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The Great Iron Man Stories: Extremis
I'm about done with my pre-Iron Man III review of Great Iron Man stories via my Invincible Iron Man DVD-Rom. Extremis is one of the latest stories available on this disk.
The story was published in 2006 and is told in Issues 1-6 of The Invincible Iron Man Volume 4. Tony Stark in the story is a somewhat typical inspirational speaker CEO of Stark International. I mean it seems like he's trying to audition for his TED talk.
He's got a problem: The Iron Man costume has grown more cumbersome as its become more complex. Gone is the attache case Iron Man of the 1970s. Now, it has to arrive in a crate.
However, two scientists are working on an enhanced supersoldier formula called Extremis. One of the samples is stolen and given to a Militia Man terrorist who is going to Washington DC to rampage. Tony has to stop him, but finds the power given by Extremis more than a match for Iron Man. To defeat this menace, Tony will have to take extreme steps of his own.
This may be one of the most overrated Iron Man stories I've read. Its Exhibit A in what's wrong with most modern Superhero comics. The six issues can be divided between those filled with constant mindless violence or those where nothing of significance happens at all.
The villain is little more than a political trope. Not only is he portrayed as a militia man, but they had him stand up for a Christian heritage of the U.S. right before killing a patriotic Atheist misfit who was sitting aside the road and is the book for no other reason than to further the authors' politics.
Tony Stark is flat and even when he risks his life, the authors don't get us to cheer for him.
The art work is pretty good from a technical standpoint even though its not subtle,evocative, or all that emotional.
The Extremis concept is the highlight of the book and I hope that's the only part of the Extremis story that makes it into the upcoming movie. The idea of a system that would allow him to biologically connect to the armor? Sensational. It was used to great effect on the animated Iron Man: Armored Adventures and could be used to great effect on film..
Unfortunately, the story in which Extremis was introduced was all too boring, predictable, and typical of twenty-first century comics.
Rating: 2 Shellheads out out of 5.
The story was published in 2006 and is told in Issues 1-6 of The Invincible Iron Man Volume 4. Tony Stark in the story is a somewhat typical inspirational speaker CEO of Stark International. I mean it seems like he's trying to audition for his TED talk.
He's got a problem: The Iron Man costume has grown more cumbersome as its become more complex. Gone is the attache case Iron Man of the 1970s. Now, it has to arrive in a crate.
However, two scientists are working on an enhanced supersoldier formula called Extremis. One of the samples is stolen and given to a Militia Man terrorist who is going to Washington DC to rampage. Tony has to stop him, but finds the power given by Extremis more than a match for Iron Man. To defeat this menace, Tony will have to take extreme steps of his own.
This may be one of the most overrated Iron Man stories I've read. Its Exhibit A in what's wrong with most modern Superhero comics. The six issues can be divided between those filled with constant mindless violence or those where nothing of significance happens at all.
The villain is little more than a political trope. Not only is he portrayed as a militia man, but they had him stand up for a Christian heritage of the U.S. right before killing a patriotic Atheist misfit who was sitting aside the road and is the book for no other reason than to further the authors' politics.
Tony Stark is flat and even when he risks his life, the authors don't get us to cheer for him.
The art work is pretty good from a technical standpoint even though its not subtle,evocative, or all that emotional.
The Extremis concept is the highlight of the book and I hope that's the only part of the Extremis story that makes it into the upcoming movie. The idea of a system that would allow him to biologically connect to the armor? Sensational. It was used to great effect on the animated Iron Man: Armored Adventures and could be used to great effect on film..
Unfortunately, the story in which Extremis was introduced was all too boring, predictable, and typical of twenty-first century comics.
Rating: 2 Shellheads out out of 5.
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