Comments on: Iron Man #47 - “The Birth of the Power!” (1968) http://readcomics.org/2008/05/12/iron-man-47-the-birth-of-the-power-1968/ ...we do. Thu, 04 Dec 2008 19:13:19 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Nick http://readcomics.org/2008/05/12/iron-man-47-the-birth-of-the-power-1968/#comment-185 Nick Wed, 14 May 2008 20:02:21 +0000 http://readcomics.org/?p=157#comment-185 "The original Ironman comics are too dated for my entertainment interests." Exactly WHY Hollywood updated the locale to Afghanistan! Now if only Hollywood could explain why they gave Dr. Doom superpowers in FF... lol “The original Ironman comics are too dated for my entertainment interests.”
Exactly WHY Hollywood updated the locale to Afghanistan! Now if only Hollywood could explain why they gave Dr. Doom superpowers in FF… lol

]]> By: Martin http://readcomics.org/2008/05/12/iron-man-47-the-birth-of-the-power-1968/#comment-184 Martin Wed, 14 May 2008 15:41:37 +0000 http://readcomics.org/?p=157#comment-184 Yes, Afghanistan, not Iraq. Yes, Afghanistan, not Iraq.

]]> By: RoboSheep http://readcomics.org/2008/05/12/iron-man-47-the-birth-of-the-power-1968/#comment-174 RoboSheep Wed, 14 May 2008 04:48:53 +0000 http://readcomics.org/?p=157#comment-174 The movie is set in Afghanistan not Iraq. Personally, if Ironman was a straight comic to movie film like 300 was (the frames were the story boards) I wouldn't have seen it. The original Ironman comics are too dated for my entertainment interests. The movie is set in Afghanistan not Iraq.
Personally, if Ironman was a straight comic to movie film like 300 was (the frames were the story boards) I wouldn’t have seen it. The original Ironman comics are too dated for my entertainment interests.

]]> By: Nick http://readcomics.org/2008/05/12/iron-man-47-the-birth-of-the-power-1968/#comment-173 Nick Tue, 13 May 2008 14:55:11 +0000 http://readcomics.org/?p=157#comment-173 Keep in mind the comics were written when the Vietnam war was current...Hollywood just updated the location to Afghanistan to make it logical to the current audience (and war). The "Origin" story has been retold several times (or referred back to in abbreviated flashbacks) several times over the Iron Man comic history - I think they did it to "fill in the backstory" to new readers. I understand the need (not everyone is going to go out and buy all the back issues to a comic in order to understand the character's past), but have always kind of viewed it as "filler". If you (or anyone) really wants to read the Iron Man "story" without spending a fortune on back issues, you can pick up the "Iron Man Essentials" books. They are black & white reprints of the original Iron Man comics starting with his first appearance in "Tales Of Suspense". Currently there are 3 volumes of Essential IM...about $20 each - available at most local comic book stores. I loved the reference to the "Ten Rings" in the movie! Even though the Mandarin is Iron Man's greatest enemy in the comics, I've never fancied the idea of a Man of Technology fighting with a Man of Alien Magic (okay, Alien Tech...but ten rings giving powers?!?! You'd lose the audience's belief in a heartbeat...). I'd love it if in the sequel(s) they expose the Ten Rings as some sort of giant international terrorist group headed up by a power-hungry Chinese warlord calling himself "The Mandarin". hee-hee! (yes, if you blog about Iron Man...I WILL comment! lol) Keep in mind the comics were written when the Vietnam war was current…Hollywood just updated the location to Afghanistan to make it logical to the current audience (and war). The “Origin” story has been retold several times (or referred back to in abbreviated flashbacks) several times over the Iron Man comic history - I think they did it to “fill in the backstory” to new readers. I understand the need (not everyone is going to go out and buy all the back issues to a comic in order to understand the character’s past), but have always kind of viewed it as “filler”.

If you (or anyone) really wants to read the Iron Man “story” without spending a fortune on back issues, you can pick up the “Iron Man Essentials” books. They are black & white reprints of the original Iron Man comics starting with his first appearance in “Tales Of Suspense”. Currently there are 3 volumes of Essential IM…about $20 each - available at most local comic book stores.

I loved the reference to the “Ten Rings” in the movie! Even though the Mandarin is Iron Man’s greatest enemy in the comics, I’ve never fancied the idea of a Man of Technology fighting with a Man of Alien Magic (okay, Alien Tech…but ten rings giving powers?!?! You’d lose the audience’s belief in a heartbeat…). I’d love it if in the sequel(s) they expose the Ten Rings as some sort of giant international terrorist group headed up by a power-hungry Chinese warlord calling himself “The Mandarin”. hee-hee!

(yes, if you blog about Iron Man…I WILL comment! lol)

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