Invincible Iron Man #11
WORLD'S MOST WANTED PART 4! Tony risks it all to say goodbye to a friend. Maria Hill arrives in Texas - only to find she's been beaten to the punch and now is outnumbered, outgunned, and out of luck. And time. And hope. All this as Pepper Potts goes to an old ally in hopes of stopping things from getting a whole lot worse for Tony Stark - everybody's pal Jim Rhodes...once Iron Man himself and currently WAR MACHINE. Worlds are colliding! Guys in robot suits are fighting! Norman Osborn is ruling the world! Holy $%&#!
WRITER: MATT FRACTION
PENCILS: SALVADOR LARROCA
INKS: SALVADOR LARROCA
COLORED BY: FRANK D'ARMATA
LETTERED BY: VC - JOE CARAMAGNA
COVER BY: SALVADOR LARROCA
Price: $2.99
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sadly since i missed the first issue of this run i have been collecting the 2nd printings. i love this arc
Posted by cyberauron on 03/09/09 at 07:54 PM
@drake it's not to late. it could still happen.
Posted by NealAppeal on 03/09/09 at 08:37 PM
@NealAppeal-I talked to Fraction at WonderCon...they can't do it for legal reasons. Cuz there is another comic on the stands called Iron and the Maiden. I forget the details, but it would cause too much trouble. I sad :-( but trust in Fraction
Posted by drakedangerz on 03/09/09 at 09:04 PM
I dig on that cover.
I dig on this book.
Posted by ScorpionMasada on 03/09/09 at 09:36 PM
@drake did you go to the Fraction and Chabon panel?
Posted by NealAppeal on 03/09/09 at 10:42 PM
@NealAppeal-No. I forgot where I was, but I had something else that the wife wanted to check out. I came in at the tail end of it though. One of the more crowded panels actually.
Posted by drakedangerz on 03/10/09 at 12:22 AM
@drake I was there. It was pretty cool.
Posted by NealAppeal on 03/10/09 at 01:06 AM
Last issue was stupendous, gonna be hard to follow that.
Posted by mountainwindcat on 03/10/09 at 01:32 AM
This has become my favorite book. Now, vary your freaking line weight dammit!
Posted by JumpingJupiter on 03/10/09 at 01:54 AM
Probably my pick of the week. I love this book almost too much.
Posted by J4K3 on 03/10/09 at 09:35 AM
"Now, vary your freaking line weight dammit!"
You're telling THIS GUY how to draw?! Wow.
Awesome comic by the way. The first arc was incredible. Recent stuff has been great as well.
Posted by KickAss on 03/10/09 at 01:00 PM
@KickAss-Anyone can offer their criticism.
And anyways, JJ was mostly joking I'm sure. He loves Sawyer and his creepy mustache ;)
Posted by drakedangerz on 03/10/09 at 01:12 PM
"Anyone can offer their criticism."
I know, I know it's cool...but at Salvador Larroca?!?!?!
Posted by KickAss on 03/10/09 at 03:17 PM
The art bothers me at times but its gotten much better.
Posted by LiquidSnake on 03/10/09 at 07:22 PM
@KickAss: Yes, Larroca has not impressed me on this title. The coloring hasn't helped of course, but that's improved in the last issue. I think Sal draws incredibly precise and beautiful architecture and mech. He's pretty good with layouts too. Not gimmicky, just solid story telling. However, the anatomy is often wonky (shoulders coming out of necks, biceps that flex when the arm is extended, chins that expand and contract from panel to panel. It really yanks me out of the story. And the guy inks his own pencils. He seems to just trace the pencils, which isn't what inking is. He practically NEVER varies his line weight. It's not just a little off to my eyes. It's downright ugly to me! Being a graphic designer by trade, I tend to trip up things like that. This is the only thing I ever saw of his so I can't speak of the guy's overall skills. But there's some odd crap going on in this book.
Each issue gets a little better for me though. To the point where I'm no longer just reading this for the story. I pick this up now and I look forward to seeing how the art might have improved.
If the above is true, the the fact that Fraction wanted to name Pepper 'Iron Maiden' just gave him serious cred with my inner 1980's child.
Posted by MisterJ on 03/11/09 at 04:40 PM
ZOMG I loved the last page of this. Can't wait until the next issue!
Posted by Garrett on 03/11/09 at 05:47 PM
The art style seemed different to me here, a little softer and more human looking on the faces, particularly in the Henry scenes. Not all the panels worked but some of them were nice.
Also, Henry!!! I couldn't love this character more, and I can't possibly be objective about anything with him in it. But aside from that, I love how concisely that scene summed up what it's like to be friends with Tony: here's 2 million dollars, prepare to be arrested, it'll be fine.
Posted by ohcaroline on 03/11/09 at 08:54 PM
@ohcaroline-Yeah, the art was a completely different beast in this issue. I enjoyed it for the most part too. Although I did miss not having Sawyer around...or his mustache. :-(
Solid stuff though, and that last panel was great. I almost squeeled! ^__^
Posted by drakedangerz on 03/11/09 at 11:14 PM
Great stuff!
Posted by JumpingJupiter on 03/12/09 at 08:27 AM
So who else out there tried the email address? I'll admit it I tried it, but just because I just read an article about the show "how i met your mother" and how they have a bunch of fake sites because of stuff that happens on the show.
Posted by Jediaxle on 03/12/09 at 06:20 PM
sorry for double post:
best one of the sites being http://www.guyforceshiswifetodressinagarbagebagforthenextthreeyears.com/
Posted by Jediaxle on 03/12/09 at 06:23 PM
haha, I was going to try the email address later today.
Posted by drakedangerz on 03/12/09 at 08:17 PM
Fact: Tony Stark has l33t password skillz.
Posted by ohcaroline on 03/12/09 at 10:59 PM
Fact: This issue rocked my socks.
Posted by JumpingJupiter on 03/13/09 at 01:44 AM
Fact: P3pp3r iz h@wt!
Posted by drakedangerz on 03/13/09 at 11:49 AM
So is M@r1@ H1ll
Posted by JumpingJupiter on 03/13/09 at 04:04 PM
Henry's also hot. Especially in handcuffs. He doesn't do l33t, though, it offends his sensibilities.
Posted by ohcaroline on 03/14/09 at 04:06 PM
*sigh* If only they could have named her Iron Maiden :-(
Posted by drakedangerz on 03/09/09 at 05:48 PM