wildcats 3.0, Uncanny X-Men, The Intimates, Adventures of Superman, and G.I. Joe: America's Elite among others. As part of the comics creator group Man of Action Studios, Casey is one of the creators of the animated series Ben 10.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Casey

Reviews

[Sara · Rating 3 out of 5]

Why didn't I read this sooner?

[Ben · Rating 2 out of 5]

Interesting scenes in and around the movie Iron Man 2. Nothing new revealed but kind of a fun way to enhance the watching of the movies and set them in a bigger world.

[Dimitris Papastergiou · Rating 1 out of 5]

Meh

[teacupsandunicorns · Rating 1 out of 5]

Meh.

This is ok. Not my thing.

Kind of boring. Didn’t care about the actual fighting and war stuff. I cared more about Tony’s flashbacks and dealing with being a superhero rather than all the fighting and stuff.

I enjoyed Black Widows part in this. But hers was very short.

[Irwan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I really like the artwork. The Spotlight part interviewing Adi Granov, Matt Fraction, etc is informative for me who have not been to close to the Western comic world.

[Paolo Aguas · Rating 3 out of 5]

I felt that this was just averaged in terms of the story, obviously the artwork is pretty good, but this was a bit disappointing for me. I am very glad I got this graphic novel on sale and not for full price just because it was so short and they could have done so much more with the story. I know that this is like a prerequisite to Iron Man 2 the film, but I just felt that they played it very safe and very predictable with this one, it had so much potential but it just was never realized with this (and that is the most frustrating part the potential not being realized) but anyway this is not a bad graphic novel, far from it, it is more on what it could have been.

[Rees · Rating 5 out of 5]

Another MCU tie-in, this one set in the six months between the ending of the first Iron Man and the beginning of Iron Man 2. In essence, this is the first MCU ‘prelude’ comic, although not necessarily titled ‘Prelude’.

More or less, it explains Stark’s adventures over his first six months after publicly revealing himself to be Iron Man. Fans of the whole ‘Ten Rings’ saga might probably want to read this, as they’re behind some mischief in this comic’s three issues.

[Sacha · Rating 1 out of 5]

the lineart has so many flaws i didnt bother reading past the second issue bc i found it too distracting to read. the colouring looks like it was done by someone whod never coloured digitally before... im disappointed

[Addie · Rating 3 out of 5]

nothing special....

[Constantine Melios · Rating 3 out of 5]

MCU marathon

[Rao Javed · Rating 4 out of 5]

Going with the flow. This one was more about the movie then something after or behind it. Totally loved it.

[Andrew Geczy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A decent story set between Iron Man 1 and 2 featuring the likes of Hammer and Thaddeus Ross.

Not great, but fills in some blanks.

[Indah Threez Lestari · Rating 4 out of 5]

Missing-link antara film Iron Man 1 dan Iron Man 2. Tony Stark di sini sangat "Robert Downey Jr" dibandingkan di komik Iron Man lainnya, dengan gaya arogannya, sense of humor yang unik dan narsisme yang parah ;P.

Untuk mengekang Tony, pemerintah berpaling pada Jenderal Thunderbolt Ross. Jadi ingat di ending Incredible Hulk, di mana Tony mengunjungi sang Jenderal yang sedang mabuk-mabukan gara-gara gagal menangkap Hulk...

[Brandon · Rating 3 out of 5]

Surprisingly, this had less to offer than the first one. With such a wealth of stories (current and past) at Marvel's disposal, I expected more comics and less filler. It felt like half of the book was interviews with obscure comic artists, which would perhaps appeal to some, but I quickly skimmed over it and found little of interest.

[Mike · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pretty slight read. Felt more like an exercise in mechanics of tying storylines together than of something meant to entertain us. I didn't feel happy at the end, more liked I'd read a few chapters of homework for a modern history class.

[James Hurley · Rating 2 out of 5]

Again, another book where the art far outstripped the story. Marvel needs to look for some writers with some skill in getting me to give a crap about what Stark is up to, otherwise this is just formulaic crap put out to make money...oh what...that was Stan Lee's plan....

[Josh · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was ok. Filled in the gaps in the Iron Man Movies. Not bad though.

[Sharon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Individual issues on marvel unlimited

[Ed · Rating 1 out of 5]

A largely uninteresting and pointless story set between Iron Man 1 and 2.