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IRON MAN: THE INEVITABLE #1 (Feb. 2006) |
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"This Old Truth."
Cover art: Frazer Irving.
Script: Joe Casey. Art: Frazer Irving.
I'm wondering after
reading this ish just why we need a "special"
Iron Man
series like this. I'm inclined to think someone owed Casey a favor, or
something. Geez, at least Bad Blood was done by
Iron Man
giants David Micheline and Bob Layton -- they, of any and all
IM
creators, deserved at the very least a mini-series. At any rate, so what do we
have here? Two words: Nothing new. We've got a new-look
Spymaster
and Ghost,
and I suppose that's something, at least. Tony Stark looks horrifically
like Adolph Hitler (would a multi-billion dollar playboy's hair really
look this bad??), and there he is doing a good deed as
Iron Man.
Whoopee-frickin' doo. Perhaps the
coolest tidbit in the issue is Stark bringing in a shrink to see what she can do
about Arthur Parks
-- aka the Living Laser.
And what's this? Flashbacks from early volume 1 issues?? Who'da thunk it!! Hey
wait -- maybe Casey is sly like a fox! He's actually engaging in some
continiuity (remember that?), using actual classic villains that
Iron Fans
all know and love! This actually may prove to be the REAL
Iron Man
that we're supposed to be reading month after month!
Hube's Recommendation:
repulsors!
Fan Reaction:
Hube, you were right about Tony having the Hitler look. I noticed it when I
bought my copy. The last time I saw both the Spymaster and the Ghost it was in
Bad Blood # 2 and # 45 of the last series. I like the new look for the Ghost,
but Spymaster looked too boring. Tony buying the Living Laser and getting him
therapy is a weird idea. So far the action looked good when Iron Man busted
those arm dealers. I'm glad that Joe Casey is honoring Iron Man's history. But,
the Greta Abbot character drawn by Frazer Irving looks like a early '70's high
school art project. Was surprised by the ending. To be honest, that's rare for
me when I read a comic. --
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Fan Reaction 2:
Casey can tell a good story
and he proves that he knows Marvel history as well as Iron Man Lore. This book
suffers dreadfully from awful looking art. You're right, Stark does look like
Hitler. Also, why go and change the look of two cool Villains the Spymaster and
the Ghost. When I heard these two were in this book I was fired up. However,
after looking at the art I am very disappointed. Still thing Casey will tell a
good story. --
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