I know that Tony is the bad-guy of the Marvel Universe right now, but . . I'm having a hard time feeling that much animosity towards the guy. I'm actually kind of feeling sorry for him. Right now it just seems like he can't turn any direction without being covered in a pile of sh$%! It just seems like Norman has backed up the truck and is shoveling it out faster that Tony can get out of the way. But, what I do like about all of this conflict is that Tony has to learn to get back to basics. I think he was coming to rely to much on the Iron Man armor. It took care of everything for him. Now? Now he has to try to figure out some stuff on his own. He's in one of his undersea labs, in the Red Sea, when Namor comes busting in and attacks him. Namor puts a pretty good beating on him. Tony escapes, but it's just barely. Unfortunately, those that are helping him, Maria Hill and Pepper Potts, aren't quite so lucky. Pepper is really just getting used to the armor. She doesn't even know everything that she's capable of. Norman finds out that she out there and puts her through the paces. He shoots down a passenger jet . . just to see if she can catch it. Maria isn't fairing any better. She's at Futurepharm, in Texas. She's trying to free some of the people that are being held there. It's all about mind control. The Controller is running things here. " He takes people, bends their wills to his own and when they're no longer of use to him he simply feeds on them. On their energy. This isn't a throne room . . it's a kitchen in a charnel house. And there's fresh meat to be had." Needless to say, she's overwhelmed by sheer numbers and falls under his control. And with that . . Tony stands alone. There's nobody else out there to help him. On yeah, did I mention that Pepper was arrested? And Norman has set the criminals on Tony's trail. He's offering a billion Euros gold as the bounty. He tells the Hood and Madame Masque, "First one of your guys that puts Tony Stark's head on this desk gets the gold and the thanks of a grateful nation." Like I said, I kind of feel sorry for the guy. It just seems like the hole is getting deeper and deeper. Right now this title is one of my favorites. I think Matt Fraction is doing a tremendous job with the story-lines. He really puts some interesting ideas and concepts into his stories. Plus, with Salvador Larroca on pencils . . it's just like the icing on the cake. Who do you think he'll try to save first . . Pepper or Maria? I'm thinking he's going after Pepper first. But . . we'll see.
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