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by Warren Ellis (Author), Adi Granov (Illustrator, Cover Art, Penciller) Format: Kindle Edition

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Collects IRON MAN (2004) #1-6. A landscape of terrifying new technologies threatens to overwhelm fragile mankind! What is Extremis, who has unleashed it, and what does its emergence portend for the world?

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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00AAJR0Z4
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Marvel; Direct Ed edition (January 31, 2007)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ January 31, 2007
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 419884 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 161 pages

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MereChristian

A Great Introduction to the *Iron Man* Character That Influenced the Marvel Films

Reviewed in the United States on May 18, 2013

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One of my favorite characters in the Marvel Comics universe is Iron Man. Even before the recent films in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as it's called, were released, I really liked the character from the cartoons I watched in the '90's when I was younger. Since I have recently decided to read more Marvel Comics stories, I chose to give Iron Man a try.

I chose The Invincible Iron Man: Extremis as the one to read due to the fact that it is a basis for the third Iron Man film, which is a loose adaptation of the comic. Very loose in some areas, of course. It is, after all, a completely different universe from the main continuity in Marvel, called the 616-Universe, so some differences are to be expected.

Anyways, to summarize the story: a rogue scientist sold a sample of a super-human serum to some domestic terrorist, who is now on a super-powered rampage. When one of the developers of the serum, Maya Hansen, calls in Tony for help from his Iron Man "bodyguard" (the cover story at this time in the comics), he of course obliges to help a colleague and old flame.

What occurs next is a battle where the bad guy absolutely crushes Tony and very nearly kills him. This necessitate Tony to make a big gamble to try to beat him. The risks of his plan are high, and the result will be Iron Man winning and saving the day, or Tony Stark dying.

I said before that the third Iron Man film was a loose adaptation of this story, but arguably all three eponymous films so far, and some of the scenes in The Avengers adapt this story. Back in 2005 when this was released, it included references to past events and to Tony's origin as Iron Man. In other words, it was a subtle reboot of Iron Man for the current age. The movies have taken much of their cue from the Extremis story arc, in this regard.

The art was great. The panels were absolutely gorgeous and were rendered in an almost photographic feel to them. Like they are real pictures, in a way. It's hard to describe. All I can say is that the artist for this comic is incredibly talented.

Once again, though not to the extent as in other sources, they have made Iron Man just as much about the struggles and trials of Tony Stark as about the super-heroics of his alter ego. It wasn't in the form of a raging battle with alcoholism, but the more nuanced moral debate Tony has with himself of how to deal with Iron Man as a weapon, and his other military applications, on the one hand; and the medical, computerized, and other civilian applications, on the other. To be too much in either world, to make this a genuine "either/or" situation, is a mistake on his part. Tony needs to find the balance and good in both. To see him begin to do so is perhaps almost as interesting as is the main plot.

A terrific story, and, I will add, a great introduction to Iron Man for new readers.

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J Davis

Beautifully adapted to the Kindle

Reviewed in the United States on May 30, 2013

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My first Kindle-format graphic novel. Incredibly well-done; easy to turn the pages, easy to "pop out" each panel which enlarges it so it is easy to read the text and admire the art. Loved the art, loved the story-line. It helped fill in some comic canon that I didn't know, since I've approached the Marvel universe as an adult from the movie side and want to understand the comics' backstory. A fantastic companion to "Iron Man 3"; if you loved the movie, you'll probably enjoy the graphic novel. Need to repeat just how impressed I was by how well this was formatted for a Kindle reader (I used my reader app on my iPad 2)--I think I got a lot more out of it than I do a regular, paper-bound graphic novel.

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Karen Amrhein

An interesting Iron Man tale, but not extremisly wonderful

Reviewed in the United States on May 28, 2013

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This is the first Iron Man story I've purchased, primarily being a Superman fan. However, I really enjoyed the first Iron Man film and I learned in one of its documentary supplements that this book was an inspiration and source for the film. The artwork looked unusual and so I took a chance.

The artwork is a bit clunkier and mannequin-like than I expected (from the brief glimpse I had of it in that documentary), but still interesting and at places quite effective. The artist used painting software, so it has that Polar Express (film) look: often a bit too realistic for a graphic novel / animated film, but not realistic-enough to avoid dancing on the edge of a dead-eye, almost creepy look. It generally manages to avoid that, but isn't as wonderful as I'd expected. Still, the artwork remains interesting and unusual.

The story is darker and more violent than I expected, though it has some fine flashes of wit and is often very moving and soul-searching. I enjoyed it, but especially in measured doses, rather than all in one gulp. I won't reveal any of the plot, because I came to it almost completely ignorant of the story and found it far more surprising and effective than it otherwise would have been.

If you're an Iron Man fan I imagine you'll want this in your collection. For others, I only recommend it if you don't mind comics that search the darkness a bit. It's certainly not a Golden Age or Silver Age story, but a very modern, maybe even post-modern, tale.

Reviewed in the United States on May 5, 2013

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Having just come out of the Iron Man 3 film, I wanted to pick up the story behind it. This was definitely a good read.

I feel like a sense of character is lost between the transition from book to film. Movie Stark is not comic Stark, and this really brings to light his motivations and his ideas. All of the Hollywood put aside, this story touches on the 1vs1 of a man against his enemy and his personal demons. Coupled with the illustrations, the emotion and frustration is palpable.

This story focused on choices that various characters made and the different possible outcomes. Morals are tested and lives are put in the balance.

5 stars for the strong story and 5 for the illustrations.

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Michael D. Brown

Iron Man Rebooted for the Modern Age

Reviewed in the United States on October 19, 2013

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First let's get the obvious out of the way: this is the storyline that the Iron Man movie trilogy is loosely interpreted from. It retells the rise of Iron Man for the modern age. Most of the basics are the same (Stark builds the original Iron Man suit in a cave to escape terrorists that held him captive). While others are different.

I'd highly recommend this book as a great introduction to people new to the comic. That is, if you've found yourself with a sudden urge to read more about Iron Man because of the movies, this is a great place to start.

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Visually exciting and a great reboot of Iron Man

Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2013

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This book brings Iron Man into the 21st century. Here we see Tony Stark being given extremis, a type of super soldier serum, in an effort to stop a domestic terrorist who has also been given extremis. The effects on Tony are pretty incredible and rather frightening.

The story was very good, but the artwork was excellent, conveying the action perfectly, somewhat akin to watching a movie.

I read this on my 7"kindle fire HD with panel view and had absolutely no problems reading it.

I highly recommend this book.

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Florent Calmont

Cool

Reviewed in France on April 19, 2013

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BD reçu en parfait état dans un délai étonnamment rapide vu sa provenance. (2 jours pour ma part)
L'histoire est très attrayante et donne un avant goût du film Iron Man 3 qui va sortir au cinéma la semaine prochaine.

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K. Lord

Iron class

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 16, 2010

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Having read the new Iron Man comics I both enjoyed the art and though the stories that drove them. If you have read those or some of the many cross overs you would have heard of the technology that this book is based upon.

Extremis is basically Tony Stark deciding that his armour is out of date compared to the approaching technologies that he is going to have to fight! As a result and through meeting an old friend he invests and adapts.

The result is a new superpowered version of Tony. The story is very good as showing his fears and the villian of the book makes a worthy foe to force Starks hand.

Only worth buying for true Iron Man fans. If you just want a solo book, shop else where.

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Arhum Ahmad

It's ok I guess

Reviewed in Canada on May 17, 2018

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I didn't hate it. But I don't think there's anything special about this comic. There are better comics out there.

Ajaj

The colour and artwork is great and the pages are of great quality

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 5, 2016

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I found the storyline very enjoyable. The colour and artwork is great and the pages are of great quality. The hardcover makes it feel very nice.

Sam Quixote

Extreme awesomeness

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 13, 2011

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A destructive new chemical compound called Extremis that gives the user superhuman powers is set loose onto a domestic terrorist with an agenda to bring down Washington. Cue Tony Stark, flying in to save the day! But even Iron Man isn't able to deal with this threat and must make a life altering choice. We also get the Iron Man origin story here that was used in the Iron Man film (with a few subtle tweaks).

I love Warren Ellis' writing whether it's his weird, original material or more mainstream projects like this book with Marvel. He always writes a very interesting, very fun script and "Extremis" is no exception. Tony Stark's intelligent, humourous nature is put across nicely as are moral arguments for scientists whose work can be used for both good and evil. Much was made of Adi Granov's art but I found it to be a bit bland. Iron Man looks good but the colours are very muted and the humans all look computer generated rather than natural. It wasn't terrible artwork but it was a long way from the brilliance I had been led to expect with this book.

"Extremis" was a great jumping off point for the Iron Man movie series and I think the producers would have done better if they'd chosen the hyper-powerful Timothy-McVey-type in this book than Jeff Bridges' giant robot-suited villain. It just seems like Ellis' villain is more edgy and interesting. The origin story here was also well handled, with Stark visiting Afghanistan and being taken prisoner by the Taliban. There's also a great throwback to the first issue of Iron Man, design-wise.

Overall, a very satisfying, well written superhero comic that I definitely recommend to fans both of the genre but also to those who aren't so that they can see why people enjoy these stories.

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