Iron Man 2: Operation A.I.M. [Paperback]

Greg Cox (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 1996

The product of A.I.M., MODOK--the Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing--is out to copy an energy chip Iron Man used to defeat Baron Strucker, but the chip is only the first tool needed to make the ultimate weapon, and Iron Man must recruit his fellow heroes to stop MODOK before its too late. Original.

Product Details

• Paperback: 291 pages
• Publisher: Berkley (December 1, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1572971959
• ISBN-13: 978-1572971950
• Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.1 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,459,893 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Great Tale of Suspence, January 3, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Iron Man 2: Operation A.I.M. (Paperback)

In the 1960's, Marvel Comics did these series of comics called "Tales of Suspence" which featured team-ups by Iron Man and Captain America. They were great stories and now Greg Cox gives us such a story here in OPERATION A.I.M. Guest starring War Machine and the Black Panther, this is an exciteing adventure story that takes us to various points around the Marvel Universe and ends with an explosive climax that will leave you wanting more, I hope Greg writes more Marvel novels in the future, he's a great writer.

1 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A compelling argument against, November 10, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: Iron Man 2: Operation A.I.M. (Paperback)

When I first heard that Marvel Comics was licensing their characters for use in full-length novels, I was hesitant -- after all, in the wrong hands, a comic-based novel could be little more than a bad joke, featuring marketable characters wrapped around weak stories.

While I was glad to be proven wrong in several instances, "Operation A.I.M." confirmed my worst fears. This novel is poorly-written trite, with heavy-handed exposition and simplistic dialogue. Reading this book was an exercise in the worst sense of the term, and I felt ripped-off in the end.

My only solace is that I've read some of the better Marvel Comics novelizations, so I know they're not all this bad. But if "Operation A.I.M." had been the first title I'd read, I wonder if I would have even given the others a chance.

2 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Too much action, not enough plot, June 21, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Iron Man 2: Operation A.I.M. (Paperback)

I admit I'm not a huge Iron Man fan, but this book really caught my eye. I figured reading it would be a good introduction to his character, but if this book is ANY indication of what the comic is like...let's just say I'm dissappointed. The book's plotline was WAY too simple! As a matter of fact, it seemed like just a petty excuse to write some nifty battle scenes between numerous villains. The book goes something like this: MODOK is trying to reconstruct the Cosmic Cube, and he needs different components for it. As a result of this, he sends out adaptoids of old villains to retreive them. Iron Man, War Machine, Cap, and Black Panther split up and try to prevent this from happening. After each one of them has had their battle (which takes over 100 pages) they meet up back at Stark Enterprises and battle MODOK. The end. Greg Cox's writing IS clean and fluid...but his plotlines lack punch. Bottom line: if your looking for a good Marvel novel, look somewhere else!