Millionaire industrialist Tony Stark is an inventive genius who has dedicated all of his enormous financial and intellectual resources to a single guiding principle: the creation of technology for the betterment of humanity. Stark's greatest creation is a modern-day miracle: a suit of form-fitting, strength-enhancing, steel-mesh armor he dons to become the living symbol of his ideals, the Invincible Iron Man! But when Stark discovers that the same technology he used to create the Iron Man armor - technology so secret he didn't even dare patent it - is now in the hands of several deadly super-villains, he feels responsible for the evil they have done with the high-tech tools he unwittingly provided. In the face of objections from his government, friends, colleagues and fellow super heroes, Stark swears to use the power of Iron Man to bring the evil to an end - and to take back what's his. The Beatle, Stilt Man, the Controller, Stingray, the Mandroids, the Guardsmen and Firepower don't know it yet, but they've got a problem. The world's most powerful force for good isn't playing by the rules anymore. And he's coming for them Collects Iron Man #225-232.
Iron Man: Armor Wars
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23 of 23 people found the following review helpful
Format:Paperback
While the "Iron Man: Demon in a Bottle" storyline tends to get the most attention, the Armor Wars saga remains my all-time favorite Iron Man storyline. The Armor Wars ran in issues 225-232 of the original Iron Man series, and featured the creative team of David Michelenie, Mark Bright, and Bob Layton. This team was responsible for a particularly good run of issues, of which Armor Wars was the highlight.
In this storyline, Tony Stark discovers that some of his Iron Man technology was stolen and passed on to various armored villains. Agonized at the thought that his technology was used to cause the suffering and death of others, Stark dons the Iron Man armor and starts hunting down these villains and destroying their armor. It seems simple enough, but what about the technology he provided to the government, such as SHIELD's Mandroids or the Guardians at the Vault? Iron Man's quest soon has him taking on friends and allies like Stingray and even Captain America, and ends up costing him his Avengers membership (though to be fair, it was just the West Coast Avengers, and they hardly count).
This is a fantastic tale of obsession, guilt, and justice, not to mention a seriously cool chance to see Iron Man taking down a whole bunch of armored bad guys. It's about as good a tale as you're likely to find in an 80's mainstream comic book. Michelenie does a great job with the story, and the artwork by Bright and Layton remains the standard by which I judge all other Iron Man artists. The chilling epilogue by the legendary Barry Windsor-Smith ends things on the perfect note, and may be the best modern single-issue Iron Man tale ever.
If you're an Iron Man fan, this is a must-have trade paperback. Marvel fans in general should check it out as well.
In this storyline, Tony Stark discovers that some of his Iron Man technology was stolen and passed on to various armored villains. Agonized at the thought that his technology was used to cause the suffering and death of others, Stark dons the Iron Man armor and starts hunting down these villains and destroying their armor. It seems simple enough, but what about the technology he provided to the government, such as SHIELD's Mandroids or the Guardians at the Vault? Iron Man's quest soon has him taking on friends and allies like Stingray and even Captain America, and ends up costing him his Avengers membership (though to be fair, it was just the West Coast Avengers, and they hardly count).
This is a fantastic tale of obsession, guilt, and justice, not to mention a seriously cool chance to see Iron Man taking down a whole bunch of armored bad guys. It's about as good a tale as you're likely to find in an 80's mainstream comic book. Michelenie does a great job with the story, and the artwork by Bright and Layton remains the standard by which I judge all other Iron Man artists. The chilling epilogue by the legendary Barry Windsor-Smith ends things on the perfect note, and may be the best modern single-issue Iron Man tale ever.
If you're an Iron Man fan, this is a must-have trade paperback. Marvel fans in general should check it out as well.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
By A. Malin
Format:Paperback
This was the first time Tony Stark went against the grain and attacked other superheroes in the pursuit of his own justice. This is a well done and under appreciated story that lays the groundwork of Tony's personality in the current Civil War/ Post Civil War stories.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
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Iron Man has always been my favorite and the Armored Wars was one of the main reasons. I loved this when it first came out, I read those comics so many times it's kind of scary so when it was out I had to get it.
The story, while pretty simple, is still fun. There's just something enjoyable about seeing Iron Man kick the butts of other armored characters. The battle with the Guardsmen was always my favorite, watching him tose them around like ragdolls never got boring even after several reads. I'm happy that the story still held up, for the most part, since I first read it when I was younger.
I recommend it for anyone who is an Iron Man fan and who missed it the first time it was release. Although I kind of wished they included the Captain America cross over that was also part of Armored Wars. Guess they're saving that for the Omibus addition.
The Arwen
The story, while pretty simple, is still fun. There's just something enjoyable about seeing Iron Man kick the butts of other armored characters. The battle with the Guardsmen was always my favorite, watching him tose them around like ragdolls never got boring even after several reads. I'm happy that the story still held up, for the most part, since I first read it when I was younger.
I recommend it for anyone who is an Iron Man fan and who missed it the first time it was release. Although I kind of wished they included the Captain America cross over that was also part of Armored Wars. Guess they're saving that for the Omibus addition.
The Arwen
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Armor Fun
This is a great story involving what happens when Stark finds out his tech has been stolen and it may have been involved in hurting innocent people. Read more
Published 29 days ago by Juan Rosales
3.0 out of 5 stars
good comic
Great comic, remember reading it back in the day! Pity the kindle reader app, as well as the kindle is rather crap at reading comics, go for comixolgy, or one of the other apps,... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Stephen Trace
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not as good as I expected
I am such a fan of Micheline and Layton's first run on Iron Man ending with Demon in a Bottle, that I expected this to be right up there with that. It wasn't. Read more
Published 2 months ago by jcoletta
3.0 out of 5 stars
Not as good as it thinks it is
Set up to be an epic tale, Armor Wars falls short. For one thing, there's little here beyond a series of iron-on-iron fights that Iron Man ultimately -- and often very easily --... Read more
Published on July 6, 2010 by Tom Knapp
5.0 out of 5 stars
THE definitive Iron Man saga
From the Michelinie/Layton team that gave Tony Stark his alcoholism comes what's possibly the most thrilling and important Iron Man story. Read more
Published on December 30, 2008 by Obviously
5.0 out of 5 stars
Exciting 80's action
It's Iron Man in the 80's!
With the success of Iron Man's 1st hit movie, I've been interested in reading defining stories for the character, and this paperback in... Read more
With the success of Iron Man's 1st hit movie, I've been interested in reading defining stories for the character, and this paperback in... Read more
Published on June 6, 2008 by "extreme_dig_cm"
5.0 out of 5 stars
Excelsior!
I had so much fun reading it. It's really the definitive story of Iron man
Published on April 26, 2008 by Jose Luis Salanova Alcoba
4.0 out of 5 stars
My First Iron Man Story!
Well, not really. I'm sure I've read random reprints of Iron Man's early issues and such, but this is the first time I've ever bought an entire storyline to read. Read more
Published on January 28, 2007 by Jimmy Hanzo
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