by Stuart Moore, Roberto de la Torre and more
collects Iron Man: Director of SHIELD # 28-32 & Iron Man v. 3 # 36
the premise: Iron Man faces high-tech threats on two fronts as two people from his past become embroiled in terrorist activities.
the lowdown: To the extent there is such a thing as a by-the-numbers Iron Man story where he's Director of SHIELD, this is probably it. This book features Iron Man squaring off with two separate threats at once, and essentially finding himself stretched too thin with lives in the balance.
It's a well-executed story by Moore. It's pretty disposable in the sense that it has little bearing on continuity, features only a few recurring characters, and will almost certainly never be mentioned again. I kind of like stories like that, though, and I liked this. It really doesn't strive to be anything other than disposable entertainment, but it's good disposable entertainment.
de la Torre handles most of the art this time, but he gets an assist from a few other folks. I had trouble picking out who drew what, which IMO is a good sign. The art changes aren't jarring or anything like that.
To fill out the book, Marvel included a random issue of the pre-Disassembled series, by Chuck Dixon and Paul Ryan. It's got IM and Nick Fury and is basically cotton candy.
the verdict: This was an enjoyable installment of what has become a pretty good political/ action thriller series. It's a nice book to check out if you're not really all that familiar with Iron Man but just want a good seat of your pants tale.
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