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Iron Man: Extremis (The Ultimate Graphic Novels Collection: Publication Order #3)
by
Warren Ellis (Goodreads Author) ,
Adi Granov
It's the beginning of a new era for Iron Man as renowned scribe Warren Ellis joins forces with artist Adi Granov to redefine the armored Avenger's world for the 21st century - a landscape of terrifying new technologies that threaten to overwhelm fragile mankind! What is Extremis, who has unleashed it, and what does its emergence portend for the world? Collects Iron Man #1-...more
Paperback, 160 pages
Published
February 14th 2007
by Marvel
(first published 2005)
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These six issues that comprise the opening story arc on Warren Ellis and Adi Granov’s re-launch of Iron Man became the bible for Jon Favreau’s two Iron Man movies. Ellis set out to re-establish Tony Stark as the chief technologist of Marvel Comics’ twenty-first century and do this without being too fantastic but also grounded in reality. This is helped by the realistic computer generated art of Adi Granov.
Incidentally, Granov also served as a designer of the Iron Man film, so much of the images...more
Incidentally, Granov also served as a designer of the Iron Man film, so much of the images...more
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Jul 11, 2012
Derrick
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5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
Iron Man fans, Warren Ellis Fans, Fans of thoughful tech stories with hyper violence
Warren Ellis showcases the Iron Man character at his most interesting, as far as I am concerned. Tony Stark is brilliant, handsome, wealthy, and -- thanks to the armor -- tougher than almost anyone. But he has demons. His fortune is based on weapons and death, and he has never gotten over his alcoholism.
Tony's at a low spot here. His company wants him to step down from CEO and, like Bill Gates, be Chief Tech Officer. And then an old friend of his has her Extremis formula stolen. Iron Man goes a...more
Tony's at a low spot here. His company wants him to step down from CEO and, like Bill Gates, be Chief Tech Officer. And then an old friend of his has her Extremis formula stolen. Iron Man goes a...more
A destructive new chemical compound called Extremis that gives the user superhuman powers is set loose onto a domestic terrorist with an agenda to bring down Washington. Cue Tony Stark, flying in to save the day! But even Iron Man isn't able to deal with this threat and must make a life altering choice. We also get the Iron Man origin story here that was used in the Iron Man film (with a few subtle tweaks).
I love Warren Ellis' writing whether it's his weird, original material or more mainstream...more
I love Warren Ellis' writing whether it's his weird, original material or more mainstream...more
May 10, 2013
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I knew the synopsis going in, but nevertheless: outstanding storytelling, outstanding artwork. Very understated, too, which I think was absolutely necessary given how intense and high stakes Extremis is.
A great re-imagining of the old Iron Man. I remember watching the original black and white tv series. I don't know why the idea fell out of favour with me but Stark is interesting in the same way that Batman is -- a human possessed of the resources to do something about the problems they see in the world. Stark has the added layer of being out in the open to a degree and using military money to fund his ventures, so there is that whole political dimension which isn't there with Batman. I really...more
In retrospect, the logical evolution of Tony Stark/Iron Man
In Iron man's extremis, Tony Stark is hellishly injured, while trying to take down some thugs. Facing death, Stark makes a choice that completely heals him... but has various ramifications down the road. On one hand, Tony is a better Iron man, functioning at capacities all together unheard of. On the other hand...Tony might have just put his humanity on hold in ways that don't really hit him until a friend's death in Civil War.
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In Iron man's extremis, Tony Stark is hellishly injured, while trying to take down some thugs. Facing death, Stark makes a choice that completely heals him... but has various ramifications down the road. On one hand, Tony is a better Iron man, functioning at capacities all together unheard of. On the other hand...Tony might have just put his humanity on hold in ways that don't really hit him until a friend's death in Civil War.
This graph...more
Just a mess.
It should be called Iron Man: Extremist, because for some odd reason, the main adversary for him was a caricature of a conservative who would take time out from his rampages to wish that things could go back to the way things used to be. The whole political aspect of the series felt odd and out of place.
I don't mind politics in comics. I liked Civil War Iron Man, because it felt natural that a pragmatic technocrat like Tony would act the way he did, even if it was unpopular. But a ba...more
It should be called Iron Man: Extremist, because for some odd reason, the main adversary for him was a caricature of a conservative who would take time out from his rampages to wish that things could go back to the way things used to be. The whole political aspect of the series felt odd and out of place.
I don't mind politics in comics. I liked Civil War Iron Man, because it felt natural that a pragmatic technocrat like Tony would act the way he did, even if it was unpopular. But a ba...more
I was blown away by how good this was! There are a lot of super hero comics I've read that I loved, but very few I feel I could just hand to someone and say, "read this it's great!" because so much of super hero comics is tied into years of back story and intermingled story lines. As soon as I put this down I knew it was right up there with The Ultimates as something I'd hand as an introduction/best this genre has to offer.
It's also pretty obvious that sooooooo much of the Iron Man movies is rip...more
It's also pretty obvious that sooooooo much of the Iron Man movies is rip...more
I suppose the trouble with a super hero who relies on just-past-cutting-edge technology is that the writers must constantly take stock of the character and permit the tech to advance, at the very least, as rapidly as it does in the real world. Warren Ellis's take on Iron Man is marvelous because it incorporates that aspect of the Iron Man character into the plot of a tight six-issue mini-series collected here in this graphic novel.
The earlier issues of the series are slower paced, with Ellis not...more
The earlier issues of the series are slower paced, with Ellis not...more
The Extremis is kind of a new super solider serum, developed by a friend of Tony Stark. It gives people enhanced abilities, and someone stole it and enhanced themselves. Tony gets an ass-whooping from the enhanced guy and decides that he needs the extremis for himself- a modified version that would bond him to the Iron Man suit and vice versa. He comes out from under the scalpel with new powers and sets out for vengeance.
The artwork is amazing. It reminds me of being in a cinema watching a CGI...more
The artwork is amazing. It reminds me of being in a cinema watching a CGI...more
Warren Ellis, along with illustrator Adi Granov, has managed to right an Iron Man story that can be completely read understood by anyone, whether they have read every single Marvel comic book or never even picked one up. Tony Stark, the main character, is going through some tough times. Stark Industries, his company has been declining because of accusations that is just an arms dealer, and a double-dealer at that, providing weapons to the whoever is willing to pay more. Stark, of course denies t...more
Damn, it's good.
I wonder why I haven't searched and read this until now.
Dalam komik ini, Iron Man dibuat hancur luar dalam oleh Mallen, teroris domestik yang mendapat teknologi super soldier Extremis. Kalau tidak ada intervensi tentara, Tony Stark bisa-bisa harus dituang keluar dari armornya! Yap, dia kan cuma manusia biasa yang mengenakan armor canggih.
Terus, aku jadi teringat logic check yang membuat kritikus film mempertanyakan bagaimana bisa Tony Stark di film Iron Man (2008) cuma lecet-lece...more
I wonder why I haven't searched and read this until now.
Dalam komik ini, Iron Man dibuat hancur luar dalam oleh Mallen, teroris domestik yang mendapat teknologi super soldier Extremis. Kalau tidak ada intervensi tentara, Tony Stark bisa-bisa harus dituang keluar dari armornya! Yap, dia kan cuma manusia biasa yang mengenakan armor canggih.
Terus, aku jadi teringat logic check yang membuat kritikus film mempertanyakan bagaimana bisa Tony Stark di film Iron Man (2008) cuma lecet-lece...more
Warren Ellis' Extremis storyline is a great Iron Man story that works equally well for people who have never read an Iron Man story before and for people who know every detail of the armored Avenger's story. Cleverly drawing parallels between the origins of Iron Man and the story, Ellis is able to convey a great story that will resonate with everyone.
Tony Stark, the man who fills the iron armor, has hit a bit of a rough patch. The public is beginning to turn on Stark Industries due to accusation...more
Tony Stark, the man who fills the iron armor, has hit a bit of a rough patch. The public is beginning to turn on Stark Industries due to accusation...more
Despite being a comic book geek for over twenty years now, I've never really gotten into any Iron Man book or read the character with and consistency at all. I think I picked the right book to start with.
It's been called a brilliant re-imagining of the Iron Man character and is penned by one of my absolute favorite writers, Warren Ellis.
Basically, a dose of a more technologically enhanced version of the Super Soldier serum (you know, the stuff that made Steve Rogers into Captain America) has bee...more
It's been called a brilliant re-imagining of the Iron Man character and is penned by one of my absolute favorite writers, Warren Ellis.
Basically, a dose of a more technologically enhanced version of the Super Soldier serum (you know, the stuff that made Steve Rogers into Captain America) has bee...more
Warren Ellis' return to the superhero genre he'd bemoaned for years took a lot of people by surprise. What wasn't surprising is that he'd outdo anyone not named Grant Morrison at it. In fact, Ellis (along with Alan Moore and Garth Ennis) was the man who so savagely tore out the throat of superheroes that it took someone like Morrison to save them.
Ellis, though, goes it his own way, reimagining the superhero as a transhuman adventurer. "Iron Man used to represent the future," Tony Stark quietly...more
Ellis, though, goes it his own way, reimagining the superhero as a transhuman adventurer. "Iron Man used to represent the future," Tony Stark quietly...more
Warren Ellis reboots Iron Man's origin story, destroys him, and rebuilds him even better, complete with a new set of powers. This was the shot in the arm that the Iron Man franchise needed: A dose of "Extremis". This long-awaited hardcover, deluxe-sized reprint is a fantastic story that redefined both Iron Man and Tony Stark for a new generation of readers.
Anyone reading Warren Ellis' work knows he's got a fetish for technology, so what better book to let him loose on than Iron Man? The way he...more
Anyone reading Warren Ellis' work knows he's got a fetish for technology, so what better book to let him loose on than Iron Man? The way he...more
Well, so much for my resolve to not fall for Tony. Not that I had that much of resolve, really, and it's all Steve's fault anyway, but. Well. I liked this much more than I expected to. Of course, at this point I knew all I had to know about Extremis from fanfiction, but it was still a good read. Here, Tony - upgrades. In a way that makes me want to slap him because it's really, really stupid and suicidal, but hey, it's been a while since I've read a comic where I didn't feel that way at some poi...more
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In the story Iron Man, billionaire Tony Stark builds a high-tech suit. When Tony traveled to Afghanistan to show off his weaponry, he hit a road bomb and Tony was knocked unconscious. When Mr. Stark woke up he was in a very unfamiliar cave-like place attached to a chair. Tony closed his eyes and slowly drifted off. When he came to he was in some type of emergency room, a very unpleasant one. Again, Tony slowly lost consciousness. Tony returned home to ponder over the fact that he was part robot...more
One of the best Iron Man stories. The big threat in this story is Extremis, which is nanotechnology that reshapes the person it is injected into. This story has heavily influenced the Iron Man movies, including upgrading Tony Stark's origin so that he was in Afghanistan, as opposed to Vietnam, when he was captured and built his first Iron Man suit, as well as confronting the morality of a superhero making his fortune manufacturing weapons. It has also been rumored that Iron Man 3 will be using e...more
This story is a reboot of Iron Man in two ways: first, it reboots his origin bringing the conflict in which Tony Stark is forced to create the Iron Man armour to keep himself alive from Vietnam to Afghanistan, second, it changes the very basis of the armour-wearing hero.
I have no problems with the first, as it is just updating the character for a modern audience.
The second gives me some concern as it leaves me undecided as to whether the right thing has been done. I always liked the basic fact...more
I have no problems with the first, as it is just updating the character for a modern audience.
The second gives me some concern as it leaves me undecided as to whether the right thing has been done. I always liked the basic fact...more
Warren Ellis tones down his usually nasty turn of mind for this Iron Man story, in which Tony Stark essentially gets caught up in a bioweapon arms race against a very formidable opponent. It's occasionally startling, and Ellis pays proper attention to, y'know, the privatization of warfare and all that. But the weirdest thing here is Adi Granov, whose photorealist artwork lacks any kinetic motion whatsoever: every single frame, even in the crazy battle scenes, looks like a posed film still. This...more
Let me just start by saying that I loved the artwork in this GN. It gave a somewhat photo realistic quality to the story.
As for the story, I found it to be somewhat average. I think this is down to me having seen the two Iron Man movies as well as the Avengers where Iron Man plays a large part. This had taken away a lot of what was probably fresh to Iron Man fans back when this came out.
Don't get me wrong, this is still a very good story as it plays to the terrorist fears that dominate news hea...more
As for the story, I found it to be somewhat average. I think this is down to me having seen the two Iron Man movies as well as the Avengers where Iron Man plays a large part. This had taken away a lot of what was probably fresh to Iron Man fans back when this came out.
Don't get me wrong, this is still a very good story as it plays to the terrorist fears that dominate news hea...more
It's easy to see where the 2008 Iron Man movie got a lot of it's inspiration from after reading this collection of issues. Everything from the updated origin story, to Stark being questioned about the morality of his business, all the way to Iron Man hitting a supervillian holding a car over his head with a uni-beam. The popular superhero movie owes much of its plot to Extremis. Fortunately, the scenes that inspired those elements of the film are just as exciting and entertaining on the page as...more
I'm not really an avid comic reader and I bought this mainly because I've been binging on too much Big Bang Theory and needed a Geek Fix. So, when I do buy a comic book I like to make sure I'm buying something worthwhile! This did not disappoint.
This set of comics was released before the Iron Man movie and so it was cool to see where they got some of the ideas for the suit. I also tend to gravitate towards comics written by Warren Ellis. There's something about his dialogue that is devoid of the...more
This set of comics was released before the Iron Man movie and so it was cool to see where they got some of the ideas for the suit. I also tend to gravitate towards comics written by Warren Ellis. There's something about his dialogue that is devoid of the...more
Level one:
Why did Tony become ironman?- to save the world from his weapons.
Who does Tony work for?- He works for S.H.I.E.L.D.
How does Tony control his suit?- First with his voice commands, then with his mind.
Level two:
How did Tony Become Ironman?- He was traped in a cave and developed the first suit, he built the suite to stop his weapons from getting into the wrong hands.
How was his partner involed with his capture?- orriginally it seemed as if his partner was looking for him, but after investi...more
Why did Tony become ironman?- to save the world from his weapons.
Who does Tony work for?- He works for S.H.I.E.L.D.
How does Tony control his suit?- First with his voice commands, then with his mind.
Level two:
How did Tony Become Ironman?- He was traped in a cave and developed the first suit, he built the suite to stop his weapons from getting into the wrong hands.
How was his partner involed with his capture?- orriginally it seemed as if his partner was looking for him, but after investi...more
Extremis made its mark on the Iron Man movie. Maybe not so much with the plot, but with the way the character of Tony Stark was handled, and with the updated version of his backstory. Here, a (white supremacist) terrorist gets his hands on an attempt to make a new version of the super soldier formula and ends up with super strength and the ability to breathe fire. The story moves very fast, and there's some very satisfying action. I was a little disappointed that the terrorist's purpose and moti...more
Warren Ellis should be added to the UN list of world treasures.
It was eerie to see an Iron Man origin story that was so close to the Iron Man movie. I had to compare the dates. The movie was released in 2008. These comics ran in 2005-2006. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extremis...).
The art & coloring were excellent. The story line was very good, easy to follow even without knowing Iron Man or Marvel history. It was highly amusing to see the super cell phone do things that are now within rea...more
It was eerie to see an Iron Man origin story that was so close to the Iron Man movie. I had to compare the dates. The movie was released in 2008. These comics ran in 2005-2006. (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extremis...).
The art & coloring were excellent. The story line was very good, easy to follow even without knowing Iron Man or Marvel history. It was highly amusing to see the super cell phone do things that are now within rea...more
The graphic novel Iron Man: Extremis by Warren Ellis is 232 pages of pure action and adventure. This is a new, modern version of the story that finds Tony Stark as a weapons designer to be used against Al Qaeda in Afghanistan. Also, there is a battle with the virus that is called “Extremis.” This had very little writing and dialogue but the pictures and drawings were so amazingly done with such a huge amount of detail, that the story became more fascinating and unique. Although I didn’t necessar...more
Let's start with the cover art. All six of them showed Iron Man in different poses. Seriously, you couldn't have come up with other concepts?
The art stood out from most comic book art I've seen. It worked great for inanimate objects, not so much for people. The facial expressions of the characters were... disturbing. Their eyes lacked the quality of life and looked quite dead (like the demon-possessed people in Supernatural).
About the story though: things didn't really get going until part 4. It...more
The art stood out from most comic book art I've seen. It worked great for inanimate objects, not so much for people. The facial expressions of the characters were... disturbing. Their eyes lacked the quality of life and looked quite dead (like the demon-possessed people in Supernatural).
About the story though: things didn't really get going until part 4. It...more
I saw Iron Man 3 the other night and heard that the story was based on this series by Warren Ellis. I was fairly disappointed with the movie, and am even more so now after having read the Extremis story. The idea that one cannot do good without becoming a part of the military industrial complex is well presented in this story. I like how Warren Ellis writes Tony Stark. He is self loathing, contradictory, and imperfect, which is everything I like in a modern superhero story. We see our ambitions...more
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First non-fiction book due from FSG in 2014.
Currently a weekly columnist for VICE UK.
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