REVIEW: INFAMOUS IRON MAN #1

Infamous Iron Man was one of the new MARVEL NOW titles I was actually anxious to read. Â I realize the recent decline in new characters in favor of rebooting/recasting of old characters has left a bad taste in many fans/collectors. Â Arguably Iron Man has been recast by RiRi as “Iron Heart” and now Victor as “Infamous Iron Man.” So how does this iteration fair?

We begin with a Cabal meeting where Bendis, Maleev and Holingsworth do not shy away from displaying Doom’s power. Â Parker Robbins’ (The Hood) prattle gets his dumb ass banished to India. Â With these next few pages I must say I prefer Malleev’s depiction of Victor in his armor over seeing him without. Â We get a few panels with Victor freeing Director Hill from Diablo’s alchemy and visiting Doctor Amara Perera and we get a nice call back to Tony faking his own death. Â It feels a bit strange referencing CWII ramifications when the main title has yet to end, but suffice to say it appears Stark is quite possibly dead. Â The nod to his fake death does leave the door open.

Overall I think this a solid start. Â The creative team shows Victor as both traditional super-villain and altruistic hero. Â The depiction are both believable and questionable, which is what I wanted to see in the title. Â I cannot conclude without complimenting Matt Hollingsworth on colors. Â TheÂ colors add to the tone perfectly and compliment Doom’s arrogance and mystical power.

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Written by Brian Michael Bendis
Art by Alex Maleev, Matt Hollingsworth
Published by Marvel Comics
Release Date: October 19, 2016