Extremis

In my opinion, Extremis is easily one of the best Iron Man stories of all time. The primary purpose of this story was to establish Iron Man's modern image, which was a task that I feel was accomplished well. Warren Ellis and Adi Granov make a spectacular team, with Ellis writing a deep and intricate story and Adi Granov providing dark and gritty artwork. The basic plot is that a domestic terrorist named Mallen steals a sample of a techno-organic virus called Extremis, which empowers him with superhuman abilities. And of course, it's up to Iron Man to stop him. It may sound simple, but Warren Ellis uses this as an opportunity to greatly elaborate on Tony Stark as a character. If you're looking for a deep and/or philosophical Iron Man story, then this is the comic you want to read. Throughout the story, Ellis paints a clear image of who Tony Stark is, and what he stands for. By the end, you're left with a deeper understanding of Tony's ideology, and why it is he does what he does. In addition to handling the character development amazingly, Warren Ellis also introduces the interesting concept of blending biology with technology. And it's this concept that provides the crucial foundation of many subsequent Iron Man stories. The artwork is also a major highlight of Extremis. Adi Granov provides incredibly detailed and realistic artwork. And his choice of colors brings an entirely different atmosphere to the story of a familiar character. The dark tone of Granov's artwork blends perfectly with Ellis' dramatic writing style. And words cannot express how epic he makes the action scenes. Even when there's no guiding dialogue, Granov is effectively able to tell a story from panel to panel. Like I said, his art style makes the action awesome, and certainly satisfactory for any Iron Man fan. As I stated earlier, Extremis is easily one of the best Iron Man stories, and without a doubt my personal favorite. Warren Ellis and Adi Granov work extremely well together, and display great synergy with their writing and art. Together, they create a unique atmosphere for a story that delves deeply into Stark's ideals and morality. Overall, the deep and dramatic writing, gritty artwork, and intense action make this a memorable story, regardless of what you expected to read. Personally, this is my favorite comic book story of my favorite Marvel character: Iron Man...

Great story, terrific art ... Warren Ellis weaves a tale that explores global politics and future science while examining Tony Stark/Iron Man. As the story builds up to massive superhero action, it shows how Iron Man is evolving -- or trying to evolve -- both physically and spiritually. The intriguing plot is matched by wonderful characterization.

Warren Ellis brings us into the world of Iron Man in his first volume titled extremis. This book contains the back story of how tony became iron man and how he will overcome a new threat. This being a man who injects himself with some sort of syrum that turns him into an unstoppable force of nature! Tony could assembled the avengers, but he wants to prove that he can overcome this alone. Tony Stark wants to be more than a weapons dealer, knowing he has the technology to do it, although his body is nothing without his armor. The story is different, and Granovs art is very good! I give extremis 4.2/5 stars.

While the art first appeared odd to me, I got into it. This is the comic book that the first and third movies looked to for plot lines. It was my first Iron Man comic and it is a great jumping on point. I highly recommend​ it. The story is just ridiculously fantastic.

Superb storytelling and fantastic Ironman Art. This was the inspiration for the Ironman 3 movie (and I do say better than the movie!!!). I liked it so much, I got a copy for one of my close friends.....

Enjoyed this volume. Updated me on the Iron Man saga after years away. The artwork is beyond excellent.

We learn how Stark got the Iron Man down in his bones, available at any time. That's important to understand further developments in the series, and the art is really good. ' However, the incarnate resistance Stark faces seems like a dashed off invention, and the confrontations were good, nothing spectacular. I'm bemused by the five star ratings. This is not a gotta have, the only thing essential is listed above, and it's too bad it couldn't have been couched better. I learned what was necessary about Stark's implantation, then I sold this and don't miss it in the slightest.

This virus doubles as a human improvement as well as technological improvement(for Tony Stark). Since he IS his armor the upgrade to his system is truly remarkable. You can see how things in Iron Man 3 didn't quite follow this story exactly, but did borrow the idea/concept/important stuff. Great storyline.

Showed up quick and is a great read

NO SPOILERS BELOW! In recent years there has been a new renaissance of superhero movies which I overall I am really pleased about. Some good... some not so good. I already knew about a lot of the superheroes they portray from my childhood and watching their TV shows. I've seen almost all these modern day film depictions (despite Green Lantern - not heard anything good about that one!) and have really become enamoured with certain heroes and less keen on others. I guess you could say some movies make us believe, and others just pass over us as they don't relate. And I think the key thing with any superhero story is the relation with the reader/watcher/audience. One of my young distant memories is watching X-Men in silly yellow suits and crude clichéd remarks, the other is Iron Man who had a gallery of suits and saved the world in one of them each episode. I guess the novelists and film makers saw potential in these shows to develop a stronger concept to bring to a wider, adult audience (and also bring in a younger audience to their respective Marvel/DC worlds). As you may have guessed, I'm a film and TV watcher and always have been. I have always been visual and loved the moving picture (eventually going to Leeds College of Art to Study the same). And so by no means am I a graphic novel aficionado. At art college I dabbled with a few weighty tomes that looked good and felt good in the hands, but never really got into their concepts. However Iron Man intrigued me. The Man, the Suit, the power, the challenges. How could one man be an answer to all problems? Then I started reading about the origins of Iron Man and that kind of sealed my interest. I was hooked After the first Iron Man 3 film trailer was released, again I was very interested in the plot and how he could develop further. Also whilst researching the new film I found it was going to be loosely based on the 'Extremis' storyline which had already existed for some time. Eager to understand what this storyline was I did more research. And it turns out 'Extremis' is an alternative beginning to Iron Man and his woes/successes. I am eager to watch the film but it was a long time coming - so i wanted to know more. Then this preorder of the compilation of the 6 story arc of the 'Extremis' storyline was going to be released as a compilation. How do comic book guys wait til the next comic book!? I received my copy of Extremis this morning and started reading it because the stupid grand national and nothing else was on. And I did not put it down once. I read it from cover to cover. This story rightly portrays Tony Stark as a troubled genius with a stand to take and metaphorical cross to bear. He is challenged by more than one foe (himself being one included) and undergoes anything to overcome everything. The artwork is stunning - dark yet bright when needed, the wording and character's story flows perfectly (by my standards), the broad range of storylines and their convergence is spot on and the novel really leaves me wanting more. And I think that is the point with a graphic novel like this. Now if you don't want any negatives about this book you should look away now and order - but in my humble opinion the 'technology' scenes should be shown in more detail and how they are experienced and that the battles should be more protracted to give you an idea of Tony Starks metamorphosis. I hope this review helps (it's the first I have written for a product - but I felt it was needed) and if you have any comments I would be happy to hear them. Overall for the money I spent, the storyline, the splendidly appropriate artwork - I would highly recommend it and it will leave you wanting more from the Mr. Stark and his film that is coming later this year.

C'est en regardant les bonus du disque additionnel du premier film "Iron Man" que j'ai appris l'existence de "Extremis". L'équipe du film s'est basée en grande partie sur cet ouvrage pour mettre au point le design de l'armure ainsi que certains détails du film. J'ai donc naturellement eu envie d'aller un peu plus loin et de découvrir cette histoire, et surtout le dessin de Adi Granov, encensé par les différents intervenants Marvel. Faute de l'avoir trouvé à un tarif correct en français, je me suis décidé à prendre la version anglaise. Moins luxueuse, mais néanmoins éditée sur un papier glacé magnifique. C'est pas du Shakespeare, c'est donc tout à fait accessible avec un niveau d'anglais moyen. Sans faire de spoil, l'histoire est la source de beaucoup de thèmes de qu'on retrouve dans Iron Man et dans Iron Man 3, et c'est fort bien raconté. C'est passionnant de bout en bout, on pourra juste regretter le fait que c'est un peu court : l'équivalent de 6 chapitres. La mise en image est juste magnifique, très adulte, ultra-réaliste ; et pourtant tout à fait en phase avec l'univers Marvel. J'ai passé un très bon moment.

Ich kann wenig zu dem Produkt sagen, aber kam gut an.

Racconto breve ma intenso, disegni così curati da far percepire al lettore i materiali degli oggetti rappresentati nella vignetta. Questa raccolta è fondamentale per capire la filosofia che sta dietro al personaggio in primis, e poi anche per comprendere la natura dei poteri dell'eroe, che ora si uniscono a una tecnologia tanto avanzata da sfiorare il sovrannaturale e metterlo quindi sullo stesso piano degli altri protagonisti Marvel. Decisamente consigliato