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In Extremis and later in Execute Program Tony Stark asks "Could the Iron Man suit end war?" At the close of Execute Program Tony concludes that the suit is 'just another gun'. Execute Program is followed by Civil War, where Tony leads the pro-government faction of the superhero community, in a series of skirmishes against the anti-government faction lead by Captain America. In The Confession, a CW epilogue, Tony relates a rambling anecdote about a trip to the Arthurian court with Dr Doom, wherein he became convinced that conflict in the hero community was inevitable.

So how do we reconcile the Tony who became convinced of the inevitability of war, with the Tony (who must logically, chronologically follow the first) thinks the Iron Man suit could end war? I could say that what we have are two different interpretations of the character, but it's more fun to say that we're seeing Tony-the-character work out two ideas about the sources of (and solutions to) war.

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Anyway, it seems like this is the week for Tony talk:

crisonquills has a post about perceived vs. actual Tony.

And if you're at all interested in the character you should check out WAXING SHELLHEAD PART 1: BREVOORT TALKS IRON MAN and WAXING SHELLHEAD 2: KNAUFS TALK “IRON MAN: DIRECTOR OF S.H.I.E.L.D.”" at Comic Book Resources, part of a week long series about Iron Man. ETA: WAXING SHELLHEAD PART 3: BENDIS TALKS IRON MAN AND AVENGERS.

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For posterity: Batman gets PWNED.

Oh Wally.