Iron Man: Extremis #1

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Now Tony can truly say "I am Iron Man"

Why Warren Ellis is so loved is because of his foresight into the future.  Besides being a gifted writer, he can acknowledge the sign of the times and write modern dystopias into out familiar worlds.  Warren Ellis does this in Iron Man, he redefines the armored avenger into a cyberpunk criminal catcher.  

 We are living in an age where technology is changing quickly and Warren Ellis knows this when he redefined Iron Man.  Ellis takes the concept of Iron Man as a suit to save Tony's live and pulls a huge Vertigo twist with it and what Alan Moore did with Swamp Thing, Ellis provided a concept where he changed the game with Iron Man by making the powers tweaked but better.
 
Tony and Iron Man are one of the same, always have been and always will be and that is what makes this story great in that it solidifies the bond between them even more.
 
My only problem with this book was the Extremis transition with Tony too quick and kind of far fetched he could gamble so greatly and win.  This hiccup can be over looked since the overall story is great.
 
I highly recommend the Extremis in any format.
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- Silkcuts

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Extremis is still my favorite Iron Man story and the one I recommend to others. I would love to see this adapted to a movie. Perhaps if they wish to do an Iron Man 4?

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Extremis is still my favorite Iron Man story and the one I recommend to others. I would love to see this adapted to a movie. Perhaps if they wish to do an Iron Man 4?

I think keeping it a comic thing allows the comic version have a selling point. If the movie mirrors the comic too much then what is the point to selling the comics as a universe?

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@Silkcuts: Good point. I do love that his armor is him and I think that is what I would like to see in a movie somewhere down the line.

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@blur1528: If it was a movie now, it would get next level fans, but people watch movies all the time because it is "Easier" then reading, so why use all the good stuff for film?

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@Silkcuts: True. And we do have that motion comic. So I'm pretty content with that. This book did make me aware of Ellis and so now when I'm in a shop and I see his name on a book I like to flip through it.

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@blur1528: Ellis is a heavy hitter, I would say MArvel's best. DC lost out when they pissed him off with their politics.

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@Silkcuts: I just picked up his Secret Avengers run so I'm going to see if that's good.

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