u/Real___Teeth

I have recently been rereading Chris Cantwell's Iron Man run and I have to say it has a lot of ups and a lot of downs but we have been too quick to dismiss it as all bad. The comic has some genuinely great moments and great action, particularly during the space arc. I have to also add the the art is great and pretty consistent.

Tony's characterization was especially criticized, but I realized that every time Tony is out of character it is when he's with Patsy. She's the problem, it's as simple as that. The parts where Tony isn't with her show him as determined, resourceful, relentless and strong. We also get Tony's thoughts through the book, which is an aspect of classic Iron Man which we haven't gotten as much recently.

I'm not saying that the run was perfect, but I'm going to give Cantwell some credit. Overall I'd say it's pretty good, and much better than what we've been saying it was.

Screencaps are from Iron Man 2020 #12 and #21.

My guitar project is finally complete! I had a few ideas for the color scheme but I had to pick this one.

Let's hear your theories on the identity of Citizen V. I heard someone say he's Kang's corrupted Tony from the crossing. That would be pretty sweet but I'd love to hear other theories.

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I'd bet it was someone who used to be Iron Man at the very least. In Issue 4, we see that V stole something from Tony Stark's vault, saying it belonged to him. In Issue 5, we see V in some sort of lair with an Iron Man suit behind him. The armor looks like a Model 4 (or maybe 3. It's hard to tell with this art style) and it has some visible damage, so it was probably put into storage after its use rather than repaired.

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So who could it be? Some previous Iron Man? Here are the candidates I have off the top of my head who wore Model 3 or 4 armor:

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Eddie March, Happy Hogan, Jim Rhodes, Weasel Willis (that guy from ToS who stole an armor)