How cool is this? Marvel will apparently be releasing collected editions of the excellent David Michelinie / Bob Layton Iron Man tales from the 80s. How nice to be able to write something positive like this in light of the goings on in the Spider-Man books.
I read about this in an article in the Dallas Morning News, and credit must be given to the article's writer (Dan Koller) for mentioning these classic IM tales: "Demon in a Bottle, in which Iron Man's secret identity, Tony Stark, struggles with alcoholism; Doomquest, in which Iron Man and Dr. Doom travel through time to Camelot; and Armor Wars, in which Iron Man hunts villains who secretly benefited from his technology."
It will be great to see these stories again. And I hope a new generation of comic fans can get an idea of what really good comic books are all about.
But wait! There's more, per Mr. Koller: "But Layton and Michelinie also have two new miniseries due out in the spring: Iron Man: Legacy of Doom and Iron Man: The End. In addition, Layton has been asked to write a foreword for an Iron Man coffee table book and to draw several Iron Man trading cards."
I don't know about you, but I will be looking for both of these miniseries. Anyone who has even the slightest interest in Iron Man should join in to celebrate two of his most important creators. Nice to see one of the old guys getting deserved credit. Nice goin' Mr. Layton!
Now - let's hope that movie is anywhere near as good as the Michelinie/Layton Iron Mans were.
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