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    Invincible Iron Man » Invincible Iron Man #501 - Fix Me released by Marvel on April 1, 2011.

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    Review: Invincible Iron Man #501

    Out of some sick revenge, Dr. Octopus blackmails Tony into trying to solve his terminal brain illness.
     

    The Good

    It's brilliant how this storyline with Dr. Octopus is spinning out of the recent Gauntlet arc that went down in Amazing Spider-Man. You really get the sense Doc Ock's grasping at straws for a solution to his problem and because of that, he's resorting to dredging up his hitherto-unrevealed history with Tony. Once again, Fraction melds intellectual futurism with superheroics for a great tale that provokes thoughts as it accelerates pulses.

    The Bad

    Once again, I'd really have to  reach to find something to criticize, here. This is an excellent start for what's looking like it's going to be an awesome story arc.

    The Verdict - 5/5

    The appropriate use of continuity and universe sharing comes up a lot in these reviews, and I think Fraction's Iron Man has been a textbook example of how to properly balance all of that with an accessible story. It's amazing how modular he's able to make this arc - - something that can exist and thrive on its own while still being a fitting piece to the fractal puzzle that is the Marvel world. Pitting Iron Man against the Sinister Six is so basic an idea, it seems long overdue, and I'm excited to see what braining-teasing directions this confrontation will jet into.

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    Edited By sparty-dbq

    I'm kinda pissed that the book's been bumped up to 4 dollars WITHOUT any kind of back-up, but when you're dealing with Fraction and Larroca, it's still worth every penny.

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    @sparty-dbq:  
    I'm extremely pissed about the price jump, BUT, I'd honestly have paid $4 on this title from jump street, folk. Worth every penny and this teams yet to leave disappointed. 
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    Edited By longbowhunter

    This issue was great. Invincible Iron Man is always good, but #501 was amazing. I loved the dialogue between Tony and Doc Ock in the flashback sequences.
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    so so good

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      Invincible Iron Man #501 - Fix Me by razzatazz on August 13, 2011

      I think in terms of an Iron Man story that this one does a much better job than most, because it looks at the genius underneath the armour, not just the tricks in the suit.  Tony is forced to meet with Doctor Octopus and face-to-face, not as Iron Man, but as Tony Stark.  As a flashback explains the two had met many years previous at a conference where they had a difference of opinion over the uses of technologies and the morality of creating weapons for the military.  Now in the present the two ...

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      Invincible Iron Man #501 - Fix Me by jonesdeini on February 26, 2011

      Tony prepares Resilient's first high profile project, the reconstruction of Asgard. With the successful (and unusual) test drive of the prototype car the investors have come rolling in, but before he can enjoy the fruits of his labor trouble comes a knocking on Ol' Shellhead's door. Doc Ock returns to settle an old score with Tony.   The Good Normally I absolutely abhor when characters are retconned into another's past, but Fraction does it how it ought to be in this issue. The story opens up wi...

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