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Matt Fraction on Iron Man
Feb. 13th, 2008 10:46 pmMarvel.com has posted an interview with Matt Fraction that will, I think, be interesting to Iron Man fans and haters alike.
Marvel.com: In your eyes, who is Tony Stark and who is Iron Man?
Matt Fraction: Tony Stark is equal parts James Bond and Chuck Yeager—a pioneer, a test pilot, an engineer, an adrenaline junkie visionary. He's a man that lives at the intersection of science, experimentation, and extreme physical danger, trapped in the body of a suave, sophisticated, elegant, ladies' man. He's a cool exec with a heart of steel, right?
Iron Man is the future of humanity, of post-humanity. Iron Man is the ultimate achievement in what we, as humans, can become. Iron Man is a vision of man as a self-made god.
Marvel.com: How has Tony's image changed post-CIVIL WAR?
Matt Fraction: Post-CIVIL WAR, I think Tony is wracked by the weight of a terrible moral choice he made. He believes in the ends but absolutely doesn't believe the price he—and all of his friends—had to pay was worth it. His arrogance and self-will ran riot and there's a piper or two to pay out there with his name on it.
And that's really our primary objective: making everyone fall in love with Tony Stark again.
I'm really excited by this interview because I think Matt Fraction really gets this character. I was reading-nodding-reading-nodding. ( Read more... )
Marvel.com: In your eyes, who is Tony Stark and who is Iron Man?
Matt Fraction: Tony Stark is equal parts James Bond and Chuck Yeager—a pioneer, a test pilot, an engineer, an adrenaline junkie visionary. He's a man that lives at the intersection of science, experimentation, and extreme physical danger, trapped in the body of a suave, sophisticated, elegant, ladies' man. He's a cool exec with a heart of steel, right?
Iron Man is the future of humanity, of post-humanity. Iron Man is the ultimate achievement in what we, as humans, can become. Iron Man is a vision of man as a self-made god.
Marvel.com: How has Tony's image changed post-CIVIL WAR?
Matt Fraction: Post-CIVIL WAR, I think Tony is wracked by the weight of a terrible moral choice he made. He believes in the ends but absolutely doesn't believe the price he—and all of his friends—had to pay was worth it. His arrogance and self-will ran riot and there's a piper or two to pay out there with his name on it.
And that's really our primary objective: making everyone fall in love with Tony Stark again.
I'm really excited by this interview because I think Matt Fraction really gets this character. I was reading-nodding-reading-nodding. ( Read more... )