The problem I almost immediately had was that Tony was actually surprised to see some of his amazing tech out in the wild, especially considering how many armored people that he knew about and went after in quick succession. Tony feels responsible for the destruction they caused and takes it upon himself to personally go destroy all of the tech that he didn't sanction.
Tony Stark discovers that due to a surveillance bug placed by an agent of Justin Hammer, a piece of the Iron Man suit technology has been stolen and used in several villains' metal suits. Tony feels responsible for the destruction they caused and takes it upon himself to personally go destroy all of the tech that he didn't sanction Armor Wars (cutely called "Stark Wars" inside the issues) is an eight issue sequence of Iron Man from 1987-88 that I've seen mentioned as an essential Iron Man story. It’s three stars, but only because my hips didn’t ache when I got out of bed this morning.Ī nice birthday gift for that old uncle you only see at holidays or kids who dressed up as Iron Man for Halloween.moreĪrmor Wars (cutely called "Stark Wars" inside the issues) is an eight issue sequence of Iron Man from 1987-88 that I've seen mentioned as an essential Iron Man story. Kind of like a Netflix Marvel show: lots of talking, a little punching or in this case repulsor rays to the dome.
The epilogue here was drawn by Barry Windsor-Smith and it’s all about guilt and what happens if you eat a McRib sandwich right before you go to sleep.īottom Line : This was a great idea that suffers from a dated treatment. One dead iron clad Russkie later, the crap hits the international fan of public opinion quickly and Stark, in an effort to distance himself from himself (Wait…What?), gives Iron Man the bums rush. He even goes up against the-dude-formerly-known-as-Captain-America, who’s just happens to be protecting stuff owned by THE MAN. The Avengers question his sanity and sobriety. He was like the Rima, the Jungle Girl or Apache Chief of the Avengers. Nobody cares if he goes after Stilt Man or The Beetle, but when he starts chasing down some good guys, people sit up and grumble and stuff. …and track down everyone, friend or foe, who have the Stark tech and shut their asses down. So Tony has a case of the guilts and because he’s sober now, he can’t drink over it but that doesn’t prevent him from getting a Jheri Curl doo…
Hammer, because he’s a complete and utter douche, sold it to assorted ne’er do wells and people got hurt. So this tome is, as the title states, Armor Wars, a Shell-Head classic, and here’s a little exposition (heh) on what it’s about: The Spymaster stole Stark armor tech and sold it to Justin Hammer a rival of Tony Stark. or the Commies and is busy taking notes), talking to his pal Rhodey over brioche and a good white wine, or goosing Mrs.
Here, the modern reader pays a heavy price by reading 10 expository panels every issue of Tony Stark talking to himself, deep in thought, talking in his sleep while the hooker he shacked up (who in reality works for A.I.M. Well f**k that, newbs!! Here, the modern reader pays a heavy price by reading 10 expository panels every issue of Tony Stark talking to himself, deep in thought, talking in his sleep while the hooker he shack Long ago, before the interwebz, the Stan Lee reader acquisition philosophy was that if a reader picked up a comic for the first time then he/she should be able to jump in anywhere with some sort of exposition or footnotes or something and know what the hell is going on in his/her funny book. Long ago, before the interwebz, the Stan Lee reader acquisition philosophy was that if a reader picked up a comic for the first time then he/she should be able to jump in anywhere with some sort of exposition or footnotes or something and know what the hell is going on in his/her funny book.