Fraction spends about half the issue on Tony, the rest is the set-up for future issues. Uneven; swell fight art.
The Invincible Iron Man 11
March 11th, 2009 - Respond
The Invincible Iron Man 10
March 6th, 2009 - Respond
Fraction makes some good deliberate moves. Lots of character stuff, not a lot of Iron Man. Dark Reign is absurd.
The Invincible Iron Man 9
March 6th, 2009 - Respond
I usually don’t care for Larroca, but this art’s a rushed mess. The colorist works more here. The story’s decent.
The Invincible Iron Man 8
March 6th, 2009 - Respond
What a fun read. Fraction depends too much on first person narration; otherwise it’s great. Larroca’s art is not.
The Order 10
February 11th, 2009 - Respond
An atrocious finish. I know the book got canceled and Fraction had to wrap it, but he could have done better. The art’s lousy.
The Order 9
February 11th, 2009 - Respond
Saltares gets to be a liability as it nears the end. Marvel should’ve given both Fraction and Kitson more time to work on this.
The Order 8
February 11th, 2009 - Respond
Isn’t it slander against Courteney Love? Some decent stuff, but the big villain’s a lame choice. Lukewarm pacing, great ending.
The Order 7
February 10th, 2009 - Respond
A great done-in-one. A little off on the pacing, but the Namor scenes make it all worthwhile. Fraction is a deft writer; great.
The Order 6
February 5th, 2009 - Respond
Fraction has lost his pacing, like he didn’t outline the plots. He also loses the bookends here. Crumbling a bit, not too much.
The Order 5
February 5th, 2009 - Respond
Fraction writes it an iffy cliffhanger, but a good issue all around. Evans is mostly fine, but way wrong for the talking heads.
The Order 4
February 5th, 2009 - Respond
Fraction’s first misstep. He does not give the issue’s focus her just due–to be fair, she is a boring goody-two-shoes. Whoops.
The Order 3
February 5th, 2009 - Respond
The pacing is off–still packed, but an incomplete plot–and Fraction apparently isn’t going to resolve cliffhangers. But good.
The Order 2
February 5th, 2009 - Respond
Great issue–Fraction is just using Pepper Potts as Oracle, but whatever–an excellent mix of celebrity and superhero. Awesome.
The Order 1
February 5th, 2009 - Respond
It’s solid super-hero stuff, a mix of mainstream norm with the cynical (thanks to it being a post-Civil War book). Good pacing.
Uncanny X-Men 503
December 13th, 2008 - Respond
Land’s photo referencing eventually leads to some confusion. Solid close, with some pacing issues again, but it’s solid.
Uncanny X-Men 502
December 13th, 2008 - Respond
It must be Fraction bringing the super-fun tone. The pacing is way off though. It seems like nothing happens; all action.
Uncanny X-Men 501
December 13th, 2008 - Respond
Cyclops is a weak narrator. And he and Emma Frost are a creepy couple, not cute. The concept is too PC, but it is decent.
Uncanny X-Men 500
December 13th, 2008 - Respond
A nice anniversary issue–without mentioning it’s anniversary status. Shame Dodson did not match Land’s character design.
Secret Invasion: Thor 3
November 13th, 2008 - Respond
Though the art confuses during the fighting, Fraction pulls off a neat trick; his epic storytelling style is great.
Secret Invasion: Thor 2
November 13th, 2008 - Respond
Still love the art, but Super-Skrulls are lame villains for these tie-ins–and Fraction’s dialogue’s a little blah.
Secret Invasion: Thor 1
November 13th, 2008 - Respond
Love the colored Braithwaite pencils, it brings a good tone to the story. Fraction does a very well-written tie-in.
Invincible Iron Man 7
November 12th, 2008 - Respond
Fraction writes a bad post-Brand New Day Spidey guest. Larocca’s photo-art is annoying; it is all lame and worthless.
Invincible Iron Man 6
November 7th, 2008 - Respond
Boo! Boo! Terribly paced–the comic was actually better as a movie tie-in–not to mention proto-Iron Fascist. Crappy.
Invincible Iron Man 5
November 7th, 2008 - Respond
It’s an all-action issue, so the goofy writing is somehow better (there aren’t any movie references). But it’s lousy.
Invincible Iron Man 4
November 7th, 2008 - Respond
Fraction’s writing a treatment for the sequel, not a comic. The art gets real ugly in it too. Plus, it is all filler.
Invincible Iron Man 3
November 7th, 2008 - Respond
There’s apparently a formula to how many movie references an issue–three, evenly paced throughout. There’s no story.
Invincible Iron Man 2
November 7th, 2008 - Respond
Even more references to the movie. Larroca’s art is less offensive. The writing’s adroit but hollow–good Thor cameo.
Invincible Iron Man 1
November 7th, 2008 - Respond
Is there a story behind all the movie references? Maybe. Is the story good? Eh… and Larroca’s photo-art is hideous.
Immortal Iron Fist 16
September 26th, 2008 - Respond
Fraction doesn’t just end his run solidly (even Aja’s back for it), he makes me want to keep going with the new team.
Immortal Iron Fist 15
September 26th, 2008 - Respond
Okay(ish) flashback to an ancient Iron Fist. Fraction should tell a fable but does not, putting the issue in trouble.