internet, I am disappoint

Seriously, no one has written schmaltzy Iron Man/Country Strong crossover fic?

There's Iron Man/Kung Fu Panda fic. So really.

THE WORLD TURNED UPSIDE DOWN. THE INTERNET HAS GONE MAD.

some thoughts on movie Tony Stark

Rambling about Tony, because he's on my mind again lately. When I say ramble, I mean it. This isn't an essay.



Movie Tony is a fantastic distillation of the entire history of the character. The Tony Stark we meet in Iron Man isn't original recipe Stan Lee Tony, from Tales of Suspense #9. He isn't the Tony Stark we get in innumerable retellings of his origin, or the Tony from his too many reboots and re-imaginings.

Movie Tony is ALL THE TONYS thrown into a characterization blender, with heavy emphasis on the aspects of the character and his history that are topical. Tony's wealth is contemporary--he's super rich, in the manner of Bill Gates (with an even cooler house). His weapons manufacturing has moved from the usual to the fantastic--SI produces the kind of wonderland weapons that come with million, hell, billion dollar price tags are are slowly bankrupting the DoD and the assorted arms of the American military. There's the obvious transistors to arc reactor update, but well, what's the real technological potential of arc reactor technology? Clean energy. And the blowing up of things, but. ( Read more... )