Things I Have Bought Recently:
- suspenders
- The Indomitable Iron Man
- curry ingredients
Things I Have Not Bought Recently:
- breakfast
- lunch
- Siege #2
- The Question Blackest Night tie-in
- my textbooks
Now, friends, I want you to pause whatever you're doing if possible, get your ass down to your nearest comic book store, and pick up Indomitable Iron Man. It's a single issue, with stories by Paul Cornell, Howard Chaykin, Duane Swiercynski, and Alex Irvine, and black and white art by Will Rosado, Howard Chaykin (he wrote and illustrated his), Manuel Garcia, and Nelson DeCastro.
The first story, "Berserker" by Paul Cornell, is a very clever parallel for Tony's personal life, and Cornell writing at his best. (He really does Tony well. Forget Bendis and JRJR, let's get Cornell and Kirk on the Avengers title.) Ostensibly it's a ripping yarn of Tony's chickens (in space) coming home to roost, but there's far more to it than that under the surface.
The second story, "Multitasking!" by Howard Chaykin, seems to branch off from a throwaway line from "Berserker", which might very well just be crazy random happenstance. It starts off as an entertaining story about Tony and Pepper talking on the phone while Tony fights robots (always fun!) with cameos by some of Tony's more notable connections -- but ends with a rather heartwarming twist.
"Brainchild", by Duane Swiercynski (who wrote the second half of Immortal Iron Fist, which I really enjoyed right up until the last issue), is something of a What If tale -- the second panel features a great big sign proclaiming a World Without Tony Stark. So what if Tony Stark stopped being anything but an inventor? It's a tragic tale, a very interesting take on the character, and features a really cool original character. And I absolutely loved the ending.
The final story, "It's Raining Tony" by Alex Irvine, is just pure hilarity. All Tony wanted to do was have a goddamn online question-and-answer session. But the internet is the internet, and things are just not going well for him. I laughed out loud, and you probably will too.
So that's that! Have you gone out and bought it yet? No? Why not?
In other comics-related news, I read Siege #2 and grinned like an idiot. (The Steve and Bucky page! NEVER CHANGE BUCKY NEVER CHANGE. YOU'RE THE BEST AT WHAT YOU DO AND WHAT YOU DO IS PRETTY AWESOME) I am looking forward to MOAR YOUNG AVENGERS. Also, MARIA HILL IS A BAMF. This is Bendis at top form, and it's a thing of beauty.
Also, I fucking love Renee Montoya, and am writing that fic where she and Rictor are drinking buddies post haste.
This geekery was brought to you by the letters A, S, K, D, L, and a semicolon.
ETA: I picked up Red Robin #9, because I love Tim way too much and the preview was intriguing, and. I think I might have yet ANOTHER title to read. FML and all, but on the other hand, HELLO THERE MOMENT OF GREAT GAY. I'd write fic about it, except I really don't know the backstory and it's sort of relevant. That said, if anyone has written Tim-centric fic based on this issue, please do let me know, because DO WANT.
- suspenders
- The Indomitable Iron Man
- curry ingredients
Things I Have Not Bought Recently:
- breakfast
- lunch
- Siege #2
- The Question Blackest Night tie-in
- my textbooks
Now, friends, I want you to pause whatever you're doing if possible, get your ass down to your nearest comic book store, and pick up Indomitable Iron Man. It's a single issue, with stories by Paul Cornell, Howard Chaykin, Duane Swiercynski, and Alex Irvine, and black and white art by Will Rosado, Howard Chaykin (he wrote and illustrated his), Manuel Garcia, and Nelson DeCastro.
The first story, "Berserker" by Paul Cornell, is a very clever parallel for Tony's personal life, and Cornell writing at his best. (He really does Tony well. Forget Bendis and JRJR, let's get Cornell and Kirk on the Avengers title.) Ostensibly it's a ripping yarn of Tony's chickens (in space) coming home to roost, but there's far more to it than that under the surface.
The second story, "Multitasking!" by Howard Chaykin, seems to branch off from a throwaway line from "Berserker", which might very well just be crazy random happenstance. It starts off as an entertaining story about Tony and Pepper talking on the phone while Tony fights robots (always fun!) with cameos by some of Tony's more notable connections -- but ends with a rather heartwarming twist.
"Brainchild", by Duane Swiercynski (who wrote the second half of Immortal Iron Fist, which I really enjoyed right up until the last issue), is something of a What If tale -- the second panel features a great big sign proclaiming a World Without Tony Stark. So what if Tony Stark stopped being anything but an inventor? It's a tragic tale, a very interesting take on the character, and features a really cool original character. And I absolutely loved the ending.
The final story, "It's Raining Tony" by Alex Irvine, is just pure hilarity. All Tony wanted to do was have a goddamn online question-and-answer session. But the internet is the internet, and things are just not going well for him. I laughed out loud, and you probably will too.
So that's that! Have you gone out and bought it yet? No? Why not?
In other comics-related news, I read Siege #2 and grinned like an idiot. (The Steve and Bucky page! NEVER CHANGE BUCKY NEVER CHANGE. YOU'RE THE BEST AT WHAT YOU DO AND WHAT YOU DO IS PRETTY AWESOME) I am looking forward to MOAR YOUNG AVENGERS. Also, MARIA HILL IS A BAMF. This is Bendis at top form, and it's a thing of beauty.
Also, I fucking love Renee Montoya, and am writing that fic where she and Rictor are drinking buddies post haste.
This geekery was brought to you by the letters A, S, K, D, L, and a semicolon.
ETA: I picked up Red Robin #9, because I love Tim way too much and the preview was intriguing, and. I think I might have yet ANOTHER title to read. FML and all, but on the other hand, HELLO THERE MOMENT OF GREAT GAY. I'd write fic about it, except I really don't know the backstory and it's sort of relevant. That said, if anyone has written Tim-centric fic based on this issue, please do let me know, because DO WANT.
and today's emotion is: fanboysome
to the tune of: Highway to Hell - AC/DC
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