Iron Man- bad to the bone.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

Now don't get me wrong- there's a lot to be said about ANY superhero. I ain't prejudiced- I've seen 'em all! I was there when the spider chowed down on Peter Parker's hand, and I faithfully followed Sir Teenage Angst for many years as he learned the "with great power comes great responsibility" zen lesson over and over and over and over again.

I was a faithful fan of DareDevil, and I fell madly in love with Elektra years before she came to the Silver Screen.

The X-Men (and Women) have always been more than a little dysfunctional, but they get the job done.

The Fantastic Four? Puh-leeze. Do we even have to talk about them, other than to say the Silver Surfer should have had his own movie and to hell with Stretch, Invisibabe, Rocky, and The Human Matchstick?

The Hulk- well, what can be said about him other than he's the Perfect Freeper- strong as an ox, green (no doubt from that life in mama's basement, away fromt the sun), he's pissed off at EVERYTHING and he wants to smash it all and be done with it. (I noticed that the "new" Hulk flick shuffled past us with as quiet a whimper as the "old" one- pay attention, repukes!)

And as for Bat Man, take away his fancy padding and army surplus ride and Chuck Norris could mop up the floor with him easy peasy.

But Iron Man is B. A. D. BAD. Granted, in the early years his wussy "transistorized power" always seemed to crap out on him just as he was jumping in the shit, but when surface mount came along he and his Bill Gates fortune solved all that and he got along just fine. Now he's sleek, WAY faster than a speeding bullet, and he has FUN with his fancy dress outfit! Besides, how many OTHER super heroes have their very own custom made kick-ass classic rock theme song they can play while they're working? (Much as I hate to admit it, Ozzie was apparently good for something after all. Who knew?)

Say what you want, but Iron Man is THE man. And since he's my bodyguard, I'll have him fly over and kick your ass if you say he ain't!

[JTG of the PRB]

1. I agree with most of your points. HOWEVER...

Batman would never lose to Chuck Norris. Batman would take Chuck out in record time. Chuck wouldn't even have a chance to get in a single roundhouse kick!

Besides, Batman would NEVER lose to a Republican stooge... :P

[Mojambo]

2. Ironman's weaknesses are internal.

You can surround yourself with billions of dollars of high tech sophistication, but if the man inside that shell is as flawed as Tony Stark then you've got problems.

The sequel should be pretty dark as we see Stark fall to his own demons.

[Prisoner_Number_Six]

4. Yes- Tony and I both have the same internal flaw.

We're both alcoholics.

[DS1]

3. Batman would kick Norris's ass so hard he'd leave a little black hole behind

and not the brown one!


And your argument fucking sucks! You bitch about Batman's armor, but the whole point of Iron Man is the suit. He's not BAD, he's just really well armed.

[Richard Steele]

5. Batman hit Chuck Norris in the head so hard, he's now a Republican.

It's a FACT! :)

[NJmaverick]

6. Got to give Downey Jr credit

he took this second tier hero and made him more enjoyable to watch, then all the rest. Rob was very excited to play a super hero and he was a big Iron Man fan. So he was heavily involved in developing the dialog.

[PVnRT]

7. Iron Man is a government tool

Yeah, I said it.

[geomon666]

8. Marvel Sucks.

That's all I've got for ya.