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(Sept. 2003) Script:
Chuck Austen. Art: Christian Moore.
Book Two
of USWM essentially picks up where Book One left off. But we first see Tony
Stark having dreams/nightmares while Bethany
Cabe tries to console him. T&A Alert:
We see our first-ever glimpse of Beth naked! (Also, Tony Stark’s nude butt,
but the hell with THAT! I’m sure the few female IM
fans will appreciate it, though.) Stark is furious with Jim
Rhodes and Nick Fury
for using his designs to develop the War Machine armors.
While in training (drunk) to prepare to take out the USWM team, Stark beats the
crap out of an armored Happy Hogan!
Elsewhere, clandestine bad guys do some shady dealing in nuclear arms, but the
USWM team surprises them! Surprise them they may have done, but unfortunately
for the team, some of the baddies escape – WITH the nukes! Fury’s pissed!
Like
Book One, the art is still computer-generated, but
with color this time. It’s a definite improvement. Austen’s premiere ish
opens the door for a huge battle between Stark and SHIELD,
and the parallel plot where terrorists have possession of a deadly nuke neatly
fits today’s own [real] headlines.
Hube's
Recommendation: 
½ USWM patches!
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