I wasn't sure what to expect from this tie-in, but based on its quality I'm excited to read more tie-in series in this event. Machine Man has always been an entertaining and highly emotional character and the mission at hand is going to take further evolution of his control over these emotions or else he may not win at all. Read Full Review

I will always support anything Machine Man-related because hes another one of my favorites in terms of more obscure heroes. Christos Gage obviously has respect for the character by giving him an interesting story thread in trying to win back Jocasta. Andy MacDonald and Dono Sanchez-Almara bring it with the art, even if I dont find it especially appealing aside from the coloring. Machine Man 2020 #1 does end up being a fun experience, even if its going to be a fairly short one. Read Full Review

This is made for Machine Man fanatics! Only problem is I don't know any. I'm not a hater either. One of my first comics was Iron Man Annual #11 a Machine Man appearance and I read it till the cover fell off and then bought it again. I like the guy he even has my first name. I just think the over all 2020 concept is being a little forcefully spoon feed to us as an insider deep dive and no one is handing out any cliff notes. Read Full Review

This issue is a mixed bag. You get a cool character like Machine Man, who has been all over the place in terms of writing, and a tie-in to the Iron Man 2020 event. Writer Christos Gage has some good ideas going but the issue never feels like it really gets out of neutral. The book has two stories and while the first is good, it ends before I could really get pulled in. It left me wanting but not in the good way. It definitely could have used the extra pages. Tom DeFalco writes the second one and brings back his "Midnight Wreckers" from the past Machine Man books but nothing really gelled in that story either. Again, space issues.Machine Man 2020 #1 has potential but a weird split makes it hard to be invested. Thumbs in the middle. Read Full Review

Impressive visuals but both stories seem more superfluous than an essential part of the 2020 event. Read Full Review

The advantage of Machine Man's tie-in to the Iron Man 2020 event is how seamlessly it brings the reader up to speed with just what the heck it all actually means. Read Full Review

"2020 Machine Man" #1 could be better...but hey, I'm just a dumb meatbag. What do I know? Read Full Review

" They cured me, Aaron. Let them cure you too. "
- JOCASTA

I checked this out to see how it tie into the main story. I wasn't expecting much, and that's exactly what I got. I never really cared much about machine man and I certainly don't care about fifty machine men. I guess they did their best with what they were given, which was machine man. It's as good as a machine man issue can be, I guess (which is "meh")

Even playing to nostalgia doesn't really make this interesting for me. I can't imagine what someone going in blind would think. Thankfully, this is only two issues.

The premises for each strip aren't spectacular, but they could work. And the art is sound middle-of-the-road stuff. But the words! I expected clunky retro cheese from Tom DeFalco, but Christos Gage drops down to the same level, which is a disappointing surprise.

Prelude:
Sigh.... it's time for the 2020 Iron Man tie-ins. Let's be optimistic then and see how Machine Man goes.

The Good:
Art is good at least.

The Bad:
Both stories are quite frankly boring.

Conclusion:
I just have no desire to continue reading. Thank god, it's only 2 issues.

I mean, there were some moments in the first story that were okay...