Iron Man

By LaRevolucion44@aol.com (Rokk Krinn) Shawn and I tackle three more issues in this fourteenth podcast for The Revolution. The issues we review in this podcast are: Outsiders #23 Invincible Iron Man #19 The Brave and The Bold #28 Click to Play

By Rokk Krinn(LaRevolucion44@aol.com) The main roster for the Super Hero Squad consists of Iron Man, Cap, Thor, Hulk, Wolverine and the Falcon. This show also stars Ms. Marvel who is the head of SHIELD. In addition to the core cast there are also going to be tons of cameo appearances from other characters in the Marvel Universe. I did like how the Hulk and Wolverine get into a clash near the beginning of this episode. This was a nice nod to their comic book past. Captain America was just fantastic. I love how incredibly cheesy and over the top the creators make Captain America’s character. Captain America has several great lines. In one scene the Squaddies phone ring and Cap comments that if it is President Roosevelt on the phone then he is not here.   [read the full post]

By legacysword@gmail.com (Kevin) We cut to Tony flying towards Stark Lab. As Tony is flying, he is shot down by a couple of men who noticed something flying in the air. Tony is lands on the ground below with the armor damaged by the fall. Tony takes of the armor and sits in front of it trying to recover.

By legacysword@gmail.com (Kevin) Tony tells Dmitri that he needs to get to the next Stark facility located in Kirensk so that he can recharge and continue the deleting process. Dmitri asks how Tony plans on getting all the way to Kirensk. Tony smirks.  We cut to Dmitri helping Tony put on the Crimson Dynamo armor. Tony takes off. ...

By legacysword@gmail.com (Kevin) But maybe the thing that has annoyed me the most are the lack of actual villains that are of real threat. With how many heroes and villains that Norman has under his control that he could send out to find Tony he sends out no name villains like The Hood, Madame Masque, and Shockwave. Really? That...

By Kevin(legacysword@gmail.com) As shown by this show by taking Tony and his cast of characters into teenagers it has effectively taken everything that makes them interesting to fans of their comic book version and the only thing they share that is similar is the character names. It also does not make things better that Iron Man: Armored Adventures takes almost every lame story angle of teen shows and puts them into this series. The main character is the calm and cool character (Tony) who has a best friend that spazzes out (Rhodes) and an annoying girl pal (Pepper) as well as once the main character starts high school he becomes friends with someone who is actually the main villain (The Mandarin). Effectively that was what this episode was about as Tony becomes friends with Ge...   [read the full post]

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By LaRevolucion44@aol.com (Rokk Krinn) Readers know that Spider-Man is Peter Parker. Iron Man is Tony Stark. Captain America is Steve Rogers. (We all know that Bucky as Cap is temporary just like DC's replacing Wayne as Batman.) Daredevil is Matt Murdock. Wolverine is Logan. The Hulk is Bruce Banner. And it goes on and on. Readers do not have to worry about picking up an issue of Spider-Man and wonder who the hell is Spider-Man now or how many different Spider-Men have we gotten over the years. Also, by not constantly switching the identities of their characters, Marvel is able to create a better brand name with the public that is more marketable. DC needs to have their iconic characters firmly in place so they can do what Marvel is currently doing with their iconic characters.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Jim) Now that the crisis is over, Iron Man leaves. Pym follows him. Iron Man tells him not to screw up. Pym invites the others to start a new branch of the Avengers. Hulk is not interested. Pietro is pursuing his study of the Darkhold in the hope of finding his sister-Scarlet Witch. Scarlet Witch appears...

By noreply@blogger.com (Jim) Iron Man divides the group into teams. Pym protests. He was put in charge of this team. Iron Man says that his leadership is lacking. Now that the crisis is over, Iron Man leaves. Pym follows him. Iron Man tells him not to screw up. Pym invites the others to start a new branch of the Avengers. Hulk is not interested. Pietro is pursuing his study of the Darkhold in the hope of finding his sister-Scarlet Witch. Scarlet Witch appears and transports the new Avengers away. Across the world it is announced that Hank Pym and the Avengers saved the world. Overall: A good beginning to a traditional Avengers series. With all the darkness surrounding the Avengers this book is needed. I hope to see a mix of new and classic villains for this team Zodiac anyone?   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Jim) Back at the church...Henry is being arrested by H.A.M.M.E.R. He remembers how Tony set up an emergency method of contacting their friends. When he is freed, Henry contacts Jim (War Machine) Rhodes. Jim goes in pursuit of Tony. War Machine catches up to Iron Man over an ocean. He wants Tony to surrender. Tony tells him that he knows Osborn will not let him live if he is captured. Tony tells Jim to attack him and make it look good. Otherwise, H.A.M.M.E.R. will start suspecting Jim of being a traitor. Jim says that Tony does not stand a chance against him in an old armor suit. War Machine opens the battle but Tony is able to damage him.   [read the full post]

By LaRevolucion44@aol.com (Rokk Krinn) MARVEL COMICS IMMORTAL IRON FIST #23 INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #11 X-MEN NOIR #4 All right, let's take a look at the new comic books for this week. We are getting a fairly average sized week with 11 comic books. Which Marvel comic book am I most looking forward to reading? That would be Guardians of the Galaxy #11. This title is always a dependable read and things should be heating up on this title since War of Kings is now officially underway. Which Marvel comic book am I least looking forward to reading? That would be Invincible Iron Man #11. This title has yet to make a positive impression on me. My favorite Marvel character has certainly seen better days.   [read the full post]

By LaRevolucion44@aol.com (Rokk Krinn) We slide over to the New Avengers. (The secret ones.) They are in Philadelphia dealing with monster plants with tentacles that are attacking the city. The plants kill Ms. Marvel, Spider-Man, Wolverine and Captain America. Scarlet Witch appears on the scene and says “I’m too late.” Clint sees Scarlet Witch in the sky. Clint yells “Wanda!” It was nice to see Scarlet Witch back with the Avengers and apparently sane. Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver are great Avengers who often seem to get lost in the shuffle. The fact is that Scarlet Witch and Quicksilver became Avengers way back in Avengers #16. These two characters have been part of the Avengers from practically the beginning.   [read the full post]

By LaRevolucion44@aol.com (Rokk Krinn) We slide to five days ago at Avengers Tower. Ms. Marvel arrives at the tower and is greeted by Norman Osborn. Norman says that he is running the Avengers and that Ms. Marvel is the leader of the Avengers. Ms. Marvel spits that she only reports to Tony Stark and that Avengers Tower is Tony’s house. Ms. Marvel says that she resigns. Norman says that Ms. Marvel is registered and is military. Norman says that he has the right to order Ms. Marvel to take her position. Ms. Marvel repeats that she resigns from the Avengers. Norman says that Ms. Marvel is under arrest. Ms. Marvel yells that there will be no Avengers. That no one worth a damn will listen to Norman.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) I liked Supergirl #36 and gave it a solid score in my review, which has not been posted yet. This was a technically well written issue and my only dislikes with this story were personal ones. I think that your average comic book reader will enjoy this latest installment of the New Krypton story. Inks: Cam Smith Mighty Avengers #20 The Winner: Mighty Avengers #20 There was really no need to bother with nominating any other title for this award. Yeah, Invincible Iron Man #8 was weak, but the fact that Tony Stark is out of the government and returning to his roots made me happy enough. So congrats to X-Men: Legacy #219 for winning The Che Award of the week and “congrats” to Mighty Avengers #20 for winning the Sequential Methadone Award for the week.   [read the full post]

By Rokk Krinn(noreply@blogger.com) Synopsis: We begin with a flashback scene to when the Avengers discovered Captain America’s body in the frozen arctic water. We see Henry Pym trying to figure out how to properly resuscitate Captain America. Pym is on amazed that they found the original Captain America and is in awe at the prospect of Captain America joining the Avengers. I also do not understand how Tony gets all the blame for World War Hulk while the rest of the Illuminati including Dr. Strange, Reed Richards, Professor X and Black Bolt all get complete and total passes and bear no liability or blame at all. Instead, Bendis and other writers just keep heaping it all on Tony.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) MARVEL COMICS INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #8 MIGHTY AVENGERS #20 X-FACTOR #38 The Revolution posted a poll concerning the conclusion of Secret Invasion. We asked the Followers of The Revolution “Now That Secret Invasion Has Concluded What Did You Think of Bendis’ Big Event?” Well, the results decidedly of the opinion that Secret Invasion stunk. Here are the results: Invincible Iron Man #8 launches the new direction for this title with Tony Stark now “wanted” by the U.S. government. I have little hope for this new direction of the Iron Man franchise, but hey, if it leads to something more original than recycling a story from twenty years ago like the Ezekial Stane story arc then I am all for this new direction for Iron Man.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) In the end, the Skrulls offered up about as much resistance as the Detroit Lions’ defense. And the Skrull invasion served no real purpose other than to give the reader some incredibly mindless action. The Skrulls never took advantage of infiltrating the various super hero organizations and actual kill any of the heroes. And on top of it all, the Skrull reveals were not terribly exciting. After all, who can forget all of that scintillating “You’re a Skrull! No, you’re a Skrull!” dialogue? All in all, Secret Invasion #8 was a fitting end to what was a massively over-hyped and under-performing big event. I am sure that in a couple of years, Secret Invasion, much like House of M, will be largely forgotten. Secret Invasion is certainly not a big event...   [read the full post]

By Rokk Krinn(noreply@blogger.com) The Bad: However, the fact is, and I confirmed it once again by looking at the cover, that this is New Avengers #47 and not Luke Cage Special #1. And since this is an issue of the New Avengers I do actually expect an Avengers related story that actually stars the Avengers. I know that may make me sound like a raving lunatic and a madman, but I stand by that statement. And that is the biggest flaw with New Avengers #47 and it has been a reoccurring defect on this title. I cannot be the only person who honestly purchases an issue of the New Avengers with the expectation of reading an Avengers story starring all of the Avengers. Or at least a good portion of them.   [read the full post]

By Rokk Krinn(noreply@blogger.com) Bendis will be kicking off a new title called Dark Avengers. While I have little interest in Dark Avengers and I question the need for a third Avengers title, the good news of Dark Avengers is that it means that Bendis will be leaving Mighty Avengers to write Dark Avengers. I do appreciate that Marvel was able to crank out Secret Invasion without any real delays. The way that Marvel handled the shipping schedule of Secret Invasion and all of the various tie-in issues was impressive. And without a doubt, some of the Secret Invasion tie-in issues were quite compelling reads that overshadowed Secret Invasion itself.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) JUSTICE SOCIETY OF AMERICA #21 MARVEL COMICS IMMORTAL IRON FIST #20 IRON MAN HULK FURY ONE SHOT NEW AVENGERS #47 We are getting a nice sized shipment of comic books headed to the Bunker today. We are getting a total of 13 titles. For the first time in a couple of weeks, my shipment of comic books is decidedly Marvel heavy. Which Marvel comic book am I most looking forward to reading? Well, even though I have a ton of Marvel comic books headed to the Bunker, I am not really all that excited about any of them. I guess I will go with Immortal Iron Fist #20. This has been a solid read even without Fraction and Brubaker. I dig all of the Immortal Weapons and I expect this issue to be another quality read.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) We slide over to the Avengers Mansion underwater. We see Iron Man grabbing an unconscious Captain America who is drowning in the water. Iron Man flies Captain America out of the water. Captain America wakes up and asks where Thor, Wasp and Hawkeye are. Iron Man answers that he does not know what just happened and he has no idea where anyone is. Comments I have to admit that I just love the Ultimate version of Tony Stark. With the 616 universe Tony Stark practically unrecognizable after what Marvel did to him during Civil War and all of the subsequent stories, it is great to see playboy Tony in full effect. All the man wants are some ladies and a nice stiff drink and not necessarily in that order.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) Synopsis: We begin with the Secret Avengers, Mighty Avengers, Young Avengers, Fantastic Four, Thunderbolts, Nick Fury and the new Howling Commandos and the Hood and his goons all united together and battling the Skrull super soldiers. The Skrull Queen orders her solider to target Reed Richards. In turn, Captain America orders the heroes to target the Skrull Queen. Iron Man then tells the heroes that his armor is too badly damaged from the Skrull virus for him to stay in the fight. Iron Man leaves the brawlfest. (Of course. Bendis wouldn’t want Iron Man to get to much positive attention in this story.)   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) MARVEL COMICS IRON MAN DIRECTOR OF SHIELD #34 MIGHTY AVENGERS #19 ULTIMATE ORIGINS #5 We have a monster sized shipment of comic books headed to the Bunker today. We are getting a total of 18 titles. This selection of titles is evenly split between Marvel and DC. I am going to have to take an extra long lunch hour today in order to get a head start on all of these comic books. I have little interest in Mighty Avengers #19. This looks to be yet another boring flashback Secret Invasion tie-in issue. With Secret Invasion lumbering on with little direction or purpose, the various tie-in issues on New Avengers and Mighty Avengers are rapidly dropping in terms of quality. I see no reason for that trend to reverse itself with Mighty Avengers #19.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) AVENGERS INVADERS #5: 13% (12 votes) INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #6: 5% (5 votes) AVENGERS INVADERS #5: 7% (5 votes) Action Comics #870 Avengers/Invaders #5 Detective Comics #849 Secret Invasion: Inhumans #3 Invincible Iron Man #6 The Winner: Invincible Iron Man #6 Fraction continues to display an alarming ignorance of Tony Stark’s character and Iron Man continuity in general. This title reads like it is being written by a fanfiction writer who is obsessed with the Iron Man movie. Having Tony, a long-time weapons manufacturer and the current head of SHIELD lamenting in such a ridiculous overly dramatic fashion about the fact that the suicide bombers were killed when Tony neutralized their tech was just a joke.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) Adventure Comics Special Guardian #1 The Winner: Adventure Comics Special Guardian #1 Invincible Iron Man #7 Sub-Mariner: Depths #3 The Winner: Invincible Iron Man #7 I am a life-long Iron Man fan. Iron Man is hands down my favorite Marvel character. But, even I thought Tony was a tool after reading Invincible Iron Man #7. It is obvious that Fraction has no love or connection at all with Tony Stark or the Iron Man franchise. You know, Iron Man: Then End #1 may have been an old school story that younger readers probably laughed at, but the fact is that the reader gets a clear sense that Michelinie and Layton love Iron Man’s character. And when a writer has respect and love for a character the story always is a much more enjoyable read.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Thom Kallor) Hulk says that Iron Man lied. They are here to fight Hulk. Namor and Iron Man take hold of Ares and tell him to back off. Iron Man says they are after the red Hulk. Hulk will listen since they hate the red Hulk. A-Bomb lands in front of the Thing. The Thing tells A-Bomb that he is an ugly cuss. Thor zaps red Hulk with lightning bolts. Green Hulk jumps the red Hulk. A-Bomb asks Thor to let the green Hulk fight. He has to win this fight. Thor will let green Hulk fight, but if he dies the red Hulk's blood will be spilled by Thor's hands. The Good: Some great action shots of Hulk versus Hulk and Thor versus Hulk. McGuinness draws a classic version of the Hulk in action. His art is a good fit for this comic.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) Stane continues to pour on the attack and proceeds to break down Tony’s armor and beats Tony into the ground. Stane takes off his helmet and tells Tony that he is going to kill Tony the same way Tony killed Stane’s father. Tony replies that Obadiah Stane killed himself. Stane 2.0 cries like a bitch telling Tony to shut up. Stane 2.0 says that Tony does not get to say his father’s name. Stane then blasts Tony’s head off. We see Stane 2.0 standing over Iron Man with Iron Man’s head blasted off. Stane 2.0 strikes a pose like Darth Vader at the end of Episode III and screams “He’s dead! Tony Stark is dead!” Stane then looks at the reader and asks “Who’s next?” (Scintillating.)   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) Thank god, Marvel decided to cancel Iron Man: Director of SHIELD and give us this piece of fluff in Invincible Iron Man. I would hate to have to continue reading an Iron Man comic book that actually challenged my brain and required me ...

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) MARVEL COMICS INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #5 SUB-MARINER DEPTHS #1 Which Marvel comic book am I most looking forward to reading? This week is offers up a rather weak and unimpressive selection of comic books from the House of Ideas. I am going to have to go with Sub-Mariner: The Depths #1. I like Esad Ribic’s artwork so I know I will at least dig how this issue looks. And I have always liked Namor’s character. Namor is Marvel’s answer to Black Adam. I would like to see Marvel allow Namor to achieve his full potential. Thank god, Marvel decided to cancel Iron Man: Director of SHIELD and give us this piece of fluff in Invincible Iron Man. I would hate to have to continue reading an Iron Man comic book that actually challenged my brain and required me to think.   [read the full post]

By Rokk Krinn(noreply@blogger.com) MARVEL COMICS I am going to go with Avengers/Invaders #4 as the Marvel comic book that I am most looking forward to reading. Krueger has done a great job with this title so far. I have really enjoyed his take on the Invaders. Unfortunately, it appears that this issue is going to treat us to some incredibly well worn territory as we are going to be forced to see the Secret Avengers “battle” the Mighty Avengers. Still, I have faith in Krueger to deliver a quality read. Which Marvel comic book am I least looking forward to reading? I cannot say that I am all that excited about Invincible Iron Man #4. I still cannot believe that Marvel cancelled such an incredibly well written and delightfully complex title in the Knaufs’ Iron Man: Director of SHIELD in ord...   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) We cut to the SHIELD Helicarrier where Iron Man has just found out that Captain America is back. Iron Man stands in front of several monitors replaying the fight between the Invaders and the Thunderbolts. Tony quietly says “Steve.” End of issue. I enjoyed how Krueger handled Tony’s reaction to seeing Captain America alive and well once again. Despite what some writers have done with Tony Stark since Civil War, the fact is that Tony and Steve were extremely close friends. And there are few characters that miss Steve more than Tony does. I am curious to see how Tony reacts to coming face to face with his deceased friend.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) Marvel continues to flood the market with Iron Man as we get yet another Iron Man mini-series with Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas. Jon Favreau, the director of Iron Man, is handling the writing duties on this title as Adi Granov handles the art chores. I am looking forward to Favreau’s story. Favreau gave us a fantastic version of Tony Stark and clearly gets Tony’s character. I’m confident that we will get a good read with Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas #1. Let’s go ahead and hit this review. I love Favreau’s handling of Tony’s character. Marvel should replace Fraction with Favreau over on Invincible Iron Man. I know that Favreau could never handle the requirements of a monthly title due to his career, but, c’mon, Favreau simply gets Tony’s character better than...   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) We cut back to the Helicarrier where Tony mentions his second nightmare. It is when the Iron Man armor becomes cheap and easily replicable. Because as it stands, there are two armors: Tony’s hi-tech Extremis armor and Rhodey’s War Machine armor which isn’t as good as Tony’s armor. Tony then goes to his lab. Tony says that his third nightmare spins out from his second nightmare. That someone other than Tony or Rhodey will pilot the Iron Man armor. Tony says that he is not thrilled with people with suits of armor that are similar to the Iron Man armor. That during the Armor Wars, Tony’s tech was sold to the underworld and being used to kill people.   [read the full post]

By noreply@blogger.com (Rokk Krinn) Bendis makes a big deal with our heroes debating with bated breath about if the 1970’s Captain America is truly him or just a Skrull. The problem is that this is a plotline that has no legs. The reader already knows that the 1970’s Captain America has to be a Skrull. Why? Because we have already se...

By Rokk Krinn MARVEL COMICS It appears to be the week of Iron Man. The movie debuts last weekend and now we get two new Iron Man titles this week. Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas #1 should be a fun read. Jon Favreau, the director of Iron Man, is the writer for this mini-series. Since I loved Favreau’s version of Tony Star...

By Rokk Krinn The depressing news is that Brubaker, Fraction and Aja are all leaving the title together. This is a crushing blow to The Immortal Iron Fist and one that the title may not be able to recover from. I would much rather have Brubaker stay on Iron Fist and drop writing Uncanny X-Men. Brubaker’s Uncanny X-Men is by far the weakest read out of all of the comic books that Brubaker pens. Captain America, Daredevil, The Immortal Iron Fist and Criminal all suite Brubaker’s style and writing talent much more than Uncanny X-Men. Hell, even if Brubaker has to leave, I’d rather Marvel keep Fraction on this title than place him on an unnecessary second Iron Man title that appears poised to give us a rather unoriginal story. Again, The Immortal Iron Fist is a title t...   [read the full post]

By Rokk Krinn We shift back to “Scott and Emma’s Savage Land Adventure Vacation.” We see then riding dinosaurs, swimming, picnicking and killing their own dinner. After feasting on wild boar, they snuggle up together and talk about what is ahead for them. Emma says that the X-Men are not over. Scott says that he doesn’t know what purpose the X-Men serve without Professor X. Scott says he is so used to doing everything Professor X’s way that he doesn’t even know what his own way is anymore. Ka-Zar and Shanna then appear on the scene. Michael Choi’s artwork was flat out gorgeous. This is one beautiful looking comic book. I love his wonderfully detailed style of art. I am thrilled that Choi is on this title.   [read the full post]

By Rokk Krinn Iron Man rockets to the Baxter Building. Nobody is home, so Tony helps himself to Reed’s lab. We cut back to Sentry taking down the Venom possessed Wasp with one punch. We cut back to Iron Man thinking about the Skrull situation and we get the same inner dialogue that we have read a million times before. Who on his team is a Skrull? What do the Skrulls want? Were the Skrulls behind the Civil War? Where they behind Captain America’s death? Where the Skrulls behind the creation of the Nintendo Wii? Tony thinks how he will not let the Skrulls take over his planet and kill his friends. The New Avengers immediately begin to help with the clean up and recovery process. Iron Man approaches Clint giving Bendis another opportunity to bash on Iron Man. Clint spits...   [read the full post]

By Rokk Krinn Iron Man then arrives at the hospital where Paragon is located. There Iron Man meets up with Captain Ultra who is responsible for the Nebraska team. Ultra tells Iron Man that he heard Gadget was Tony’s protégé. Iron Man responds that he didn’t know her. That a million gifted kids who cobbled together armor in their garages sent him letters and considered them his protégés. Tony remembers getting letter from Gadget when she was a little kid. Overall: Iron Man #21 was another excellent read. The Knaufs continue to craft gem after gem on this title. Iron Man is absolutely one of the best written titles that Marvel is currently publishing. If you enjoy strong writing and a touch of the bizarre then definitely give Iron Man a try.   [read the full post]