tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post1311777584666438784..comments2024-03-27T11:32:34.392-07:00Comments on NOT A HOAX! NOT A DREAM!: IRON MAN #151Matthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14580725636327122073noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7105844689832543332.post-73109162773172380282023-08-16T05:31:42.194-07:002023-08-16T05:31:42.194-07:00I love that Iron Man’s big action moment on the co...<br>I love that Iron Man’s big action moment on the cover turns out to be him just breaking the doors in at the end of the story.<br /><br />Scott’s locker access code is THX1138, which is one of the more believable in-world references we’ve had — and far less cringe-y than some of the nods we’ve seen from the creative team. <br /><br />The flashback reverie this issue reminds me that I thought the perfect time for Bethany to reveal that she knew Tony was Iron Man was after the Hammer affair — or, it was the perfect time for him to <i>realize</i> that she knew because she’d tossed the briefcase with his armor into the ocean for him; her doing so makes no sense otherwise without dialogue to cover it (like she didn’t want bad guys to get ahold of his trade secrets or whatever the cover story for the contents is supposed to be).<br /><br />Luke McDonnell’s very early work here isn’t as polished as it would be in his upcoming stint on the series — but he was only about 21 at this point. I don’t know whether he or Layton shoulders the most blame for the atrocious perspective on various items crowding Mrs. Arbogast’s temporary workspace.<br /><br />Some of GARD’s defensive offense seems unnecessarily fatal.<br /><br>Blamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07342343767763035991noreply@blogger.com