Tony Stark: Iron Man #5

by Dan Slott

[Quirky Cat]

I sort of feel like this issue came out of nowhere. One minute we were debating the limitations of artificial intelligence, and the next we’re reading about Arno? Um, what? Okay, forgive me but I had never actually heard of Arno before (which likely can tell you when I started reading the series), but I’ve got to say I’m not impressed. Honestly, I’m tired of all the ‘super secret family member’ plots. Sorry, I just am.
This was an odd issue, on the whole. It’s clear that Arno thinks the world of himself, and that he’s meant to be a mirror for Tony and all of that…but it just wasn’t interesting. Some of the plots were downright weird, like the headless cow thing. For one thing, nobody would really think that was ethical, nor do I think people would find it appealing to eat. And then there’s the cost of the whole thing – there is no way that it costs less than the normal farming structure, and thus it would never be able to hold weight. But I digress. The point I’m trying to make is that it was just weird and off-putting, but not in the way the author intended. Here’s hoping the next issue will bring us back to Tony Stark again.