This compendium was stunning in terms of both writing and art. The tone definitely takes its cues from the insanely successful "Iron Man" film series, so as long as you're among the 98.7% of people who enjoy those you should enjoy Matt Fraction's take on Tony S. as well.

I still havent found an Iron Man comic that Ive loved. In saying that i havent read a tonne. Keep getting put off

This may or may not have been a buddy read with my bestest pal, Anne. I've lost track.Tony Stark painted his original grey armor yellow because the grey one was scary and it made some kid cry. If that happened in his current capacity as director of SHIELD, he’d lock the little crybaby away in the Negative Zone for twenty years.And he makes little kids cryCrazy dads and even crazier kids. Obadiah Stane, bald, Iron Monger, dead because of Tony Stark (sort of). Ezekiel Stane, his son, not bald, gen...

This book was a blast! Superb writing and absolutely brilliant art! Highly recommended to those not averse to the ol' superhero genre! This was an exciting read, takes off nicely from roughly where the first "Iron Man" film ends. I am tempted to give this 5 stars as I enjoyed it so much, but I am trying to reserve 5 stars for more "life changing" books.

Buddy read with The Jeff.His review is *sigh* better than mine, so you may want to check it out.*There may be some spoilers in this*Anyway, this is a re-read for me, and I have to admit I wasn't as awe-struck this time around. My original rating was 5 stars, but I'm letting it stand, because this was such an awesome introduction to the character for me at the time.The premise is that Tony has 5 Worst Case Scenarios buzzing around in the back of his mind, when it comes to his Iron Man tech.And al...

I just wrote reviews of volumes 1 and 2 of Cassanova and am starting to feel my enthusiasm for Matt Fraction become tainted by the fact that everything I read of his is so freaking good. Seriously, the guy can't be that much older than me and manages not only to write the best "small press-anything goes-cause hey, we're making art-style" books on the market but also comes into the Marvel Universe and just completely houses. The man single-handedly pulls me back to a non-Morrison or Whedon-X-men

This was so good!I loved this one! It starts with Tony being the SHIELD boss and well going up against different threats and like having these nightmares and fears but when Ezekiel Stane, the son of his old enemy Iron monger returns its upto him to stop this guy and well prevent the destruction of his facilities around the world and the killing of people who're turning into well human bombs and we follow this journey of him throughout the world and its so cool to see. It was like one of my favor...

A lot of nice Tony / Pepper scenes in The Five Nightmares, and an especially effective final chapter featuring guest appearances by Peter Parker / Spider-Man and veteran reporter Ben Urich.

I’m not going to list exactly what the five nightmares of the title are because they’re kind of the same thing - basically, Tony loses control of the Iron Man tech, they proliferate, and it gets used for evil. And whaddayaknow? It comes true. The son of Obadiah Stane (Jeff Bridges in the first Iron Man movie) goes nuts like his dad and uses his genius to subvert Stark Tech, incorporate it into his body alongside Extremis and becomes a terrorist out to sink Stark Enterprises and kill Tony. Matt F...

Many fanboys – not to mention one or two Marvel Studios insiders – are placing bets that Fraction’s current run on the recalibrated Invincible Iron Man title will prove to be the inspiration, if not the literal basis, for the Iron Man sequel that’s slated to begin filming in the next year. And if this first volume collecting the initial seven issues are any indication, that would be a sweet thing indeed. Other than selling-out to the Feds in last year’s Civil War event, as well as experiencing a...

The 5 nightmares of Tony Stark:1) Running out of WD-40.2) Getting the blue screen of death in mid-flight.3) Having a bad case of food poisoning kick in and not being able to get out of the armor before a very unpleasant incident occurs.4) Paternity lawsuits.5) Robert Downey Jr. decides to quit playing Iron Man in the movies.OK, actually the five nightmares that Tony tells us about in the narration of this mostly revolve around the loss of control of the Iron Man technology. Unfortunately, Ezekie...

SUPER FAST REVIEW:Kinda mixed thoughts here.On one hand the story is interesting, there are some good action scenes and a few good comic relief moments. The Tony and Pepper chemistry is pretty nice.On the other hand the villain is kinda lame and it’s often kinda slow for a Marvel superhero adventure. It’s also pretty predictable. Also notable that a dog dies, in a story where a dog dies someone needs to as I put it “John Wick a motherfucker”... there was no John Wick-ing of motherfuckers.The art...

A reread of one of my favourite graphic novels. This was one of the first Iron Man graphic novels I read and got me into the comic version of the character after seeing the first Iron Man film.The Five Nightmares is a great jumping on point for the character. There is no reworking of an origin story, so if you want, you won’t find it here. Instead we find a Tony Stark juggling many different responsibilities. From head of Stark Industries, director of SHIELD and of course Iron Man.The central pl...

Bold story arc to start the title I got this in its single issues but I chose this edition to be able to do a better overall review. I AM IRON MAN This title was a kinda of "reboot" of the ongoing Invincible Iron Man doing it as a smart marketing strategy to take advantage of the huge success of the first live-action film of Iron Man.So, the title gets a treatment of #1 numbered issue "starting" again the title to encourage new readers to get into the comic books of Iron Man, and......it wo

This was my 2nd time reading this, the beginning of the Invincible Iron Man series written by Matt Fraction. I think I underestimated it before...this is the beginning of what turns out to be quite a series. Here Ezekiel Stane, yes, son of that Stane, uses old Stark tech to set off suicide bombers all over the world, and the only way Tony can stop him ends up starting his own downward spiral. Also featuring Spider Man in an appearance when he's actually a wanted criminal (Registration Act)...A g...

So on the quest to find a Iron Man comic I'll love. Did Matt Fraction's critically acclaimed series do it for me? No. Saying that though this is still pretty fun. So Tony is trying his best to run Shield (This right before he loses all control) while also dealing with his past sins (because those never go away after being a arms dealer who indirectly killed hundreds). In doing so we have a old face, well kind of, a son of a old villain who decides to use Stark's tech to kill a lot of people. In

The original run of these stories was published around the time the first Iron Man movie came out. I'd never heard of Iron Man before the movie trailer. Trying to read this now, with RDJ firmly cemented in my mind as the character, was a no-go. I found it depressing and irritating. Maybe the current state of the world has something to do with my reaction, too.

Meh. 2.5 stars.Reread I enjoyed this one more this time around. I don't necessarily love Tony as director of S.H.I.E.L.D. but still a good volume.

This was such an amazing run for Iron Man. Fraction's take on Tony Stark is honestly one of the best I've read. Pepper Potts is given amazing depth and characterization and she's definitely not what you'd consider a background character. I'd recommend anyone to give this a shot.

The writing is on par with the rest of Fraction's early Marvel stuff, which means its solid and a little bit more thoughtful than a lot of mainstream comics writing, but not yet up to the levels he'd later reach with Hawkeye, The FF, or Sex Criminals. My biggest problem with this book is Salvador Larroca's art, which is aggressively, offensively ugly. Characters' faces look like they're made out of silly putty, and their clothes hang suspended over them like a paper doll's clothing. Plus, everyb...