As a teaser for next year's eagerly awaited, live-action Iron Man film, as well as a continuation of Marvel's recent run of fine direct-to-DVD animated features, The Invincible Iron Man is an awesome reworking of the armoured hero's origin.While it seems odd to put such a technological character into a "supernatural" adventure for his first outing, Greg Johnson's script is so tight and multi-dimensional that you can't help but be swept along on this thrilling rollercoaster.
Tony Stark, the Errol Flynn of the Marvel Universe, is a playboy industrialist drawn into a complex plot surrounding the excavations of an ancient city in China and a prophecy about the return of the evil Mandarin. Injured during a rebel attack, Tony has to rely on a quickly-assembled armour suit to keep him alive. But it turns out this suit isn't the first of its kind ...
Iron Man then has to face the Mandarin's supernatural elemental servants who are racing around the world looking for the keys to raise their wicked master. Wonderful anime-style chop-socky ensues - buildings and statues get demolished, oceans get frozen, volcanoes get violated, the works!
Beyond any shadow of a doubt this epic tale is the best thing yet from Marvel's animation branch and if the forthcoming Dr Strange is as good as this, The House of Ideas have definitely found a new outlet for their creative talents ... and long may it last.
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