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(Oct. 2004) "The
Singularity, part 2." Cover
art: Pat Lee. Script: Mark Ricketts. Art: Tony
Harris/Tom Feister, Charles Wallace. I'm
still having disgusting "Crossing"
flashbacks! HELP!! Pepper and Happy ponder just what the hell is
up with Tony since he murdered his entire board of directors (yikes!), while Rumiko
and pal Oshima continue their banter about Tony Stark. Not much to report except
an interesting little diddy where Iron
Man thwarted a plot by rival
industrialist Clarence
Ward to assist al-Qaeda
in Iraq (what's that -- a big locust?? LOL!!) Stark sits in his
"isolation chamber" while recharging his heart, and appears to get a
headache .... woefully akin to the "Crossing." Pitiful. In a
not-too-clear sequence, Iron
Man then fries Ru's pal
Oshima, and then kills Rumiko herself!! Is it Stark in the
armor...or is the armor operating on its own? My hunch is that the artificial
heart (ultimately revealed to be of Ultron
origin) is finally coming in to play. This hunch is further strengthened by the
fact that Ultron himself just reappeared in AVENGERS
#500.
Ricketts
does a good job with the dialogue (can't blame him for the plot -- he's just
doing what he's told by Quesada & Co.) and Harris' art once again is
pleasing in a Bryan Hitch-like manner. My problem with the whole deal is the
seeming complete lack of originality. The "Crossing" was an
unmitigated disaster (it led to the various volume 2 issues headed by Jim
Lee, Rob Liefeld and troops) so they're looking to try it again? Smart! I
also read that there's going to be a team of TEEN
Avengers coming up? Sound
like ... TEEN Tony Stark? Yeah, that was a winner! In addition, stand by
for yet another number one issue (apparently volume 4) of Iron
Man, according to
recent comic convention reports.
Hube's
Recommendation: 
repulsors!
Fan
Reaction: I did not care for the killing of Rumiko, and in my
heart I hope she is not dead. But with the looming relaunch I guess she can come
back and everything will be ok again. The book feels like it is on auto pilot
until the new volume kicks in. I'm just not enjoying Iron Man like I used to.
While a relaunch is not needed maybe it will kick start the series again.
Another teenage Tony, will Marvel never learn ?!?!? --
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Reaction 2: The Ultrons in Avengers 500, none of which were
the true Ultron, only reinforce my theory that the man behind the Avengers
recent problems - Iron Man's included - is Yellowjacket. As bad as The Crossing
storyline was, this is going to be much worse! --
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Reaction 3: I don't mind Rumiko being killed off. I always thought
she was written as too flighty. If Tony is going to get a new girlfriend
in the upcoming series, let it be Bethany Cabe. She was tough as Tony
and hasn't been seen since the original series.
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