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The Invincible Iron Man (2022)
The Invincible Iron Man, Vol. 1: Demon in the Armor
Prolific writer Gerry Duggan lends his talents to a brand new chapter in the saga of Iron Man!
Someone has put out a hit on Tony Stark! That shouldn't be a problem for the invincible Iron Man, right? Except, this time, every assassin around the world has come out of the shadows for Tony -- and he has no idea who hired them! Will this cavalcade of killers close the book on Iron Man? Or is this new chapter of his story only just beginning...?
COLLECTING: Iron Man (2022) 1-6, material from Iron Man (2020) 25
Someone has put out a hit on Tony Stark! That shouldn't be a problem for the invincible Iron Man, right? Except, this time, every assassin around the world has come out of the shadows for Tony -- and he has no idea who hired them! Will this cavalcade of killers close the book on Iron Man? Or is this new chapter of his story only just beginning...?
COLLECTING: Iron Man (2022) 1-6, material from Iron Man (2020) 25
152 pages, Paperback
First published August 9, 2023
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April 21, 2025
On reading this I realised that I have never read an Iron Man series! So Tony Stark has donated his vast wealth to get all the criminally held WMDs confiscated, and he no longer runs his company! For me, most of Marvel content has got to the point of regurgitating stories already told, so having this series narrated by an autobiography writing Tony Stark (not Iron Man) who is actively going to AA and trying to find a new direction is quite interesting. The art is more than OK too. This is how to start a new season. Three Stars, 7 out of 12.
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July 20, 2024
Reread: 20/07/2024
This was a fascinating read yet again, I love the focus on Iron man and is struggles and its like pitting him against a new enemy in Feilong who has interesting powers and motivations and the way they weave in the whole Emma story from the beginning and knowing where it goes its fascinating and actually makes for a fun read and the call back to old eras is fascinating though Idk much about it, but still fun to see the armor designs and you really see Tony struggle and fighting to get his company back and thats fascinating!! I love the art too!
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This was actually quite fun!
We get to see Tony hit rock bottom again and when someone attacks his house and blows it up and kills people he takes it personally and then the murder of his friend Zhong Wei who we come to know through flashbacks and Duggan does well to give you little context of who he was to Tony and establishing his new rival "Feilong" from his X-Men series and it's a fun match-up like probably one of my favorite villains for Tony in a long time and then seeing how they go against each other, reasons for hate and then the stuff in the end !
It leads to a fun face off multiple times and seems like it will get only more interesting from here on out and the way it ties with X-men is also pretty cool! The art was good too and I hope this artist remains on the series for a long time!
I loved the cameos of Iron heart and War machine in this series and I hope atleast the latter pops back up again!
Overall good story and it has the potential to be one of the best Iron man runs in a long time!
This was a fascinating read yet again, I love the focus on Iron man and is struggles and its like pitting him against a new enemy in Feilong who has interesting powers and motivations and the way they weave in the whole Emma story from the beginning and knowing where it goes its fascinating and actually makes for a fun read and the call back to old eras is fascinating though Idk much about it, but still fun to see the armor designs and you really see Tony struggle and fighting to get his company back and thats fascinating!! I love the art too!
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This was actually quite fun!
We get to see Tony hit rock bottom again and when someone attacks his house and blows it up and kills people he takes it personally and then the murder of his friend Zhong Wei who we come to know through flashbacks and Duggan does well to give you little context of who he was to Tony and establishing his new rival "Feilong" from his X-Men series and it's a fun match-up like probably one of my favorite villains for Tony in a long time and then seeing how they go against each other, reasons for hate and then the stuff in the end !
It leads to a fun face off multiple times and seems like it will get only more interesting from here on out and the way it ties with X-men is also pretty cool! The art was good too and I hope this artist remains on the series for a long time!
I loved the cameos of Iron heart and War machine in this series and I hope atleast the latter pops back up again!
Overall good story and it has the potential to be one of the best Iron man runs in a long time!
October 21, 2023
Gerry Duggan's been an interesting X-Men writer. He's very smart and witty, full of all the mind-bending ideas that the mutants have been embracing in recent years. However, the issues are great individually but they lack a sort of 'season arc' style of storytelling that falls a bit flat compared to some of the spinoff with long building plots that develop over time.
With that in mind, his new Iron Man run is something different. It's also not a team book, focusing singularly on Tony Stark. Apparently, that makes it harder to come up with content and it feels like there should be more. Starts out with Rhodey and Ironheart as supporting characters, and then they don't show up again much. The main story is about Tony struggling without money now and there's only so much to tell.
Lastly, it turns out businessman Feilong is the new villain. Guess that means Iron Man is an X-title now. And not only is he facing off an antogonist introduced from Duggan's X-Men run, he's also sweet on Emma Frost. This is an excellent and fun idea, and I'm looking forward to seeing where it's going. Avengers have had enough Stark for a while. Just be warned on Duggan's focus.
With that in mind, his new Iron Man run is something different. It's also not a team book, focusing singularly on Tony Stark. Apparently, that makes it harder to come up with content and it feels like there should be more. Starts out with Rhodey and Ironheart as supporting characters, and then they don't show up again much. The main story is about Tony struggling without money now and there's only so much to tell.
Lastly, it turns out businessman Feilong is the new villain. Guess that means Iron Man is an X-title now. And not only is he facing off an antogonist introduced from Duggan's X-Men run, he's also sweet on Emma Frost. This is an excellent and fun idea, and I'm looking forward to seeing where it's going. Avengers have had enough Stark for a while. Just be warned on Duggan's focus.
March 26, 2024
This volume tries to cover an awful lot of ground but all the same it's fun to spend time with Tony Stark sans too much of a supporting cast, and the budding "relationship" with Emma Frost has me intrigued. I'll definitely be back for vol. 2.
December 2, 2024
3.5 stars rounded up because Stark Sentinel is one of the best things I've seen in an Invincible Iron Man comic, and the premises for a really good run are all here. Please do not get me wrong. 'Nuff said
August 13, 2024
3,5*
Overall, I'm not particularly thrilled with Duggan's X-Men recently, but this new iteration of Iron Man - and its inclusion in the X titles - is off to a promising start.
Tony is once again at his lowest ebb and Feilong's hostile takeover of Stark Industries - and the use he intends to make of his technology - pushes him back up... and into keeping a diary which turns out to be pretty well written by Duggan who has captured Tony's voice well. The story is simple, fluid and coherent; it sounds silly but these basic precepts sometimes seem to be forgotten by the authors.
The artwork is decent but not unforgettable.
In short, without reinventing the wheel, this new series is interesting enough to capture the reader's attention, with the promise of a coherent integration into the fall of the mutant universe.
Overall, I'm not particularly thrilled with Duggan's X-Men recently, but this new iteration of Iron Man - and its inclusion in the X titles - is off to a promising start.
Tony is once again at his lowest ebb and Feilong's hostile takeover of Stark Industries - and the use he intends to make of his technology - pushes him back up... and into keeping a diary which turns out to be pretty well written by Duggan who has captured Tony's voice well. The story is simple, fluid and coherent; it sounds silly but these basic precepts sometimes seem to be forgotten by the authors.
The artwork is decent but not unforgettable.
In short, without reinventing the wheel, this new series is interesting enough to capture the reader's attention, with the promise of a coherent integration into the fall of the mutant universe.
July 7, 2023
tony sucks, as always
September 27, 2023
Though I do like Iron Man as a character usually, I think the reasons I liked this Volume had more to do with the mutant connection, as well as seeing Tony be not ok again. Somehow, a down and out Tony seems to be so much better for the story than an all put together Tony.
Highlights:
- Tony downsizes to a basement lair, but when his reactor glitches, it explodes and causes huge damages, both to his bank account for having to pay repairs and funerals, and to his psyche, which leads him back to drinking (though only briefly before going back to AA)
- We see a teamup with Ironheart against Living Laser, but Riri has the upper hand from having the Mandarin's Makulan Rings. (This will definitely be coming back into play at a future story)
- Feilong has taken over Stark International and this causes Tony to reach out to Emma Frost, seeking her advice on how to handle this mutant player who was involved with Arakko (back when it was Mars)
- Tony is writing his Autobiography while this is all going on, and I'll be interested to see if something from his past becomes very important.
- Feilong finds some reels that Howard left for Tony, which detail his search for a new element. Though Feilong seems to think that this will be profitable for him, we know that it will turn in Tony's favor. (Or is it possibly Mysterium, which has been important in the pages of the X-Books for a while now?)
Overall, a good kickoff point for Iron Man again. Recommend.
Highlights:
- Tony downsizes to a basement lair, but when his reactor glitches, it explodes and causes huge damages, both to his bank account for having to pay repairs and funerals, and to his psyche, which leads him back to drinking (though only briefly before going back to AA)
- We see a teamup with Ironheart against Living Laser, but Riri has the upper hand from having the Mandarin's Makulan Rings. (This will definitely be coming back into play at a future story)
- Feilong has taken over Stark International and this causes Tony to reach out to Emma Frost, seeking her advice on how to handle this mutant player who was involved with Arakko (back when it was Mars)
- Tony is writing his Autobiography while this is all going on, and I'll be interested to see if something from his past becomes very important.
- Feilong finds some reels that Howard left for Tony, which detail his search for a new element. Though Feilong seems to think that this will be profitable for him, we know that it will turn in Tony's favor. (Or is it possibly Mysterium, which has been important in the pages of the X-Books for a while now?)
Overall, a good kickoff point for Iron Man again. Recommend.
February 2, 2024
Well, it's a much more straightforward Iron Man book than Christopher Cantwell's series, I'll give it that. But lower aspirations also mean less excitement and curiosity. We find Tony Stark at loose ends (where he always seems to be these days?), and yet even when he's at his lowest, someone has it out for him. That someone seems to have cloned (?) Tony Stark and his Iron Man hardware and is making a vague mess of things in Tony's life.
The reveal of who is causing all these problems for Tony () is kind of a non-reveal. "Oh, that guy," you might note, nodding. I guess they're going to tangle further in the next volume? Oh, and there's a message for Tony from his father that, y'know, was just discovered now, when it'll be most useful for plot purposes. The plot is all very fine, even if none of it seems particularly new or interesting for an Iron Man series.
Gerry Duggan is also writing the X-books, so there are lots of crossovers here. His most interesting gambit in this book () is to include two old-timey Tony stories amidst the current mess Tony's in. These are kind of goofy fun, if inconsequential.
The reveal of who is causing all these problems for Tony () is kind of a non-reveal. "Oh, that guy," you might note, nodding. I guess they're going to tangle further in the next volume? Oh, and there's a message for Tony from his father that, y'know, was just discovered now, when it'll be most useful for plot purposes. The plot is all very fine, even if none of it seems particularly new or interesting for an Iron Man series.
Gerry Duggan is also writing the X-books, so there are lots of crossovers here. His most interesting gambit in this book () is to include two old-timey Tony stories amidst the current mess Tony's in. These are kind of goofy fun, if inconsequential.
June 7, 2025
Taking (most of) Tony’s toys away and starting him mostly over has its charms. Him narrating all his flashbacks does not.
Going up against Feilong, who now owns Stark’s company and IP? That’s a hard road for Tony to climb, and while I’m sure *eventually* he’ll find a way to overcome, watching him get his ass and mind beat over and over fills me with the kind of dread that makes it hard to come back for volume 2.
I’ll try, ‘cause Duggan has earned a lot of street cred from me, but I might have to have a drink or two in Demon’s honour to steel myself for the further beatings
Going up against Feilong, who now owns Stark’s company and IP? That’s a hard road for Tony to climb, and while I’m sure *eventually* he’ll find a way to overcome, watching him get his ass and mind beat over and over fills me with the kind of dread that makes it hard to come back for volume 2.
I’ll try, ‘cause Duggan has earned a lot of street cred from me, but I might have to have a drink or two in Demon’s honour to steel myself for the further beatings
July 6, 2025
oh, this was so boring... even the brief appearances of emma couldn't save this one. but, tony was funny sometimes and this has introduced me to the wonders of she-hulk so i may be locking in to her comics soon... but. SO BORING.
October 16, 2023
A solid fun start to what I assume will be a long running series. Tony just trying his best to be a hero again. It has some solid humor and good dialogue but the plot itself is just decent, leading heavily into everyone attacking Tony again just because. I do like that but Warmachine and Iron Heart play a big role though.
A 3 out of 5.
A 3 out of 5.
September 12, 2023
Duggan writes a great Tony Stark, a character who is often written as a caricature of what the MCU version popularized in terms personality. This version is suffering and focused on righting some of his wrongs. Huge X-Men ties in this, which were highlights of the book
April 1, 2024
3.5 Stars
So Tony Stark is writing an autobiography and such is the ongoing narrative with nice touches and insights to complement the current storyline which see's Tony in a downward spiral, dealing with Alcohol itches and his business stocks crashing.
The guy is a shadow of his former self I kind of like the set up here in volume 1 Duggan has put in the work I might really come to like this series.
So Tony Stark is writing an autobiography and such is the ongoing narrative with nice touches and insights to complement the current storyline which see's Tony in a downward spiral, dealing with Alcohol itches and his business stocks crashing.
The guy is a shadow of his former self I kind of like the set up here in volume 1 Duggan has put in the work I might really come to like this series.
July 31, 2023
4.5
Slow start but got really good!
Slow start but got really good!
January 29, 2025
Someone is trying to destroy Tony Stark, both physically, finacially and by reputation. Worse still they seem to have access to his technology...but who could it be?
Duggan, like writers before him seem to think Tony is most interesting when alone and without resources. Busting him down to just one Iron Man suit and limited funds isnt really Tony at his best - that's Spider-Man! Iron Man is the inventive genius with means to match. He solves things with technology not basic tools. Duggan also removes most of Tony's allies, or at least relegates them to guest stars, while Tony narrates via the autobiography he is penning. While still well written, this makes for a slightly laboured story as Tony becomes increasingly isolated.
When the villian is finally revealed its somewhat anticlimatic, as they arent an established foe and unless you've been reading the recent X-men books almost unknown! That said, they do make for an interesting antagonist, and lead into Tony's blossoming relationship with Emma Frost.
With some decent artwork by Juan Frigeri this is a developing story and improves as it goes on but never quite moves into great territory. The back up story, set in the West Coast Avengers days is a bit throwaway, but diverting nonetheless.
Duggan, like writers before him seem to think Tony is most interesting when alone and without resources. Busting him down to just one Iron Man suit and limited funds isnt really Tony at his best - that's Spider-Man! Iron Man is the inventive genius with means to match. He solves things with technology not basic tools. Duggan also removes most of Tony's allies, or at least relegates them to guest stars, while Tony narrates via the autobiography he is penning. While still well written, this makes for a slightly laboured story as Tony becomes increasingly isolated.
When the villian is finally revealed its somewhat anticlimatic, as they arent an established foe and unless you've been reading the recent X-men books almost unknown! That said, they do make for an interesting antagonist, and lead into Tony's blossoming relationship with Emma Frost.
With some decent artwork by Juan Frigeri this is a developing story and improves as it goes on but never quite moves into great territory. The back up story, set in the West Coast Avengers days is a bit throwaway, but diverting nonetheless.
April 29, 2025
Unfortunately, I am reading an Iron Man comic (because of Krakoa, of course). This one is like every Iron Man comic: awfully mediocre.
January 17, 2025
I was surprisingly into this. I’ve not ready any solo Iron Man books before because I never expected to like them. I thought they’d all be a cheap imitation of RDJ after the MCU, and just didn’t care much about this billionaire philanthropist. However, this volume finds Tony without his fortune (using most of it to buy up dangerous weapons to keep them off the street, though still with enough to pay off some legal settlements that come up) and kind of on his back foot.
He spends most of the volume being framed for various things and trying to find out what is going on. While I knew who was responsible, it was a good mystery and the reveal was still satisfying. He also teams up with various side characters (mostly Ironheart and War Machine), with fun results. He shows empathy for most of his villains, and the true bad guy is one I’m ready to just loathe.
The art was also solid throughout. I think the new artist on issue 6 might be my slight preference, but both have a nice “Marvel house style” appeal that works really well.
Regardless of how this ties into the X-Men books, I’m looking forward to the rest of this run. Maybe I’ll be enough of a fan to continue with Spencer Ackerman’s run after this.
He spends most of the volume being framed for various things and trying to find out what is going on. While I knew who was responsible, it was a good mystery and the reveal was still satisfying. He also teams up with various side characters (mostly Ironheart and War Machine), with fun results. He shows empathy for most of his villains, and the true bad guy is one I’m ready to just loathe.
The art was also solid throughout. I think the new artist on issue 6 might be my slight preference, but both have a nice “Marvel house style” appeal that works really well.
Regardless of how this ties into the X-Men books, I’m looking forward to the rest of this run. Maybe I’ll be enough of a fan to continue with Spencer Ackerman’s run after this.
May 8, 2024
I like the new bad guy and the pretty big stakes here, but overall this was a little drawn out and safe leading to the big reveal that will make vol. 2 more exciting. I did like the perfunctory petulance on both sides here.
October 26, 2024
Iron Man has always been most interesting to me when bottomed out--I guess the conflict between the Tony Stark persona of the classic Iron Man as rich playboy and watching Tony work with all of that ripped away appeals.
Duggan does a good job of digging into what makes Tony, Tony in this one, even all the flashback summary of who Tony is in Duggan's take is well-handled via the premise of having Tony writing his own autobiography. He allows Frigeri to carry 99% of the weight of this run-through of Iron Man's past visually, and Frigeri nails it so it works well. It also grounds the current story in Tony's story which is always the best way to write comics, digging into the unique depth of storytelling surrounding these characters as they've constantly iterated in different hands over most of a century now.
Duggan does strip essentially everything away from Tony leaving him, one suit, his tools, his human connections, and his wonderful mind. The villain--revealed halfway through this volume, so they'll remain anonymous in this review--makes an obvious in theme challenger for Tony, though they originated elsewhere, and does a number on Tony's soft spots in this first volume. And like the plot of the MCU's Iron Man 3, we find that Tony recovers because of who he is, not because of his suit. And without all the belaboring of the point necessary for the MCU's first "fall of Stark" storyline.
It's good storytelling with beautiful art. If you like Iron Man--or honestly even if you're ambivalent--Duggan and Frigeri are doing things right and make this one well worth reading.
Duggan does a good job of digging into what makes Tony, Tony in this one, even all the flashback summary of who Tony is in Duggan's take is well-handled via the premise of having Tony writing his own autobiography. He allows Frigeri to carry 99% of the weight of this run-through of Iron Man's past visually, and Frigeri nails it so it works well. It also grounds the current story in Tony's story which is always the best way to write comics, digging into the unique depth of storytelling surrounding these characters as they've constantly iterated in different hands over most of a century now.
Duggan does strip essentially everything away from Tony leaving him, one suit, his tools, his human connections, and his wonderful mind. The villain--revealed halfway through this volume, so they'll remain anonymous in this review--makes an obvious in theme challenger for Tony, though they originated elsewhere, and does a number on Tony's soft spots in this first volume. And like the plot of the MCU's Iron Man 3, we find that Tony recovers because of who he is, not because of his suit. And without all the belaboring of the point necessary for the MCU's first "fall of Stark" storyline.
It's good storytelling with beautiful art. If you like Iron Man--or honestly even if you're ambivalent--Duggan and Frigeri are doing things right and make this one well worth reading.
August 4, 2023
Fresh off the back of his biggest failure as Cosmic Iron Man, Tony Stark loses literally everything when Stark Unlimited gets bought out from under him by one of the X-Men's biggest foes at the moment, Feilong. With no resources, no friends, and a psychopath out to frame him for murder, Tony does what Tony does best - builds some armour.
Gerry Duggan's making his rounds lately. From Deadpool to Uncanny Avengers to X-Men and beyond, the guy really knows how to craft a cohesive story. He draws on his X-Men stuff here, but only to inform Tony's story, never to derail it. It's stuff like this that makes the Marvel Universe feel like one big place where everyone lives, with reverberations across the world, but not to the point where you feel the need to read everything if you don't want to.
His deconstruction of Tony is something we've seen before, of course, but it's executed neatly, and the framing sequence of the autobiography allows for some compelling inner monologuing while the action sequences play out. And there's certainly a sense that there's a lot more at play than what we can see - Duggan feels like he's in for the long haul here.
On art we have Juan Frigeri, one of Marvel's rising stars if you ask me. He feels a little closer to the Marvel house style than CAFU or Angel Unzueta did on the previous run, for better or worse.
Iron Man's a hard character to constantly reinvent, but by drawing him closer to the rest of the Marvel Universe, Gerry Duggan has found a way to do just that.
Gerry Duggan's making his rounds lately. From Deadpool to Uncanny Avengers to X-Men and beyond, the guy really knows how to craft a cohesive story. He draws on his X-Men stuff here, but only to inform Tony's story, never to derail it. It's stuff like this that makes the Marvel Universe feel like one big place where everyone lives, with reverberations across the world, but not to the point where you feel the need to read everything if you don't want to.
His deconstruction of Tony is something we've seen before, of course, but it's executed neatly, and the framing sequence of the autobiography allows for some compelling inner monologuing while the action sequences play out. And there's certainly a sense that there's a lot more at play than what we can see - Duggan feels like he's in for the long haul here.
On art we have Juan Frigeri, one of Marvel's rising stars if you ask me. He feels a little closer to the Marvel house style than CAFU or Angel Unzueta did on the previous run, for better or worse.
Iron Man's a hard character to constantly reinvent, but by drawing him closer to the rest of the Marvel Universe, Gerry Duggan has found a way to do just that.
September 7, 2023
How many companies can one man lose?
That's the real question posed here. Tony Stark never learns from his mistakes. If he did, he wouldn't have to keep rebuilding or remaking himself every few years. Does it make him more relatable, with all the defeats and hardships? He IS supposed to be a wicked smart futurist. Just so happens that he loses track of the present...
Case in point. He's caught unawares again by an organization currently making themselves known across several Marvel titles.
He's being villified and targeted, presumably, for his connections to those that make their home on a certain island.
Part 'Avengers: Disassembled and part similar to 'The Future' from issues of Iron Man in 2012. Stark likes to remind his antagonist that others have tried to destroy his life before...and they're all dead now. It looks like Duggan is leaning on Stark's history to showcase his fall.
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The pacing and art on this title are really strong. There's only a few moments where there's a glaring transition between pencilers in a single issue. The styles don't quite match. Luckily, the story is strong on its own.
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Bonus: Nice to see some 'royalty' make an appearance. They have been showcased much outside of 'X' titles
Bonus Bonus: Another classic Iron Man villain makes a cameo (wasn't he dead? when did he come back?)
That's the real question posed here. Tony Stark never learns from his mistakes. If he did, he wouldn't have to keep rebuilding or remaking himself every few years. Does it make him more relatable, with all the defeats and hardships? He IS supposed to be a wicked smart futurist. Just so happens that he loses track of the present...
Case in point. He's caught unawares again by an organization currently making themselves known across several Marvel titles.
He's being villified and targeted, presumably, for his connections to those that make their home on a certain island.
Part 'Avengers: Disassembled and part similar to 'The Future' from issues of Iron Man in 2012. Stark likes to remind his antagonist that others have tried to destroy his life before...and they're all dead now. It looks like Duggan is leaning on Stark's history to showcase his fall.
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The pacing and art on this title are really strong. There's only a few moments where there's a glaring transition between pencilers in a single issue. The styles don't quite match. Luckily, the story is strong on its own.
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Bonus: Nice to see some 'royalty' make an appearance. They have been showcased much outside of 'X' titles
Bonus Bonus: Another classic Iron Man villain makes a cameo (wasn't he dead? when did he come back?)
February 24, 2025
I don't necessarily mind another take on the old "superhero getting outsmarted at every turn" storyline. This one starts out pretty good, actually. The moves the new rival is making are clever enough and difficult enough to see coming that it's believable that Tony is a few steps behind for most of the book. I also don't necessarily mind Iron Man being more closely tied to the X-Men, at least for now. Marvel editorial has an unfortunate tendency to treat the X-books like their own little island, and that can lead to some weird storytelling. My issue here is more to do with the actual identity of the new rival, which is kept secret for much of this volume. He just... isn't very convincing as a true intellectual rival here. Even if you know who he is, and not every reader will, he just doesn't feel like he should be able to do what he's been doing. He's too petulant to be a true mastermind.
August 3, 2024
I really enjoyed this book. I enjoyed it more than I thought I would. The story is great. The artwork is good. There is not a whole lot of action, but character development is awesome and done perfectly.
Tony Stark had everything. The a huge company, money, fame and the amour. Now he only has the amour and select few friends. What went wrong? On top of that, he is now being targeted. In every aspect of his life left to him. Now he will fight back, but is it already too late?
I really like how Duggan has incorporated Ironman/Tony into the X-MEN universe. The other part that I really liked was Tony psychoanalysing himself. How is he sees himself, how does he differentiate Tony from Ironman. This is a great first volume. I can't wait for the next volume. The book finishes with thumbnail and full page varient covers.
Tony Stark had everything. The a huge company, money, fame and the amour. Now he only has the amour and select few friends. What went wrong? On top of that, he is now being targeted. In every aspect of his life left to him. Now he will fight back, but is it already too late?
I really like how Duggan has incorporated Ironman/Tony into the X-MEN universe. The other part that I really liked was Tony psychoanalysing himself. How is he sees himself, how does he differentiate Tony from Ironman. This is a great first volume. I can't wait for the next volume. The book finishes with thumbnail and full page varient covers.
May 20, 2024
Tony finds himself in a bad place, having spent his fortune buying up every WMD the Marvel universe has to offer. He’s down to one suit of armor and sleeping in a hammock. When Tony becomes the target of a series of assassination attempts, he seeks the help of his supporting cast, which now includes former villainess, Emma Frost. This is one of the main reasons I originally wanted to read this trade, because I have a newfound love for Emma after reading Morrison and Whedon’s respective runs on X-Men. Part of Duggan’s narrative explores their past relationship, but also sets the stage for things to come that crossover into Hickman’s Krakoa.
January 26, 2024
This was an alright book that didn't quite tap into the potential of the character. Even the artwork was just about alright. Feilong is an interesting nemesis for Tony, but I wish he was a more subdued and calculating villain. I also felt the dialogue was pretty off - Duggan's stuck in X-Men mode, apparently, and his Tony actually says things like "Call it quits and make reparations or prepare for war". Overall, it isn't worth the read unless you're specifically trying to follow the Krakoan storyline in the X-Men.
May 11, 2023
Solid writing and art all around. Tony has pretty much hit rock bottom. He's out of money. He no longer owns any of his old companies or properties. The only thing he hasn't done is start drinking yet. Someone is out to get him. Someone new. I like where this is headed. I'll be sticking with it.
August 12, 2023
3.5
I really enjoyed that this acknowledged all the difficulties of Tony Stark’s life; alcoholism, abandonment, guilt, and allowed him to rely on his close friends and Allie’s, Rhodey and RiRi. I found the story to be interesting and the autobiographical narration was an interesting storytelling technique. Curious to see where the story goes next.
I really enjoyed that this acknowledged all the difficulties of Tony Stark’s life; alcoholism, abandonment, guilt, and allowed him to rely on his close friends and Allie’s, Rhodey and RiRi. I found the story to be interesting and the autobiographical narration was an interesting storytelling technique. Curious to see where the story goes next.
March 16, 2024
Obviously, this volume should have had the Krakoa tradedress because it's a core X-Men book, as Tony fights an X-Men villain and finds his technology used in the Krakoan fight. It's a good story about Tony hitting rock bottom (yet again, but in a different way) while fighting an invisible foe. And the inclusion of Emma is terrific. More of her in the next volume?
May 14, 2024
As Duggan takes on the task of writing the Shellhead's adventures while captaining the main X-Men title, shockingly the two intersect.
Duggan takes some tried routes. Overused? yuh huh.
We've got some Armor Wars. We've got some O'Neil. We've got some Fraction.
Still enjoyed though. Duggan might be better with a solo book. He is adding texture to Feilong for Fall of X.
Duggan takes some tried routes. Overused? yuh huh.
We've got some Armor Wars. We've got some O'Neil. We've got some Fraction.
Still enjoyed though. Duggan might be better with a solo book. He is adding texture to Feilong for Fall of X.
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