Iron Man - Flash Back Friday
The new movie Iron Man 2 opens this weekend. I will be attending an afternoon showing on Mother's Day. I know, I know...I should be getting pampered but nothing makes me happier than to see my little ones excited about something and they get up and cheer every time the commercial comes on TV so I just couldn't say no just because the only day we have time to see it happens to be Mother's Day.
In honor of the new movie, I decided to study up a bit on some Iron Man history. Here is a bit of what I was able to learn from Wikipedia:
Iron Man is a fictional superhero who appears in comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character debuted in Tales of Suspense #39 (March 1963), and was created by writer-editor Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber, and artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby.
Iron Man's premiere was a collaboration among editor and story-plotter Stan Lee, scripter Larry Lieber, story-artist Don Heck, and cover-artist and character-designer Jack Kirby. In 1963, Lee had been toying with the idea of a businessman superhero.[2] He wanted to create the "quintessential capitalist", a character that would go against the spirit of the times and Marvel's readership. Lee said, "I think I gave myself a dare. It was the height of the Cold War. The readers, the young readers, if there was one thing they hated, it was war, it was the military ... So I got a hero who represented that to the hundredth degree. He was a weapons manufacturer, he was providing weapons for the Army, he was rich, he was an industrialist ... I thought it would be fun to take the kind of character that nobody would like, none of our readers would like, and shove him down their throats and make them like him ... And he became very popular." He set out to make the new character a wealthy, glamorous ladies' man, but one with a secret that would plague and torment him as well Writer Gerry Conway said, "Here you have this character, who on the outside is invulnerable, I mean, just can't be touched, but inside is a wounded figure. Stan made it very much an in-your-face wound, you know, his heart was broken, you know, literally broken. But there's a metaphor going on there. And that's, I think, what made that character interesting".[4] Lee based this playboy's looks and personality on Howard Hughes, explaining, "Howard Hughes was one of the most colorful men of our time. He was an inventor, an adventurer, a multi-billionaire, a ladies' man and finally a nutcase". "Without being crazy, he was Howard Hughes," Lee said.
I had never heard the reference to Howard Hughes, but I do love it and it makes a lot of sense.
My kids are both currently hooked on the cartoon "Iron Man: Armored Adventures" and I have to say, it is one of the cartoons that I don't mind watching. Here's a clip. (Also, the theme song is very catchy and sung by the popular band, Rooney- you can check it out here. )
There are also a lot of new Iron Man 2 toys as you would expect...here are just a few:
Have a great weekend Iron Man fans! (And don't forget to tell your mom that SHE is the best super hero of all!)
--Laura M.
china phone on May 12, 2010 at 07:49 PM
i want to get one Iron Man
musical instruments on February 01, 2011 at 09:43 PM
Iron Man was my first Iron Man comic,and I loved the hell out of it.The new armor was incredibly exciting,and I remember getting PUMPED about seeing all the different characters suit up to fight the big bad. It was a very fun comic.It is more action than bloody scenes.I think you'll like it.
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