Iron Man 3 Review

I've been looking forward to this film for ages, and with the previous Marvel Studios film, The Avengers being awesome I was expecting it to continue in this one.

Plot

SPOILER FREE

In 1999, on New Years Eve Tony Stark is at a convention where he meets Maya Hansen. In the present Tony is still dealing with the events of the Avengers, and the America's being attacked by a terrorist called the Mandarin. Also Aldrich Killian is the head of the company A.I.M., and is using Maya's Extremis development.

Review

Now I really wasn't sure whether to love, or hate this film, as there were parts that I love, which were awesome, but there was also things that I seriously hated. To start of with this was a very different type of film to the other two, as although like the first film it puts Tony between a rock, and a hard place, it's in a much different style. There was however things about the film as a comic book fan I hated, and I'll speak a little more on that later (without spoiling), but as a film fan I loved this, and it was much more exciting than Iron Man 2. This film also marked the first Iron Man film not to be directed by Jon Favreau, who opted to direct the upcoming Disney movie, Magic Kingdom instead. This film was directed by Shane Black, who's only prior directing credit was Kiss, Kiss, Bang, Bang (which also stared Robert Downey Jr.), but who's also more well known as a film writer, with Lethal Weapon 1, and 2 being the more well known films he's written. Black didn't do a terrible job, but having also helped with the script you could see that it was more along the lines of the action comedy films he's used to, which although not bad, isn't quite the same as Favreau's more techy films.

Most of the main cast from the previous films returned, with Robert Downey Jr. returning as Iron Man, Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, Don Cheadle as James "Rhodey" Rhodes (now as the Iron Patriot), Paul Bettany as the voice of JARVIS, and former director Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan. This film would however not have the S.H.I.E.L.D. characters of Nick Fury (who's was played by Samuel L. Jackson), and Black Widow (who's was played by Scarlett Johansson). I was really happy that the mentioned cast returned, and although I liked Jackson, and Johansson in the previous film, it was nice to see this film retract from S.H.I.E.L.D., becoming more focused on being an Iron Man film, and not a bridge for other films.

There was naturally however also some new characters added to this film, with Guy Pearce coming in as Aldrich Killian, Rebecca Hall as Maya Hansen, Ty Simpkins as a boy named Harley, and Ben Kingsley as the Mandarin. I'll talk about the characters Killian, and Mandarin more later in my review, but besides that the addition of Maya to the film was brilliant, especially with the story that's being used (Extremis), and the kid Harley was also interesting, and the perfect type of character for Tony to interact with considering the position he's in. I also felt that all of these characters, as well as the additional characters that featured were portrayed brilliantly, and although there was a few things I didn't like about one in particular (will talk more on that later), that wasn't really the actors fault, and more a script issue.

Like the last film this would also feature a new set of armour for Tony. In fact there were many sets of armour in this film, but I won't go into detail about them, as to avoid spoilers. I will however talk about the main armour that he wears in the film, the Mark 47, as well as the new Iron Patriot armour that Rhodey's wearing. To be honest I wasn't really a fan on either of the designs, as the colours didn't really suit Iron Man, and having War Machine become Iron Patriot felt a bit forced, and I was actually glad that Tony, and Rhodey made jokes about it. I did however like the idea of Iron Man having a set of armour that he can put together by thought, being able to summon it to himself, or even put it on other people. I also loved that JARVIS developed a bit in this film, as he seemed a bit more self aware, making his own decisions which was very interesting, and showed the development in the AI.

I really liked how this story was inspired by Extremis, as that was one of the first Iron Man stories I read, and I loved it. Although not quite to the source material, the way that it was used in this film was brilliant, and I loved how despite having similarities to the original story it became it's own, unique story, that was both interesting, and exciting, as well as also being slightly mysterious. Besides this I also felt that the story was many things in one, as it felt like an action film, a sci-fi film, a comedy, and a buddy cop film all rolled into one, and although these newer elements (the buddy cop one in particular) were interesting, and entertaining, I did question whether they were appropriate for this type of film. I finished up forgetting about it, as there were things that I liked and disliked about these changes to style, and although I couldn't be swayed in one particular way, I decided to enjoy the good parts more than thinking of the bad ones.

This film would feature two villains with the main villain being Aldrich Killian, who featured in the Extremis story. Now having only read Extremis once I can't actually remember what Killian was like so can't judge on comparisons, but as a villain in this film he was brilliant, and Guy Pearce did an amazing job. I really liked that the film took the time to develop his backstory slightly, showing a more nerdy, and unattractive character, who turns into a sharp dressed person, running his own company, A.I.M. Now although I wasn't entirely happy with the way A.I.M. was portrayed in this film, it was nice to see them make an appearance, and they could always develop into the group that we know in the comics, and they fit perfectly with this science style backstory. Killian as a villain was also very maniacal, and smart, being everything I'd expect from a villain, especially one that's been bullied in the past.

Aldrich Killian

The other villain that featured in this film was the Mandarin, probably one of Iron Man's biggest villains. Now this was what I really wanted to see in this film, as I was really wanting Mandarin to appear in an Iron Man film, and after hearing that Ben Kingsley would be playing him I was even more happy. Now Kingsley actually did a good job as the Mandarin, as although he wasn't Chinese, he was very maniacal, and uncompassionate like I'd have expected. I did however hate how Mandarin would be used in this film, as although I won't go into details as to avoid spoilers, I will say that I wasn't very happy. Now what they did do was smart, and made sense for the type of story that featured in this film, but it made Mandarin a joke, and I was actually very angry at the time seeing this, even though I found it funny (PM if you want an explanation).

The Mandarin

There was however plenty of action in this film, and although there were times that it'd get a bit slow, it was well worth the wait for the action scenes, as the slower parts helped to add depth to the overall story, whilst also setting up the more exciting moments perfectly. I also liked that during certain parts of the fighting that Tony would fight outside the armour, as this showed a different side to Iron Man, as well as the development of the Iron Man armour itself. At the same time there will be people who will be disappointed that Iron Man isn't in his suit as much as they'd like, but the story, and direction of the film during the action scenes make up for that, and were really entertaining, and exciting, as well as being emotional, and dramatic.

Now my previous Iron Man film reviews I've talked about the post-credits scene, but due to this being a new film, that hasn't even been released in certain countries yet I'll refrain from mentioning any details. I will however say my opinion on it, which is that it's the most unnecessary post-credits scene so far, and made me feel that the time spent waiting for the credits to end was wasted.

Final Verdict

Although not as good as the first film, overall it was better than the second film. This however may not be to everyone's liking, and extreme comic fans will probably actually hate it, but after weighing up everything I personally found it a very entertaining, and enjoyable film, and although it angered me at certain points I was still happy that I'd seen it. I would recommend this film, as even if you don't like it, it's worth watching, and you're bound to like some of it, but people who are sceptical, or are people that like comic films to be very close to it's source material should avoid it.

Rating: 8/10

Iron Man 2 Review

With Iron Man 3 coming out this Thursday (25th April 2013) I felt that it's about time I got round to doing my review for Iron Man 2, as I originally planed on reviewing all of the Marvel Cinematic Universe prior to Iron Man 3, but so far have only done a review for Iron Man, so I at least need to do one for Iron Man 2.

Plot

SPOILER FREE

After revealing himself as Iron Man, Tony Stark has been confronted by the US Government to hand over his technology which doesn't suit well with him. Also a new foe in Whiplash (Vanko) appears, and Tony's health isn't too good.

Review

This was a brilliant film, and although not quite as good as the first Iron Man film it's still a very good film, and the perfect set-up for the remaining of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Although the first film was the one that set everything up, this was the film that bridged the way for Thor, and Captain America: The First Avenger, as well as eventually The Avengers, as with including S.H.I.E.L.D. in a grander level, as well as the references it made for a nice introduction. In a way this is, as well as the character development it what hindered the film, as although it was brilliant, and needed, it also slowed it down in parts, not allowing for as much spectacle as the first film had. I do however also however feel that this film is even better with each play through, as knowing what to expect it means that there isn't any expectation, which allows me to enjoy it much more. Also Jon Favreau directed this film perfectly, making it very dramatic, and emotional, and although it wasn't quite as amazing as the previous Favreau still did a brilliant job.

Most of the main cast returned, with Robert Downey Jr. returning as Iron Man himself, Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, Samuel L. Jackson as head of S.H.I.E.L.D. Nick Fury, Paul Bettany as the voice of JARVIS, Clark Gregg as Phil Coulson, and director Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan. All these actors did a fabulous job in the first film so I was ecstatic to see them return in this one, and especially Robert Downey Jr., returning as Iron Man, as he was simply perfect for the role. I also liked that the rest of these returning cast had a bigger role this time, as besides Downey Jr., and maybe Paltrow none of them had a huge role in the previous film, so to see there characters have more room for development was brilliant, which I was happy about.

There was however also new cast members, as we had Scarlett Johansson as S.H.I.E.L.D. agent Black Widow, Mickey Rourke as Whiplash, Sam Rockwel as Justin Hammer, and Don Cheadle replacing Terrence Howard as James "Rhodey" Rhodes. Besides Cheadle coming in as the new Rhodey all the other actors are playing new characters, and I was happy to see them make an appearance. I'll talk more on Whiplash in a bit, but seeing the introduction of Black Widow was amazing, and surprisingly Johansson did a phenomenal job, as if you asked me prior to seeing this if I felt she's be suited for the part I'd have said no, but she clearly was, as she owned the role in this film, and would continue to do so in The Avengers. Also the change of Cheadle as Rhodey was also brilliant, as I never really liked Howard in the role, and although Cheadle himself doesn't quite own the role like Downey Jr. does with Iron Man, or Johansson with Black Widow, he still does a much better job than Howard did, and I'd happily see him continue to reprise this role (like he will be in Iron Man 3).

Suitcase Armour

Iron Man showed off a few sets of armour in the first film, and he continues to do so in this one. My personal favourite was the suitcase armour, as it was simply genius. It's known that Tony's kept the armour in a suitcase in the past, but to actually have the suitcase as the armour was brilliant, and very clever. The other armour was also brilliant, and I also loved when he showcased the suit with the triangular chest piece. Now I know that isn't really much, but I much preferred the triangular one over the circular one in the comics, so to see it introduced in this film was nice.

There was also a scene in the film where Tony drives a Formula One style race car around the Monaco race circuit. Now I won't go into details about the scene itself, as it had some suspenseful moments, but being a huge Formula One fan I felt that I had to voice my opinions on seeing a race around my favourite track being featured in this film. The events that would transpire during this was also brilliant, and although like I said it was suspenseful, it was also very entertaining, and exciting, as well as being very dramatic.

War Machine

Now I mentioned that there was a new actor playing Rhodey, but that wasn't the only new thing about him, as during this film he'd become War Machine, the character that all his fans will know him by. It was hinted in the last film that Rhodey would most likely be making the transition to War Machine in this film, but to actually see it was amazing. The thing I liked most in the film was the fight scene between War Machine (before he's kitted with all his extra weapons), and Iron Man, as it was fantastic, and in a way reminded me of the fighting robot toys. Besides that I liked the way War Machine was introduced, as it was slightly controversial, but very impactful, and dramatic, and really helped the film.

This film also featured one of the most well known top in Iron Man's history, and that's his drinking. With the knowledge that he's dying unless something drastic arises, Tony decides to live his life to the max, hosting a party in his mansion, and even wearing the Iron Man armour during it. I really loved this scene, as despite having a Demon In A Bottle theme to it, Downey Jr. portrayed this side of Tony perfectly. Downey Jr. himself isn't a stranger to addiction, having beat a drug addiction, so this must have hit home to a certain extent. Besides that he also showed ton's of emotion during this scene, as well as the ones that surrounded it, as you could see the fear of death in him, as well as the will to want to enjoy life to it's fullest. I did however also find some points in this funny, and others very moving, and deep, as at one point he appears to act like a monster, and in the manor that the Hulk would act in rather than Iron Man.

Whiplash

As I said earlier the new villain in this film was Whiplash. Now prior to this film I knew next to nothing about Whiplash, as although the first film had made me a fan of Iron Man as a character, I was only really interested in the classics like Demon in a Bottle, as well as recent stories like Extremis, and with Whiplash not appearing in either of them I never had any need to read about him. Although I knew nothing about Whiplash, this appeared to be a newer version anyway, so it would have allowed for more changes, but besides that as a villain Rourke did an amazing job, and he really made Whiplash seem both intelligent, and menacing. I also liked the desire that was shown in the character, as he showed real passion, and emotion throughout the film, wanting revenge of Tony Stark. There was however one minor thing that I didn't like and that was there wasn't enough action that involved Whiplash, as although he was in a fight with Iron Man near the start, which was good, the one later in the film was slightly disappointing.

The big fight in this film would be between Iron Man, and War Machine, against Hammer's drone's. Now this fight itself was brilliant, and very suspenseful. The main thing that was interesting in it however was that War Machine was against Iron Man for part of it, but I won't go into details as to avoid as many spoilers as possible. The brilliant thing with having Iron Man against many drone's in that cause they've no humans inside he can use lethal force, which allows him to rip them apart, and be much more physical. I was however disappointed in what followed as after fighting the drone't Iron Man, and War Machine would face a upgraded Whiplash. Now the fight itself wasn't bad, just too short, as with Iron Man, and War Machine to face drone's for about 15 minutes I'd have expected a huge fight against Whiplash, but it only lasted about 3-5 minutes (if that), and although the drone's fight was brilliant, I'd have rather the Whiplash one have been the longer of the two.

Mjolnir

Like the first Iron Man film this film would feature an post-credits scene. Now if it was a new film I wouldn't mention it as to avoid spoiling it, but as everyone's bound to know what happened, there's not really any harm in talking about it. Basically Agent Coulson would find the hammer, Mjolnir in a large crater in New Mexico, hinting at the Thor film. At the time I found this to be amazing, and it really had me excited for the then upcoming Thor film, and although now that Thor's out it doesn't really have as big of an affect, it does remind me of how I felt first time seeing it.

Final Verdict

Although not quite as good as the first Iron Man film, this was still an amazing film. It was also the perfect introduction for new characters, as well as containing brilliant hints to future ones, and although not as spectacular as the first film, it's still a very good film, and I still enjoy watching it, and would highly recommend it.

Rating: 4/5

Iron Man Review

The film that started the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Iron Man was a revolutionary film for Marvel, and although you can say it was stuff like Blade, X-Men, and Spider-Man that paved the way for films like Iron Man, it was Iron Man that turned the Marvel films into a Universe.

Plot

SPOILER FREE

Tony Stark is attacked and captured by terrorists whilst launching a new missile, and whilst pretending to build the missile for them he creates the Iron Man Armour, becoming Iron Man.

Review

This was a brilliant film, and it was fantastic from start to finish. Although I knew of Iron Man prior to this film having watched the 90's Animated series when I was a child, I wasn't really a huge fan of the character, but since watching this the first time I've went on to get stories like Extremis and Demon In A Bottle and Iron Man has become one of my favourite superheroes. Since 2000 Marvel have started making their comic book characters into films, but they were all done by different studio's, and distributors, whereas this was the first film that Marvel did themselves, and would start the chain reaction that would cultivate in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The film was also brilliantly directed by Jon Favreau, and to be honest when I originally heard that he'd be directing it I was sceptical as I hated Elf, but having only seen one film that's totally different from this it's hard to criticise him for that, and he landed up doing a fabulous job on this film, making it very fun and dynamic.

Robert Downey Jr. is Iron Man

The casting of Iron Man was brilliant, and there isn't anybody that could have played Iron Man better than Robert Downey Jr. Ever since I saw a still picture of Downey Jr. as Tony Stark I knew that they'd gotten the right guy, as he looked exactly like him, and after doing a little research I had every hope that he'd be brilliant, and he was more than brilliant, he was perfect. Everything from the way he looked, to the way he acted was perfect, and he was the way I'd always envisioned Tony Stark to be. Downey Jr. also has similar traits to Tony as like Tony, Downey Jr. has had his demons, and like Tony he's a very confident and outspoken guy, so even before looking the part he was half way there. I also loved the way Downey Jr. acted alongside the rest of the cast, as you could feel the chemistry coming of them, and it was brilliant.

The rest of the cast was also brilliant, and there was only really one cast member that I felt didn't suit the role they played, and that was Terrence Howard as James "Rhodey" Rhodes. I've never really been a fan of Howard as an actor, but if he suited the role I would have overlooked that, but he was a bit too jokey, and not serious enough for the part of Rhodey in my opinion. I never had these opinions in my first watch of the film as like I said I only knew what I'd read up on the characters, but since reading Rhodey in comics I've always felt that Rhodey was the more cooler head out the two, being the serious man, to Tony's comedic type. The rest of the cast was brilliant, as I loved Gwyneth Paltrow as Pepper Potts, and director Jon Favreau as Happy Hogan, feeling that they both suited their roles. I also liked that JARVIS was an artificial intelligence unit kind of like what he is in the comics now instead of a butler as it makes it more modern, and also gives a more technological feel to the film. I also felt that Paul Bettany voiced JARVIS perfectly.

Iron Monger

The villain in this film was Iron Monger (Obadiah Stane) played by Academy Award Winner Jeff Bridges (Best Actor: Crazy Heart). Now I knew nothing about Obadiah Obadiah prior to the film, as he never appeared in the Animated series, and as I said I wasn't really a huge fan of Iron Man at the time. I had however seen Bridges in a couple of films before this (Tron being the biggest film) and I knew he was a good actor. I was however shocked that he played a character like Obadiah as Bridges is known for having long hair in a lot of films, whereas Obadiah's bald, so that was interesting. Besides all that I thought Bridges did a brilliant job of the type of character Obadiah was in the film, as he was a believable person, as in he looked to have Tony's best interest at heart, but there was still something fishy about him, and when he revealed his true colours Bridges acted even better as the bad guy, being awful menacing, and domineering, which was brilliant.

The origin of Iron Man was shown in this film, and boy did they do a good job. Every superhero has an origin, and it's always nice when you see that translated into the film. Fair enough it did take up a fair portion of the film, and it did slightly slow it down, but it was needed, and I actually felt that it was one of the thing that made the film as good as it was. What I liked most about the origin was how it was made more modern, and similar to the origin shown in Extremis. I also loved how the origin was very emotional, and how you could feel the growing bond of friendship between Tony, and the person that saved him, Yinsen played by Shaun Toub.

Mark I Armour

The armour in this film was also brilliant, and everything from the Mark I to the Mark III looked fantastic, and just like I'd hoped it would. Although the Mark III armour was probably the most sleekest, and nicest looking, it was the Mark I armour that I loved the most in the film, as for something so heavy, and ugly the designers made it look amazing, and it really helped make the origin of Iron Man even better than it was. I also really enjoyed the development stages of the armour and how Tony'd test them with his robots arms helping him, and there were some fun, and humorous moments during this sequence. The overall design of the armours were brilliant, and comic book artist Adi Granov, and illustrator Phil Saunders did an exceptionally good job on the Mark III, making it look amazing, and very beautiful.

The fight between Iron Man and Iron Monger was brilliant, and the perfect way to end this brilliant film. Every comic book film has a big fight scene, and although this film didn't have the best comic book fight scene of all time, the fight between Iron Man and Iron Monger was still very good. What I liked most about this fight was that before hand Obadiah had given Tony a handy cap making the him the stronger of the two, and if that wasn't all his armour was much bigger than Tony's. I liked this as this meant that Iron Man was technically the under dog, and although you can never could Tony out, especially considering he's super smart, it wasn't looking good for Tony at certain points.

The Avengers Initiative

Finally the post credits scene. If Iron Man as a film wasn't enough to show that Marvel were set to make many great films, the end credits more than confirmed that. Throughout the film there was the character Phil Coulson played by Clark Gregg who worked for an agency called the Strategic Hazard Intervention, Espionage and Logistics Directorate, or to you ans me, S.H.I.E.L.D. The end credits scene would show that S.H.I.E.L.D. would be the link that would link the Marvel Cinematic Universe together when Nick Fury played by Samuel L. Jackson appeared asking if Tony'd like to be a part of the Avengers initiative, and boy was this a brilliant way to end the film, and although it still took a few years to put the final pieces together the Marvel Cinematic Universe was born.

Final Verdict

This was a brilliant film, and a fantastic way to kick start the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Although not the best comic book film ever, it is still a fabulous film, and one that I can watch over and over again, enjoying it even more each time. I would highly recommend this film to anyone that's not seen it yet, as it was simply brilliant, and Robert Downey Jr. was the perfect Iron Man.

Rating: 4/5

Why Age of Ultron Hasn't Hit the Mark... So Far

I was really looking forward to this series for a few years now, and ever since it was teased way back in Avengers #12.1 (April 2011) I felt that this series couldn't come sooner. After a long wait I started to feel that this series may never come out, but just shy off two years following this point one issue the series has finally hit the shops, and I question has it been worth it?

Length

Now I know that it's a little early to criticise the entire series, with only three out of the ten issues haven been released, and seven still to come, as well as the tie-ins, but in my opinion this series is too ambitious length wise. The previous big event at Marvel was Avengers vs. X-Men, which lasted twelve issues, which was way too long. Avengers vs. X-Men was considered by many as a disaster, but in fact I felt it wasn't a bad story, just that it was spread over too many issues, and had way too many tie-ins, which lead to it being slow and boring most of the time (luckily Age of Ultron isn't quite that long, and doesn't have as many tie-ins). If you look at the better crossover events in Marvel like Siege and Civil War, neither have near as many issues as either Avengers vs. X-Men or Age of Ultron, with Civil War having seven issues, and Siege even less with only four, and both of these series were brilliant, and if they were longer I'm sure they'd be a bit slow.

Story So Far...

So far the story has consisted of Hawkeye saving Spider-Man (revealed to still be Doctor Octopus), and took him to an underground bunker, where the remaining superhero's live. Captain America finally came up with a plan that involved selling She-Hulk to Ultron, making a shocking discovery (won't spoil that).

As you can probably tell from that summary the story hasn't been the most entertaining one in the world, and in fact it's been rather slow. The first two issues basically showed the superhero's mopping about their situation, and not knowing what to do, and even when Cap does come up with a plan it takes half an issue to explain it, which slowed that particular issue down, although I was happy that the series was finally making progress. The second half of issue three was however very good, and exciting, with Red Hulk (Thunderbolt Ross) attacking an Ultron and removing it's head, giving the head to Black Panther and Taskmaster to run away with. At the same time however this sequence had very little dialogue, meaning that it didn't last long. Although I've got all these complaints about the construct of the story so far my main complaint is the fact that we've had not backstory to how this all happened, and how Ultron suddenly took over the Earth, apart from certain superhero's recounts (Spider-Man and Fantastic Four) of seeing the world go to hell. I do however think that the backstory will get told in Ultron #1AU, although I hope we also get some proper backstory in the main series.

Tie-Ins

Now there have only been two tie-ins released so far, Superior Spider-Man #6AU, and Fantastic Four #5AU, but I already start to question the necessity of these tie-ins. To be fair both tie-ins weren't bad, and both good to a certain extent, with fun and unique stories, but I still question were they necessary? Most tie-ins to comic book events don't actually do anything for the overall story, and although some actually do, there are many against that one that don't, but mugs like me continue to try and get as many tie-ins hoping that they help develop a certain part of the story a bit more.

Anyway the tie-ins in this so far are no different, with Doc Ock trying to control the Ultron's in Superior Spider-Man, failing, and all of the Fantstic Four apart from Sue Storm getting killed by the Ultron's whilst Sue and Reed's children, Franklin and Val watch a goodbye video. As I said both of these issues were fun, and entertaining, to a certain point, but they didn't really do anything to help the story as a whole, and although you could say that's a good thing as it doesn't ruin the main story, they still could have made the issues achieve something small that helps with the development of the story.

Future tie-ins include, Ultron #AU (which I already mentioned), Avengers Assemble #14AU &15AU, Wolverine and the X-Men #27AU, Uncanny Avengers #8AU, Fearless Defenders #4AU, and Age of Ultron Epilogue, all of which beside the Epilogue, and Ultron#1AU I believe will also do nothing for the series, but I hope that I'm wrong (even though I won't be getting all the tie-ins).

Best Part About the Event So Far

The best part about this event so far is easily Bryan Hitch's artwork. I know that you can argue that he hasn't really been used properly on this series, drawing mostly rubble, but I think that his artwork has been astonishing  and easily the best thing about the main series, as well as the event. His art has been nothing short of phenomenal, and although some may argue that his work on The Ultimates, The Ultimates 2, and Fantastic Four (Fantastic Four: World's Greatest & The Master of Doom) I personally feel that some of his best art has been featured in this series so far, as the entire scenery (even if most of it's rubble) is beautifully detailed, and the art on the characters, and action is simply stunning as well as dramatic, and I can't really fault anything about his art. His art also feels like you're watching a movie, as it's so lifelike, and the character emotion is brilliant, with everything looking perfect. The bad news however is that Hitch is only working on the first five issues (with only two left), and after that the series will have Brandon Peterson, and Carlos Pacheco doing the artwork, with Marvel's Chief Creative Officer Joe Quesada drawing the final part of issue 10.

Future of the Series

What do I see in the future of this event? Like Avengers vs. X-Men, I expect that this event will be brilliant in the long run, and that it will have some really exciting, and shocking moments throughout. I do however still have some fears that this series will continue to be slow and mundane, and nothing more than a reason for Marvel to have an event, but my faith in the series outweighs that, and I really expect that this series will be remembered as a fantastic series that had a horrific start. Also from the events in the last issue, I expect that the next issue will have some dramatic events, and from the preview it looks to have more action than the series has had so far, and I hope that the series continues to have plenty of action, whilst also actually developing the story (which as I said has been the big problem).

Thanks for taking the time to read this feature and please feel free to leave a comment expressing your thought on this topic, and what you think of Age of Ultron so far.