#clytemnestra erwin

[tales-of-the-dense]

“tony stark is so egotistical” tony stark literally can’t take a compliment so jot that down

#i mean yes he HAS an ego and a complicated relationship w it #but that’s. All People lmao #tony stark #Clytemnestra Erwin #morley erwin #iron man

[scottwbeattie]

Review: Iron Man Epic Collection 11: Duel of Iron

A bit sillier than I remember, but great nevertheless

My previous reviews have all been for Epics where most (if not all) of the issues are new to me, however, I'd already read all of the single issues in Duel of Iron prior to owning the Epic. So I think my perspective has altered slightly based on reading these for the second time.

I had forgotten (or had been so caught up in the good parts) how silly a lot of the villains are in Iron Man 11. In general, and, I say this as a massive Iron Man fan, Iron Man's rogues' gallery isn't great considering he's a founding Avenger and has been around since 1963. Even graded on a curve, many of these antagonists in these issues fall short. Foes like the Brothers Grimm and Vibro are basically goofy, one-off Silver Age villains, except that these comics are from the 80's not the 60's. There's also the cartoon-ish Zodiac crime organization, which tries to kill Iron Man in ways that feel like they'd be more at home in Looney Tunes (putting TNT in the van engine! Blowing up a bridge!) than the serious title that this was intended to be.

That said, the issues in this collection work, because the true conflict is actually James Rhodes and Tony Stark battling their own inner demons. Carrying on from the previous collection, James Rhodes is still serving as Iron Man, however, the armor seems to be giving him increasingly severe headaches which, in turn, make him more erratic. Meanwhile, Tony Stark, having lost literally everything in his battle with Obadiah Stane, is living on the streets as a homeless alcoholic. Tony's alcoholism reaches a turning point in the harrowing #182 (one of my favorite Iron Man issues), and he eventually attains sobriety. Yet when he joins Rhodey, Clytemnestra and Morley Erwin's fledgling tech startup company, it triggers Rhodey's sense of jealousy and his behavior becomes even more unpredictable and violent. Eventually, Tony is forced to don an older version of armor in order to stop his friend in the excellent #192 (another favorite of mine).

I love the way that O'Neil writes Tony and Rhodey. It's quite clever how the Iron Man armor represents something that gives them purpose and maybe even happiness, but both also believe that it's the source of their inner demons. The reader saw in this volume just how far he had fallen, and it makes sense that, since he thinks the armor exacerbated his personal problems, he would also be terrified to put it back on. When he finally does (albeit briefly) 10 issues later, the moment is that much more powerful. I’m less in love with the way that O’Neil resolved Rhodey’s headaches, but I did like that he sought out Henry Pym and Shaman of Alpha Flight to help him. I love when characters appear in other titles without it becoming a crossover. Those types of small interactions are what the Marvel Universe does best.

I knew penciler Luke McDonnell from the great Suicide Squad comics of the late 80's long before I read any of these issues. He's a very solid, no-frills storyteller. Given his clear, straightforward layouts and reliability (he even draws the Annuals in addition to the regular issues), I can see him being a favorite of Jim Shooter-era Marvel.

Duel of Iron is a great read, although I'm not sure how much you'd get from it if you hadn't read the previous volume (Iron Man: The Enemy Within). If they're read together, it makes one of the best character deconstructions ever done in comics, especially since O'Neil cleans up his own mess and puts a mentally stronger Tony back in the suit by the end of his run. We're still waiting for the conclusion of O'Neil's run with Iron Man 12, but would it also be too much for to ask for a reprint of Iron Man 10?

#marvel #marvel comics #marvel epic collection #epic collection #comics #comic review #iron man #tony stark #james rhodes #rhodey #obadiah stane #denny o'neil #luke mcdonnell #80s comics

[justdealingwithsomeissues]

With Clytemnestra realizing Yorgon isn’t about to fight to the death for her revenge, she kills him and sets all of the AIM weapons to auto-fire... so there is another long-running character just wiped out from the last like year of books... 

#Marvel #Iron Man #Tony Stark ~ Iron Man #Clytemnestra Erwin #Yorgon Tykkio

[panels-of-interest]

Iron Man vs. Thunderball.

[from Iron Man (1968) #171]

#Avengers #Iron Man #War Machine #Masters of Evil #Wrecking Crew #Thunderball #Clytemnestra Erwin #Morley Erwin

[flange5]

You know shit’s gotten real when Tony Stark is too demoralized to dramatically smash something. 

Iron Man vol 1, #216 (1987)

#tony stark #clytemnestra erwin #what even is this comic?

[comic-commentary]

from Iron Man v1 #191

#iron man #clytemnestra erwin #morley erwin #tony stark #alcoholism cw

[fuckyeahassemble-rp-blog]

I remember tears streaming down your face when I said ‘I’ll never let you go’  when all those shadows almost killed your light I remember you said ‘don’t leave me here alone’ but all that’s dead and gone and passed tonight

#clytemnestra erwin #pietro maximoff #quicksilver #marvel #comics #jcink #roleplay #rp

[tales-of-the-dense]

why do they look like two husbands on their honeymoon. they’re so annoying. I love them

#does a bomb go off if they’re not within 6 inches of each other?? like what’s wrong w them #tony stark #james rhodes #tonyrhodey #iron husbands #iron man #clytemnestra erwin

[tales-of-the-dense]

YOUR FRIENDS!! LOVE YOU!!!

#we just did this w tony bud! #james rhodes #tony stark #Clytemnestra Erwin #Morley Erwin #iron man

[tales-of-the-dense]

*angrily watches popeye*

#james rhodes #clytemnestra erwin #morley erwin #iron man

[tales-of-the-dense]

the frisbee is essential

#tony stark #james rhodes #Clytemnestra Erwin #Morley Erwin #iron man

[justdealingwithsomeissues]

and finally, Clytemnestra her self gets blown to bits. What a waste... anyway, with this David has pretty much destroyed everything leftover from Dennis’ run on the book.

#Marvel #Iron Man #Clytemnestra Erwin

[justdealingwithsomeissues]

Blehhhh and they are retconning it so it is like “and this was her plan all along!!” which is stupid cause if that was the case she could have killed Tony like a dozen times over while hanging out with him, especially when he was recovering from being a sloppy drunk, and not have to involve her self with a cadre of supervillains. 

Anyway, it wasn’t even his armor that they stole, it was instead a transmitter and now Tony knows she has betrayed him

#Marvel #Iron Man #Tony Stark ~ Iron Man #Clytemnestra Erwin #Yorgon Tykkio

[justdealingwithsomeissues]

Ok, now we have made it to the clean up that super-duper pisses me off.  Clytemnestra was such a great character, even if she came from some less than stellar stories, she was a strong smart female who went toe to toe with Tony on science stuff constantly, and now we have had her heel turn into a bad guy working with AIM trying to kill the very person she was friends with, and our reasoning is because her brother died, which really really REALLY is not Tony’s fault, it was Stane who blew him up...

#Marvel #Iron Man #Tony Stark ~ Iron Man #James Rhodes #Clytemnestra Erwin #Yorgon Tykkio

[justdealingwithsomeissues]

This is another old man Dominic Fortune story, but this time with his son in it... oh and also someone got their hands on a copy of the Iron Monger suit which is stupid and done way too soon to kinda diminish that storyline... anyway Dominic dies in this one.

#Marvel #Iron Man #Tony Stark ~ Iron Man #Dominic Fortune #Clytemnestra Erwin

[justdealingwithsomeissues]

Only for his son to pick up the mantle... but uh... maybe don’t get to attached...

#Marvel #Iron Man #Clytemnestra Erwin