Issue(s): Iron Man #317 (second story)
Cover Date: Jun 95
Title: "Brothers in arms"
Credits:
Dan Abnett - Writer
Fred Haynes - Penciler
Johnny Greene - Inker
Nel Yomtov - Editor

Review/plot:
Digital review warning.

This issue was a flipbook, with this being the second story. Force Works #12 and War Machine #15 were also flipbooks containing the first two parts of this story. The story is written by Dan Abnett, who was the writer of War Machine and the co-writer of Force Works. Iron Man doesn't appear in this story. Also not appearing in this story are backgrounds or comic panels.

It seems USAgent is working for The Commission again, to put down a rebel uprising in Latin America, and he's just found out that means he's going to have to fight War Machine and Hawkeye. Hawkeye was working with the rebels and War Machine was just trying to stop the war. There are a few super-powered nobodies running around: Hazzerd, Troubleshooter, Sundance, Stryker (maybe more, but i stopped paying attention). It seems someone called the Advisor is playing BOTH SIDES!!! Eventually the heroes punch enough people to get it all sorted out.

After my review of all of Marvel UK's books i know that it's a very British thing to just load up stories with unremarkable characters with names like "Hazzerd" and i'm disappointed to see Abnett continuing to do stuff like that on American books.

Quality Rating: D

Historical Significance Rating: 1

Chronological Placement Considerations: The MCP have this between War Machine #14-15 and Force Works #12-13 (main stories).

References: N/A

Crossover: Brothers in Arms: Vicious Circle

Continuity Insert? N

My Reprint: N/A