Iron Man books reviewed

[selenak]

The US: among other things, country where you can get American comics way cheaper than a month late and very expensive in Germany. Hence my aquisition of three trade volumes.

Comments

[papajoemambo]

Actually, it's too bad that the Civil War issue where Happy Hogan is mercy-killed in his hospital bed isn't part of the set, because that's the story that convinced me that the Knaufs really had quite a good grasp on Tony as a character.

I'm quite enjoying the run as it is. I strongly recommend Joe Kelly's issues as well - especially the recently-begun "Enter The Mandarin: miniseries.

[selenak]

I had read the Civil War issue with Happy Hogan's death in the Civil War: Iron Man trade, and I agree it's outstanding and definite proof of the writers having a grasp on the character, but presumably there is a Marvel mandate to put all the CW-related issues only in CW collections?

Thank you for the Joe Kelly tip: I'll look him up.

[likeadeuce]

but presumably there is a Marvel mandate to put all the CW-related issues only in CW collections?

Nope, a lot of the CW issues get double-published. They're handling Iron Man oddly.

[papajoemambo]

I think we may see the Knaufs' material in one omnibus volume, eventually, as they have recently collected the the first 25 issues of the Brubaker material in Captain America for release soon. Might not be until the Iron Man movie is closer to being in theatres.

I'd also recommend Kelly's Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes books - plenty of good Tony Stark in that, particularly the first one, in how he relates to Cap and Thor early in his career (he has a rough time accepting that Thor is an ancient heathen god, for example), and it has a good batch of the Jarvis/Tony relationship as well.

[selenak]

That one I actually already read and reviewed, here, but it seems I got his last name wrong - I wrote "Casey" not "Kelly".

[papajoemambo]

Ok now I *am* embarrassed. You're right.

Sorry about that