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4.5 stars So why am I reviewing a comic book that came out years ago? Well, there's this movie that came out a while ago about a guy in a metal suit. You may not have heard about it, 'cause I don't think it did very well at the box office... Ok. Seriously.Because Warren Ellis' Extremis is the plot that the new Iron Man 3 movie is loosely based on.For those of you who don't know, Ellis is considered almost god-like to many comic book fans. I've been incredibly unfortunate when it comes to getting...
These six issues that comprise the opening story arc on Warren Ellis and Adi Granov’s re-launch of Iron Man became the bible for Jon Favreau’s two Iron Man movies. Ellis set out to re-establish Tony Stark as the chief technologist of Marvel Comics’ twenty-first century and do this without being too fantastic but also grounded in reality. This is helped by the realistic computer generated art of Adi Granov. Incidentally, Granov also served as a designer of the Iron Man film, so much of the images...
I seem to be caught in a Warren Ellis-Iron Man fetish. This is the second Iron Man story, written by Ellis, that I've read. Though the other one was set in the Ultimates universe. Ellis pens a tale that is at once an origin story and an update of the Iron Man story. There is a weaponized nanotechnology called "Extremis" and it's in the hand of a terrorist. Tony Stark must have a way to make his Iron Man suit respond more accurately and quickly. The answer to this will tell about his past and wil...
3.5 stars"I'm just a guy in an iron suit, but I've always wanted to be more." -- Tony 'Iron Man' StarkThis tight story has Iron Man taking on an unhinged domestic terrorist named Mallen, who was given a dose of 'Extremis,' a "bio-electronics package" (per the designing scientist) that is similar to the old Super-Soldier Formula that gave the world Captain America. Unfortunately, Mallen doesn't turn out to be ANYTHING at all like the honorable Cap, and instead he goes on a truly horrifying rampag...
This really wasn’t what I was expecting. The recent Iron man movies depict an entirely different character. Robert Downy Jr’s Tony Stark is cocky, annoying and a little repulsive. The Iron man in here is cocky, introspective and completely compelling. I’m glad of it too because it meant the entire plot was character driven. >The character 4.5/5- Tony Stark knows exactly what he is: he knows that his inventions have caused countless deaths. Thankfully, he isn’t in denial about the simple truth. H...
A destructive new chemical compound called Extremis that gives the user superhuman powers is set loose onto a domestic terrorist with an agenda to bring down Washington. Cue Tony Stark, flying in to save the day! But even Iron Man isn't able to deal with this threat and must make a life altering choice. We also get the Iron Man origin story here that was used in the Iron Man film (with a few subtle tweaks). I love Warren Ellis' writing whether it's his weird, original material or more mainstream...
This was so good!Tony meets this girl Maya and we learn of their past and she tells him of the EXTREMIS tech and like how one person Mallen had been injected by it and he is causing terrorism plus we see Maya's motive and everything and Tony's thought process in the whole scenario but what happens when he decides to use on himself plus his mind state with being Iron man and responsibilities are also explored here, its Iron man vs this terror of Mallen in the end and who will win and how the worl...
For years I was told I had to read Warren Ellis Extremis for Iron-man. It was always totted as the "best" Iron-man story or least top 5-10. So is it? Well...Tony is feeling a little sorry for himself here. Actually, he does a interview where the guy starts hitting Tony with some tough questions. Tony has just spent the last few weeks in his garage building new suits and, well like I said, feeling very sorry for himself. After the interview he decides to change, to do something about his life, bu...
This is a story that redefines Iron Man for me for the 21st century. I've re-read this story multiple times, and every time it gives me chills and makes me respect Tony Stark a little more.Moreso, it makes me respect Ellis as a writer more each time. This is a very tight, compelling read that wastes no time on filler panels, just keeping us sprinting alongside the characters trying to keep up.Granov brings a very different technique to the visuals - balanced precariously between hyper-realistic
Not a fan of this one. Didn't care for the art or the writing.
Very impressed. A perfect place for someone new to Iron Man (or has only seen the movie) to start. It's thoughtful and interesting with extremely well drawn action scenes.Thank you to the one who recommended this to me!
Extremis is a Super-Soldier solution.Someone has stolen top-secret technology, and is using it for harm. This technology was developed by Futurepharm.I read the Mockingjay months ago. Towards the end, I noticed how a male character can throw an arrow via 🏹his bow, and later the bow will return to his right hand, but the whole time the wristband is connected to the bow. Hence Thor, Captain America in the original Avengers, Tak in the second season of Altered Carbon. AMAZING!
