Terram
04-30-2004, 04:32 AM
Writer - John Jackson Miller
Artist - Philip Tan
Colorer - Chris Garcia
Spoilers.
In the last issue, Tony Stark was officially coronated as the Secretary of Defense for the United States of America (and yes, this is in official MU continuity as far as I can tell). He was also given his first assignment, that being the US occupation and rebuilding of Iraq, which is just one of Tony Stark's responsibilities now. As it is, a mysterious new party has entered the bid to fill the vacuum of power and Stark is sent to oversee the business.
That being said, the book starts with Stark testing the first of his military devices he promised to create and develop for the US military as was his platform when applying for this job, a revolutionary new army vehicle.
Over the course of the issue, we see Stark's habits of being a superhero getting in the way of being one of America's highest government officials, him insisting on being at the front instead of in a secure position and the responsibilities of his job requiring the entirety of his energy.
That being said, there is quite a bit of action in this book, moreso then several previous issues, which is good because I thought the series was getting a little dull. Still, a comic book based on political intrigue was something novel. Two new enemies are introduced as well, one of them seems perfectly in place here and the other sticks out like a green thumb.
As for the art, I thought it was a bit too sketchy for my tastes. The vehicles and Iron Man's armour itself looking great but faces themselves looked "gritty".
All in all, I'd give the book a B and say it was a marked improvement from the previous few Iron Man issues.
Artist - Philip Tan
Colorer - Chris Garcia
Spoilers.
In the last issue, Tony Stark was officially coronated as the Secretary of Defense for the United States of America (and yes, this is in official MU continuity as far as I can tell). He was also given his first assignment, that being the US occupation and rebuilding of Iraq, which is just one of Tony Stark's responsibilities now. As it is, a mysterious new party has entered the bid to fill the vacuum of power and Stark is sent to oversee the business.
That being said, the book starts with Stark testing the first of his military devices he promised to create and develop for the US military as was his platform when applying for this job, a revolutionary new army vehicle.
Over the course of the issue, we see Stark's habits of being a superhero getting in the way of being one of America's highest government officials, him insisting on being at the front instead of in a secure position and the responsibilities of his job requiring the entirety of his energy.
That being said, there is quite a bit of action in this book, moreso then several previous issues, which is good because I thought the series was getting a little dull. Still, a comic book based on political intrigue was something novel. Two new enemies are introduced as well, one of them seems perfectly in place here and the other sticks out like a green thumb.
As for the art, I thought it was a bit too sketchy for my tastes. The vehicles and Iron Man's armour itself looking great but faces themselves looked "gritty".
All in all, I'd give the book a B and say it was a marked improvement from the previous few Iron Man issues.