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	arilou_skiff 2009-11-03 09:38 pm UTC (link)
	Methinks it was the reverse, Tony handing the armour to Steve. Which would make sense, if only so that Steve can fight Norman. (Reply to this) (Thread)

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	jarodrussell 2009-11-03 09:41 pm UTC (link)
	Unless the Super Soldier Serum also...no. No, that goes a little to far. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	cainofdreaming 2009-11-03 09:46 pm UTC (link)
	Ah, sorry. Deleted my reply, since I kinda got things mixed there. Thought that people were saying that Steve was giving the suitcase to someone at that very moment in this cover, and that was just his reflection. So the "one of his hands is showing, so he'd have to have three" riff. Too little caffeine. Have to refill the I.V. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	tavella 2009-11-03 11:48 pm UTC (link)
	I agree -- Steve's just taken off his mask and is still holding it, so whoever has the armor is clearly confronting him, rather than having just had it handed to them. I'm just not sure if the set up is supposed to be "let's you and me fight" (ie, the armor is being opened so it can put itself on), or if the person is planning to hand it over. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	deepspaceartist 2009-11-04 04:09 pm UTC (link)
	Why would Steve need both hands to give it to someone? The armour is in a briefcase, so I don't think it would have been a problem for Steve to hand it over one handed while the other hand is holding the mask. The reciever then proceeded to open it themselves. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	spooky_lemur 2009-11-03 09:39 pm UTC (link)
	Why can't I get the idea that Steve is putting on the armor out of my head? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	pmagod 2009-11-04 12:36 am UTC (link)
	Im getting it too, i think its the way the image is drawn, it looks to me like steve is opening the case and thats just his reflection we see (Reply to this) (Parent)

	jarodrussell 2009-11-03 09:40 pm UTC (link)
	I think that's 349377. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	jcbaggee 2009-11-03 09:43 pm UTC (link)
	Now that I'm looking again, I think you might be right. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	interrobamf 2009-11-03 11:37 pm UTC (link)
	Or 349311. It's weird to write "7"s with the bottom line completely straight. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jarodrussell 2009-11-04 02:42 am UTC (link)
	You have better eyes that I do. I couldn't tell if there was a bottom line on them or not. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	neuhallidae 2009-11-03 09:42 pm UTC (link)
	Forgive me if this is a stupid question, but why is the glowy on the back of the gauntlet? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	brandiweed.livejournal.com 2009-11-03 09:46 pm UTC (link)
	My guess is artistic license, so they could work a arc-reactor-like focal point into the armor illustration without showing the torso piece. I'm a little more curious as to when Steve started with the collagen injections. He's trying to out-lip Angelina Jolie there. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	rab62 2009-11-03 11:07 pm UTC (link)
	Yes, and both of these choices make me feel this piece is really incredibly badly drawn. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	tavella 2009-11-03 11:50 pm UTC (link)
	The concept is interesting, but the execution is a little sloppy. It would have been just as easy to draw the gauntlet as having been put in palm-up -- it's not like putting it in facing down is required. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	deepspaceartist 2009-11-04 04:13 pm UTC (link)
	Who says this isn't a new armour design, not the Extremis armour? It's not like Tony doesn't have a billion of them laying around. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

neuhallidae 2009-11-04 05:14 pm UTC (link)

So? Glowy on the hands has equaled repulsor or flamethrower on almost every armor since the 60s. Besides looking stupid, putting it behind the joint of the wrist at all, and especially on the back, makes it nigh-impossible to actually aim. And if the glowy this time isn't the actual repulsor, but some kind of power source for some kind of other palm weapon, then it still makes no sense, because such a huge power cell in such an unwieldy spot is just asking for it to get smashed and become useless, even discounting how much the rest of the arms' design would have to be altered to compensate for the extra weight on both wrists. Even if this is a new armor, the design is just stupid on any actual-use level. Or it's just artist fail. Take your pick. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

deepspaceartist 2009-11-04 05:46 pm UTC (link)

Really, it doesn't have to be either a repusor or a power source. And the only time glowy circle equaled power source was in the movie. In fact, Stark seems to make a point of making power cells not glowy in the comics. It's a glowy circle on the wrist. The only other time I've seen that on an IM armour was the Crossing armour's heavy duty repulsors, but those were part of a huge gauntlet. It could be a new forcefield projector or something. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	grimmbear 2009-11-03 09:44 pm UTC (link)
	I would LOVE for Stephen Strange to get the armor. A heroic Dr. Doom type (science + sorcery = awesome) would be so cool. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	cainofdreaming 2009-11-03 09:47 pm UTC (link)
	Stark did become the Sorcerer Supreme in one (or two?) What If... (Reply to this) (Parent)

	comicoz 2009-11-03 10:18 pm UTC (link)
	Google search turns up nada..might be some silly thing, like how General Lane's bunker in Superman is "hell" in calculator talk. This appears to be "LLEBHE". Maybe it should have been "9307" (LOEB)? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	jarodrussell 2009-11-03 11:22 pm UTC (link)
	If the second number is 4, then in semi-leet speak it spells: EAGELL (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	comicoz 2009-11-03 11:42 pm UTC (link)
	Eagle = Capt America's sekrit plan! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	freezer818 2009-11-04 12:15 am UTC (link)
	AAAAH! IRON CAP FLASHBACKS! *grabs crucifix* (Reply to this)

	jcbaggee 2009-11-04 12:18 am UTC (link)
	The more I look at this, the more the logistics of that case bug me. The armor is packed in there so inconveniently. The bullets intrigue me though. (Reply to this)

	xandertarbert 2009-11-04 12:26 am UTC (link)
	I'm very confused by what those top pieces above the hand are supposed to be. Well, confused if it's not supposed to be something dirty at least. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	neuhallidae 2009-11-04 12:34 am UTC (link)
	Looks like the thumb and joint of the "inexplicably put in sideways" gauntlet. (Reply to this) (Parent)

darkknightjrk 2009-11-04 01:32 am UTC (link)

Another thing about this wierd-ass brief-case--where's the rest of the costume? You have the left and right hand (I guess, if you'll by that the suitcase is that thick even though there's evidence to the contrary), the mask, and the feet. They're completely missing the torso, arms, and legs of the costume. See, this is another reason why they shouldn't have gotten rid of Extremis. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	jcbaggee 2009-11-04 05:18 am UTC (link)
	Tony's had collapsible armor that fit into an attache for as long as he's been Iron Man, but it always appeared somewhat logical, very compact, and the case would usually expand in some manner. This...this just looks like Steve grabbed random parts and threw them in a suitcase and said "Here, fuck, I don't even know." (Reply to this) (Parent)

	timgueguen 2009-11-04 05:17 am UTC (link)
	What,no comments about how fugly Cap's face looks? I'm sure it was lifted off some manga character. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	I think people are just glad that Larroca didn't draw him jazzypom 2009-11-04 09:28 pm UTC (link)
	Whose art is this, though? It looks like that Simone Bianchi character, but his faces aren't so... ill drawn. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	starwolf_oakley 2009-11-04 11:34 pm UTC (link)
	I can see someone other than Tony Stark being Iron Man for a little while, as Thor is probably still ticked over the Thor Clone from CIVIL WAR *and* SECRET INVASION. Not much about SEIGE has stated that's Tony Stark back in the Iron Man armor. Now the question is, who *could* be in that armor that Steve Rogers and Thor would trust implicitly? (Reply to this)