War Machine Classic

War Machine (1994) #1-7

by Scott Benson, Len Kaminski, Gabriel Hardman (Illustrator)

James Rhodes is War Machine, determined to right the world's wrongs one international incident at a time! When a human-rights activist is held captive in his own African nation, War Machine teams up with Nick Fury, Cable and Deathlok to rescue him--and they'll have to fight through the African military and even S.H.I.E.L.D. to do it! And just as Rhodey is getting his professional life put together, the assassin Deathtoll sets his sights on War Machine! Then, it's War Machine and Hawkeye versus the deadly Cold Warrior!

COLLECTING:
War Machine (1994) #1-7, Ashcan

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels

200 pages, Paperback

First published October 27, 2010

Reviews

[Mike A · Rating 5 out of 5]

James Rhodes is Iron Man!

War Machine classic vol.1 this breakout book let’s James Rhodes really shine a must have for any war machine fan.

[Frank · Rating 3 out of 5]

A little better than I remembered but still it's just the average fluff that was abundant during the 90s glut. Benson and Kaminski write better when it's James Rhodes than they do Rhodes as War Machine. War Machine's dialogue is like any other third rate hero of the time. But it was cool to see the dark side of the character.

[Nick Holden · Rating 3 out of 5]

A mildly fun but outdated series of stories about one of my favourite Avengers characters.

[Devero · Rating 1 out of 5]

Purtroppo quando la Marvel decise di dedicare una testata personale a War Machine, armatura particolare di Iron-Man, guidata da James Rhodes, uno dei personaggi secondari MArvel più interessanti, a mio avviso, prede la pessima decisione di affidare i testi a Benson, scrittore senza idee chiare sul personaggio.
Fece poi di peggio facendola disegnare a Gabriel Gecko, ispirato ai peggiori fuoriusciti dell'Image, ovvero Rob Liefeld e Jim Valentino. Davvero, non si poteva fare meglio? Secondo me sì e di molto.

[Murphy · Rating 3 out of 5]

I don't feel like this volume contained very memorable plots, though it did have a uniqueness to it I enjoyed.

The underlying story is fairly down-to-earth, and about how Rhodey is trying to defend the oppressed while struggling with the moral issue of if he's justified in ending lives to protect innocent people.

Though the comic is grittier than some others, there are still super powered antagonists that only could exist in fiction, and the bright and colorful art allows for the issues to be stimulating to read and not dismal.