Invincible Iron Man: Most Wanted Book 2 (Vol. 3) by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca consists of issues 14 through 19 of Invincible Iron Man.
I like this volume more than the previous one. First of all, we have more excitement, since Iron Man is becoming less intelligent.
One thing I like about this comic is that you get unexpected heroes. I like to see people stand up to authority whenever the authority is clearly wrong (in this case, the authority being Norman Osborn).
The comic has a lot of funny moments, good action and suspense, as I didn't know what would happen to Iron Man, Pepper or Maria Hill.
A good series, I'll keep on reading it.
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Sunday, May 23, 2010
Invincible Iron Man: Most Wanted Vol. 1
Invincible Iron Man: Most Wanted Vol. 1 by Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca consists of issues 8 through 13 of Invincible Iron Man.
After the events of Secret Invasion, Tony Stark gets fired as the head of S.H.I.E.L.D and furthermore, since he refuses to give some secret documents to the new head of security, Norman Osborn (aka Green Goblin), he becomes a fugitive of the law.
In this comic, Iron Man starts erasing his brain little by little. He needs the help of Pepper Potts and Maria Hill. The adventure of Maria Hill becomes an interesting side story in the comic book.
After Civil War, it has been tough to like Iron Man, however the great movies and Fraction's stellar writing have made this book a great read.
After the events of Secret Invasion, Tony Stark gets fired as the head of S.H.I.E.L.D and furthermore, since he refuses to give some secret documents to the new head of security, Norman Osborn (aka Green Goblin), he becomes a fugitive of the law.
In this comic, Iron Man starts erasing his brain little by little. He needs the help of Pepper Potts and Maria Hill. The adventure of Maria Hill becomes an interesting side story in the comic book.
After Civil War, it has been tough to like Iron Man, however the great movies and Fraction's stellar writing have made this book a great read.
Saturday, March 6, 2010
More Single Issues
Casanova #1 and #2 by Matt Fraction and Gabriel Bá.
I had heard great things about this comic, so I had to try it out. The comic is all over the place and hard to understand at times. It took me a while to get into the style. I like the art and I like how the characters break the fourth wall to give us some jokes, however I didn't get interested in the characters.
While I can see why some people would love this series, it is not my cup of tea. I won't read the next issues, I just didn't get excited about what was going on.
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #60 by Paul Tobin and Christian Nauck.
I have been loving the Marvel Adventures Spider-man, however, this issue is not very good. While it was cool seeing Spidey with a badge and I am still wondering how Chat lost her memory, I just wasn't into this issue as much as before. Spidey was very funny and it was very Peter Parker-y for Spider-Man to mess up this new found opportunity, however I am not a big fan of my hero messing up an opportunity so quickly.
The next issue is the last of the series, deciding to renumber after it, going back to #1. I noticed that #1 will be $3.99 instead of $2.99, so maybe that's the reason for the renumbering, that's unfortunate, but maybe this will inspire them to make an extra good last issue and then an extra good first issue.
I had heard great things about this comic, so I had to try it out. The comic is all over the place and hard to understand at times. It took me a while to get into the style. I like the art and I like how the characters break the fourth wall to give us some jokes, however I didn't get interested in the characters.
While I can see why some people would love this series, it is not my cup of tea. I won't read the next issues, I just didn't get excited about what was going on.
Marvel Adventures Spider-Man #60 by Paul Tobin and Christian Nauck.
I have been loving the Marvel Adventures Spider-man, however, this issue is not very good. While it was cool seeing Spidey with a badge and I am still wondering how Chat lost her memory, I just wasn't into this issue as much as before. Spidey was very funny and it was very Peter Parker-y for Spider-Man to mess up this new found opportunity, however I am not a big fan of my hero messing up an opportunity so quickly.
The next issue is the last of the series, deciding to renumber after it, going back to #1. I noticed that #1 will be $3.99 instead of $2.99, so maybe that's the reason for the renumbering, that's unfortunate, but maybe this will inspire them to make an extra good last issue and then an extra good first issue.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Five Fists of Science
Five Fists of Science by Matt Fraction and Steven Sanders.
I was pretty excited about this comic when I saw Tesla and Twain on the cover. The comic is supposed to be funny by having Twain make wisecracks and have Tesla use his scientific prowess to make cool robots, or make cool weapons to stop criminals.
The comic is funny at times, specially with Tesla's quirks. However, the story is not very interesting and overall I was underwhelmed with this tale.
I did like the art and there are many cool panels in this book. It is just not a book I would recommend.
I was pretty excited about this comic when I saw Tesla and Twain on the cover. The comic is supposed to be funny by having Twain make wisecracks and have Tesla use his scientific prowess to make cool robots, or make cool weapons to stop criminals.
The comic is funny at times, specially with Tesla's quirks. However, the story is not very interesting and overall I was underwhelmed with this tale.
I did like the art and there are many cool panels in this book. It is just not a book I would recommend.
Tuesday, February 9, 2010
The Order
The Order by Matt Fraction and Barry Kitson consists of ten issues.
The Order is a comic set in the aftermath of Civil War, the big Marvel event of 2007. The situation is that SHIELD has decided that every state gets its own set of superheroes to defend it. They have the technology to give people superpowers for a year, this way they can build teams of superheroes for each state, heroes that they train for several months before letting out on the street. The Order is about the heroes selected for the state of California. Because California has many celebrities, the team has celebrities: an ex-alcoholic actor who played Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.?), a charitable sexy actress (Angelina Jolie?), a teen pop superstar singer (Britney Spears?) and a few other non celebrity characters.
Each issue centers around a character, having about 4 pages of interviews to give us a back story on them. Besides the four pages, the issues do involve all characters and the series has plenty of subplots that all reach a conclusion by the tenth issue.
I liked the comic a lot, specially how it highlighted a character in each issue and how it shows a little of how hard it can be to lead a superhero team, as often Henry (the team leader) feels frustrated and tries to get help from Stark, who himself is in charge of 50 such teams, a much harder task.
The comic has a lot of fun over the top action to complement the nice character moments. I recommend checking this book out.
The Order is a comic set in the aftermath of Civil War, the big Marvel event of 2007. The situation is that SHIELD has decided that every state gets its own set of superheroes to defend it. They have the technology to give people superpowers for a year, this way they can build teams of superheroes for each state, heroes that they train for several months before letting out on the street. The Order is about the heroes selected for the state of California. Because California has many celebrities, the team has celebrities: an ex-alcoholic actor who played Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.?), a charitable sexy actress (Angelina Jolie?), a teen pop superstar singer (Britney Spears?) and a few other non celebrity characters.
Each issue centers around a character, having about 4 pages of interviews to give us a back story on them. Besides the four pages, the issues do involve all characters and the series has plenty of subplots that all reach a conclusion by the tenth issue.
I liked the comic a lot, specially how it highlighted a character in each issue and how it shows a little of how hard it can be to lead a superhero team, as often Henry (the team leader) feels frustrated and tries to get help from Stark, who himself is in charge of 50 such teams, a much harder task.
The comic has a lot of fun over the top action to complement the nice character moments. I recommend checking this book out.
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