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The Invincible Iron Man #3 Micro-Review – Cover Stories
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TITLE: The Invincible Iron Man #3
AUTHOR: Gerry Duggan
ARTISTS: Juan Frigeri, Bryan Valenza (Colorist), Joe Caramagna (Letterer). Cover by Kael Ngu.
RELEASED: February 15, 2023
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
Covers are weird sometimes. Last time we had Iron Man and Ironheart fighting on the cover, but no such fight took place in the issue. This issue, we actually do have Iron Man and War Machine fighting another armored character, but they don’t advertise the fight on the cover. Instead they opt for this “split face” design. It’s a little strange, is all I’m saying.
Duggan does a nice job making the stakes personal in this issue. Last issue, I said I was waiting for business to pick up. It feels like that happened this time.
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The Invincible Iron Man #2 Micro-Review – A Flat-Out Lie
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TITLE: The Invincible Iron Man #2
AUTHOR: Gerry Duggan
ARTISTS: Juan Frigeri, Bryan Valenza (Colorist), Joe Caramagna (Letterer). Cover by Kael Ngu.
RELEASED: January 18, 2023
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
That cover is a flat-out lie. A beautifully drawn and colored lie, but a lie nonetheless. Ironheart is in this issue. But she and Tony do not, in fact, go “one-on-one.”
Naturally, the plot thickens in this issue in regard to the plot to kill Tony Stark. I can’t say I was particularly moved one way or the other on this one. Much like issue #1, issue #2 was just sort of…there. I’m waiting for business to pick up.
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Alex Ross Spotlight: Black Panther #12
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
I suppose I’m just not as well versed in my Avengers lore as I should be, as I didn’t know they had a big roundtable like we see on the cover to this week’s Black Panther #12. I know the classic Justice League has one. I guess in this case what’s good for one is good for the other…
This is a textbook set-up: One hero walking away from the other heroes to indicate isolation, separation, etc. But as T’Challa is walking toward the camera, we’re able to see Ross’ detailed rendering of his face and get a read on what’s going through his head at this pivotal moment.
One interesting element about this cover is that we get to see Ross depict these heroes in a more “down” moment. We’ve got Thor and Iron Man without their helmets sitting at the table. Their posture doesn’t indicate that they’re relaxed, per se. But they’re not springing into action, or mid-action, as a cover would often depict them. Oddly enough though, Captain America is still in full superhero mode, with his mask on and his shield strapped to his back. Somehow that feels right for Steve Rogers, who might take more of an all-business approach in a setting like this.
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The Invincible Iron Man #1 Micro-Review – A Passing Interest
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TITLE: The Invincible Iron Man #1
AUTHOR: Gerry Duggan
ARTISTS: Juan Frigeri, Bryan Valenza (Colorist), Joe Caramagna (Letterer). Cover by Kael Ngu.
RELEASED: December 14, 2022
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
This issue is something of an oddity for me, in that I’m a fan of the handle Gerry Duggan and the artists respectfully have on the Iron Man character and his world. I also like the framing device Duggan is using, i.e. Tony Stark writing his autobiography.
But somehow, the story just didn’t hook me. It didn’t turn me off, and I’ll likely still come back to check out issue #2. But I’m not dying to see what happens next. It’s more like I have a passing interest in seeing what happens next.
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Epic Covers: The Invincible Iron Man #1 by Kael Ngu
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
It’s tough to go wrong with the classic red and gold Iron Man suit. It’s just that iconic, especially in the last 15 years with the advent of the MCU.
With that in mind, did Kael Ngu play it a bit safe with this simple straight-ahead shot of Iron Man mid-battle? Maybe. I’d counter that it’s simple, yet no less effective. There’s certainly nothing simple about the level of detail Ngu put into this cover. For my money, it’s very much worthy of the character and his rich legacy.
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A Daredevil #6 Micro-Review – Elektra vs. Iron Man
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TITLE: Daredevil #6
AUTHOR: Chip Zdarsky
ARTISTS: Rafael De Latorre, Matthew Wilson (Colorist), Clayton Cowles (Letterer). Cover by Marco Checchetto & Wilson.
RELEASED: December 7, 2022
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
Elektra has a little dust-up with Iron Man in this issue, at of all places, the White House. As one might imagine, things escalate quickly. Fun stuff.
There’s also a really insightful multi-page exchange between Matt and Bullet, where the former explains what he’s trying to do with the Fist, and their more compassionate take on society. It’s a great exchange in that it makes you want to root for Matt, while also feeling for him as he takes on something so large. This might be the strongest issue of this series yet.
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Toy Chest Theater: Iron Man by Dan Williams
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
The obvious imagery this pic from Dan Williams evokes is of Robert Downey Jr. forging his Iron Man armor in the original Iron Man movie. I can practically hear the Ramin Djawadi soundtrack in my head as I look at it.
Interestingly enough, however, Williams didn’t use the MCU version of the costume for the background image. Rather, he went with something more akin to the classic look from the comics, right down to the yellow mask we see above the anvil.
The classic never dies, as they say…
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An All-Out Avengers #1 Micro-Review – Popcorn, Anyone?
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TITLE: All-Out Avengers #1
AUTHOR: Derek Landy
ARTISTS: Greg Land, Jay Leisten (Inker), Frank D’Armata (Colorist), Cory Petit (Letterer)
RELEASED: September 7, 2022
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
Thus far, All-Out Avengers strikes me as a book that would be easy for Marvel movie fans to pick up. Kids too.
We’ve got a lot of heavy hitters (Spider-Man, Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, etc.), most of whom have been in the movies, taking on a big alien threat, without a lot of continuity to get bogged down in. We’ve got action. We’ve got humor. There’s a lot to like here.
Popcorn, anyone?
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Toy Chest Theater: She-Hulk and Iron Man by @wheysnaps
By Rob Siebert
Fanboy Wonder
In honor of She-Hulk: Attorney At Law, which drops on Disney+ today, here’s a shot from @wheysnaps (in collaboration with @sarah_squirrel77 and @dalbermatianman) of the titular heroine putting Iron Man in an Ankle Lock.
As a wrestling fan, I can appreciate that the Ankle Lock is an actual hold used in pro wrestling. It’s been applied regularly by the likes of Ken Shamrock, Kurt Angle, and more recently Ronda Rousey.
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