Synopsis: The 200th anniversary issue - the final showdown between Tony Stark and Obadiah Stane. Instead of crumbling after the abduction of Tony's old friends (Bethany, Happy, Pepper, Mrs Arbogast etc), the destruction of Circuits Maximus, the injury of Jim Rhodes and Clytemenestra Erwin, and the death of her brother, Morley Erwin, Stark seeks revenge against Stane and suits up in the radical Silver Centurion armour, facing off against Stane in the Iron Monger armour.
Observations:
The actual title of the story is "Resolutions" - not very dramatic for the title of this picture.
Bethany Cabe now possesses Madame Masque's consciousness. We hope she doesn't stay that way for long.
The Stark/Stane International Arc is finally destroyed - perhaps symbolic of the end of Tony's old life.
Stane is a bad loser - he commits suicide. Just think if this was the attitude of all Chess Grandmasters - no more Kasparov or Karpov - or Nigel Short for that matter!
Patronising lines:
Stane always appears to speak patronisingly to Stark. What else is new?
Sadism:
Plenty - Stane tries to gas Stark's old friends to death - he later attempts to crush a baby in his hands. |
