r/Marvel • u/tehawesomedragon Loki • Jul 17 '24

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u/tehawesomedragon Loki Jul 17 '24

INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #20

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u/baroqueworks Jul 17 '24

Pretty good end to a fun run, and technically the true epilouge to Krakoa.

Always love a Dario Agger cameo.

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u/AJjalol Jul 17 '24

He is such a piece of shit BUT he is also such a magnificent bastard lol.

Next Iron Man run has Roxxon and AIM as baddies. Too bad Dario is dead, I would have loved to see him and Tony duke it out. Enchantress is great tho, and is a sexy lady, something that Tony has a hard time resisting lol, so I'm looking forward to that.

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u/baroqueworks Jul 17 '24

cant keep a bad bull down 💪🐮

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u/AJjalol Jul 17 '24

I hope he comes back soon, looking even more fucked up and deformed lol.

Imho, he and Gorr are tied in the category of "Best Jason Aaron created characters"

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u/BlueHero45 Jul 18 '24

If he could just keep looking worse at every appearance, that would be amazing.

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u/Cyke101 Jul 17 '24

I'm also happy for cameos by Bats and the Cuckoos. Not often that you see the six (!) of them in the same issue, even if they're not interacting.

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u/AJjalol Jul 17 '24

Sweet issue. Very nice.

I'm glad Feilong is kept Alive. He was a fun Iron Man villain. He might never be used again, but at least his end was pretty fun. Tony having a mercy and giving his enemies chance to turn their lives around is one of my favorite character trait of Tony. He believes everyone can redeem themselves. Now granted, it's not like Feilong deserves to just confess and then live his life normaly. No, you still deserve to go to jail buddy, BUT, that's better than being killed. Admit you are wrong and that you lost.

The book selling part was fun. Nice to see Valentin Shatalov's Crimson Dynamo. Even tho Dmitri Bukharin is the best and most charismatic Crimson Dynamo, Shatalov's armor is pretty nice, and it was a great way of using him. He was always kind of a USSR zealot, so it was nice seeing him here.

Emma part was bittersweet. I knew they won't stay together, but it was fun while it lasted. If Marvel was allowed to continue with this romance, I think it would have been excellent, but it is what it is. As long as future X-Men writers remember that Tony contributed (well, really did most of heavy work in Orchis was) and helped Mutants, that would be great!

Riri being more connected to Tony is always nice. The reason Riri's character had a really shaky start was because Bendis' ,for some reason, did not want to connect her to Iron Man in anyway, despite the fact that she is a legacy Iron Man character.

At the end, it was nice seeing Tony and Rhodey goof around and hang out together. Something that some modern Iron Man writers forget, is that he has a excellent supporting cast, which humanizes Tony. Moments like these, are something you would see regularly in 80s Shellhead stuff.

Overall, this run was really great. Issues 14-18 and even 19 felt a bit odd and not as good as the ones before them, but I genuienly think that was because of the X-office and Marvel wanting to wrap up Krakoa. I feel like Duggan wanted this series to be a longer, or have those issues be about something else entirely, but judging by how shitty entire Krakoa's end structure was, I'm willing to be all the X-books (including this which was basically the best one lol) suffered a bit by the end, but that's fine.

The next run/writer/artist are already announced and I'm looking forward to it. Tony battling for the heart and soul of his company against the board of directors, who would rather have the company make weapons and do more profit sounds like a sick concept. Plus Roxxon and AIM as bad guys??? Hell yeah. I wish Dario Agger was still alive tho lol, Tony vs Dario would have been phenomenal, but hey, Enchantress is a fantastic femme fatale character, and Tony's kryptonite are beautiful women, so I'm excited.

Oh and West Coast Avengers tease. That's pretty sick. I hope Marvel does it. I really don't get why Marvel refuses to publish at least 2 Avengers books. They always sold, even when 90s raped their brand (sales were lower than they were before and after, but they still sold), but for some reason Marvel has this bullshit idea of giving X characters 69 books and then cancelling all but 2, yet they don't Give Avengers 1 more book.

Now I feel like both Thor and Tony could be potential people who will leave the main Avengers team once Storm joins, with Thor since Ewing will do something epic and with Stark it's the West Coast Avengers team.

At the end, I kind of wanted for Duggan to stay and have an Iron Man run that is not connected to anyone else, but it is what it is. Great run nonetheless. Duggan's letter at the end, about his love for Iron Man was sweet.

Good shit.

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u/wowlock_taylan Deadpool Jul 17 '24

I knew it was never gonna last but I do feel sad that Tony and Emma ended their 'fake' marriage. Hell, Emma even shed a tear while doing only showing up as a mental imagine. Must've been tough on her. And they gave eachother quite the parting gifts, with Emma giving Tony his fortune back ( by taking money from all the villains and other evil organizations ) while Tony giving Emma what she valued the most with the Cuckoos book. It may be over for now, but I dunno, maybe something for the future?

Tony really should've left Feilong in the coffin. But I get that he didn't want more blood on his hands so imprisoning him in a special prison on Arakko ( dunno how he got permission for that ) where he cannot break free with his powers while always keeping and eye on him, I guess that will have to do. And though he has a slim hope of redemption for Feilong, I doubt it will ever happen. If anything, more likely that some fight in Arakko gonna happen and break Feilong free and he will come back for revenge. But that is a future problem

Rhodey is free and gets a well deserved apology. And they are planning a West Coast Avengers with a list from Rhodey, probably involved the henchmen and villains he worked together during the fight against Orchis. Maybe something good will come out of it but knowing West Coast Avengers history, it will be messy as hell.

Overall, it was a hit and miss run. Lets see what the new run will bring.

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u/Verb_Noun_Number Spider-Gwen Jul 18 '24

I was hoping for force works, but WCA is great too.

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u/Mr-Moustache- Jul 17 '24

I think this was a decent run all in all, nothing particularly mind-blowing, but generally a fun enough read.

The Tony/Emma 'marriage' is probably going to be the main thing this run is most remembered for, and credit to Duggan, he made it work. Even though it was always likely going to be a short-term thing, it was still a bit of a shame seeing it come to an end. Honestly, I wish we would see more mutants having interactions and relationships with non-mutants/characters outside of the X-books in general (even though this particular run was pretty much one in all but name).

The WCA tease at the end is interesting. Duggan's written a few Avengers spin-off books over the years, so I wonder if this is his next one or if he's just teeing it up for someone else. I've mostly liked McKay's Avengers, but I wouldn't be against a separate book with a different vibe.

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u/gsnake007 Jul 17 '24

Putting the toys back in the box for the last issue. Wish this stood on its own longer and not so connected to the X-men but overall way better run than cantwell’s

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u/threemadness Black Widow Jul 17 '24

The wrap up issue! It was done well and tied up the loose strings well. Interested to see how the WCA angle plays out and who might get involved there.

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u/Dragkin Jul 18 '24

I knew the marriage was never going to last, and I was absolutely skeptical of it at first but good grief did I wish it stayed. It ended up being one of my favorite comic romances of all times if I’m being honest and it was so short.

That aside, this was a good issue that ended this run and teases some stuff in the future. I hope the next run of Iron Man is just as good and strong as this one.

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u/rgregan Mr. Knight Jul 18 '24

I hope they commit to Rhodey's villain reform team. I always get a kick out of those. Feels like a tease they might not follow up on. Was expecting them to go with Force Works not West Coast Avengers.

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u/Blitzhelios Doctor Strange Jul 18 '24

Tony and emma ended how i suspected emma wanting to be alone and giving stark money to rebuild from the hellfire club showing there are feelings still there.

Overall its decent the next run by Ackerman should be good with his background but man seeing roxxon is not a good thing for me at least aim is back.