Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D #35 – Review

By Christos. N Gage (writer) Sean Chen (artist) Sandu Florea (inker) Jay David Ramos (colourist) VC’s Joe Caramagna (letterer) Adi Granov (cover art)

The story: Part two of War Machine: Weapon of S.H.I.E.L.D wraps up Rhodey’s involvement in Secret Invasion and leads us neatly into his upcoming monthly title. After highjacking Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D for the last two months, I’ve been pleasantly surprised by how much I’ve enjoyed this book. Most of the story takes place in orbit above Russia and deals with a satellite that is still in operation during the Skrull invasion. Whist War Machine attempts to convert the satellite into a weapon the Skrull armada attacks.

What’s good: Whilst I feel that Secret Invasion has outstayed it’s welcome, I really found myself enjoying this particular story. It was nice to see The Winter Guard handled so well after their recently poor portrayal in the Hulk comic book.

What’s not so good: Very little actually, although I feel that Chen’s portrayal of armor could use a little spit and polish. It just does not come off as looking anywhere near metallic enough. However it could be a bit of the colourist’s fault as well.

Conclusion: A very enjoyable issue overall and it bodes well for the upcoming series by Greg Pak. Give it a try, I don’t think you will be disappointed.

Grade: B+

-C.Flanigan