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    <name><![CDATA[Nat]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Metamora, IL]]></location>        
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Iron Man fans, casual comic readers, fans of the movie]]></recommended_for>
  <recommended_by><![CDATA[Brock Wager]]></recommended_by>
  <read_at>Mon Feb 04 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Feb 01 10:55:20 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Feb 04 21:54:07 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[With the current trend in comics right now to reinvent the superhero stories or to give them an update for &quot;today's audiences&quot; it appears that Warren Ellis got it right with Iron Man.<br/><br/>Finally, a retcon that makes sense and doesn't really affect the outcome of the entire comic universe it's associated with (I'm pointing at <em>you</em> Spider-Man.)<br/><br/>Although the villain of this book is nothing but a militia redneck it does set the stage for Iron Man's newer suit abilities and the new demons that he must face.  There's also some great glimpses of the man he needs to become before the whole Civil War fiasco (which because of Spider-Man, can kinda of be up in the air...well, at least the specifics).<br/><br/>Tony Stark is usually one step ahead. That's his shtick, and he doesn't fail here.<br/><br/>Marvel chose wisely in letting Ellis pen this tale. <br/>]]></body>
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