Iron Man #1

Iron Man #1 features a "back to basics" approach for the Armored Avenger, as the creative team peels back the layers of Tony Stark. This truly feels like a relaunch, and given the ending of the issue, it feels like Cantwell, CAFU, and D'Armata intend to push this book-and Iron Man-to their limit. Read Full Review

While there's no telling how the rest of this Iron Man run will take form, its debut indicates that Marvel has finally remembered what it's like for Tony Stark to be human. Read Full Review

Iron Man #1 sets the stage for a new and exciting direction for a character who has remained the same for quite some time. That's exciting. Iron Man is a stirring book about finding oneself and approaching your identity as a problem to solve, and we know Tony is good at those. Iron Man feels deeply personal and mature which makes it a riveting psychological drama. Read Full Review

IRON MAN #1 is a powerful departure from the esoteric "imagination armor" of the recent run, and puts Tony Stark on a path to rediscovery. The artwork is gorgeous and the writing hits a symphony of emotional notes. This first issue is highly recommended. Read Full Review

Will Tony succeed? as a wise man once said, it's not about the ending, it's the journey itself. Christopher Cantwell's take is all about the journey. It's going to be a fun one. Who needs to be a genius billionaire playboy philanthropist anyway? Read Full Review

The waters are still a bit muddy, as Tony deals with some issues - but it feels like a really strong start, with a solid story and terrific art. (And I really like the new / old armor design.) Read Full Review

A really fantastic first issue. I have my concerns about the art being able to be done in a timely manner and consistent, but beyond that, the sky's the limit for this new series!!!! Read Full Review

"Iron Man #1" is an everything a comic lover can be looking for and a strong new beginning for Tony Stark Read Full Review

There are a couple little hiccups in the book, which, whatever, the thing can't be perfect, but this is an incredibly strong relaunch. I have honestly never been more interested in getting my hands on the next chapter of any Iron Man series, ever. Read Full Review

After Tony's past year spent battling artificial intelligence, Christopher Cantwell and Cafu's grounded take on Iron Man is very welcome indeed. Cantwell clearly enjoys flirting with Tony Stark as a thoroughly unlikeable character, using it to build the beginnings of a more human take on a character that has recently felt more machine than man. Read Full Review

The latest volume of Iron Man kicks off with a lean, retro, back-to-basics approach from both Tony and the writer. They're skating close to aimlessness, but the problem is noted within the story and narratively corrected with a thrilling final act. Combine the promising initial plot points with some superb visuals, and you've got a comic that's already approaching must-read territory. Read Full Review

Christopher Cantwell and Cafu kick off their run with a strong first issue in Iron Man #1. Cantwell showed a strong understanding of who Tony Stark is as he gives Iron Man a chance at a true fresh start. That along with strong artwork from Cafu makes Iron Man #1 a comic book Marvel fans should check out. Read Full Review

If you want to start reading Iron Man again, start here. Read Full Review

Iron Man #1 is a success of a focused character piece. The plot is somewhat disjointed so far, but it finds a strong center in its characterizations of Tony Stark and Hellcat, accompanied by the wonderful art team of Cafu and Frank D'Armata. I left the issue excited about Iron Man, which is something that I've never experienced before. Perhaps excluding Demon in a Bottle, this book has the potential to become the defining Iron Man run. Read Full Review

Tony Stark, Disassembled? The billionaire futurist approximates a mid-life crisis while never stepping away from the heavy metal smackdown he's perfected. Read Full Review

A new armor, a new attitude and a new car make for an interesting fresh start. but that breakup was brutal. Read Full Review

There's a lot to enjoy about the new Iron Man relaunch as the new creative team casts off the craziness and tries to take the Golden Avenger back to basics. Read Full Review

I've been told Cantwell has written a great Dr. Doom. I have confidence that Cantwell can turn Iron Man into a title that is worth picking up every month, but it definitely needs to be better than this issue. Read Full Review

As for the art, its good, but not necessarily the best Ive seen of Cafus. Ive been a fan of his work since Vixen: Return of the Lion, but Iron Man isnt especially visually interesting like that series was, which does him a disservice. Its mostly cityscapes and crowd shots, but the plentiful opportunities hes given to draw the classic armor are enough to admire. Im also not usually a fan of Frank DArmatas colors, and this issue is no exception to that. His coloring tends to come off as a bit blotchy and overly brown-toned to me, which hinders my enjoyment of Cafus linework, but not to a debilitating degree. Read Full Review

I liked to take some time and mention just how eye popping good the art by Cafu is. Of course the background shots and skyline shot are amazing, but the true art here was the emotional expression that Cafu was able to add to Tony Stark's face. It really did add another dimension to the character. Read Full Review

Iron Man #1 (2020) follows Tony Stark as he enters into a midlife crisis. A compelling idea, but does this Marvel comic explain why? Read Full Review

Iron Man #1 is a Tony Stark that I can connect to. It's not for everyone but it delivers a man who was on top of the world and is trying to find purpose. It's a comic that realizes that there's a man within the suit and Tony Stark has to be more than just his company and fancy toys. There's a person that looks to be facing a mid-life crisis. It's something that's relatable for many. It also reminds us that many of those that are super are also very much like us underneath. Read Full Review

Bigpoppa393

Sep 21, 2020

DAAAAAMN I LOVED THIS ONE. Back to basics baby!

axdn

Sep 24, 2020

Now this was interisting!

Flexstyle

Oct 10, 2020

Great start. There's a lot of "back to basics" approach in Marvel comics, but this Tony going back to his classic suit and fighting as Iron Man is the best example of it

Kinney A.I

Sep 16, 2020

Cantwell delivers everything he has promised, and in a very satisfactory way.the art of cafu is impeccable, and constant from beginning to end. very much matches the proposed tone. Iron Man # 1 redefines the Tony Stark's status quo, but at the same time brings back the central essence the character, something we haven't seen in a while. A fantastic and very promising start for what may turn out to be one the character's best runs.

huz

Sep 16, 2020

First time in recent memory that I'm excited for an Iron man comic.

samizrozami

Feb 22, 2025

I remember hating this run… if the rest is as solid as this issue, i was a fool.

maelstron

Sep 16, 2020

A very engaging first issue, the best iron Man relaunch in years. Art is so good too

sebastianorellana95

Sep 16, 2020

Very good, finally a good comic of Iron Man.

Psycamorean

Sep 18, 2020

This is such a breath of fresh air after Iron Man 2020. You have no idea. I like when Tony tries to go back to basics (which is what he does with every relaunch, oddly enough), but I think that this time the writer wasn't lying, and that's very exciting. Cantwell has a good voice for all the characters, as far as I could tell. I'm so in for Korvac, and if we could get more of Iron Man's ridiculous rogues gallery, that's great. The art is great as well. This is just a really solid start to what is hopefully a good run. Iron Man is incredibly hard to get right, apparently. I don't think Kieron Gillen got it right, I don't think Bendis got it right, and Slott had it at some point but then lost it. Maybe we can end up with a run to rival Superi or Iron Man? Maybe? Hopefully? more

CrazyforRAMU

Feb 25, 2021

Tony goes through a tech-and-money shunning midlife crisis. It's beautifully illustrated throughout, but the script doesn't really gel until Patsy Walker shows up and starts needling the hell out of Tony's cliched soul-searching. With that little burst of self-aware criticism, the writing goes from competent to terrific. This initial issue fills me with optimism. (And that quasi-Silver-Age armor design is outstanding!)

Ioannis Dassios

Aug 27, 2024

The latest Iron Man comic kicks off with a strong start, setting an exciting tone for the series. The story captures the essence of Tony Stark, balancing his sharp wit and formidable intellect with the challenges he faces as Iron Man. The plot unfolds smoothly, with engaging dialogue and well-paced action scenes that keep the reader hooked. The artwork is crisp and dynamic, perfectly complementing the narrative. Overall, this is a great addition to the Iron Man saga and a promising beginning for the series. Looking forward to seeing where it goes next!

allenquanobi

Sep 16, 2020

A pleasant surprise. I don't have a lot of expectations whenever I see an iron man comic since there's never really been any good runs besides Fraction and Busiek, both of which were just fine. This was surprisingly very fun and interesting. I haven't read Doctor Doom yet but the thing that stood out to me early on in this issue was just how well written Tony is. He's not the standard MCU version which every writer writes him in modern Marvel. He's grown up and is confident in his actions and words, which was a nice change of pace. The art is awesome, Cafu really reminds me of David Marquez, and the colors and inks really make the art pop with a realistic feel. I highly recommend if you are wanting a good iron man series, this is a fa ntastic start more

Toonstrack

Sep 16, 2020

This was a strong start. Ive been on and off reading IM books for the last couple of years but to say hes been through a lot is putting it lightly. This new story gives us a much more Street level approach than what we are used to seeing and it works well. Iron Mans got a new suit and a new outlook on life, wanting to distance himself from the tech mogul persona he's built. It's a nice change of pace and while the action scenes are short and sweet, there is a lot of promise here In how its portrayed. Alongside him is Hellcat, a character who's never been able to break out of of the B list but is used wonderfully here. She should be a great tour guide for Tony as he ventures into a new venue. The art is phenomenal. Looks fantasti c, not much to say here. The faces are rendered well and the colors are muted but still pop when needed. Only issues I had was the extremely rushed convo that Tomy has with his latest ex, the Wasp. It almost seems like an afterthought but maybe another book provided a little more closure? It was just very jarring and isn't brought up again after it happens. Other than that there's a lot to like here. Looking forward to where this goes. Also the new suit is awesome. more

Kalaoui

Sep 22, 2020

Great start. Intriguing set up, great sidekick/partner and awesome art from Cafu. I hope Cantwell can keep me plugged in where Bendis and Slott lost me.

GammaBurst

Sep 16, 2020

It was a good start.

DDJamesB

Sep 24, 2020

Had some big pulls back to back weeks so im a little behind. I was really pumped about this book because slotts run has been pretty subpar. I also dont think this was a mind blowing issue and it was rather boring in a certain way but it set up the quo nicely, had insanely amazing art that fits iron man wonderfully and also had some really good ideas and im really excited for this book for the first time in a long time.

Spacey Medicine

Sep 27, 2020

I’m here for the twitter sassing tbh.

Hislight

Oct 29, 2020

I really liked this one minus that awful break up with the Wasp..that was so heartfelt wasn't it? The art is good and I'm getting Immortal Hulk Vibes and it's not just the quotes in the intro.

Liem Duong

Sep 17, 2020

Gotta say, the Alex Ross covers are to die for, and I really love how he draws Iron Man. Anyways, this was a good debut. Many writers for the past decade of so say that they were going to " get back to basics " with Iron Man. Well Cantwell is the only writer who actually stook by that promise with this debut. Iron Man was just not an interesting hero for the past decade and no writers managed to make him appeal to me, even though Iron Man is one of the hottest heroes in media rn. But Cantwell has taken a very grounded yet unique approach for this series. A youtuber said it best, it focuses on the " man " in Iron-man. Stark is stepping away from technology to focus on himself, and I think that is a great direction that Iron Man could re ally use after Slott. Really like how Cantwell handles Tony here, trying to figure out what it actually means for him to focus on himself. And knowing Tony Stark, probably means doing dumb shit. Great art by Cafu, man I love how he draws cars and people. But the highlight was the Iron Man suit. Stark really is going back to basics. Espcially with an age-old Iron Man villain back into the mix. Its nothing that will blow your boots off about Iron Man, nor do I think that was intended. I am still cautious of where this book will go, but so far, a sense of nostalgia and something fresh are intertwined here. A fine but by the books debut with nice ideas and interested of where it will be going. more

Señor Smokey

Sep 17, 2020

Solid start where we see iron man in search of his own identity as everyone around him already has an image built up of who Stark is. Art is smooth; the contrast of colors is probably my favorite aspect of it.

Nickweiser

Sep 16, 2020

I was intirigued by the direction till Patsy got offended by the word Man. I laughed and stopped reading. A shame since Cantwell seems to have a good voice for Tony but if characters care more about being pc than focusing on the story then ill pass.

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Toonstrack - Sep 16, 2020

Really dude? That got you that upset? You should think more about what's fitting a character to say than whether or not it agrees with you. Its something Patsy would say.

TheHyruleElf - Sep 16, 2020

Also the comment isn't about Tony being a male or whatever, it's that he's coming across as still self absorbed while he's saying he needs to find himself.

Nickweiser - Sep 16, 2020

@Toonstrack where did i say that i got upset?! Show me the receipts.

Nickweiser - Sep 16, 2020

@TheHyruleElf clearly the comment was written from Patsys views as that cause Tony was talking about himself. Not men in general. Self absorbed? I agree. She could've literally stuck it to him calling him a megalomaniac and that would've been far more effective and relevant.

Toonstrack - Sep 16, 2020

@Nickweiser zi just inferred that from your statement that you stopped reading because of it

ComicMan - Sep 16, 2020

Well said

Swift Planet - Sep 17, 2020

I am tempted to read it just to see how a character can be offended by the word man.

Psycamorean - Sep 17, 2020

The only reason you stop reading something over a single sentence, is when you're upset or offended. "if characters care more about being pc than focusing on the story then ill pass." - offended

Liem Duong - Sep 17, 2020

Yea bro, don't drop a book because there was one word that you didn't like. Its annoying sure, but that is what made you stop reading the rest of the issue? Come on man.

Nickweiser - Sep 18, 2020

@Liem It's not about a word i didnt like. Who made that claim? Once again look above and read. I don't stand for telling another how to talk.

Nickweiser - Sep 18, 2020

@Yourgreenmuse you are objectively wrong. Story matters more that's why it is called entertainment. If i want a lecture, i can take a class or read up on it. Also people can stop reading ANYTHING does not equal being offended. Do you see me calling for a boycott or for cancel culture? Nope. Cantwell has a right to write what he wants. I also have a right to stop reading if I'm not satisfied.

Psycamorean - Sep 18, 2020

You're not satisfied by a single sentence though. That's ridiculous and stupid. So, as with most ridiculous and stupid things, it comes down to someone getting offended. You're upset by the tiniest hint of PC culture (and for the record, I don't even think that was the intent of the writer or the character), and that's what's truly laughable.

Nickweiser - Sep 19, 2020

It's stupid...to you. You don't decide how i feel or react. Just cause you need me to that to be true does not make it so. I'm offended when my car blows up on the highway in January. This is laughable. If it wasn't the intent then you aren't paying attention. Many writers are doing this. That's a you problem for not noticing.

Psycamorean - Sep 19, 2020

It's like every time you respond, you make it even clearer that you were offended by the content. You're perpetuating PC culture even more than this comic has by being so incredibly sensitive to a single sentence. if you care more about being pc than focusing on the merits of the comic then ill pass.

ComicMan - Sep 19, 2020

@YourGreenMuse I gotta disagree with you. The line your talking to stood out to me as well. I stopped reading for a second and rolled my eyes. Then I finished the comic.

EDiakota

Sep 21, 2020

" Then a man has a company. A mission. A vision. A brand. And soon a man has a réputation. Those things begin to crowd the picture and soon it's hard for the man to see the man." - TONY STARK

Lucas

Jun 19, 2023

Nothing particularly interesting happened. A lot of wasted pages, i feel. Great art tho

Foxter

Nov 28, 2020

Excerpt from the comic: Tony: Those things begin to crowd the picture and soon it´s hard for the see the man Patsy: Hearing a lot of Man talk Tony: Sorry person :( .... Wtf!! This is just terrible writing and this pc bullshit is getting tiresome. Sorry Tony I like you better when you dont have to apologise for say the word man. Hard pass on this one.