Ultimate Iron Man, Vol. 1 (v. 1)
by Orson Scott Card, Andy Kubert
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Author: Andy Kubert, Orson Scott CardEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2006-03-22
ISBN: 078512151X
Number of pages: 136
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Book Reviews of Ultimate Iron Man, Vol. 1 (v. 1)
Book Review: You guys are being a little too harsh!
Summary: 5 Stars
As an Iron Man reader from the early days (IronMan #160 all the way through the Armor Wars), I appreciated what Orson Scott Card did with Ultimate Iron Man. Making Tony Stark a mutant (but not) made his character a more believable fit in the Ultimate Universe.
I mean, let's all keep in mind that Tony Stark eventually teams up with a super soldier from WWII, a woman who turns into a human wasp, a norse god, a man who grows fifty feet tall AND shrinks to the size of an ant, and a mad scientist who can swell into a nearly-unstoppable juggernaut. To me, just being really really smart doesn't earn enough cred to hang with that kind of crowd. So I give Orson Scott Card points for making Tony Stark "fit" into that world.
Another point is that the Ultimate Universe is supposed to be a modernization of the original Marvel Universe. Look back at the early issues of Ultimate X-Men, for instance. Everything from the design of the characters to the storytelling said "this is Marvel in the real world," kind of like watching a movie. One of the reasons why I stopped reading Ultimate X-Men is because the artists got away from jackets and leathers and went right back to the tights and spandex of the original universe. And the storytelling followed suit.
My point is that Orson Scott Card brought the "Ultimate" in Ultimate Iron Man. The entire story arc felt like a movie to me and that's what the Ultimate Universe is supposed to be about, isn't it?
Summary of Ultimate Iron Man, Vol. 1 (v. 1)
Written by Orson Scott Card. The most imaginative, groundbreaking comic of 2005! International bestseller, four-time Hugo award, two-time Nebula award and World Fantasy Award winner Orson Scott Card (author of Ender's Game, Speaker for the Dead, Shadow Puppets) comes to the Ultimate Universe. He's joined by industry legend Andy Kubert (Ultimate X-Men, Marvel 1602, Wolverine: Origin) to show the shocking beginning of Ultimate Iron Man! If you thought The Ultimates told you everything you needed to know about Ultimate Iron Man, think again! Collects Ultimate Iron Man #1-5.Superheroes Books
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