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3.12 AVERAGE
3.12 AVERAGE
This was trippy AF. Also, I didn't really like it. As an Iceman fan I was excited to read his first solo series, but this book didn't have much to do with him. You could have substituted any character in as the protagonist and things wouldn't have changed much. It wasn't what I was looking for, but it is an interesting ride.
While I wasn't a fan of this, I'm a big fan of the author. I had the chance to interview J.M. DeMatteis for the All the Books Show on his long career in the industry: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/off-the-books-interview-with-jm-dematteis
While I wasn't a fan of this, I'm a big fan of the author. I had the chance to interview J.M. DeMatteis for the All the Books Show on his long career in the industry: https://soundcloud.com/allthebooks/off-the-books-interview-with-jm-dematteis
Did they get tired of this series when they got to the final issue? There are more full page panels than anywhere else. That aside, great Bobby story. #2-3 are the strongest.
adventurous
emotional
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
In my mind, this is THE Iceman run. J M DeMatteis is working with an Iceman at a crossroads who's been passed from writer to writer and largely neglected on the character aspect for at least a decade- and what he does with that material is quite good. There's a lot of good characterization material that gets blatantly ignored by Marvel- especially Bobby's Jewish heritage.
This run is essential to understanding Bobby as a character, in my opinion, and should be required reading for any Marvel writers who want to work with him.
This run is essential to understanding Bobby as a character, in my opinion, and should be required reading for any Marvel writers who want to work with him.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Death, Death of parent
Moderate: Violence, War, Injury/Injury detail
Minor: Racial slurs, Antisemitism
In the part of the book that takes place in 1942, a slur for a Japanese person is used.
adventurous
hopeful
medium-paced
Basically a coming out narrative. Bobby Drake (the titular Iceman) goes home to Long Island for his father's retirement party, and there he must fight a mysterious villain named Oblivion who wants to end all time and matter. The villain is secondary to another plot, though. Bobby is having to choose between being a hero or an accountant like his parents desire. That internal conflict is a powerful one and very easily connects to a common gay conflict of being truly yourself or the person you're parents want you to be. While Bobby Drake still won't be gay on the page until 30 years after this series, it does really contend with that aspect of him in a way that makes for good reading.