After his battle with a super-intelligent gorilla in New York City, Tony Stark hops a flight back to California to get away for a bit. But it turns out that a mile-high hijacker is also on board looking to steal a briefcase full of gold bullion. After the thief escapes at 30,000 feet, Tony dons his Iron Man armor and flies after him...only to become ensnared in one of the crook's booby traps in the remote southwestern wilderness. His armor's flight systems now malfunctioning, Tony has to hunt down this expert survivalist who's carrying a mint of precious metals in the middle of nowhere...and survive the experience. Is his technological prowesmore
Iron Man #21 brings Stark back to basics. It may appear simple: Iron Man going up against a villain one-on-one. But the issue is really refreshing with its tense and emotional tone. It feeds into a larger story and serves as an amazing single tale. Read Full Review
This chapter of Iron Man is essentially as excellent as its predecessors. Read Full Review
Unzueta delivers some great art in the issue. The visuals are lively and filled with great detail. The action and character designs look great and I really enjoy the stylistic choices throughout the issue. Read Full Review
If you thought this was a bad issue, you really have no taste.
It looks gorgeous, it sounds smart, and I'm a gigantic fan of the way the one-shot fight du jour segues seamlessly into the next story arc.
This is definitely a good comic, so good that I'm wondering if maybe it's actually great. I hope the creators are happy with their work here; I sure am.
I have a feeling that the creators of this run kinda hate tony stark