Regularly, Marvel heroes share their adventures on the big screen, on the occasion of a cinematic release with great fanfare. This Wednesday must also come out Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, the 28th MCU film. Only, Iron Man, Doctor Strange, Spider-Man and colleagues are first found on the side of the comics. And in a previous adventure, Tony Stark created Iron Man’s most epic armor for the worst possible reason.
when jealousy strikes
Year after year, Marvel comics allow us to discover new epics for many of the heroes of the Maison des Idées. Adventures that fans of the Marvel Cinematic Universe will eventually be able to find on their screens in the years to come. Diverse and varied adventures that offer their readers many alternatives on their respective characters. Red Hulk, Tony Stark Zombie, Doctor Strange who opens the gates of Hell by wanting to resuscitate the entire city of Las Vegas, parts of stories that are only found in comics, for the moment. However, as Marvel continues its rise in film and television, comic book adaptations are on the rise.
And while the MCU tends to offer us works for the general public, watered down and accessible to all, the comics sometimes retain a more adult tone. Tony Stark has paid the price several times already, depicting him sometimes as an alcoholic, sometimes as a real unsympathetic genius. And in Invincible Iron Man #1Marvel doesn’t paint a pretty picture of the American philanthropist. In this 2015 comic book, the third volume in the series, by Brian Michael Bendis, David Marquez, Justin Ponsor and Clayton Cowles, Tony Stark will be confronted with his worst enemy: himself.
“Bursting from the pages of SECRET WARS, one of the world’s most popular superheroes gets a massive new series. From the creators of ULTIMATE SPIDER-MAN comes new armor, new characters, new villains, and a new purpose that will rock the entire Marvel Universe and beyond. With a shocking final page that will have everyone talking and the return of one of Tony’s greatest enemies, you won’t want to miss this! And who are Tony’s biological parents? The quest starts here !teases the official synopsis.
Before exploring the ins and outs of this new series, its first issue is already undermining Tony Stark. And for good reason, he finds himself injured. Nothing fatal, just a hurt ego. And in Tony Stark, this wound can allow him to dig into his last entrenchments to be at the origin of real feats. In Invincible Iron Man #1Riri Williams, later known as Ironheart, was just a 15-year-old student at MIT. But by using reverse engineering, Williams managed to unlock the secrets of Tony Stark’s suits. Information shared on the web that tainted the name of the engineer.
The media portrays him as has-beenclaiming that Williams is the future of Earth engineering. Wounded in his esteem and his ego, Stark will then seek to prove to the face of the world, and in particular to a 15-year-old teenager, that he is not good to put away in the closet. It is therefore out of pure jealousy that he will develop his best armor, namely his Model 51.
“My new armor. I finally found a way to merge all my different armor modes into one. Armor that can change shape and color based on mission stats. Armor that isn’t tethered to my biology in a way that scares everyone, but is completely tethered to the synapses of my brain. I have to take it off.” he explains.
A perfect armor
Called “Prime Armor”, this armor simply combines all the modes of Stark’s previous armors. Offensively, this armor is equipped with the usual weapons, namely repulsors, a unibeam and an array of micro-missiles. Only, different types of weapons can be created on the spot through the main armor transformation function. Via this particularly effective function, the scales located on the surface of the armor can be ordered to transform into blades, guns or even cannons. The armor can also create an energy bubble capable of draining an excessive amount of energy, used to attack enemies with a shockwave energy blast or as a force field to contain them. The makeover doesn’t stop there as, in addition to increasing his strength, this feature also allows him to increase his mass, giving the suit a look similar to the Hulkbuster armor.
Particularly effective on the offensive level, this armor also excels on the defensive level. In addition to its nearly impenetrable shell, the Prime Armor is completely immune to various types of powerful attacks. She can also withstand powerful energy blasts as well as repeated blows from Captain Marvel. This Model 51 also has a mode that makes it invisible, perfect for stealth missions. And in the event that the user’s life is in danger, the armor has an emergency protocol that bursts the suit and separates it from its user while the device on its wrist carries it to safety. During this time, the armor takes shape and continues to fight automatically.
return to sanity for tony stark
Eventually, Stark would eventually overcome his jealousy and become Williams’ mentor. A genius who will later take the name of Ironheart, to become the one who will soon land on our screens, according to Marvel’s plans. Stark realized that Riri was not a threat, neither to his career nor to his image. The superhero will therefore provide her with the experience necessary to become one of the next guardians of the Earth, with irreproachable financial means and experience. His wounded ego will still have seen the birth of his ultimate armor, which includes all the modes of the previous armors. An ultimate armor born all the same from a bad feeling.