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1) Superior Iron Man, Volume 1: Infamous ★★★★
content warnings: body horror, violence, death
I have... some mixed feelings on this volume. I really enjoyed the first one, even when it was kind of silly and ridiculous, but something about this one just fell short for me. Don't get me wrong, I still liked it, it just was a weaker follow up in my opinion.
While the first volume follows Matt trying to stop Tony, this volume has Pepper trying to help Tony and attempt to bring back the man she once knew. God, guys, I love Pepper so much in every media she's in, and this was definitely no exception. This comic also has one of my all-time favourite comic covers, with her standing over Tony *chefs kiss*.
There are two things that I think didn't work in this volumes favour: first, it's one issue shorter than the last at only four issues. I'm wary of volumes with only five issues, but four is quite frankly a ridiculously low number to tell a story. The only time I've ever seen it done well was with The Authority, and those storylines were purposely structured in a way that made four-issue story arcs sustainable. The fact that this is four issues means that everything feels a bit too rushed and sometimes convenient. The second issue is that this volume is much more action-heavy than the first one. There's lots of focus in this one on physical altercations involving Tony, which definitely didn't help with the fact that this felt rushed.
Other than those two things, though, I generally thought this was a pretty good comic, if a weaker one to its predecessor. I did love the final panels, and overall this is series I would recommend for those wanting to see an interesting take on Iron Man.
1) Superior Iron Man, Volume 1: Infamous ★★★★
content warnings: body horror, violence, death
“Well, I have plans. Change is coming. It will be change for the better but not everyone will see it that way. I’m expecting some resistance. So, I want the hearts and minds of the loyal, brainwashed customers who consume your media. I want your networks, your papers, your online video services, your social media platforms, and the politicians in your pocket. I want to buy it all.”
I have... some mixed feelings on this volume. I really enjoyed the first one, even when it was kind of silly and ridiculous, but something about this one just fell short for me. Don't get me wrong, I still liked it, it just was a weaker follow up in my opinion.
While the first volume follows Matt trying to stop Tony, this volume has Pepper trying to help Tony and attempt to bring back the man she once knew. God, guys, I love Pepper so much in every media she's in, and this was definitely no exception. This comic also has one of my all-time favourite comic covers, with her standing over Tony *chefs kiss*.
There are two things that I think didn't work in this volumes favour: first, it's one issue shorter than the last at only four issues. I'm wary of volumes with only five issues, but four is quite frankly a ridiculously low number to tell a story. The only time I've ever seen it done well was with The Authority, and those storylines were purposely structured in a way that made four-issue story arcs sustainable. The fact that this is four issues means that everything feels a bit too rushed and sometimes convenient. The second issue is that this volume is much more action-heavy than the first one. There's lots of focus in this one on physical altercations involving Tony, which definitely didn't help with the fact that this felt rushed.
Other than those two things, though, I generally thought this was a pretty good comic, if a weaker one to its predecessor. I did love the final panels, and overall this is series I would recommend for those wanting to see an interesting take on Iron Man.