Iron & Frost #1 // Review
Emma is returning to a place that she’s never been to beffore. Not like this. THings have cahnged. It’s been a long time. A lot has happened since she died. Even if she didn’t really die. It was only at the moment of her death that she really found out what Tony Stark felt for her. Now she’s followed the signals that suggest that she might be able to find him in Iron & Frost #1. Writer Cavan Scott opens a tale of Frost and Stark from a different perspective as artist Ruairí Coleman, inker Roberto Poggi and colorist Yen Nitro explore another angle on The Age of Revelation mega-crossover event.
There were a couple of different Iron Men protecting Eris when she was attacked. Her mother was killed by people who wanted to take her away to join them. Of course...once her other was killed she had no intentions of joining them, but that didn’t mean the danger was over. Emma, Iron Man, War Machine and Firestar couldn’t save the life of Eris’ mother...but the couldn’t stop Emma from getting killed either. She was able to do what she had to do to survive. Turned her whole body into diamond. Stark couldn’t detect a heartbeat, so naturally he figured she was dead. Now she’s following a tral of cluse that wll take her back to him.
Scott throws a hell of a lot at the page. Some of it even makes sense. Most of it is actually quite emotionally engaging, which is interesting given how little time Scott spend setting-up the basic premise of the series. Characters that don’t feel like the fit together are placed on the page in a way that feels oddly satisfying as an X-Men/Brotherhood of Evil Mutants sort of a dynamic plays out on the apge in a dark future. As weird and mixed-up as it feels, Scott puts it all on the page with enough energy to keep it all moving compellingly for the entire length of the issue.
Scott’s script would be difficult for any artist. Everything is slamming into the page at once for a big opening to a parallel timeline story. There isn’t much to establish the setting before the action starts. Coleman and company find a rhythm to thee action that pulls-in enough gravity to give the story a compelling presence on the page. The distinct combination of characters feel visually appealing on the page. It might feel like a strange combination of different elements, but by the end of the issue, it all seems to make sense.
The Age of Revelation has had a lot of moving parts that all feel a bit strange. The distinct relationship between Emma Frost and Tony Stark shuld be an interesting dynamic to explore as the series continues, but Scott and company are going to have to work on defining it a bit more if they’re going to be able to make it feel like anything other than a weird experiment.
