Tony Stark: Iron Man #5 Review

Writer:Dan Slott / Artist:Gang Hyuk Lim / Image Comics Word to everything, I never thought I’d see Arno Stark as the devilish wish giver in any sci-fi/fantasy story trope. Or at all. It’s a bit of a revelation. Tony Stark: Iron Man is doing what it does best, taking one good idea and forming a new story around it with each issue. This time around Slott gives us a look at the dark side of the Stark gene pool. Issue #5 of Tony Stark: Iron Man returns Arno to the fold as the head of a Stark subsidiary, The Maria Stark Foundation. No longer a quarantined, a fully able-bodied Arno stark is out in the world doing the best things to the worst people. TS:IM #5 is a fun read, Slott takes you on a trip around the world – navigated by Arno’s twisted moral compass.

Where issues 1-4 are steeped in the quirky and ultimately benevolent hijinks at Stark HQ, this fifth entry is downright lethal at times. Dan Slott writes Arno Stark like an evil Doogie Howser; oh, he’s got the answer to your problem – but it’s going to cost you. I’m really curious about what this character will bring to the arc at large. Nothing about what went down in Issue #5 fits in with what’s happened so far. It adds to this feeling that each issue is a one-shot unto itself. It feels strange to like it at all but somehow I am compelled to buy into wherever this is going to go. This whole series has evolved into a ‘lawd, take the wheel’ situation.

Surprisingly enough, Tony Stark: Iron Man is still engaging to read and ta…