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Warning ! Spoilers for The Invincible Iron Man # 19 in advance !
WhenIron ManandWar Machinefinally reunite in the most recent issue ofThe Invincible Iron Man , James Rhodes is rock a young face , good manners of his vintage War Machine armour . It seems one of the feature Tony Stark first installed in his suit was a “ freshen up protocol,”providing the wearer with a shave and a haircut . However , it seems he never updated the trend configurations .
The late issue revealed that the Saint Anthony ribbon Tony had smuggle into prison house for Rhodey actually was packed withthe original War Machine suitfull of Pym particles . Rhodey , unshaven and with his tomentum grow long due to his time in prison , puts on the cause and engineer a jailbreak for himself , Sandman , and the Living Laser . When he come forth inThe Invincible IronMan # 19 by Gerry Duggan , Andrea Di Vito , Bryan Valenza and VC ’s Joe Caramagna , however , he ’s gambol a new trend .
Rhodey does n’t understand it until he see himself in a mirror in the Bar with No Name , and get wind that the “ freshen up protocol”hasn’t been updated since the suit was first made back in the heyday of Arsenio Hall .
Tony Stark has officially crowned a new Iron Man , as he chooses a young hero to hold on his legacy as Earth ’s armored protector .
Rhodey’s New Haircut Is Fashionable…30 Years Ago
The New Look Evokes MC Hammer And Arsenio Hall
Arsenio Hall was a democratic late night lecture show host in the early nineties , sporting huge suits , a crew cut haircut , and a flashy earring . His hairstyle was pop at the time , also being sported by MC Hammer , who was riding high on his single “ atomic number 92 Ca n’t Touch This , ” and even his own alive serial . If Tony Stark build this suit for Rhodeyin the early ' 90 , it make sense that the system would intend this would be the sodding look James would require to show off . outwear it in 2024 , however , isn’t even retro cool . It ’s just old .
afford that , as J. Jonah Jameson enunciate , “ The sky is falling , ” no one at the legal profession calls it out , and is more excited about the prospect of gearing up with stolen Stark tech . However , when Rhodey does notice the haircut , his jail friends Sandman and the Living Laser take a moment to snigger at his overplus . When Iron Man finally come back to New York , taking out Orchis Master Mold factories on the style , Tony gets a rightful wind sock in the jawfrom Rhodey : for let him laze in jailhouse , for not providing more helper , andsurely , for this honest-to-goodness haircut .
Of COURSE Tony Stark Would Pack His Iron Man Suits with Hairstyling
The Invincible Iron Man #19by Gerry Duggan, Andrea Di Vito, Bryan Valenza, and Joe Caramagna
Hairstyling is an of import avenue of self - aspect and personal identity for so many people , andBlack men and women specially . While Rhodey unquestionably would have receive a shave and a haircut , to help wash away away his prison metre , this is definitelynot the style he would have chosenfor himself . He truly prompt Tony Stark that if he had been in an previous lawsuit , he ’d currently have a permanent , something the narcissist would detest perchance even more than Feilong . War Machine ’s new appearing is a large reminder that even thoughIron Manis a genius , sometimes he need to update his old tech .
The Invincible Iron Man # 19is available now from Marvel Comics .
The Invincible Iron Man#19 ( 2024 )
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