Iron Man Armor Revealed (not the tin version) [SPOILERS]

[horacethegrey]

Considering that I have not read a comic book for the past 10 years, I'll take your word for it.

Ten years? That's a long time mate. But then, considering how much crap is published in comics nowadays, I really can't blame you.

Well if you ever want to read the best Captain America stories since Lee/Kirby, pick up the Winter Soldier trades. Flashbacks to WWII, guest appearances by Union Jack, Falcon and Iron Man, fighting the Red Skull and AIM.

Put simply, it's everything that's cool about Cap in 12 issues.

I wholeheartedly agree. Brubaker's run on Captain America was the best thing Marvel Comics has published in years.

 

[Vigilance]

I wholeheartedly agree. Brubaker's run on Captain America was the best thing Marvel Comics has published in years.

I'm actually enjoying a good deal of the things coming out of Marvel these days. In addition to Cap, I thought Secret War (this is a new one, about a clandestine SHIELD Op where Nick Fury recruits Spider-Man, Power Man, Daredevil, Wolverine and a few others), as well as Civil War were both very well done.

 

[horacethegrey]

I'm actually enjoying a good deal of the things coming out of Marvel these days. In addition to Cap, I thought Secret War (this is a new one, about a clandestine SHIELD Op where Nick Fury recruits Spider-Man, Power Man, Daredevil, Wolverine and a few others), as well as Civil War were both very well done.

Wish I could I say I agree, but no. I read the first two issues of Secret War and they did nothing for me. Bendis' writing as usual left a bad taste in my mouth, but I gotta admit the art was fantastic.

Civil War on the other hand, started off strong but ended so badly. I'm only hoping World War Hulk doesn't end up the same way.

 

[Vigilance]

Wish I could I say I agree, but no. I read the first two issues of Secret War and they did nothing for me. Bendis' writing as usual left a bad taste in my mouth, but I gotta admit the art was fantastic.

Civil War on the other hand, started off strong but ended so badly. I'm only hoping World War Hulk doesn't end up the same way.

I agree that the star of Secret War was the art. I swear every panel of that series could be made into a poster.

Still, I liked the story too. I'm a sucker for any Nick Fury shenanigans though, so it was right in my strike zone.

I'm the guy who thinks the four part Claremont-written Marvel Team-Up epic where Black Widow, Spider-Man, Shang Chi and Nick Fury get involved in a Hydra plot to take over the United States is one of the best comic stories ever written though, so your mileage may vary

As for WW Hulk, I'm looking forward to that. I almost bought the trade of Planet Hulk this week, but it got beat out when I saw that I could Essential X-men 2, 3 and 4, along with the Hardcover edition of the Frank Miller-Chris Claremont Wolverine mini-series for the same price as that one book lol.

 

[frankthedm]

Eh, the actor looked the part of tony, though he sounded kinda wooden on the delivery in the first part.

The boiler plate suit did look pretty good.

Loved the music.

 

[Tonguez]

Summer 08 can't come fast enough.
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QFT

 

[horacethegrey]

I'm all for superhero spy stories, provided the art and story are up to snuff. The best of the lot are probably The Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD stories by Jim Steranko. Followed by Ed Brubaker's run on Captain America. I've not read that Marvel Team Up you mentioned, but I'll take your word for it on it's quality.

Secret War tries to aspire to be like those stories, but falls short of the mark I feel. Bendis as usual, turned me off with his lame dialogue and rampant mischaracterizations.

As for WW Hulk, I'm looking forward to that. I almost bought the trade of Planet Hulk this week, but it got beat out when I saw that I could Essential X-men 2, 3 and 4, along with the Hardcover edition of the Frank Miller-Chris Claremont Wolverine mini-series for the same price as that one book lol.

It's been good so far. SPOILERS Hulk arrives on Earth and he and his war party have been fighting off the Earth heroes left and right while he tries to capture the Illuminati. So far, he's singlehandedly beaten Black Bolt, Iron Man, and the Fantastic Four(to get to Reed Richards). He's right now fighting the X-Men and the rest of their associated teams while trying to capture Charles Xavier (who was willing to go with him voluntarily). SPOILERS

I'm not however, looking forward to Marvel's next "big event" in 2008, which is an invasion of the Skrulls. SPOILERS If you must know, it was recently revealed that some of Earth's heroes are actually Skrulls in disguise. Elektra was revealed to be one, and Spider-Woman seems to be displaying signs of being a Skrull as well. Some of the heroes are also considering the possiblity that Iron Man may be a Skrull too, given his actions in Civil War. The tagline of this event is apparently, "Who can you trust?" :\ A little too Battlestar Galactica if you ask me.SPOILERS

 

[Silver Moon]

I'm the guy who thinks the four part Claremont-written Marvel Team-Up epic where Black Widow, Spider-Man, Shang Chi and Nick Fury get involved in a Hydra plot to take over the United States is one of the best comic stories ever written though, so your mileage may vary

That was a great story! Most people would knock it for the Sal Bushema art but with the very heavy inking it looked great!

My favorite Team-up story from that era however was the Avengers Annnual 7/Two-in-one Annual 2 story that wrapped up the Warlock storyline. That ended so well that I would have been happy never to have seen Warlock or Thanos again.

 

[Vigilance]

I'm all for superhero spy stories, provided the art and story are up to snuff. The best of the lot are probably The Nick Fury Agent of SHIELD stories by Jim Steranko.

Love those! I have the trade of Steranko's run, and I'm looking forward to the upcoming Marvel Masterwork which will cover the earlier Lee-Kirby SHIELD stories.

I've not read that Marvel Team Up you mentioned, but I'll take your word for it on it's quality.

You should pick it up. I got mine recently, as single issues from a comic shop online, and paid about 5 bucks for the 4 issues. They're not expensive and easy to find.

Apparently I'm the only one who thinks it's one of the greatest comic stories of all time

Chuck

 

[Ranger REG]

Ten years? That's a long time mate. But then, considering how much crap is published in comics nowadays, I really can't blame you.

Yeah, I'd like to keep my Silver Age comic book memory and experience intact.

Of course, I'm concerned with the crap being exposed to our next generation (i.e., children).