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Iron Man Noir (2010)

by Scott Snyder(Favorite Author)

3.45 of 5 Votes: 4

ISBN

0785147276 (ISBN13: 9780785147275)

languge

English

genre

Science Fiction

publisher

Marvel Comics Group

review 1: Review in short: This needs to be an ongoing series. Now. Or at least an regularly occurring mini-series.Review in long: I remember seeing this in my comic shop when it was initially released, but paid little mind to it. I wasn't reading "mainstream" comics at the time, and was very anti-superhero. My horizons have been broadened since then, so when I saw some art for this series floating around online, I checked out the concept and decided to pick it up.Though not noir-ish at all, it is a wonderfully fun and inventive take on Iron Man. Take Tony Stark, rework him into a 1930's globe-hopping adventurer who could very easily be the lovechild of Indiana Jones and Lara Croft, add Nazis, Atlantis, cameos from quite a few members of the Marvel Universe, and stir vigorous... morely. The result is an action-packed adventure that still feels true to the characters, and I really, really wish Marvel would revisit this concept in the future.
review 2: I think I need to look up the definition of noir again. I thought it meant gritty urban scenes, gangsters and tommy guns, hard-edged violence and drama with a mono-chrome feel to it all.What we get is a rip-roaring adventure book set on the cusp of the 40s. There's Nazis, jungles, tombs and plenty of exploring. It's basically any Indiana Jones movie or the Saturday serials they were inspired by. Certainly not a bad thing, but mis-marketed? Maybe. less

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