Iron Man (USA) di Kieron Gillen

Azrael · 24 Dicembre 2013, 17:22:58

IRON MAN #20.INH First Look: Hoard of the Rings

http://www.newsarama.com/19882-iron-man-20-inh-first-look-hoard-of-the-rings.html

Azrael · 25 Dicembre 2013, 18:15:34

IRON MAN #23.NOW JOE QUINONES VARIANT

Azrael · 25 Dicembre 2013, 18:33:33

IRON MAN #23.NOW LEONARD KIRK VARIANT

Azrael · 04 Gennaio 2014, 13:17:41

PREVIEW: IRON MAN #20

http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=preview&id=19680

Azrael · 14 Gennaio 2014, 17:11:46

Iron Man #20
Written by Kieron Gillen
Art by Joe Bennett, Scott Hanna and Guru eFX
Lettering by Joe Caramagna
Published by Marvel Comics
Review by David Pepose
'Rama Rating: 8 out 10

They say a hero is only as potent as his villains - and in the case of Iron Man, it's looking like Tony Stark is getting an upgrade. If one Mandarin with 10 rings was dangerous, what happens when the rings form a veritable army? In the hands of Kieron Gillen, the result is a smart and sassy new bad guy to take on the Armored Avenger, leading to a strikingly satisfying read.

Since its relaunch, Kieron Gillen's Iron Man has been a fight comic in its core, a spin on the old mix-and-match weaponry of video game RPGs. Yet whether it was modified Extremis enhanciles or enemies from the void of space, there's been no soul in this machine - at least, not until now.

Taking a page out of Geoff Johns' Sinestro Corps playbook, Gillen has split up the 10 rings of the Mandarin to 10 different hosts - and the first host, Abigail "Red Peril" Burns, is a great antagonist to start with. In an interesting inversion of the usual superhero trope, Gillen actually focuses on the villain finding her feet instead of the hero, as "Red Peril" wields the power of a star on one finger. There's some smart twists involved, but the best is the "time dilation" effect of the Mandarin's rings, which provides a counterpoint to Tony Stark's omnipresent armor A.I. systems.

With a villain that's actually worth reading, suddenly Tony Stark becomes a lot more readable, too. When facing an unpredictable adversary with untested alien tech on her hand, suddenly Iron Man's use of remote-controlled drone suits feels like a fair fight - there's a great moment by artist Joe Bennett introducing Tony's aerial squadron, evoking the power of Stark-tech like in Iron Man 3. In general, Bennett's storytelling is particularly clean, with his linework aided nicely by the smooth inks of Scott Hanna. While occasionally Bennett's panels skew a little too much towards letterbox panels, he plays up the action nicely.

While admittedly the idea isn't the most original in the world after Geoff Johns' immensely successful, ring-centric Green Lantern run, Kieron Gillen's de-facto Mandarin Corps is a smart spin on one of Iron Man's most enduring foes. Now that Tony Stark is facing a villain that has some real personality - and armaments - to match, Kieron Gillen's run on Iron Man has gotten a long-overdue shot in the arm.

Alex_Walker · 14 Gennaio 2014, 19:49:13

Sbaglio o in America si è ripresa la testata?

Nightmist · 14 Gennaio 2014, 23:05:29

Diciamo che è un po' più leggibile ma non è che ci volesse molto, poi tutta sta storia

Spiacente, ma non sei autorizzato a visualizzare il contenuto degli spoiler.

Alex_Walker · 15 Gennaio 2014, 00:18:59

Fortunatamente non leggo lanterna verde. È che il povero tony è sempre sul filo. Ogni mese devo decidere se proseguire o meno, fin'ora si è sempre salvato al pelo. Quindi speravo in storie belle

Azrael · 16 Gennaio 2014, 19:48:09

IRON MAN #24
KIERON GILLEN (W) • LUKE ROSS (A)
Cover BY MIKE DEL MUNDO
Artist Variant COVER by TBA
CAPTAIN AMERICA TEAM UP VARIANT ALSO AVAIlABLE
THE NEW EPIC CONTINUES, "RINGS OF THE MANDARINS"
• TONY STARK on a black op behind enemy lines that goes horribly wrong? He's fine with that.
• When the enemy lines is "Svartalfheim, home of the Dark Elves" and MALEKITH THE ACCURSED wants to wear your skin, things get complicated.
• Will Tony have to resort to a very special IRON MAN suit?
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99