MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel
[This review was originally posted on Patreon.]
WRITER: Brian Michael Bendis
ART: Alex Maleev
COLORS: Matt Hollingsworth
LETTERS: VC's Clayton Cowles
COVER: Alex Maleev
VARIANT COVERS: Mike Deodato with Frank Martin; Anthony Piper; Esad Ribic; Mike McKone; Skottie Young; John Tyler Christopher
28pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (December 2016)
Rated “T+”
Iron Man created by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Don Heck, and Jack Kirby
Victor von Doom a.k.a. Doctor Doom, one of Marvel Comics most infamous villains, made his debut in The Fantastic Four #5 (cover dated: July 1962). Iron Man is now one of Marvel Comics most popular characters, thanks in no small part to a series of hit movies and hit movie appearances beginning in 2008 with the Oscar-nominated film, Iron Man. Also known as the “Golden Avenger,” Iron Man debuted in Tales of Suspense #39 (cover dated: March 1963), a little more than half a year after Doctor Doom first appeared.
Iron Man and Doctor Doom were never meant to be together, as Iron Man fights to save the world and to help mankind progress, while Doctor Doom wants to rule the world and subjugate humanity. In the wake of the events depicted in Marvel Comics' event miniseries, Civil War II, there is a new comic book series that seeks to bring them together, Infamous Iron Man. It is written by Brian Michael Bendis; drawn by Alex Maleev; colored by Matt Hollingsworth, and lettered by Clayton Cowles.
Infamous Iron Man #1 finds Doctor Doom meeting with the members of his bad-guy collective, The Cabal. But that was the old Doom. Now, he is trying to save Maria Hill, director of S.H.I.E.L.D. and also to comfort Dr. Amara Perera, the woman who loved Tony Stark. What is Doctor Doom up to, and how and why does it involve Iron Man?
Infamous Iron Man writer Brian Michael Bendis does not need to give us a lot of information. Just about anyone reading Marvel Comics these days knows that Doom is going to take on the mantle of Iron Man. The most important thing about any comic book written by Bendis is not the hook, but the execution of his storytelling. Will it work or will it be a failure? Right now, it is working (as usual for me), and I want more.
I must admit that I am enjoying the art drawn by Alex Maleev, which looks gorgeous under Matt Hollingworth's subdued, earthy, natural-lighting-like colors. Maleev's graphical storytelling has an exciting, yet mysterious vibe when combined with Hollingworth's colors. Yeah, Infamous Iron Man is certainly worth your time, my superhero comic book readers.
A-
Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"
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