Iron Man Enter: The Mandarin is my first book that I've read of the character.It's Iron Man's first encounter with The Mandarin. I think that the book could have been a little bit shorter than 6 issues, like 4 issues would have made it hellova lot better. It started pretty good, but then it kind of dragged. The Mandarin was kind of annoying. He was always repetitive about his plans to make a new world in his image as its God.. Blah blah blah.The artwork is pretty cartoonish but I liked it for th...

In this dire comic, a baddie called the Mandarin, a Chinese immortal with alien tech and magic, threatens to take over the world. SHIELD approach Iron Man to check him out and see if he's dangerous, which of course he is, but not dangerous enough that Iron Man can't take him down, which of course he does.There isn’t anything positive to say about this book. Casey writes trite dialogue with conceits in the story that grate on the reader, though maybe most annoying of all were the bad guys. A char...

Enter the Mandarin explores the first encounter between Iron Man and the Mandarin. A plot which sounds promising, considering how a superhero and one of his most formidable foes met. But all the hopes of a good story have been washed down the drain in this book. The characters are one dimensional, hero and the villain both being so uninteresting that the story feels like a drag. The dialogues are poorly written and cringy at some instances. And the artstyle is unique but did not seem to be appea...

Writer Joe Casey pens a tale that embellishes and adds nuance to the first encounter between Iron Man and his arch-nemesis, the Mandarin. His story for this six-part miniseries builds upon the original stories by Stan Lee and Don Heck. He adds more background to the Mandarin, who is Tony Stark's dark reflection and their battles and taunts speak of the divide that exist between two men who seemingly were born to be mortal enemies. This stories also updates much of Iron Man's earlier adventures.

The comic was an originstory to the nemesis story between Iron Man and the Mandarin. That was good backstory but in itself the story itself leaves a lot to hope for. The story was pretty basic "delusional evil tries to do terrorism and in the end the hero wins" -type of deal. The characters were really onedimensional, Mandarin being an absolute mad evil and Stark feeling like a cardboard cutout with no charm. The thing I missed probably the most was the technical detailed language and exposition...

A superb introduction for one of Iron Man's greatest adversaries for Iron Man beginner and veteran alike. It tells the tale of how the Mandarin and Iron Man first meet eachother and ofcourse inevitably fight.Storywise I like how this comic gives each of the main characters (Iron Man and the Mandarin) an equal amount of focus. It tells a good introduction story on how the Mandarin came to be yet it also focusses on how Iron Man needs to deal with this new menace. The menace of a magic wielding ar...

This must be one of the worsts Iron Man stories ever written. There’s no introspection whatsoever, the characters are all mono-dimensional and the reasons behind their actions are anybody’s guess. Not to mention, every time Tony is in the suit, he doesn’t think or express any concern/idea/thought whatsoever. Instead, we get a series of codes that I guess are there for dramatic effect but they just further weight down the narrative and are plain annoying and irrelevant. If you’re thinking of read...

An unfortunate retelling/re-imagining of the first meeting between Iron Man and the Mandarin. Joe Casey seemed like he couldn't figure out what era he was writing in. The dialogue was simply atrocious. Eric Canete's art didn't fit the book at all and was not pleasing in any way. I just don't know who this book was for or who was asking for this to be written. Overall, a big miss.

A re-imagining of Iron Man's first meeting with the Mandarin in the 1960s.There is some interesting touches, and an awful lot about ideology. A good read.

Fun read, it was interesting seeing a Tony Stark still hiding his secret identity.

This Iron Man graphic novel was very good. It had Iron Man pitted against his arch nemesis and showed the beginnings of their war against each other. The illustrations were not bad and overall it was a good graphic novel.

Cold War era ode to the Mandarin.I'm a long time fan of the golden avenger and wanted to like this more, but I just felt the Mandarin's ranting/dialogue was over written. Stark's technology also seems a little too advanced for the time period- even for him.Solid, but not a must read.

Story: 6/10"Eccentric art that gives the story an overall unrealistic feeling. but a great way to show the strained and complicated relationship between Iron Man and the Mandarin."

Enter The Mandarin is basically a quintessential book that pragmatically illustrates the reason why Iron Man and The Mandarin are arch-enemies. Not many know that, but the book isn't an original creation. It is basically a modern re-interpretation of the earliest encounters of Iron Man and Mandarin from the 60's. It has resemblance to those original stories but it dives more deeply into the story and gives more sophistication to the characters. The pacing and the structure of this book is great....

Not the best graphic novel I've ever read. I picked this up because I've seen "Iron Man 3" three times in the theater now and have basically decided it's the Best Superhero Movie Ever, and I really liked what they did with the Mandarin, their villain -- but I knew their interpretation of the character was quite different from his comic book origins. I was curious to see what the "original" Mandarin was like, so this seemed as good a place as any to start.The problem is that, if this book is any

Ya la portada a lo Rocketeer nos pone sobre aviso de que vamos a dar un salto en la historia del personaje. Y es que aquí volvemos a un tiempo donde la identidad de Iron Man era secreta y nadie sabia quien era realmente, aparte de ser un guardaespaldas de Tony Stark. Ni siquiera SHIELD, ni los vengadores sabían quien se escondía tras la armadura. Armadura, también de estilo reto, que para eso estamos reinterpretando las primeras épocas del personaje. Incluso tenemos a Vanko trabajando en la arma...

First off - the enclosed cover art is awesome. I'm a sucker for this kind of stylized art. It's good enough to deserve its own separate review!This is a retelling of an old series of Iron Man stories from the 50's. This isn't a bad thing, though having communist Russian and Chinese bad guys was a little eyebrow raising. It's a straightforward action-adventure tale of Iron Man, and has few surprises on that front. If you're in the mood for a rolicking adventure tale, it's a fun read.It falls shor...

Una historia simple e introductoria, narrando el primer encuentro con el Mandarin, pero con excelente dibujo de Canete. Explica algo del origen del nemesis de Iron Man (Magia versus Ciencia)Es el primer tpb que tengo de Iron Man, y cumple muy bien esa funcion, no aspira a mas. Comparado con ultimas cosas que he leido de Iron Man, esto me parece un mejor resultado. Buen apronte para Iron Man 3, en los cines.Intentare continuar con "Demon in a Bottle" y "Armor Wars"...

I’m not (in the least) an Iron Man fan, but Canete’s art is far too good to pass on. Hopefully he’ll work with better writers in the future. Writing/story 2 stars, art 5 stars. (I read the individual, monthly issues. I don’t really get this "wait for the trade" mentality. If you like comics, support the monthlies; if sales are not great for those, the title may not last long enough to make it to trade)

Superb "re-telling" of one of Iron Man's oldest tales. I only use quotations because although this story obviously takes place in the past, there are some things going on that give it a more modern feel. This was distracting enough for me to give it a 4 rather than a perfect 5. Artwork is amazing, and at its best when the Scarecrow makes his appearance.