Invincible Iron Man, Vol. 1: The Five Nightmares

One of the best recent Iron Man titles. Fraction takes a rather well-tread idea (i.e. Iron Man facing off against a knock-off, tech-based baddie) and turns it into a solid character study of Tony Stark and his titular five nightmares. The art work is great during the action scenes although Larroca's faces always look a tad off, especially in the early issues. Overall a fantastic story that brings the movie influences on the character into the comics while also exploring exactly what it is that makes Iron Man such a great character. Also, the collection includes the amazing post-Civil War epilogue wherein Spider-Man tries to console a worn down Iron Man despite the recent rifts between them.

This was a pretty good story. Attempted to be deep; Tony's sense of responsibility for his tech, his people and the world around him. It came through alright but could have used more in-depth discriptions of Tony's "Five Nightmares". Also could have gone deeper into the mind of Ezekiel Stane; his grudge against Tony just didn't do it for me. This in sorta the way mainstream comics have gone today; not too wordy. But Matt Fraction brings puts it together well enough. He is one of my favorite writers in the business today.My one real problem was the art.No sir, I didn't like it. The faces, to be exact. All of the men were so dark (and this is coming from a Black guy) and inconsistant from frame to frame. But Pepper Potts and Maria Hill (who should have been darker) were fair complected. Just weird, for some reason.The final issue in the trade paper back actually brings the whole thing home and it has a amazing guest star.I say pick the book up. Especially if you're a fan of the movies and have never read a comic.

The book arrived within 3 days and was bundled with other miscellaneous items I purchased so no problem there. The book was also in mint condition with no damage what so ever.In my typical graphic novel fashion I picked up this book and did a quick read through. I typically focus on the importance of the literary merit of a graphic novel first and this book has the story telling of the burdened hero theme nailed.Not to spoil any key plot points but Tony's/Iron Man's burdens and actions impress and startle and had me on the edge of my seat the entire read. The part in which intrigued me the most was when Iron Man and Thor had a chance meeting at an untypical setting. This helped set up the scene especially for me since I have not been reading graphic novels by marvel lately and have been out of the loop. But this scene helped give tone to the bad blood between Tony Stark Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. and the Avengers such as Thor, to which I presume are directly influenced because of his actions in Civil War event.The events at the epilogue with Spider-Man further enforce the bad blood theme that occurred in the events of Civil War when registered superhero vigilante's were pitted against unregistered superhero vigilante's (Iron Man was the one who lead the registered against the unregistered).If you are just now jumping on like me some further wiki investigation/research may be required but all together it is fairly easy to get caught up to this point in Stark's timeline. It was a great read and I recommend that you purchase the Invincible Iron Man "omnibus" vol. 1 that collects Vol's 1, 2, and 3 of invincible Iron Man Like I plan on doing along with Invincible Iron Man "omnibus" vol. 2.

The amazing thing about this Trade Paperback is that both long time fans and new readers can enjoy it. It's the perfect jumping on point for fans of the film that have never read an Iron Man comic in their lives. It's also an instant classic story that long time readers will savor. They captured the flavor, depth and character of Tony Stark perfectly. The artwork is remarkable and the story is guaranteed not to disappoint. Highly recommended!

Definitely liked the comic. Nicely sets up the storyline for the remaining volumes. All characters portrayed as they are with weaknesses and faults. Well written and worth the money. I didn't like the ensing but overall a great read.

I have been reading comics for years but more along the lines of Vertigo and other independent books. I read 'Extremis" prior to seeing Iron Man 3 and was impressed with the story and art. This is a good read with interesting tech and scifi angles but with adult themes. I like my comic books to be more in line with real world consequences and moral conflicts. I did not feel lost not having been a long time fan of Iron Man but I did enjoy this read. I will be exploring some additional trades in the future as the character is starting to grow on me. Give it a try, the worst that could happen is that you will be midly entertained.

1st iron man issue i ever bought. Had some knowldge of iron mans past. But overal found it to be a great jumping off point. Art looked fantastic and loved the story. Kept me hooked and was excited to start reading vol2

Have never been much of an Iron Man fan. That is changing after reading both old and new comics. The book arrived in the condition of the description. Price was excellent. No issues at all.

Super volume. Obadiah makes you feel how insane he can be. Worth the money and time.

love it

I'm a huge Iron man fan, and everyone how also claims to be one shoulf get the entire "Invincible Iron Man" series! It's definetly worth the money!Good Artwork and in my opinion a brilliant story!

Premier comic que j'achète, il faut dire que c'est un peu la jungle quand on souhaite s'y mettre, et c'est juste magnifique, une histoire intéressante, des illustrations parfaites, j'en redemande !

To give a bit of background to this review i have to mention that i am a big iron man fan and i generally by every book that is released.The last few i have to say have been disappointing. The Five Nightmares has just turned that around. The hardcover (which i read) looks very nice from the outside, and under the paper cover its red with gold stamped printing, which is done well.The writing is really good. It is my first experience of matt fraction and has set him up well wit me. It has seven episodes but they link together well, more like it was written with being novelised in mind rather than just a series. It doesnt have overtones of the secret invasion in it at all, which is a nice change because every other marvel book ive read over the last 6 months has involved nick fury or skrulls. This is a simple iron man book (although spider-man turns up in the last episode).Without spoiling too much the main antagonist in this story is ezekial stane (isiah's son) who is out to get revenge on stark and stark industries for his fathers death. pepper potts is back to help with a few appearances of war machine.The artwork is fantastic, brightly coloured and standing out well on the high-end glossy paper. I havent read a book drawn by Salvador Larroca before but he will be an artist ill be keeping an eye out.The only downside i found was in the last chapter, in which tony stark tells spider-man he cant help unless he registers. Unless my memory serves me wrong i remember in the secret invasion peter parker publicly unveiling himself under the guidance of stark before turning sides.This is a great marvel book, and i cant wait to see what volume 2 will bring