A look back at: IM #118 & 219

[transemacabre]

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

Comments

[elspethdixon]

*grins* That one shot of Tony looking at his wristwatch never gets old (seriously, Marvel, between this kind of stuff and "Steve, you were my rudder," how are we possibly supposed to think Tony's straight? Anyone? Bueller?)

[grey_bard]

... The headband! The midriff shirt! The teeny little short shorts! Either Tony's not entirely straight or he has the Worst Taste Ever. Possibly both!

[pandanoai]

icon!tony-- 'nuff said...

[prisonsecks]

Lmfao icon love, right there.

[seren_ccd]

Oh my giddy aunt. These are hilarious. I've never been into comics so please let me know if I'm out of line, but is he supposed to look like a porn star from the early 80s? I mean. Wow.

Thank you for posting these. Totally made my day.

[transemacabre]

is he supposed to look like a porn star from the early 80s?

That's how Stark Industries REALLY made all that dough!

But yeah, everyone looked terrible in the 80s. I know comics are supposed to reflect real life, but damn. There's a hilarious issue of Spider-Man in which Peter Parker is hanging out at a pool or something wearing short-shorts and a tank top that has "Animal" written on it. Just wait till I post the issues with Tony's perm!

[seren_ccd]

Perm? No, wait. Really? A perm? Well, it was the 80s. I sincerely hope Favreau stays away from that look in the sequel. I don't think my heart could take Robert Downey in a perm.