The Smoking Lamp #42 - Av2K's Iron Man #33

Smoking Lamp #42
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The lamp is lit...
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Imprint: Avengers 2000
Series: Iron Man #33
Author: Thomas Deja
Title: "Hail to the New Flesh, Part Two;
The Greatest Trick of the Devil"

Doom having, HAVING, to address the UN to seek aid must about be
driving him nuts. That's a lot of pride to swallow.

A Dr. Doom with no time for games? Has to be something of a first
considering that his entire relationship with the Fantastic Four has
been one long, very deadly game of one-ups-manship. If its true. If he
can be trusted...oh c'mon, its Dr. Doom, fer Gawd's sake. Of course, he
can't be trusted.

I'm hoping that the strength of Happy's convictions keeps him where
he's at. Could give him more of a Father/Confessor role to play off of
Tony with.

I like the Iron Man thwarts kidnapper scene. There's not enough hero
vs. "real" crime in comics anymore. Good stuff.

I suspect that Tony putting the armor back on may be a long, long time
coming...and I'm good with that.

So the Avatars are back, but do they work for the Mandarin? Hmmm.

I give it 9.0 out of 10 cigars.

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The lamp is extinguished...Steady as she goes.
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puff