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IRON MAN vol. 3 #71 (416) |
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(Oct. 2003) "Vegas Bleeds Neon, part
2." Cover art:
Feister & Harris. Script: Robin Laws. Art: Robert Teranishi/Eric Cannon,
Robin Riggs. Tony
continues his struggles with the mysterious "substance" which has
inhabited his armor! He manages to activate his wrist-watch remote control, and
sets his armor's self-destruct device! The armor explodes, neutralizing the
mysterious substance/creature. Later, Tony hooks back up with P.I. Saige
Kaufman, and introduces her
to his latest armor: The
Ablative Armor! (Stand by
for detailed specs at the Advanced Iron
site, natch!) This new suit is designed for "impact-rich" environments
by reproducing its own protective tiles as needed! Tony deduces what the
mysterious substance/creature was -- a form of "nanoplasm,"
or a blood-like fluid filled with nanobots. A meeting with the mysterious
Anthony Hopkins look-alike Mr.
Vicus further compounds
Stark's curiosity. Then, Saige brings up an old newspaper bit about a UFO crash
near Vegas back in 1954! Stark jets off his new armor, and discovers underground
a huge alien network -- an organism made of the aforementioned "nanoplasm."
And there is Mo Stanton
-- the man for whom Saige Kaufman was searching! He's been transformed by the
organism, but Stark promises to help him. Despite Stanton's pleas to the
contrary, IM
begins to bust them both out, but part of the organism inside Stanton comes out
-- and infects Iron Man!
Where was Laws when we needed him? Light years better than wretched Mike Grell,
Robin engages the reader thoughtfully and he further demonstrates his knowledge
and appreciation for the character of IM
by utilizing Stark's brainpower and -- a way-cool new armor!
Hube's
Recommendation: 
1/2 repulsors!
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