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"You can tell it's a good Iron Man comic if Tony is naked and crying, possibly in the rain, because he thinks none of his friends love him." - Sineala
Other signs of a good Iron Man comic:
- Tony thinks about how everyone would be better off if he was dead.
- Tony does a heartwarming charity-type thing that involves not just giving money but also time and energy (create and support a battered women's shelter, visit small children in the hospital, etc.)
- Tony shuts himself in his lab/workshop and doesn't come out (or sleep or eat) for multiple days. (Steve, Happy Hogan, Pepper, Rhodey, or Jarvis stopping by to go "WTF, Tony, eat some food and take a nap!" is optional, but most opt to include it)
- Tony calls a friend/Avengers teammate/supervillain by a goofy nickname he has coined for them.
- Tony has built a shiny new toy new piece of technology. He"s going to test it himself, right now. He already has ideas about how to improve it.
- Somebody else has designed/built a shiny new toy. Tony already has ideas about how to improve it.
- A piece of Tony's technology comes to life. It loves him very much. It also wants to destroy him.
- Someone wants to steal Tony's tech and use it for nefarious purposes/already has stolen it and is already using it for nefarious purposes. This is all Tony's fault and he must stop them at any cost.
- Tony is suffering from some kind of injury/illness/other health issue (heart condition is the most common but far from the only life-threatening thing he's suffered from). He puts on the armor and fights the villain anyway/puts on the expensive business attire and does the important Stark Industries-related thing anyway. Then he collapses from exhaustion/illness/bloodloss/concussion/the tech implanted in his chest that keeps him alive running out of power/a heart attack.
- Tony is suffering from the above-mentioned serious medical condition. He keeps it a secret from almost everyone so as not to upset/worry them and/or reveal his Iron Man identity.
- Tony is dealing with a serious personal problem of some kind. He keeps it secret from almost everyone so as not to upset/worry them and/or because he's ashamed of it/afraid of their disapproval. It is his responsibility to fix it ALL BY HIMSELF.
- Tony is dealing with a dangerous threat to the entire Avengers team/entire city/entire planet/entire universe. He keeps it secret from almost everyone (including people who really REALLY ought to be told about it ASAP because it directly involves them) so as not to upset/worry them and/or because he knows they'll disapprove of his methods for dealing with it/he doesn't want them to have to dirty their hands dealing with it. It is his responsibility to fix it ALL BY HIMSELF.
- One of the other Avengers/one of Tony's employees is dealing with a personal problem or superhero-related problem of some kind. Tony wants to make sure they know that they don't have to deal with it alone.
- Tony performs a Grand Romantic Gesture for his current love interest and/or performs a similar Grand Gesture (ex:"I'll give away my beloved childhood home to Luke Cage for a dollar for the good of the Avengers"/"You dropped your shield in the ocean so I used my billionaire resources to search the entire ocean for it in my spare time"/etc.) for an Avengers teammate
- Tony like someone/thinks he owes someone something/feels bad for someone, so he immediately offers them a job with Stark Industries, buys them a house/car/fancy piece of tech/etc., or invites them to join the Avengers, even though he's only just met them in this very issue.
- Something bad happens involving SI or his tech. Tony blames himself for causing it/not preventing it/not foreseeing it and having a plan for it/existing.
- Something bad happens involving the Avengers. Tony blames himself for causing it/not preventing it/not foreseeing it and having a plan for it/existing.
- Something bad happens in his general vicinity and/or that even tangentially involves him in any way. Tony blames himself for causing it/not preventing it/not foreseeing it and having a plan for it/existing.
#marvel 616 #tony stark #everything ever is Tony's fault #because he's tony stark
Other signs of a good Iron Man comic:
- Tony thinks about how everyone would be better off if he was dead.
- Tony does a heartwarming charity-type thing that involves not just giving money but also time and energy (create and support a battered women's shelter, visit small children in the hospital, etc.)
- Tony shuts himself in his lab/workshop and doesn't come out (or sleep or eat) for multiple days. (Steve, Happy Hogan, Pepper, Rhodey, or Jarvis stopping by to go "WTF, Tony, eat some food and take a nap!" is optional, but most opt to include it)
- Tony calls a friend/Avengers teammate/supervillain by a goofy nickname he has coined for them.
- Tony has built a shiny new toy new piece of technology. He"s going to test it himself, right now. He already has ideas about how to improve it.
- Somebody else has designed/built a shiny new toy. Tony already has ideas about how to improve it.
- A piece of Tony's technology comes to life. It loves him very much. It also wants to destroy him.
- Someone wants to steal Tony's tech and use it for nefarious purposes/already has stolen it and is already using it for nefarious purposes. This is all Tony's fault and he must stop them at any cost.
- Tony is suffering from some kind of injury/illness/other health issue (heart condition is the most common but far from the only life-threatening thing he's suffered from). He puts on the armor and fights the villain anyway/puts on the expensive business attire and does the important Stark Industries-related thing anyway. Then he collapses from exhaustion/illness/bloodloss/concussion/the tech implanted in his chest that keeps him alive running out of power/a heart attack.
- Tony is suffering from the above-mentioned serious medical condition. He keeps it a secret from almost everyone so as not to upset/worry them and/or reveal his Iron Man identity.
- Tony is dealing with a serious personal problem of some kind. He keeps it secret from almost everyone so as not to upset/worry them and/or because he's ashamed of it/afraid of their disapproval. It is his responsibility to fix it ALL BY HIMSELF.
- Tony is dealing with a dangerous threat to the entire Avengers team/entire city/entire planet/entire universe. He keeps it secret from almost everyone (including people who really REALLY ought to be told about it ASAP because it directly involves them) so as not to upset/worry them and/or because he knows they'll disapprove of his methods for dealing with it/he doesn't want them to have to dirty their hands dealing with it. It is his responsibility to fix it ALL BY HIMSELF.
- One of the other Avengers/one of Tony's employees is dealing with a personal problem or superhero-related problem of some kind. Tony wants to make sure they know that they don't have to deal with it alone.
- Tony performs a Grand Romantic Gesture for his current love interest and/or performs a similar Grand Gesture (ex:"I'll give away my beloved childhood home to Luke Cage for a dollar for the good of the Avengers"/"You dropped your shield in the ocean so I used my billionaire resources to search the entire ocean for it in my spare time"/etc.) for an Avengers teammate
- Tony like someone/thinks he owes someone something/feels bad for someone, so he immediately offers them a job with Stark Industries, buys them a house/car/fancy piece of tech/etc., or invites them to join the Avengers, even though he's only just met them in this very issue.
- Something bad happens involving SI or his tech. Tony blames himself for causing it/not preventing it/not foreseeing it and having a plan for it/existing.
- Something bad happens involving the Avengers. Tony blames himself for causing it/not preventing it/not foreseeing it and having a plan for it/existing.
- Something bad happens in his general vicinity and/or that even tangentially involves him in any way. Tony blames himself for causing it/not preventing it/not foreseeing it and having a plan for it/existing.
#marvel 616 #tony stark #everything ever is Tony's fault #because he's tony stark
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