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    Invincible Iron Man » Invincible Iron Man #33 - The Man in the Box released by Marvel on February 1, 2011.

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    Review: Invincible Iron Man #33

    With both War Machine and Rescue powered down and out of commission, Tony Stark gives Detroit Steel and his drones one hell of a race IN their would-be assassination.
     

    The Good

    Smartass superheroes are more the rule than the exception these days, but Fraction's Tony Stark ridicules his foes with such flippant panache, it feels like a much realer brand of showboating. Let me put it this way - - Stark turns an narrowly-repelled attempt on his life into a smug commercial for his new car. So much of that realism is owed to Larroca's elegant line work, which renders outlandish characters like Detroit Steel and the Mandarin with the same gravitas as closer-to-Earth faces like General Babbage and the Hammer Girls.

    The Bad

    I was going to gripe about the story being paced a little too deliberately but, taking a step back, the pacing really isn't different from the way comics used to be - - ongoing serializes that weren't always so neatly divided into arcs.

    The Verdict - 5/5

    I was going to give this a 4.5 until the back-up story absolutely compelled me to kick the rating up over the cliff. Fraction really understands how to exploit every aspect of a comic to deliver the most entertainment possible and this silent story's use of smart phone tickers and updates was an absolutely brilliant conceit. Much has already been established about Stark's odd blend of work addiction and his scatter-brained life style, but I don't think I've ever seen it represented as directly as this.
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      Invincible Iron Man #33 - The Man in the Box by jonesdeini on December 22, 2010

      Tony races against time to save Pepper while simultaneously trying to save himself and the "Resilient" prototype from Detroit Steel and his fighter drones.   The Good Man, oh man, do I love this series, let me start by saying that if you're not reading this then I'm assuming you're either blind, dead, or stupid. I kid, I kid but seriously, if you're not reading Fraction's Iron Man you're a baby hating terrorist!!! Anyways, onto this issue, and what a stellar issue it is.   Oh so much to love abo...

      5 out of 5 found this review helpful.

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      Invincible Iron Man #33 - The Man in the Box by zachattack1239 on July 30, 2011

      Wow, I really enjoyed this one. Lately, I haven't been enjoying Matt Fraction's writing but i must say that this was an amazing way to finish off the stark resilient story line. This story basically fills in all the missing pieces of the previous issues and actually almost makes up for the long and dragged out story arc. I felt as if this issue showcased Fraction's ability of witty writing and humorous dialogue. The whole idea of the repulsor powered car was very interesting even though I felt a...

      4 out of 4 found this review helpful.
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