Iron Man Goes Back To Basics With New Title From Christopher Cantwell, CAFU And Alex Ross

6 hours ago, leokearon said:

Scourge didn't kill Trapster.

Also it should be noted thatGruenwald did later regret killing off all those lame villains, believing he should have tried to revamp them rather than just getting rid of them.

No, but he killed The Melter. I think that's what @Atlantis was talking about.

3 hours ago, Atlantis said:

HA! You know it. Still,Mark Gruenwaldwas onto something back in the 80s when he created Scourge, who basically was wiping out useless, poorly made villains like Melter and Paste Pot.Too bad that nobody working at Marvel has the sense to let dead characters stay dead.

Yeah buddy! Say what you will, but the man could certainly come up with cheap publicity stunt stories to cover his inability to write anything substantial.

1 hour ago, Atlantis said:

HA! You know it. Still,Mark Gruenwaldwas onto something back in the 80s when he created Scourge, who basically was wiping out useless, poorly made villains like Melter and Paste Pot.Too bad that nobody working at Marvel has the sense to let dead characters stay dead.

Scourge didn't kill Trapster.

Also it should be noted thatGruenwald did later regret killing off all those lame villains, believing he should have tried to revamp them rather than just getting rid of them.

10 hours ago, MonsterChris said:

Lol! Well, this is the man that brought you "Paste Pot Pete". And really, his name is nowhere near as offensive as his costume! Still, a huge want for me, action figure-wise. It'd be cool to see him or a successor to the name back in the comics as well.

HA! You know it. Still,Mark Gruenwaldwas onto something back in the 80s when he created Scourge, who basically was wiping out useless, poorly made villains like Melter and Paste Pot.Too bad that nobody working at Marvel has the sense to let dead characters stay dead.

53 minutes ago, Atlantis said:

On the "weak bench" Melter comes to mind, who actually gave Iron Man a pretty hard time, all thing considered. But that name.....MELTER....wow, Stan. That's what you came up with? Lot of thought went into that one eh? Not to mention those idiotic costumes he had. Wonder his real name wasn't Milt Melton, who lived on Molten Ave., and stuffed his face with tuna melts,plotting his evilschemes, all the while ranting to his pet goldfish Melty.Jeez.

Lol! Well, this is the man that brought you "Paste Pot Pete". And really, his name is nowhere near as offensive as his costume! Still, a huge want for me, action figure-wise. It'd be cool to see him or a successor to the name back in the comics as well.

On ?6?/?14?/?2020 at 12:35 AM, Atlantis said:

One thing that is highlighted is the relatively weak bench of villains the early Iron Man actually has

On the "weak bench" Melter comes to mind, who actually gave Iron Man a pretty hard time, all thing considered. But that name.....MELTER....wow, Stan. That's what you came up with? Lot of thought went into that one eh? Not to mention those idiotic costumes he had. Wonder his real name wasn't Milt Melton, who lived on Molten Ave., and stuffed his face with tuna melts,plotting his evilschemes, all the while ranting to his pet goldfish Melty.Jeez.

I'd rather get the Marco Scarlotti version of Blacklash instead of his 1st app version of Whiplash. much more formidable opponent for IM and cooler look.

https://marvel.fandom.com/wiki/Marco_Scarlotti_(Earth-616)

On ?6?/?13?/?2020 at 8:38 PM, nWoWolfpack said:

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On ?6?/?13?/?2020 at 7:59 PM, Gigantor said:

You always have the option to not buy any if you don't like the "outdated corny costumes " from the 70s & 80s. Many of us IM fans of those eras do.

One thing that is highlighted is the relatively weak bench of villains the early Iron Man actually has (to be fair, one could say that about any superhero though). Whiplash, for instance, shouldn't be anything other than a minor annoyance to him. I remember an issue where Spymaster tore the crap out of his armor with powered nunchuks. These are guys who really shouldn't be able to get within 10ft of shellhead before theyre blasted thru a concrete wall by his repulsors.

At the same time, if Hasbro were to make these guys into figures, I would expect them to look like they do in the comics. Cant wait for heavy hitters like Crimson Dynamo and Titanium Man to show up, but in the meantime if you wanna do Unicorn or Bros Grimm, then by all means, do it right.

Alex ross is one of may favorite variant cover artist...love his work on X-men covers..glad to see him doing his thing with Iron Man

43 minutes ago, Gigantor said:

You always have the option to not buy any if you don't like the "outdated corny costumes " from the 70s & 80s. Many of us IM fans of those eras do.

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