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Could have been Iron Man: Gold Aug 30, 2006
By Justin Gaines
Iron Man: the Iron Age volume 2 is the conclusion to the prestige format limited series by Kurt Busiek and Patrick Zircher.
The Iron Age takes a look back at an early period in Iron Man's career, and the early days of alter-ego Tony Stark's time at the head of his father's company. Volume one was narrated from the perspective of Tony Stark's secretary Pepper Potts, and volume two's narration is provided by chauffeur/bodyguard Happy Hogan. It's basically a nostalgia piece, and no one does that kind of story better than Kurt Busiek (Marvels, Astro City). The Iron Age is well written, and captures the feel of those early Tales of Suspense issues, but the major battles with the rival company's saboteurs seem awkward and out of place, as they had no real place in Iron Man's history. The death of Tony's parents was also handled poorly. One minute his dad is on his case, and the next minute the rival company's executives are bragging about having the Starks killed. The impact on Tony was never touched. Ultimately this series is one of the only times I've been disappointed with a Kurt Busiek project.
The artwork by Patrick Zircher was quite solid, and similar to Sean Chen's work on the ongoing Iron Man series at the time.
Overall, the Iron Age seems like a missed opportunity. Reading it a few years after its original publication date, one can't help but wonder what might have been if the idea was presented by Jeph Loeb and Tim Sale a la Yellow (Daredevil Legends, Vol. 1), Spider-Man: Blue, or Hulk: Gray. An Iron Man: Gold series would have been a real treat, but the Iron Age makes that highly unlikely.
My other gripe is the format chosen for this series. A nice trade paperback would have cost about the same amount, and would have looked a lot better on my bookshelf.
This one is for die-hard Iron Man fans only.
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