Iron Man #21

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Series: Iron Man Vol. 5

Summary

This is Iron Man (Vol. 5) #21, the fourth of five parts of "Iron Metropolitan," written by Kieron Gillen, drawn by Joe Bennett, and published by Marvel in April 2014. The story picks up Tony Stark's new plan after his return from space: to build a futuristic city called Troy near the Mandarin's old territory, with security and law enforcement handed over to an A.I. version of Pepper Potts. But "Iron Metropolitan" is hardly peaceful. Red Peril, the Mandarin's son, wields Mandarin rings that should never have fallen into outsider hands, and a string of explosions leaves the city counting its dead; the clash between the Iron Legion and Red Peril stains the skies of Troy red. In this issue, Red Peril searches the steel and rubble for the truth behind Stark's Troy, while Tony follows the trail of the Mandarin rings and stumbles upon a meeting between the Exiles, Red Peril, and the Mandarin Lords; meanwhile, Arno Stark, trapped in the "iron lung," faces his last day in the life-support machine. Brothers, enemies, and the fate of a city converge at this point, setting the stage for the finale in the next issue.

Editor's review

对追《钢铁侠》第5卷的读者来说，第21期处在“钢铁都市”故事线最关键的一个转折点上。吉伦把三条线索并行铺开：红祸对特洛伊这座城市的调查、托尼对满大人戒指来源的追查，以及阿诺·斯塔克即将离开“铁肺”的个人命运。科幻都市、家族秘密与反派权谋三者交织，是这条故事线最有张力的一段。乔·本内特的画面承接了本卷此前的硬朗风格，城市景观与战斗分镜都交代得清楚，不看文字也能读出压迫感。需要注意的是，本刊是连续叙事的单期漫画，并非能让所有读者轻松进入的完整故事，最好是先从“钢铁都市”第1部分——即第18期——读起，再一路读到第22期的收束；如果手边有收有第18至22期的合集，按顺序阅读体验会完整得多。

Who it's for

A good fit for

已经在追《钢铁侠》第5卷“钢铁都市”故事线的读者
喜欢基隆·吉伦编剧、乔·本内特绘制的漫威单期漫画的读者
对满大人戒指、特洛伊未来之城等漫威设定的读者
希望收藏漫威NOW! 时期钢铁侠期刊的漫画收藏者

Not a good fit for

刚接触钢铁侠、想读一个完整独立故事的入门读者
偏好一次性读完合订本、不愿追单期的读者

Reading tips

先读第18至20期，理顺特洛伊建城与红祸登场的来龙去脉，再进入本期。
阅读时留意托尼与阿诺的兄弟关系，以及满大人戒指的流向，这是后续“满大人之戒”故事线的基础。
如果只想看完整篇章，可以直接选择收录第18至22期的合集《Iron Man: Iron Metropolitan》。

FAQ

《钢铁侠》第21期是哪个系列的哪一部分？

它属于漫威2012年启动的《钢铁侠》第5卷（Marvel NOW! 时期，基隆·吉伦编剧），是“钢铁都市”（Iron Metropolitan）五部曲的第4部分，官方出版日期为2014年2月5日（发行时间约2014年4月）。

这一期和《无敌钢铁侠》第521期是同一本吗？

不是。第521期属于马特·弗拉克申编剧的《无敌钢铁侠》旧编号系列。这里指的是2012年新版《钢铁侠》第5卷第21期，两册故事线和创作者都不同，不要混淆。

这本有没有中文版？

截至现有资料，没有查到这一单期的正式简体中文版。中文读者可以阅读收录第18至22期内容的合集《Iron Metropolitan》，中文版名为《钢铁侠4：钢铁都市》，由中国文联出版社于2016年出版。

这一期适合新读者从头读吗？

不太适合。它是连续故事中的第4部分，直接承接前3期的建城危机与红祸登场，新读者最好从第18期或合集读起，否则容易看不懂人物关系和事件因果。

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About the author

Kieron Gillen Author

Kieron Gillen is a comics writer whose nationality and dates of birth and death are not clearly established in publicly available sources. The collection here includes 26 of his works, spanning categories such as premium fiction, film and television adaptations, art, film and television, children's books, and comics and cartoons. Representative works include Uber Volume 9, Iron Man Issue 17, Journey into Mystery Issue 639, Iron Man Volume 4: The Future, Iron Man Issue 3, Über Volume 6: Invasion, and Iron Man Volume 1: Believe. These works show that he has worked in both superhero material and historical or alternative-world settings, with storytelling that often carries tension and a reflective quality. Because public information is limited, his personal history and the full scope of his work are difficult to describe in detail, and readers may turn to the works above to understand his writing style and influence.