Invincible Iron Man #503 Review  An awkward Fear Itself tie-in.
The cover dress to Invincible Iron Man #503 makes a bigger deal
of the Fear Itself tie-in than what is actually present in the
issue. Instead, this issue is mostly comprised of the "Fix Me"
finale, where Tony and Dr. Octopus conclude their intellectual
pissing match. The tie-in to Fear Itself happens at the tail end
of the issue and feels more like an out-of-place footnote.
Sadly, while Invincible Iron Man #503 is filled with the same
level of quality that we've come to expect from the writing and
art, the overall issue feels like an anti-climax, supplemented
by a poorly executed tie-in to Fraction's own event.  Both the
Stark/Otto and Pepper/Electro/Sandman conflicts are resolved in
this issue. However, neither one goes out with a bang. Instead,
both plotlines kind of just fizzle out and wrap up to quickly
move the story arc towards the forced Fear Itself tie-in, a
recounting of the Asgardians agreeing to let Stark Resilient
rebuild their god c