Im now going to have to explain my relatively low rating for this book, which is difficult because essentially theres nothing really bad about it. Indeed, the art is first rate, impressively detailed and consistent and richly coloured. Even the writing, whilst occasionally resorting to clich situations, is at times quite original and challenging, foreshadowing some of Tonys future character tics in quite an interesting way. The problem is, it doesnt feel like a book about Iron Man. Three issues in, and the title superhero has yet to make an appearance, bar the prototype full-body suit shown in the last few pages which certainly bears no resemblance to the Iron Man weve seen in Ultimates so far. Someone who came to this book looking for some backstory on the Tony Stark weve seen in that series might be surprised to find a mixture of teen drama and low-grade sci-fi dominating the pages, with no real connection apparent between the young Tony Starks character and that of hi Read Full Review