By: Warren Ellis Publisher: Marvel Comics Average Rating: Binding: Paperback Label: Marvel Comics Number of Items: 1 Number of Pages: 160 Publication Date: June 06, 2007
Product Description: It's the beginning of a new era for Iron Man as renowned scribe Warren Ellis joins forces with artist Adi Granov to redefine the armored Avenger's world for the 21st century - a landscape of terrifying new technologies that threaten to overwhelm fragile mankind! What is Extremis, who has unleashed it, and what does its emergence portend for the world? Collects Iron Man #1-6.
Long-Time IM fan...good, not great After going a while not reading superhero comics (been reading back issues of The Losers, Queen & Country, etc.) the movie hype for the IM film piqued my interest in this old favorite. After reading those other books, with deep complex stories, I found this too light. The art was top notch but I felt pretty unfulfilled afterward. My next superhero titles will probably be going back to The Ultimates and the like. Better writing.
fantastic story. Nice simple story to re-introduce Iron Man to the 21st century. The only downside is Adi Granov's very static & flat art.
Good place to start after seeing the movie.
A marvelous restart for Iron Man This is an absolutely first-rate restart of a series, with a wonderful updating of a Marvel staple character. If there has been one consistent with Tony Stark in all his incarnations, it has been his extremism. This led to many of his personal problems, in particular his alcoholism, but it also has led to the intense devotion to his vocation of trying to bring the world into the future, which he hopes will be a more peaceful, gentler world. For the sake of his goal he has always been ready -- far readier than any of the Marvel super heroes -- to pursue extreme measures to bring about his goals. His ideals, which do indeed exist, sometimes become hazy as he focuses on getting the job done. In EXTREMIS we see this all brought together in a wonderful relaunch.
The plot is not complex for these issues. Tony Stark encounters a new enemy, a white supremacist who has undertaken a drug treatment called Extremis that makes him into a virtually undefeatable superman. Iron Man confronts and fights him, but he is unable to keep pace with his speed and quickness. This leads Tony to ask his friend Maya Hansen to inject him with the Extremis Virus as well. The result is a vastly enhanced interface with his Iron Man suit. Suddenly he is not merely one of the more powerful Avengers; he is made into a superhero of almost overwhelming power.
Tony easily defeats his nemesis in this series, but his newfound power proves problematic in subsequent issues. I need only add that visually the upgrade in the physical appearance of Iron Man is stunning. Historically I always thought that Iron Man was one of the least attractive looking Marvel Superheroes. But now he is one of the sleekest, coolest looking superheroes ever. This new look has been fully incorporated into the new IRON MAN movie.
Iron Man reboots for a new century A sleek modernization of the Iron Man story, making Tony Stark into a world-weary inventor whose high-tech inventions run up against the demands of the military-industrial complex in a post-9/11 political climate. Tony wants his technology to be used for the betterment of mankind, but various forces keep pushing him towards military R&D. Meanwhile, a new variant of the super-soldier serum falls into the hands of a radical anti-government survivalist wingnut, and Iron Man finds himself up against a surprisingly destructive opponent.
The storytelling is smooth and compelling (a shame Warren Ellis dropped out after this story arc...) while the artwork has its ups and downs. On the downside, the obvious photo-referencing is kind of distracting, and frequently pulls readers out of the story, calling too much attention to the artist's technique. On the other hand, Iron Man looks really cool -- this is the most metallic and realistically high-tech we've ever seen him, and should give readers a good taste of what's to come in the Summer, 2008 "Iron Man" film. Excelsior, True Believers! (ReadThatAgain books reviews)
Fun book and timely with the new movie coming out Great illustration, great story line. I'm not a huge graphic novel reader but I have a few and this is one of the best I've seen. You will enjoy it!
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