Publisher: Marvel Comics

Reviewed by: Jonny Botsch

Iron Man faces his greatest challenge yet! With one of the largest grossing blockbuster movies ever, his agents at Marvel scramble to launch a new ongoing series for him. The timing is crucial. They need to capitalize. To lose the momentum would be foolish. But can old Tinhead entertain on the page the way he had on the screen? There’s no way he could do it alone. But wait, how about a team-up? Rising talent Matt Fraction seems like a good fit with our favorite Avenger, right? After all, those are pretty big shoes to fill since Warren Ellis’ Extremis miniseries.

So, let’s peak into the kitchen and see what we’re cooking with; we’re bringing back Pepper Potts, good call, and Obadiah Stane’s kid is the new villain, another nice tie-in to the movie for people just jumping on. What about the tech? Well, Ellis should be proud. No one has used his new suit yet, but this is how it should be. The title The Five Nightmares refers to Tony Stark’s worst fears which start to come true in this story. People are getting hurt by technology he created, someone has stolen his designs, and he has lost control. Has Obadiah designed a better system than the Iron Man suit? And if so, how will Tony defeat him?
Collecting issues #1-7 of the new Invincible Iron Man, this book comes busting down doors. Salvador Larroca’s art is a perfect fit and follow-up to Adi Granov. Both old fans of the comics and new fans of the movie should enjoy this book.