IRON MAN vol. 3 #57 (402)
(Sept. 2002) "Sympathy for the Devil, part two."
Cover art: Michael Ryan.
Script: Mike Grell.
Art: Michael Ryan/Sean Parsons.
Rumiko Fujikawa yanks Tony Stark back to "reality" from his "dream" of being together with Pepper Hogan in a hot-tub! But, just what is reality here? Tony rightly deduces that Ty Stone is behind all this (duh), and suits up to confront him. (Once again, Ryan's people are too cartoony, but his Iron Man is way-cool!) How did Stone manage to affect Tony outside of Stone's own domain? Answer: a "nanite virus" sent over the city's power grid! Nice touch. Unfortunately, we've seen this issue before -- namely, the first "climax" (Tieri) ish where Tony defeated Stone in DreamVision....only this time we have just one artist! At issue's end, Ty puts Rumiko in a "tight spot" demanding Shellhead's attention!
Hube's Recommendation: 2 1/2 repulsors!
