Post by goldenfist on May 8, 2008 7:57:28 GMT -5
Ign.com review's Iron Man: Viva Las Vegas #1.
In the wake of last weekend's mega box office returns, I think it's pretty safe to say that the character of Iron Man has never had a higher profile than right now. And in what is certainly not a coincidence, the marketing department at Marvel Comics has made sure that new and old fans of the character have a pair of new series waiting for them this week, one of which is this miniseries which is created by two of the minds behind the film.
As with the other recent Marvel Knights miniseries, it would appear that this book takes place in a world very similar to the 616 Marvel Universe, but it clearly isn't the same one that was torn apart by Civil War and going through a Secret Invasion right now. Jon Favreau's story is interesting, but the action is a bit lacking, aside from a small conflict in the beginning of the issue. It was kinda cool that in this tweaked reality where Tony isn't Director of SHIELD and is in full-on playboy mode, I found myself hearing Robert Downey Jr.'s voice whenever Tony spoke in this issue. Adi Granov's art is good, but in this issue, there really isn't enough action (or Iron Man) to play to his strengths.
One thing that immediately struck me about this issue was the same concern I had with the individual issues of Granov's run on Iron Man with Warren Ellis, and that's how little actually happens in this issue. However, by the time Ellis and Granov's Extremis arc ended, it certainly qualified as one of the essential Iron Man arcs. Again, it isn't that the events of the issue are bad, but it is all just setup. Plus, about half of the issue has been available online or in a preview from Iron Man #25 for the better part of 2 months, so it is pretty underwhelming that there isn't more that actually happens here.
Judging from what appears to be on the horizon based on the not-too-subtle hints in the issue, it would seem that won't be a problem for too long. It's just going to be a bit of a wait until we see the results.
Review Score: 7.3 Decent
In the wake of last weekend's mega box office returns, I think it's pretty safe to say that the character of Iron Man has never had a higher profile than right now. And in what is certainly not a coincidence, the marketing department at Marvel Comics has made sure that new and old fans of the character have a pair of new series waiting for them this week, one of which is this miniseries which is created by two of the minds behind the film.
As with the other recent Marvel Knights miniseries, it would appear that this book takes place in a world very similar to the 616 Marvel Universe, but it clearly isn't the same one that was torn apart by Civil War and going through a Secret Invasion right now. Jon Favreau's story is interesting, but the action is a bit lacking, aside from a small conflict in the beginning of the issue. It was kinda cool that in this tweaked reality where Tony isn't Director of SHIELD and is in full-on playboy mode, I found myself hearing Robert Downey Jr.'s voice whenever Tony spoke in this issue. Adi Granov's art is good, but in this issue, there really isn't enough action (or Iron Man) to play to his strengths.
One thing that immediately struck me about this issue was the same concern I had with the individual issues of Granov's run on Iron Man with Warren Ellis, and that's how little actually happens in this issue. However, by the time Ellis and Granov's Extremis arc ended, it certainly qualified as one of the essential Iron Man arcs. Again, it isn't that the events of the issue are bad, but it is all just setup. Plus, about half of the issue has been available online or in a preview from Iron Man #25 for the better part of 2 months, so it is pretty underwhelming that there isn't more that actually happens here.
Judging from what appears to be on the horizon based on the not-too-subtle hints in the issue, it would seem that won't be a problem for too long. It's just going to be a bit of a wait until we see the results.
Review Score: 7.3 Decent