The Bad: Having said that, do we think that Adi Granov is the right artist for Iron Man? No. Like Alex Ross, I think Granov's style fits a more realistic comic than a hi-tech sci-fi comic like Iron Man. I don't think that Granov's Iron Man looks particularly great. Nor do I think his wonderfully realistic painting fits the theme and look of Iron Man. Adi Granov is an extremely talented artist who is simply on the wrong book. Read Full Review

Extremis is one of those character arcs, that defined an era . It was pretty much the hox/pox for iron man at that point. It totally refreshed the character of Tony Stark, while also not drastically changing him and keeping his core in tact. Warren Ellis took his Iron man to the next logical step in his evolution and introduced a lot of new ideas, compatible with the character and his significance, which the run that followed was pretty much build upon(which btw is also quite great).

Same can be said about Adi Granov , who brought a distinct visual style with his dark, smeared and slick realism to the series , setting an unique , but fitting tone for the arc and again influencing a lot of future Iron man comics.

For me most than anything, Extremis, marks thе birth of the modern iron man. It's so rare to see a story so innovative, while at the same time getting the core of the character and building ideas upon that in such a fitting way.

In my humble opinion, those 6 issues, totally changed the whole trajectory of iron man comics for next years and also being the main influence to the movies, changing the trajectory of the whole superhero movie genre in the public mind. it's no wonder that this arc is so often mentioned in the same sentence as certified classics as Demon in a bottle and Armor wars . more