A look back at: IM #118 & 219
I've been posting scans and commentary of Iron Man comics on scans_daily that I thought might interest some of you in this comm, especially those who don't follow s_d. These posts weren't intended to be a serious retrospective on Iron Man -- the issues were in random order (although I will attempt to post them in publication order here) and focused more on the amusing and cracktastic story elements rather than, y'know, plot and Srs Business. These posts may contain squee, slash jokes, and maybe even a bad word here and there. Read it at least to see Tony's famously bad 80s fashion sense. With no further adieu, here's my thoughts on IM #118 and #219, featuring Rhodey, Bethany Cabe, and my personal favorite Iron Man villain, the Ghost!
HOTCHIMAMA! Meet Marvel's foxiest redhead, after MJ Watson and Jean Grey. This is Bethany Cabe, aka Badass Muthafucker. After her, all of Tony's subsequent girlfriends seem kind of weak and boring. I'm planning to scan some of her tussle with Madame Masque in the near future -- stay tuned!
And here's James Rhodes' first appearance on panel. Don't worry, he and Tony have plenty of rampant gay in store for the future. Oh, and famous (almost) last words. Tony gets knocked unconscious and chucked out of a helicarrier in this issue. Good times.
Now let's skip ahead a hundred or so issues. Tony's milkshake brings all the boys girls to the yard.
I want you all to step back and take a good, long, hard look at that outfit. Bright yellow tank-top with "Forbes 500" written on it? Check. Blue short-shorts? Check. Matching headband and wristbands? Check. Fliest ride on the planet? Check.
First of all, check that third panel. Is Rhodey suggesting a foursome? Is this the kind of kinky shit going on at Stark International? MARVEL WE DEMAND TO KNOW.
Tony, that ho, just strips naked and starts soaping up while Rhodey gives him a thumb's up. Then Tony runs over all wet and barely clad in a towel to hang over him.
Blah blah blah, a lot of stuff happens but it's mostly dudes yaking at each other. There's an industrial saboteur on the loose called the Ghost, and Tony of course decides this is a job for Iron Man, the cool exec with a heart of steel.
Ghost outwits Tony by using his own reliance on his tech to fool him.
Oh, and Ghost lies. Tony: "No! My one weakness!"
NEXT UP: Ghost! Spymaster! Catfights! Tony's horrible clothes! Hopefully more gay!
HOTCHIMAMA! Meet Marvel's foxiest redhead, after MJ Watson and Jean Grey. This is Bethany Cabe, aka Badass Muthafucker. After her, all of Tony's subsequent girlfriends seem kind of weak and boring. I'm planning to scan some of her tussle with Madame Masque in the near future -- stay tuned!
And here's James Rhodes' first appearance on panel. Don't worry, he and Tony have plenty of rampant gay in store for the future. Oh, and famous (almost) last words. Tony gets knocked unconscious and chucked out of a helicarrier in this issue. Good times.
Now let's skip ahead a hundred or so issues. Tony's milkshake brings all the boys girls to the yard.
I want you all to step back and take a good, long, hard look at that outfit. Bright yellow tank-top with "Forbes 500" written on it? Check. Blue short-shorts? Check. Matching headband and wristbands? Check. Fliest ride on the planet? Check.
First of all, check that third panel. Is Rhodey suggesting a foursome? Is this the kind of kinky shit going on at Stark International? MARVEL WE DEMAND TO KNOW.
Tony, that ho, just strips naked and starts soaping up while Rhodey gives him a thumb's up. Then Tony runs over all wet and barely clad in a towel to hang over him.
Blah blah blah, a lot of stuff happens but it's mostly dudes yaking at each other. There's an industrial saboteur on the loose called the Ghost, and Tony of course decides this is a job for Iron Man, the cool exec with a heart of steel.
Ghost outwits Tony by using his own reliance on his tech to fool him.
Oh, and Ghost lies. Tony: "No! My one weakness!"
NEXT UP: Ghost! Spymaster! Catfights! Tony's horrible clothes! Hopefully more gay!