October 19, 2008

Iron Man maintanes iron story

Invincible Iron Man #6 Review
Iron Man is one of those character who hasn't always been the mainstream hero. With the release of the hugely successful Iron Man movie, that just isn't the case anymore. Iron Man has become one of the flagship titles for Marvel and thankfully the comic is good enough to carry that burden (unlike a certain wall crawler and his new day).

The first arc of Invincible Iron Man is about Tony Stark's fued with Obidiah Stane's son, Ezekial Stane. With the not so cliffhanger ending of the last issue in which (gasp) Tony Stark's dead, this issue reveals the body of Stark to be a robot and a royal Stane butt whooping ensues delivered by the iron hands of Stark.

All I have to say about this series is thank god it isn't awful. With all the mediocre series that have hit stores lately, it's nice to see a book that actually lives up to its potential thanks to Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca.

I can't wait to see what's next especially when the teaser cover on the back page shows Iron Man and Spidey. I'm a sucker for cameos even though most of the time they suck.
4/5 stars

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