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Scans and a Con Question
I read Essential Captain America Volume 2 and Avengers Visionaries: George Perez recently, and both had a few Cap/Iron Man moments. I decided to share some scans. Ready?
I think some people shy away from the Marvel Essentials because they're cheap black and white reprints. I find that a lot of the art looks fantastic in black and white, especially Steranko's stylized art. By the way, the art in Vol. 2 is great - when the plot lines got a bit lackluster, I was still able to enjoy the stories for the art.



There wasn't tons of Steve/Tony interaction, but in this story Tony was devastated by news of Steve's death.

Gratuitous shirtless Steve! Besides great art, Vol. 2 has epic amounts of 'where do I belong?' angst. Here he thinks about Tolkien in bed and angsts about how he was a jerk to Sharon. (Paraphrased: "Quit SHIELD, Sharon - it's too dangerous." "Um, no." "I'm not going to date you until you quit." "Find me when you've grown up, Steve.")

Quinjet roadtrip!!!


Insert your joke here.

Cap and Iron Man discover Liefeld's Captain America.

Here Iron Man does what he does best - trying to save Cap at the cost of his own life.

Surprise Carol/Wanda moment!

Oh, for the days when stories ended on a hopeful note, and Steve and Tony stood really close to each other at parties. Which, come to think of it, they do a lot. Throw together a crowd of Avengers, and Steve and Tony generally wind up chatting in a corner.

That one's from She Hulk: Single Green Female.
Well, that's all for now. Oh, and I have a question: I know a lot of folk go to the big conventions on the coasts, but does anyone on this comm plan on attending any midwest conventions? Con Vergence and Gaylaxicon are both in the Twin Cities this year, and while both are more sci-fi than comics, I know that Gaylaxicon had a fair amount of stuff devoted to comics when I attended two years ago.
Geek Kon is a small, free con in Madison held in the fall. Last year there was a fanfic panel, a slash/yaoi panel, and several manga panels. No superhero panel though, which is a damn shame. Easy to change, though.
I think some people shy away from the Marvel Essentials because they're cheap black and white reprints. I find that a lot of the art looks fantastic in black and white, especially Steranko's stylized art. By the way, the art in Vol. 2 is great - when the plot lines got a bit lackluster, I was still able to enjoy the stories for the art.



There wasn't tons of Steve/Tony interaction, but in this story Tony was devastated by news of Steve's death.

Gratuitous shirtless Steve! Besides great art, Vol. 2 has epic amounts of 'where do I belong?' angst. Here he thinks about Tolkien in bed and angsts about how he was a jerk to Sharon. (Paraphrased: "Quit SHIELD, Sharon - it's too dangerous." "Um, no." "I'm not going to date you until you quit." "Find me when you've grown up, Steve.")

Quinjet roadtrip!!!


Insert your joke here.

Cap and Iron Man discover Liefeld's Captain America.

Here Iron Man does what he does best - trying to save Cap at the cost of his own life.

Surprise Carol/Wanda moment!

Oh, for the days when stories ended on a hopeful note, and Steve and Tony stood really close to each other at parties. Which, come to think of it, they do a lot. Throw together a crowd of Avengers, and Steve and Tony generally wind up chatting in a corner.

That one's from She Hulk: Single Green Female.
Well, that's all for now. Oh, and I have a question: I know a lot of folk go to the big conventions on the coasts, but does anyone on this comm plan on attending any midwest conventions? Con Vergence and Gaylaxicon are both in the Twin Cities this year, and while both are more sci-fi than comics, I know that Gaylaxicon had a fair amount of stuff devoted to comics when I attended two years ago.
Geek Kon is a small, free con in Madison held in the fall. Last year there was a fanfic panel, a slash/yaoi panel, and several manga panels. No superhero panel though, which is a damn shame. Easy to change, though.
Millar's IM is different from Scott Card's
In Millar's version of Ultimate Tony Stark, he seems to drink and do this hero thing as a way of keeping The Black Dog (depression) away, and if you look past the bombast, the wild ways, Tony Stark is well... a self indulgent depressive. However, Ultimates Tony Stark is still Tony Stark in the ways of breath taking generosity, the nod to The Grand Gesture. Unlike 616 Stark who seems to know and try to curtail his bastardry, Ultimate Stark embraces it. He must be a little shit to live with, I'm sure, but rather fun.
Ultimates Steve is different from 616 Steve in that he has yet to see the US for what it really is, and see patriotism as being able to question what your government does in your name (whereas 616 Cap is able and willing to do so although it hurts him at times). So I'm approaching 616 Cap from that angle. It's taken long enough, blimey.
I do see 616 Cap as a man who's conflicted, and I don't think he expected to be Cap this long. He (with fatal optimism) hoped that the world would sort itself out some how, after The Second Great War.
Essays, well, I'm reading this one : http://www.tamaleaver.net/2007/03/20/when-captain-america-drops-his-mighty-shield/ and this one http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/CaptainAmerica.html
With more to come. I also have trades in the post and the rest. So.. yeah.
To be honest, I've only done three 'straight' Steve and Tony fics in 616 verse. I did Falling on a Grenade where Tony loves Steve and Steve can't reciprocate because he doesn't swing that way, Foxtrot and Ghosts.
Cheers for the compliments re: foxtrot.