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Iron Man, Volume 2: The Secret Origin Of Tony Stark, Book 1 (2014)

by Kieron Gillen(Favorite Author)

3.41 of 5 Votes: 1

ISBN

0785166661 (ISBN13: 9780785166665)

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Marvel

series

Iron Man (Marvel NOW!)

review 1: Here's the deal: If you're going to put out a comic book about Tony Stark being somehow connected to an alien race and little grey martians owning most of Vegas, better have Kieron Gillen write it. This is NOT my kind of comic book except that it features Iron Man. These days I prefer a heavy dose of reality in my comics with an acknowledgment of the mythical role these stories play. It's not my kind of thing, BUT it's just done so well. Are there problems with it? Sure. There are some plot holes with how an alien controls Stark's suit, and some of the dialogue feels clunky - especially with his suit's computer which he has now programmed to react to him like Pepper. But Gillen is having to much fun to be a humbug about it. The art is nothing very special, though the cover... mores have imaginative layouts. If you're a real Iron Man, you may enjoy this different take here.
review 2: Thanks to Dale Eaglesham being on art for a few issues, this volume is better, but there are still 3 issues of Greg Land to get through first. Tony has to deal with an alien race who worshipped the Phoenix force as a God and hold him responsible for killing it. Unlucky, Tony. Your trip into space might not have been the best idea after all. He gets a new armour and a new interactive A.I to play with. The P.E.P.P.E.R in the suite is a nice touch, but it's short lived when the over arching villain of the piece, a robot called 451, takes over the armour and makes it obey his will. There's some fun dialogue between PEPPER and Tony, since Tony programmed it to think like his assistant Pepper Potts, so it works really well in telling Tony all the wrong decisions he's making.And then we start Gillen's big arc: The Secret Origin of Tony Stark. Or This Title Needs to Sell Better Because Iron Man is Our Biggest Film Franchise, So Here is a Story Revisiting His Origin. Without being overly cynical and dickish, the flashbacks to his father getting a team together for an Oceans 11 style Vegas Heist are pretty cool, and the story isn't really retconning THAT much, it's just doing what Marvel does and building on its history. Let's see how the next volume turns out. less

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