On the other hand, the rest of the story is interesting too, we see how Tony tries to not to lose his company and of course fights villains as Iron Man.

Stark secretly dons the Iron Man armor he carries in his briefcase, flies out of the plane, and guides it to a safe landing in the ocean. Knowing that Tony Stark battles "obsession" how does that affect your reading of the "Civil War" story arc? A brilliant tale for Iron Man fans, and a must read for anyone even remotely interested in the man, the suit, or the mythos. He then meets with Scott Lang, the second Ant-Man, and asks him to sneak into the prison where Whiplash is being held to get information on the person named Hammer.Tony's struggling with the possible hostile takeover of Stark Industries by SHIELD, as well as troubles with his armor. Roxxon wants Iron Man and Namor to fight with each other, but they figure things out and they destroy Roxxon's ships. From the boardroom to the battlefield, Iron Man faces a foe like never before in the form of criminal industrialist Justin Hammer.

Montes felt it was "a bit silly to see [Stark] recover from [the effects of his alcoholism] over the course of one issue," but added that "there's no mistaking the losses and struggles he deals with.That last factor has become such an integral part of the character’s identity many would believe it was there from the beginning. Finally, some goofy villains seems to be teaming up, making his life much more hellish than they normally would. While the issue seemed resolved, Tony’s struggle with alcoholism became a reoccurring problem, which gave it a layer of veracity the original storyline didn’t quite have. This is one of the very rare stories where a status quo was changed—something very rare in superhero comics which loves resetting to the status quo.

Plus, he has to address the problem of his alcoholism in a single issue that reads much like an Afterschool Special. Collected editions include a trade paperback published in May 2006 ( ISBN 0-7851-2043-2) and a Marvel Premiere Classics hardcover in 2008 ( ISBN 0-7851-3095-0).On one hand, it's great to see that such a big story could be covered in a single issue back in the day. Demon in a Bottle" is a nine-issue story arc from the comic book series The Invincible Iron Man (vol. Though I'm not a graphic artist, I'm fascinated by the obvious artistic journey JRJR has been on, and I imagine art students and future comic artists would benefit from observing it too. When the "Demon in a Bottle" storyline originally ran in 1978 the average comic book reader was closer to 10-12 years old; much younger than the 25-30 year olds who make up the bulk of comic book readers now. Stark meets with the Avengers, agreeing to their request that Iron Man temporarily step down as their leader, and asks for and receives hand-to-hand fight training from Captain America.