An aging Tony Stark is
coming to the apex of his career as both an inventor and super hero. He’s
created a technological utopia and for a while it seems like most of his foes have
been vanquished. But when an armored for from Tony’s past returns, Stark must
decide whether to suit up one last time or face the reality- it may be time to
pass the torch to someone else.
The End wasn’t so much
a sad story as bittersweet. Though, there was a lot of elements that reminded
me of Batman Beyond. Since that classic Batman cartoon came first, I’m thinking
that it heavily influenced some aspects of this book.
My copy of The End was
a trade paperback reprint of that tale along with a unique look at Tony Stark’s
origin at becoming Iron Man and his first meeting with Rhodey. Featuring re-mastered art of Tales Of
Suspense #39 and Iron Man #144, that story is framed between an all-new tale
that has Tony Stark running out of time before a nano-virus wipes his memory. I
liked this story but I think it ended too soon and I would’ve actually liked a
little more backstory as to how Tony became infected.
Lastly, there are
reprints of Tony Stark facing off against Madame Masque, the Ani-men, and a
crippling bullet. Those tales are Iron Man #116 and #244. They were pretty
good, especially the Madame Masque tale. I never knew Tony Stark was wheelchair
bound for a while during the 80s and again I would’ve like more backstory
instead of the tale I was presented.
Overall, not a bad
book but also not my favorite collection of Iron Man stories either. As for
being part of the Marvel: The End series, this collection had the best art I’ve
seen (thus far) but was a little thin on plot as mentioned earlier.
Worth Consuming
Rating: 7 out of 10
stars
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