The Invincible Iron ManE. "Doc" Smithbyline‚ May. 02‚ 2008One of my all time favorite comic book heroes was Marvel Comics' "Invincible Iron Man". First appearing in Marvel's "Tales of Suspense" comics along with Captain America, Iron Man told the tale of wealthy arms industrialist Anthony "Tony" Stark, injured in a cold war ambush near Vietnam. Captured by by an evil warlord, Stark is forced to build some WMDs, all the while injured with a piece of shrapnel lodged near his heart. Stark decides to fool his captors and make a crude suit of amour, effecting a thrilling escape. With a change of heart, Stark decides to use his weapons knowledge for good and a legend is born. This new film by actor/director Jon Favreau, starring Robert Downey Jr. as Stark and Gwyneth Paltrow as Stark's girl Friday, Pepper Potts, is perhaps, next to Spiderman, Marvel's best ever comic adaptation. |