Honestly. Can anyone tell me why Marvel thought it would be a good idea to release two IM titles on the same day? I’ve never been good at resisting temptation and, thus, I’ve already read them both. I hate myself sometimes. I really, really do.
I am, however, resisting the temptation to read the other comics I bought by writing this blog entry. So far, it is working.
But back to Iron Man.
Wow, is it possible to have two storylines that are more different than the current one in Invincible Iron Man and Iron Man: Armor Wars? IIM’s has been running for god-knows-how-long now, is angstytastic, vaguely melodramatic and, all and all, a rather heavy storyline. Don’t get me wrong – I love it to pieces. I’m always one for some drama, especially the relationship-heavy drama of IIM #16. Armor Wars, on the other hand, is light, cheerful story – funny, happy and full of the necessary buttwhoopage. (Even if it is Tony’s butt getting whooped, or almost whooped, a lot.)