IRON MAN, just like every person, has his demons. But when you're IRON MAN, director of S.H.I.E.L.D., your demons are war-bringing demons that you must face covered in iron armor and a handful of secrets. Jump on with this penultimate episode set after the events of "Civil War"!
Rated T+
Tonys been through a lot over the years. His psyche has been explored on page and screen quite a lot over the decades. Ayodele and Akande are exploring Stark in a way that feels like it might be coming from a wholly new perspective. Its a lot of fun to see him outside the traditionally explosive action of a standard Iron Man story. Read Full Review
This dissection of Tony Stark's legacy continues to be thoughtful and genuinely weird. Read Full Review
I Am Iron Man #4makes a bold choice in how it reflects and celebrates the 2000's era of Tony Stark, but it's a choice that pays off. The team here explores every facet of Tony, whether or not those facets are pretty or ugly, and does so with an expertise understanding as to how one should explore a character's darker corners while avoiding outright vilification. Read Full Review
The one-shot story is solid, conveyed with skilled words and art and casually deploying some awesome ideas. The dialogue's been subtly tweaked to better reflect the trends of the appropriate era. And the deconstruction of Tony Stark's mistakes in that era is devastatingly sharp.
I do love a good letters page, and this issue's is so damn good that it nudges my rating over the line into "great" territory. The story was nearly there, but the lettercol was the icing on the cake.
This dives in Tonys persona in very fascinating ways.
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