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Iron Man 2.0, Volume 2: Aysmmetry by Nick Spencer, Joshua Hale Fialkov, Ariel Olivetti, Kano
3.0

While the previous volume of this series had a slow build-up that was awkwardly sidelined for a completed unrelated event, these comics are much more exciting and streamlined.

The plot was as gripping as I wished it had started out in the first place, and the explanation to the mystery seemed fairly original in my opinion. However there are still some problems with this volume that prevented it from being worth a better rating.

Most importantly, the new artist who drew most of these issues colored Rhodey with a much paler complexion than he has normally. Even his hair is the wrong texture, and has changed from how it was drawn by the first artist. Since I am white I don't have any authority on race issues but this seemed glaringly wrong in my opinion, and I was unable to look past it.

The lesser problem with this series is how abruptly it ended. I'm not sure if the writers just decided they were done, or if they were told by somebody else to wrap things up but the final pages are so incredibly underwhelming that they almost ruin the experience of reading the volume.

Overall I did enjoy reading these comics, but some of the plot directions and ways Rhodey was drawn were really a disgrace and shouldn't have been allowed to slide.