Iron Man's New Armor- What do you think?

[Rich Lane]

We've only seen it be "put on" and fly so far, but what do you think?

Personally, I'm somewhat torn.  I like the recent iterations which are a tad bulkier and more armor-like, and I think the last version which matched up with the movie suit fairly closely was near perfect.  I do, however, like the streamlined new version aesthetically.  I'm just not sure that I can suspend disbelief enough to buy that it's as durable as the last few versions.

I'm quite glad that (SPOILER FOR THIS ISSUE)...

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...Tony is still using a modified version of extremis, as I think that is a great addition to the mythos.  However, if Tony is storing the complete set of armor in his bones, not just the golden jump suit interface, how much must he weigh these days?

[Jason Marconnet (Pint sized mod)]

I like it in the above picture. It was ok in issue 25 of Invincible Iron Man. And while it is the new armor in the FCBD Iron Man/Thor, I didn't like it. It looked a lot like his older armor except for the additional lights. I guess it depends on the artist drawing it.

I also like that he's using a modified version of extremis. I'm glad that concept has stuck around.

[ClarkKent_DC]

For Iron Man armor, I think the more streamlined, the better. So I like the look.

As for the notion of him storing the armor within his body, that's kind of creepy. (But then, I've been away through all of Extremis, and really don't want to know what it's about.)

[Captain Comics]

I also like Extremis, because real-world technology has caught up to the basic exoskeleton idea, and it doesn't really work like the Iron Man armor works, which damages suspension of disbelief. Iron Man, as a concept, always has to be 20 years or so ahead of what we actually have so that we can be amazed (and believe!), and Extremis does that.

As to the suit itself, I've already grown tired of glowing spots on super-suits, the 2010 equivalent of the Liefeld pouch fad. Thor's got 'em, Nova's got 'em ... but at least on Iron Man they make sense! On the other hand, if I was the bad guy, that's the first thing I'd try to smash. Gotta be important, right?

I have to admit that I liked the Adi Granov "movie suit" better and wish it had stuck around longer. But Iron Man has to upgrade all the time or he isn't Iron Man. So I'm happy with it on a conceptual level. I'll deal. :)

[Rich Lane]

In the creators' notes at the end of the book, the glowing spots were referred to as "repulsor nodes," so it does sound as though we may see a practical application for their existence.

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As to the suit itself, I've already grown tired of glowing spots on super-suits, the 2010 equivalent of the Liefeld pouch fad. Thor's got 'em, Nova's got 'em ... but at least on Iron Man they make sense! On the other hand, if I was the bad guy, that's the first thing I'd try to smash. Gotta be important, right?

[Figserello]

I love the suit to look as heavy, intimidating and alien-looking as possible.

A man dressed all in Iron technology has to look - whoah!

Also, there are things the movies do better than the comics. One is sound, and I love to hear ther whirring gears and gyroscopes and hydraulic pistons when he moves. They have to give the impression that the suit is heavy and powerful while still showing that the robotic technology allows the wearer to move around easily in it like a second skin.

Having said all that, the suit above might be too sleek.

I loved the classic suit that he wore in the Layton boozehound era, but looking at it now, if its steel he wouldn't be able to move his arms at the shoulders at all. And what's the point of the nice soft "flexible steel mesh" that they sometimes said the suit was made of?

Puhleeze!

Ned Kelly wouldn't have pansied about in 'flexible steel mesh'.