(Sept., 2001)
"The Big Bang Theory, part 3." Cover
art: Keron Grant. Script:
Frank Tieri. Art: Keron Grant, Jamal Igle/Stull & Perrotta. Iron
Man tries to discover clues as to who blew up
Askew Electronics ... and finds some, with the help of his armor's new
spheroid probes and Jocasta.
Meanwhile, Askew goes out of business due to the disaster, Stark ends up in bed
with his boss, he also greets Rhodey in his new apt., and most
importantly -- GETS NEW ARMOR!! It's
pretty sharp, too -- S.K.I.N.
pours out of the uni-beam, while components are attached over top. One of it's
features: The Chameleon Effect!
It's back, but this time it's a huge power drain. The others are listed in the
letters page. The mystery bomber is revealed to be....The
Ghost!! Yes!! MODOK
is also involved! Now we're gettin' somewhere!! Things you may wonder about:
What happened to Stark's heart attachment? Why did Stark download Jocasta
into his armor -- I thought that was one of things that made his last armor
sentient! Yeesh! And, how in the world did "Hogan Potts' " landlord
let him soup up his apartment like that?? Tieri hits his stride, and Grant's Iron
Man is sharp. (But his other characters still are
wretched!)
Hube's Recommendation: 
1/2 repulsors!
Fan Reaction:
Yes, the new armor looks good and has some intriguing new features with the
possible exception of the spheroid probes which seem visually distracting and
downright creepy. That said, the writing (plot and script) continues to be
poor - especially compared to the creative revival of many of Marvel's other
flagship titles. Nothing
personal against Mr. Tieri but why are so many writers opposed to the
basic character of Tony Stark? The
dichotomy between being an incredibly powerful man/celebrity in real life who can exceed those levels as an
Avenger remains largely untapped in the Iron Man canon. This whole Tony
Stark as Hogan Potts/Clark Kent (bumbler with glasses who is in reality a
dashing hero) has got to go as does the witless dialogue and poor
characterization that permeates the last dozen issues. --
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Fan Reaction 2:
Dude, I have to disagree with ol' Frank there, above. Heres the thing, I live in
England right? We dont have all the fancy different comic book companies throwin'
ideas to the British public. I personallly think Iron Man is a breath of fresh
air into the lives of us British comic book readers, it's wot a comic should be,
entertaining, original, and downright fun. Granted, I have only been reading
comics for a few years but I know wot I like, and this issue I like! The new
armour rocks, the guy inside it could do with a few reajustments but other wise
I would say I throughly enjoyed this book and the few before it. Marvel is the
only company I have seen in merry old England that actually tries to give us new
ideas, and comics. If it weren't for Marvel I'd still be readin' dopey Dennis
the Menace, oh, and Keron Grant's art work is blindin' -- it's the best I have
seen yet. Thanks for your time. --
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