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Whistle Stopper - Iron Man Vol. 2: Execute Program
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List Price: $14.99
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Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9780785116714
ISBN: 0785116710
Label: Marvel Comics
Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: 2007-03-07
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Reading Level: Young Adult
Studio: Marvel Comics
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Summary: Liberals should stick to Newspapers
Comment: the story line was pushing a very liberal ideology, and thats not something i enjoy in comics
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Summary: A Zucchini In the Closet
Comment: I picked up this volume hoping for a continuation of the themes and tone established by the superb Iron Man: Extremis. Unfortunately, Execute Program does nothing quite so well as make you appreciate the subtle ways in which Warren Ellis made Extremis a satisfying whole.
Extremis features, among many other things, a mystery done right: you are slipped the necessary clues early on, so that when the characters puzzle out the solution, you think, "Oh! Of course!" and feel slightly dumb for not having figured it out yourself.
Execute Program, on the other hand, features what an acquaintance of mine called "Zucchini In The Closet" syndrome: near the end, someone throws open a door and exclaims, "Wait! There's a zucchini in the closet! This explains EVERYTHING!" We, the readers, are left to wonder why we should care about characters affected by a plot development we could not, indeed were intended not to, see coming.
I finished this book feeling not only that I'd misspent my time and my money, but that I'd managed to cheapen the memory of Extremis in the process. (Re-reading the latter a few times, and pretending that Execute Program never happened, has helped to largely wash that nasty aftertaste away.)
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Summary: A Collector's Review
Comment: This Book is spectacular, I highly recommend this book as an essential evolution of the Iron Man character. The Art work inked in this comic book series is better and superior to the artwork in Iron Man: Extremis, which I also purchased; but I like this book much better because it is inked in an enhanced traditional comic book fashion that is colorful, bright, dramatic, intriguing, exciting, entertaining, and action-packed.
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Summary: Iron Man gets bad... in more ways than one!
Comment: Following Warren Ellis' run on the six-part "Extremis" story is a tall order... I was pleasantly surprised, though at the job done by scripters Charlie and Daniel Knauf, who deliver an intelligent, exciting extension of the concepts Ellis put forth. Here is a concerted effort to make Tony Stark the baddest of the bad in the Marvel universe: he crosses swords with Nick Fury, carelessly throttles Captain America in a brief, distracted fit of pique and creates a line of remote-control robo-Iron Men that keep the Fantastic Four and various and sundry Avengers scrambling to keep up. I'm not sure I'm totally in favor of making ol' Shellhead the #1 big dog in town, but this was certainly an entertaining, engaging story arc. A fun read, definitely worth picking up! (ReadThatAgain book reviews)
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Summary: Failure to Execute
Comment: This collection of Iron Man #7-12 builds nicely for the first five issues, thanks to intrigue, pacing, and characterization courtesy of television writers Charlie and Daniel Knauf. When the final issue (#12) begins, though, the story devolves into a generic action-packed mess that doesn't follow the logic set up in the first five issues. Perhaps it had to be cut short for #13's Civil War tie-in?
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Editorial Reviews:
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Carnivale's Daniel Knauf and Cable & Deadpool's Patrick Zircher take the armored Avenger in an unexpected new direction! Having exposed himself to the Extremis enhancile, Tony Stark is a new man - literally! But that's what has his New Avengers allies worried! And who is the mysterious figure working his way down a list of politically sensitive targets? Collects Iron Man #7-12.
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