Summary
Warning: Spoilers for The Invincible Iron Man #19!The MCU may be due to get its own incarnation of the Dark Avengers, andIron Manjust put together the perfect line-up in the comics.The Dark Avengers conceptis one that many Marvel fans are eager to have adapted for the screen, and the latest iteration on the page provides a perfect mix of familiar faces and characters ready to make their marks on-screen.
The Invincible Iron Man#19 – written by Gerry Duggan, with art by Andrea Di Vito –unleashes a new version of the Dark Avengers upon the Marvel Universe. In the final hour ofthe final battle with Orchis,War Machine leads Iron Man, Sandman, the Living Laser, Rhino, Stilt Man, and other criminals onto the battlefield.
The end of the issue suggests that this won’t be the last readers see of this team, or at least a variation of this – a group of redeemed villains with heroic potential.
The Dark Avengers name carried a twisted legacy in Marvel lore; the original team was formed when Norman Osborn – having taken over S.H.I.E.L.D. as its new director, abd rebranded it as H.A.M.M.E.R. – recruited some of the most dangerous minds on the planet to establish his equivalent to the Avengers, even masking former supervillains in the iconic costumes of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes.
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The Invincible Iron Man#19 – Written By Gerry Duggan; Art By Andrea Di Vito, Bryan Valenza, & VC’s Joe Caramagna
At battle’s end, Rhodes admits that he’s ready to do some soul-searching of his own, suggesting that some version of the team he assembled could continue to do good in the world.
Dating back to last year, Iron Man has been at odds with Orchis affiliate, Feilong, putting him in direct conflict withthe anti-mutant hate group. Add to the fact that he marries a mutant in Emma Frost andIron Man has a vested interestin the X-Men’s final battle with Orchis. Heading into said battle, his friend Rhodey – who just did a prison bid for Tony, who hired Sandman and the Living Laser to protect Rhodes on the inside – brought in his own reinforcements for assistance.
Along with Sandman and Laser, War Machine brings a crew of criminals he met at a bar – including Rhino – to fend off Feilong and his troops. At battle’s end, Rhodes admits that he’s ready to do some soul-searching of his own, suggesting that some version of the team he assembled could continue to do good in the world. Stark jokes that War Machine is about to build the “Work Release Avengers”, buta further monologue reveals this"new kind of Avengers"is destined to save the world.
What War Machine is proposing is a twist on the Dark Avengers. If it’s anything like what transpired for these last few issues, it has potential to give former villains a home to truly redeem themselves.
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War Machine Is Ready To Save The World
What War Machine is proposing is atwist on the Dark Avengers. If it’s anything like what transpired for these last few issues,it has potential to give former villains a home totruly redeem themselves, villains who genuinely want to make a change for themselves. It worked for Sandman, who for the first time since his brief, legit Avengers induction, hasachieved his heroic redemption arc.Iron Manalready promises such a team will “save the world right out the gate,” so Marvel needs to push this team as hard as they can.
The Invincible Iron Man#19is available now from Marvel Comics.
Iron Man
Anthony “Tony” Edward Stark, AKA Iron Man, is a Marvel Comics superhero who has enjoyed several years of the spotlight and has become a mainstay in several Marvel media franchises. After suffering a critical injury, Tony creates a specialized armored suit powered by an arc reactor, which keeps him alive. Egotistical but good-hearted, Tony utilizes his super intellect and inventions to fight to protect humanity from various threats, eventually becoming a founding member of the Avengers. In 2008, the Marvel Cinematic Universe was kicked off with the film Iron Man, which starred Robert Downey Jr. as the superhero.
