It's unfortunate to realize that neither of the two ongoing Iron Man books have much to offer in the way of art. It's all the more unfortunate in this series considering that three different talented pencillers all contribute to this issue. The problem comes in the attempt to meld all three styles into a cohesive whole. The subdued coloring really doesn't do Carlos Pagulayan any favors. He's always been more of a bombastic superhero artist. Roberto de la Torre is fine as always, and he seems to be the happy medium here. Steve Kurth almost manages to blend in, but his oddly exaggerated use of perspective ends up preventing that. I can understand Marvel's desire to rush this arc out of the gate so that the Secret Invasion tie-in isn't too delayed, but surely there's a better way. I imagine the series will be greatly altered in the wake of SI, so this arc has potential to serve as a send-off for this particular era of Iron Man. I hate to see some of that potential squandered. Read Full Review

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