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Classic Iron Man Saga, back in print, February 16, 2007
This review is from: Iron Man: Armor Wars (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.
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Solid Iron Man Colection, March 8, 2008
This review is from: Iron Man: Armor Wars (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.
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Fun to return, March 29, 2011
This review is from: Iron Man: Armor Wars (Paperback)
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
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