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Iron Man: Season One
by Howard Chaykin
This was very meh.
There’s not a lot to love about this book. I think the art could have really worked with stronger writing. It reminded me of Alex Maleev’s work a little bit and I like the gruffness to it. The rough lines usually work well with Tony’s unstable state of mind... with stronger writing.
This re-tells the origin of Iron Man. I’m not actually sure which Iron Man it is, however. It differs from the origin I read from Tales of Suspense and it differs from the Afghanistan retcon in 2004. It’s just a little odd because it’s like reading everything slightly off kilter.
It’s boring. I can say that.
I love Tony as a character but none of the heart is here. I don’t mean the quips because that’s not all he is. But even Tales of Suspense had more compelling scenes of him angsting and lamenting the fact that no one can ever really get close to him because of his terrible secrets.
Some of this doesn’t make all that much sense like Tony and Yin Sen having enough to build an armor that sturdy in the cave?? Also, the subplot with Tony’s investors was so boring that I kept forgetting about it when they weren’t present.
Pepper was a real after thought. I don’t understand how she knew to contact Rhodey or why she invited a pilot that met Tony once to his intervention.
The only good aspect of this book was the insights into Tony’s alcoholism. Less dramatic than Demon In a Bottle (and a hell of a lot less complex and emotional), this book does a meh job of expressing Tony’s inner monologue and the journey he goes through to reach step one in the recovery process.
So, no, it’s not a recommend. There are comic edit sets on tumblr that will give you all you needed to know.
There’s not a lot to love about this book. I think the art could have really worked with stronger writing. It reminded me of Alex Maleev’s work a little bit and I like the gruffness to it. The rough lines usually work well with Tony’s unstable state of mind... with stronger writing.
This re-tells the origin of Iron Man. I’m not actually sure which Iron Man it is, however. It differs from the origin I read from Tales of Suspense and it differs from the Afghanistan retcon in 2004. It’s just a little odd because it’s like reading everything slightly off kilter.
It’s boring. I can say that.
I love Tony as a character but none of the heart is here. I don’t mean the quips because that’s not all he is. But even Tales of Suspense had more compelling scenes of him angsting and lamenting the fact that no one can ever really get close to him because of his terrible secrets.
Some of this doesn’t make all that much sense like Tony and Yin Sen having enough to build an armor that sturdy in the cave?? Also, the subplot with Tony’s investors was so boring that I kept forgetting about it when they weren’t present.
Pepper was a real after thought. I don’t understand how she knew to contact Rhodey or why she invited a pilot that met Tony once to his intervention.
The only good aspect of this book was the insights into Tony’s alcoholism. Less dramatic than Demon In a Bottle (and a hell of a lot less complex and emotional), this book does a meh job of expressing Tony’s inner monologue and the journey he goes through to reach step one in the recovery process.
So, no, it’s not a recommend. There are comic edit sets on tumblr that will give you all you needed to know.