Am I Robot? Tony Stark: Iron Man #15 Review

Writers: Dan Slott and Jim Zub / Artist: Edgar Delgado / Marvel Comics Y’all. Tony Stark: Iron Man #15 done went full WestWorld on us and I’m here for it. Laws of Robotics & Order We pick up essentially where the movie Iron Man 2 starts, with Tony defending his work in a congressional hearing. The court is coming down on him with both feet for the eScape debacle and looking to persecute. Tony is not the man he used to be since he came back from the dead, but he really falls from grace when he admits to the court that HE’S POSSIBLY AN AI! Tony is unraveling while the world is watching and taking note. Quite literally.

The court responds by bringing a previous Tony AI and engaging in the mother of all robotics debates. It’s like Isaac Asimov dug himself out the ground and signed up for the Marvel bullpen and was like, “Y’all gonna get these ethical quandaries!” Bait and Switch It has been forever since Wonder Man has seen the light of day, but lo and behold he’s out here being used as a plot device for Iron Man. Wonder Man and Vision are summoned to the OG Avengers Mansion where they get bagged and tagged by Jarvis (who knew he had those hands?).

Cut to: Janet Van Dyne and Tony heading out on date night for some vegetarian dinner where they get knocked out of the sky by Vision. I mean Wonder Man. Oh, I mean both of them – put together! A fight ensues that forces Iron Man’s hand in using an EMP, knowingly frying the Tony AI in his armor. After very little soul searching h…