Tony Stark: Iron Man Appreciation 2020

[Tony Stark]

This September, Tony Stark will be going back to basics and putting the MAN back in Iron Man! Acclaimed writer and producer Christopher Cantwell (Doctor Doom, TV’s Halt and Catch Fire) and international super-star artist CAFU (JANE FOSTER: VALKYRIE) will be bringing Marvel readers a new age of iron, including an all-new suit of armor designed by legendary Marvel painter Alex Ross.

"I’m over the moon about getting a shot at writing the Golden Avenger," Cantwell said in a statement. "Since Bob Layton’s art in the 1980s captured my imagination as a kid, I’ve been fascinated by Iron Man, and in this new story run I’m aiming to explore the question: who should Iron Man be today? An angel? A god? Or just a humble man? Tony’s going to try and strip the idea of Iron Man all the way down to its metal core, something that will constantly be at odds with his giant ego. We’ll see if he can truly keep his arrogant self-image in check, even as others with god complexes set their sights on the entire universe."

Glad to hear Cantwell is on and wants to write Iron Man. Halt and Catch Fire was my favorite show when it was on.

I LOVE when Marvel does videos like this. I'm very excited for this book.

[Tony Stark]

I MUST have this variant. Love it having all the old school villains on there. Alex Ross is a can't lose artist.

Iron Man #1

Written by Christopher Cantwell
Art by CAFU
Wraparound cover art by Alex Ross
Tony is putting away his high-tech toys and high-profile image so he can get his hands dirty again. But can he really lay that Stark-sized ego down? Life isn’t always that simple, something that old friends and frustrating foes are quick to point out. If you strip a billionaire down to his bolts, does he run solid…or just overheat?
For answers to these questions, along with a thrilling new era of rock-solid super-heroic action and adventure, do not miss IRON MAN #1 when it soars into comic shops this September!



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I'm loving the new look of this armor. It does look throwback to the 90's. I'm usually not a fan of Tony going backwards with his armor, but I am definitely willing to give this a chance.

[Tony Stark]

https://twitter.com/MarkBrooksArt/st...709857281?s=20

Mark Brooks work as always is solid gold in my eyes. This will probably be a variant. The last one he did with Iron Man and Madame Masque was glorious.

[Tony Stark]

Who is DC's Tony Stark? Of course it's no one. Tony is one of a kind.
https://www.cbr.com/justice-league-d...se-tony-stark/

[SuperiorIronman]

What works about this is that it feels modern rather than a throwback. The segmented plates, modern helmet shape, and level of depth is what helps this stand out. Kind of like looking at a videogame remake. There's just a higher level of detail here than what was otherwise on the classic design and I can already differentiate it between the classic and modern version.

This should also help other teams figure out what Iron man looks like since they'll inevitably have him drawn like the classic armor but it'll be mostly accurate rather than shoving him into Extremis and making a new armor that lasts for a single issue.

[Frontier]

I kinda wish they'd streamline the torso a bit...

[Snoop Dogg]

I'm not as in love with the look as I am interested in the idea of going retro, specifically the idea that we might be able to see his eyes again.



PSYCHOLOGICALLY AID IN INSTILLING FEAR

[K7P5V]

Even the armor has a 90's vibe.

Speaking of the '90s, I still remember this Alex Ross rendition of Iron Man from...

Marvels #0
(August, 1994)

[Hypestyle]

I wonder how the new armor will be branded. What, if anything, is unique about the functions of it? My guess is that certain cohorts of fandom consider themselves weary of deus-ex-machina gadgets, Tony's intellect notwithstanding.

[Frontier]

I'm not as in love with the look as I am interested in the idea of going retro, specifically the idea that we might be able to see his eyes again.



PSYCHOLOGICALLY AID IN INSTILLING FEAR

I doubt the eye thing will be consistent. Not sure how I feel about it otherwise.

[GSman]

I doubt the eye thing will be consistent. Not sure how I feel about it otherwise.

Why not? It's literally just drawing an eyeball in place of what would usually be a blue eye frame, I doubt it's a difficult look to maintain.

[Frontier]

Why not? It's literally just drawing an eyeball in place of what would usually be a blue eye frame, I doubt it's a difficult look to maintain.

I think artists might be more used to drawing Iron Man without eyes.

[GSman]

I think artists might be more used to drawing Iron Man without eyes.

At the end of the day, it is their job to keep on track of this stuff and make sure a costume or design is consistent across the books. Otherwise it's just plain laziness if they're keeping to what they're used to.

[Snoop Dogg]

Marvel didn't care about having any of the Schiti suits used across other books so don't hold your breath. But in the actual book at least we'll have eyes!

https://twitter.com/ifyoucantwell/st...190646785?s=20

[GSman]

Yeah but that's also a bit different. Schiti didn't just create 1 suit, he created multiple, so it would have been hard to keep it consistent across all the books. Hence, they went with the Extremis look as the main one. The difference here is that it's only seemingly 1 suit, that Tony will be wearing during the run. So it shouldn't be as difficult to keep consistent. I'd expect them to also be consistent with Thor's new look as well or, heck, if Spider Man started wearing a yellow suit for whatever reason.