Iron Man (USA) di Kieron Gillen

[Sennar]

bella quest'armatura...fa cattiva

[Azrael]

Tony Stark. Visionary. Genius. American patriot. With all the brainpower and technology of the Marvel Universe at his disposal — not to mention super-smart writer Kieron Gillen having his back — you'd argue that the Armored Avenger should have a bright future ahead of him.
Yet if that's the case... why does this comic feel like it's six years behind the curve?
Borrowing heavily from Warren Ellis's seminal "Extremis" storyline, Kieron Gillen and Greg Land's first issue of Iron Man doesn't have much in the way of flaws — it just doesn't commit to a solid theme or direction, either. Gillen introduces us to his chatty, devil-may-care protagonist in a way that certainly matches the Marvel movies (albeit without some of the snarky bite that Robert Downey Jr. would bring to his every line), and then brings us back to a tried-and-true trope of the Iron Man mythos, one that you could argue we've already seen too many times before: a deadly killing machine is back on the open market, and it's Tony's job to put the genie back into the bottle.

Pacing-wise, the story works just fine, with the prerequisite amount of introduction to Tony's life as well as superhero fisticuffs — that said, there's an awful lot of telling rather than showing in this book, and if the ideas were a little bit more eye-popping than "putty armor" or "subdermal tasers," I'd probably be cheering. Yet Gillen gets credit for barreling ahead at a breezy pace, never slowing us down with bland exposition. The problem is, while Tony asks himself some questions about the vague "fundamentals" of the world, Gillen never really sets up a firm statement with this book. It's not about the evolution and internalization of technology, like Warren Ellis, or the lengths Tony will go to keep his technology from falling into the wrong hands, like previous writer Matt Fraction. It's very Point A to Point B at the moment, and while the journey is refreshingly straightforward, I can't help but want more.
The artwork, meanwhile, has its ups and downs. Greg Land excels when it comes to Iron Man himself — his oft-criticized tendency to use photo reference actually works well when making the armor seem consistent and actually an external suit, rather than an absolute analogue of the human body. He also knows how to compose a shot with some real drama — watching an AIM soldier standing menacingly in flames is probably the most bad-ass I've seen those supervillain beekeepers in, well, ever. That said, in the "real world" the highs do come crashing down, in particular with a not-so-ditsy blonde whose cutesy expressions I've definitely seen in at least one Land book in the past. The colorwork also left me a bit flummoxed — Guru eFx is on the prowl here, but the colors come off as way too bright, almost garish for Land's ultra-realistic art.
Kieron Gillen is in a precarious position at the moment, leading one of Marvel's marquee characters after a billion-dollar movie and the departure of one of the House of Ideas' most popular writers from the book. To his credit, there are no flaws in Iron Man's armor, no gaping missteps in character or dialogue that would make me turn away from this book. That said, the main hook I've heard about this book — the Q-style gadgets for any situation — don't really appear here, and even if they did, wouldn't be enough to carry the book as it is. What is Tony Stark's future? Where does the road lead for this visionary, this billionaire genius playboy philanthropist? I hope Gillen tells us soon, because all the toys in the world won't come close to matching what I know lies in Iron Man's repulsor-powered heart.

7/10

Newsarama
Post Uniti: 07 Novembre 2012, 18:51:46


The no-longer-Invincible Iron Man is the first Marvel A-lister to get his own Marvel NOW! title, so straight away, there's weight on this book's shoulders. Written by Kieron Gillen and drawn by Greg Land, "Iron Man" #1 puts Tony Stark and Extremis immediately back into the spotlight -- but this time the stakes are higher than ever before.

Gillen inherits a version of Tony Stark whose worldview has been rocked by the events of "AvX." Although the character developments in "AvX" weren't wholly convincing in their execution, it's encouraging that Gillen has run with them in a way that gives Stark a new perspective without changing him beyond recognition. These themes don't quite take a front seat in the first issue, but they do get some prominent page time, and the title of the arc overall ("Believe") suggests Tony's personal crisis is more than a superficial concern.

The creative team rotation sees Gillen once again paired with Greg Land, his sometime partner on "Uncanny X-Men." Land's technical idiosyncrasies are well-documented by critics, but it's fair to say that Gillen knows how to write to the artist's strengths. Under the Gillen's direction, the catalogue-model grins of Land's characters find their place in nightclubs and bars. The widescreen panels Land so readily deploys are given appropriate purpose, containing panoramas and cinematic action, rather than close-ups and talking heads. Land still produces stiff-postured figures and difficult-to-recognize characters, but it's safe to say there are better storytelling fundamentals on display than in much of his usual work.

A new Iron Man is nothing without new armor, and on that level, the comic certainly delivers. There's no teasing, no trailing, no holding back: as soon as there's a reason to put it on, Stark does just that. Readers see where it's come from and what it can do, which is exactly what is good and proper. After all, when you read an Iron Man comic, you want to see Iron Man in action. Furthermore, Tony's current state of uncertainty only shows when he's in his civilian clothes. Once he armors up, he's all business.

As a first issue, it's a reasonably straightforward affair, but it sets up the series' premise and characters quickly and expertly. In particular, it's hard not to think about how well it'll read to potential newcomers when the collection hits shelves not far from the release date of "Iron Man 3." That's not to say it doesn't deliver anything unexpected, because there are plenty of new ideas -- big and small -- and at least one thing you've almost certainly never seen in an Iron Man comic.

It's not quite the dramatic overhaul the Marvel NOW! branding may have implied, but with Gillen's snappy dialogue and thematically layered writing on display alongside some well-tempered artwork from Greg Land, it's got all the hallmarks of a strong series in the making. "Iron Man" #1 sees Tony Stark heading into uncharted waters and, crucially, makes a convincing argument for readers to tag along.

4/5

CBR

[Azrael]

GILLEN ARMORS UP WITH "IRON MAN"



http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=42154

[Deadpool]

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[The Dreaming]

Hmmmm, interessante: una cover di Land senza sfondi!

C'ha preso gusto!

[Azrael]

Iron Man #2 Carlo Pagulayan design variant

[Deadpool]

Che braccione 

[EMC2]

Ormai IronMan assomiglia sempre di più a GOldrake, Daitarn e altri robottoni giapponesi

[Sef-]

Ormai IronMan assomiglia sempre di più a GOldrake, Daitarn e altri robottoni giapponesi

Ma se la gestione con Larroca (durata tipo 5 anni) è finita soltanto un numero fa? 
E lui mi sembra disegnasse Iron Man tutt'altro che grosso! 

[EMC2]

Ormai IronMan assomiglia sempre di più a GOldrake, Daitarn e altri robottoni giapponesi

Ma se la gestione con Larroca (durata tipo 5 anni) è finita soltanto un numero fa? 
E lui mi sembra disegnasse Iron Man tutt'altro che grosso! 

Sisi lo so. La mia era una battuta per il braccione gigante

[Sef-]

Ormai IronMan assomiglia sempre di più a GOldrake, Daitarn e altri robottoni giapponesi

Ma se la gestione con Larroca (durata tipo 5 anni) è finita soltanto un numero fa? 
E lui mi sembra disegnasse Iron Man tutt'altro che grosso! 

Sisi lo so. La mia era una battuta per il braccione gigante

Chissà come mai è diventato così grande...  

[Azrael]

IRON MAN #6
KIERON GILLEN (W) • GREG LAND (A/C)
Design Variant Cover By Steve McNiven
GODKILLER PART 1
• Tony Stark. In Space. In a bar. With ladies. What could go wrong?
• Is Tony guilty of a crime he's not even aware of?
• A shocking start to an all-new, all-different direction for IRON MAN.
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99

[Azrael]

Preview: Iron Man #2

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[Daredevil]

Ma Land perchè lo fanno ancora disegnare? I volti con quei diavolo di sorrisi stampati sono imbarazzanti...

[Sef-]

Ma Land perchè lo fanno ancora disegnare? I volti con quei diavolo di sorrisi stampati sono imbarazzanti...

Ma qui non sorridono sempre 

Ma che tecniche di disegno usa? Cioè, è chiaro che non disegna su carta (credo), ma pure Larroca fotosciòppava di brutto in Iron Man, non capisco perché Land si becca tutta la merda!