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arf88's review
3.0
A fun, but very 80's, romp. If you're looking for highclass literature you'll be disappointed, but then, it's not trying to be anything other than a fun time travelling adventure.
duriangray's review
adventurous
lighthearted
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? No
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
3.75
inhonoredglory's review
4.0
Read this cuz it’s a classic in the Iron Man mythos, and the Shellhead himself is hugely shadowed by King Arthur in future storylines. And it didn’t fail to entertain. It’s an absolute cheesefest of time travel and Arthuriana. Doom and Tony, tumbling mid-fight into the past (and later, future), realizing “shit, we’re in Camelot!” But I lost it when the Lady of the Lake (previously buried under a parking lot) gave up Excalibur and Merlin sends her off with a “thanks, babe.” Bless urban fantasy, in all its wacky forms.
sisyphus_dreams's review
1.0
Unbelievably putrid. Over and over I sat in stunned amazement, asking myself "Did they really publish stuff this bad back in 1981?"
There are two kinds of stories in comics. One tries to say something meaningful, or at least to present some sort of concept that the reader can be entertained by. The other is the visual equivalent of two three-year-olds trying to one-up each other. "My hero is a million times stronger than yours!" "Oh yeah? Well MY hero is a JILLION times stronger!" Over and over and over. There's no sense to it, and no point.
Which pretty much describes this "book".
Oh, and the authors completely abuse the Arthurian legend. In an incredibly lame "future Arthur" sequence, Merlin is "cool", saying things like - and I am NOT making this up - "Okee doke: One 'Return to Sender' spell, comin' right up!"
Merlin as Jar-Jar Binks. It made me want to beat the author with a club.
So to sum up, the only reason to read this thing is if you want to take a look back to see just how incredibly awful some comic books were, even as recently as 1981 (the art is pretty bad, too). And now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to do something - anything - to drive the memory of that unbelievably idiotic writing out of my brain.
There are two kinds of stories in comics. One tries to say something meaningful, or at least to present some sort of concept that the reader can be entertained by. The other is the visual equivalent of two three-year-olds trying to one-up each other. "My hero is a million times stronger than yours!" "Oh yeah? Well MY hero is a JILLION times stronger!" Over and over and over. There's no sense to it, and no point.
Which pretty much describes this "book".
Oh, and the authors completely abuse the Arthurian legend. In an incredibly lame "future Arthur" sequence, Merlin is "cool", saying things like - and I am NOT making this up - "Okee doke: One 'Return to Sender' spell, comin' right up!"
Merlin as Jar-Jar Binks. It made me want to beat the author with a club.
So to sum up, the only reason to read this thing is if you want to take a look back to see just how incredibly awful some comic books were, even as recently as 1981 (the art is pretty bad, too). And now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to do something - anything - to drive the memory of that unbelievably idiotic writing out of my brain.
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