Invincible Iron Man #525 – Review

By: Matt Fraction (writer), Salvador Larroca (art), Frank D’Armata (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters)

The Story:  The unlikely team of Tony Stark, Ezekiel Stane, Blizzard, Living Laser, and Whirlwind go to war against the Mandarin.

The Review:  The good guy/bad guy team-up in the face of a greater evil is one of those tropes that is always innately satisfying and I’ll admit that I’ve always been a sucker for it.  Given this, Invincible Iron Man #525 is a fun, engaging, and thoroughly satisfying read.  I just can’t deny the awesomeness of seeing Iron Man, Stane, Blizzard, Living Laser, and Whirlwind all working together to kick ass in Mandarin City.  Seeing Stark teaming up with former enemies and seeing so many different suits, with all different sorts of powers, working together triggers the fanboy glee in me.

The Invincible Iron Man #523 – Review

By: Matt Fraction (writer), Salvador Larroca (art), Frank D’Armata (colors), and Joe Caramagna (letters)

The Story:  Tony forges uneasy alliances, Pepper gets a clue regarding the identity of the new Iron Man, and Jarvis gets scary.

The Review:  I’ve been singing the praises of Invincible Iron Man quite a bit these days and let’s get this out of the way first: this is still a pretty good issue.  Unfortunately, it’s also on the slow side.  It feels weird, given that things certainly do happen this month.  Yet somehow, it still really felt like a “middle of the arc” issue and one that was mostly transitional.