Hi? Iron Man 500?

[fictivore.livejournal.com]

Umm.... So since there isn't really a Tony Stark community out there and I really really need some input on this. Help, guys?

I just read Invincible Iron Man #500 and apparently it's gone into reprint and everyone is really pleased with it. Umm, what did you think of it? Did you think he got Tony was right in what he would or would not do? Do you know anything about Fraction's future plans with Tony and what are your opinions about them?

Because I just read the issue, and... I can't get over it. I don't want to lead witness or whatever in the post so I'll put my opinions in the comments, but please, I really really need to get this off my chest. Thanks.

Comments

Re: *sad face*

[fictivore.livejournal.com]

So much agree! Though I'll say that even though I wanted to enjoy the Peter-Tony banter and did enjoy the uh... concept of Tony-Peter banter, the actual substance of the banter which was basically Peter educating Tony about bloody basics was entirely rage-making. Yes, Peter is smart but smarter than Tony, uh no sorry, not even in the same league.

*SPOILER*

And even though it is a future that is never really going to come true (if only because where the fuck are the other legacy grand-kids?!) and will (hopefully) never even be mentioned again... Apparently the bad future *happens* because Mandarin captures Tony and tortures him into making the Titanomechs and then uses him (with his RT) as a battery to keep himself alive all these years. Wow, what part of his origin story did Fraction forget? Oh, yeah, apparently the part where even as an irresponsibly playboy he chose to fucking build a suit and bust out and very probably die rather than build weapons for the Villains!!! FUCK! And as if the guy who at different occasions stopped his heart and destroyed his entire tech-empire rather than let his technology kill Steve or some random terrorists, would not have killed himself before he did either of that.

That's not character development, that's PAINFUL character regression... DDDD:

For the 'betrayal' I still have hope that it's going to be a fake-out with Tony actually suicidally trying to sacrifice himself for everyone else... And then you know, maybe we can get back to normal.... ;______;

Re: *sad face*

[jane-says.livejournal.com]

How sad is it that we're actually at the point that our best hope is "Oh, Tony's being suicidal again maybe his *friends* will notice this time."

*sad face*

Not really sending the best message to the hyper-smart kids prone to depression out there, Marvel. (Having potentially been one of those kids I genuinely worry.)

Re: *sad face*

[fictivore.livejournal.com]

Unfortunately, the even sadder thing is, that I am not expecting his 'friends' to notice his suicidalness, just that maybe, you know, he isn't actually a bad guy out for power... ;_; I mean, considering that nobody in comics seems to have noticed his what? 6-7 by my last count, canon episodes of depression (even though Marvel itself has actually on paper/net admitted to 3 of them) or the suicidal aspect in at least 2-3 of them, I am really not getting my hopes up... I'm just hoping that Steve and Peter realize that maybe they haven't been pure as driven snow in all of this either... :(

And I hear you about the message. If the one comic which should be all about intellectualism is only saying that being more intelligent sucks/ is bad/evil whatever then really, what are supposed to hope for....

Re: *sad face*

[ada-bug.livejournal.com]

OMG THANK YOU. I agree with everything you just said! The things with Pepper and naming his son after his dad were two things that GREATLY GRATED on my nerves while I was reading the issue. Honestly, there were moments where I had to stop because I just HAD to shout out "NO WAY!" and "WTF?!" Ugh.

Lol, this post is seriously making me consider dropping the series. It's just been so terrible lately, I don't even know what the point is anymore.