Iron Man

Iron Man #1

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A new volume of Iron Man begins here leading to the inevitable new take on his armor (and my mixed reaction to it). In terms of storyline, the opening arc sets up A.I.M. attempting to rehabilitate the evil scientist collective which has become largely a punchline in recent years. Helping to do that is casting Madame Masque as the group’s field leader in acquiring young finalists for the first ever Tony Stark Award and kidnapping them in hopes of finding a genius capable of taking them to a new level.

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What If…? Donald Duck Became Iron Man

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A mash-up of Disney and Marvel under the What If…? banner offers us a look at Donald Duck becoming Iron Man, er, Iron Duck! The film sort of follows the basic premise of 2008’s Iron Man with Donald, in possession of plans for Gyro Gearloose‘s various inventions, is kidnapped by villains who want him to build it for them. Keeping with Scrooge McDuck part of the story, the villains we’re given are the Beagle Boys who have dreams of riches  using Gyro’s new drill which they want to use to drill into Scrooge’s vault.

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West Coast Avengers #3

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West Coast Avengers #3 gives us an explanation for multiple Ultrons (including others we haven’t yet seen) along with the first confrontation from the Ultron prophet and the West Coast Avengers featuring their own Ultron, bringing the two face-to-face. Other than the backstory which adds some context to the current situation, there’s not much of note in the issue as the confrontation ultimately is left unresolved.

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West Coast Avengers #2

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The second issue of West Coast Avengers features the team taking on some gun runners who turn out to be the Sovereign Sons led by Flag-Smasher. Spider-Woman gets a bit of a highlight here as the point woman with the others jumping in as the battle heats up. By putting a cruise ship at risk, our baddie manages to escape (after going toe-to-toe with the team without having to break a sweat). I’d expect to see Flag-Smasher again, although a new antagonist is revealed at the end of the issue.

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