Invincible Iron Man #595 Review

Writer: Brian Michael Bendis / Artists: Alex Meleev, Stephano Caselli / Marvel Comics Ever since the announcement that the indomitable Brian Michael Bendis will be leaving Marvel for DC I’ve paid special attention to his array of current Marvel titles. It could be some of the last of his work for the company we see for a long time. One of the three Bendis books released this week was Invincible Iron Man #595 with Stefano Caselli and Alex Meleev rounding out the creative team. A glaring feature of this book these past months has been the two vastly different art styles. Infamous Iron Man was Bendis and Meleev’s story of Doctor Doom seeking redemption by adopting the Iron Man moniker. A glorious twelve issue run, the adventures of Doom illustrated by Meleev are now told alongside Riri Williams in Invincible Iron Man. The Masterful Maleev The third installment of “The Search for Tony Stark” moves the story along ever so slightly. Bendis has been astonishing with the interactions between Riri Williams, Mary Jane, Friday and A.I. Tony but all the witty banter in the world can’t hide the lack of progression, all of which is found literally on the last page. Riri, I Think Your Boot is Done Criticisms aside, this book was a treat to read because of the marvelous art and the little taste of Doom we get (seriously, only five pages?). The previous comics returned a favorite character of mine, The Hood, to Victor’s world. Parker Robbins made his mark as a demon powered kingpin of superpo…