Tony Stark has a long history of fighting to stop his armor designs from being stolen and exploited by various villains. But as the third Armor Wars conflict kicks off in the latest issue of Invincible Iron Man, Tony finds himself with some unlikely allies. And that's where Future is at its most appealing. Matt Fraction focuses a great deal of attention on Tony and Ezekiel Stane, showing the odd progression their relationship has taken since their first showdown at the very beginning of the series. Throw a few more classic Iron man villains into the mix and you've got the recipe for one memorable team-up.
Fraction connects a few more pieces of the puzzle in issue #524, revealing more about the role Justine Hammer is filling and just what is going on with JARVIS lately. This latter reveal is interesting, though it comes across as a bit random and unnecessary in the context of the larger conflicts of the series. Also troubling is that we still don't have much of an idea about what Rhodey is up to with his Iron Man masquerade and how he factors into Tony's ultimate plan. There are a lot of fun character moments in this issue, but not necessarily a great deal of plot progression.
The artwork doesn't shine that well in this issue, mostly because Frank D'Armata's colors tend to overpower the pencils even more than usual. There are a handful of panels where Salvador Larroca's line-work gains a greater level of detail and precision, but that isn't the case nearly enough. As usual, Larroca's action scenes and armored characters look great. This issue stands out because there's now a small army of Iron Men creating havoc. It's the human characters that have looked and continue to look unnatural.
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