Iron Man: The Armor Wars (Marvel Comics) Paperback – January 1, 1990

The book arrived early and was in good condition, as promised…digging into it now with much anticipation…

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I remember reading each issue as it came out when I was only 11 years old. I couldn't believe what ol' Shellhead was going through! And the new armor that came out of it combined with the way the new IM handled his opponent, awesome! Michelinie/Bright/Layton's finest finest finest work!(Tied with it is the vol. 1, #s 280-300 by Kaminski and Hopgood--we need a TPB!)

Iron Man: The Iron Wars is a classic Iron Man saga that even the most casual fans of the Iron Man comics are at least aware of, as the story has been referenced for years. I always only had the most limited interest in the character, but recently got into some of his back issues, which lead me to The Iron Wars. Iron Man(Tony Stark)'s technical information has been stolen and used by various armor-based villains(and possibly a few heroes) including The Beetle, Stilt Man, The Controller and others. And Iron Man goes on an aggressive quest to get that technology back and make sure it is never used that way again. I WANTED to love this, and it is certainly not awful, but in the end it didn't live up to my somewhat lofty expectations. For one thing, Tony's moral conflict is repeated and re-summarized quite often, issue after issue. For another, some of the villains, like The Beetle, go down way too easy. Overall the whole thing should have just been more epic. There is a great cameo from the West Coast Avengers, who were at the time a real fun team, and the story is certainly entertaining, but for me at least doesn't hold up as one of the greats.

Tony Stark is a man on the brink of deadly obsession over his stolen technology gone awry. This storyline has all the elements you could ask for: action, intrigue, suspense, drama. Iron Man takes on friend and foe alike in his quest to eliminate the product of his genius, and woe be unto anyone who gets in his way! David Michilinie, Mark Bright, Bob Layton, and Barry Windsor-Smith weave a tale that simply shatters the boundaries of comic book fiction, and shows us a side of Iron Man seldom seen. Worth every penny, and then some!

Consistently voted online and off as the best of all Iron Man storylines, this Michelinie/Layton gem details how Tony Stark/Iron Man must attempt to nullify his secret armor technology that has fallen into the wrong hands. The original comics were Iron Man #225-232, and are virtually impossible to find. Nab this TPB whenever you can.

Read the individual original comics way back. Excellent story and art.

Vor einer gefühlten Ewigkeit erschien eine Taschenbuch-Fassung im Condor-Verlag als Zweitstory. Diese brachte mich dazu mich immer wieder mal mit "Iron Man" zu beschäftigen. Schließlich entschied ich dann dieses US-TPB zu bestellen.Und ich wurde nicht enttäuscht! David Michelinie und sein Team Mark Bright und der fantastische Bob Layton liefern hier nach "Dämon aus der Flasche" erneut ein Meisterwerk ab, welches man definitiv nur im Heftformat genießen sollte. Zwar hat das TPB einen kleinen Druckfehler, was hier aber nicht stört. Auch fehlen hier, wie auch in den späteren Neuauflagen die "Captain America"-Tie-ins, aber das schmälert keinesfalls den Lesegenuss.Für mich mußte es allerdings die erste Auflage des US-TPBs sein, weil ich nicht die künstlich hoch gezüchteten Neuauflagen sein, weil ich auf alte Ausgaben stehe!. (Die nächste Auflage folgt in Kürze!).Ein weiteres Highlight ist die US-Nr.232 (der Epilog), der von Altmeister Barry Windsor-Smith geschrieben und gezeichnet wurde. (Sein "Conan" und "Waffe X" sind heute legendär!)