disturbing number of mistakes
by
doclivingston
05/05/2008, 12:52 AM #
(Getting all comic book nerd up in this piece...)
Disregard this entire article. Considering the frequency of mistakes, it's fairly obvious the writer set out to make a statement about the morality of capitalism instead of any meaningful statement about the character of Iron Man, which most people surely assumed would be at least one of the main points of the article.
So he makes up Monster Man as an Iron Man villain, incorrectly defines SHIELD as Marvel's version of the UN (The UN is Marvel's version of the UN), refers to a Captain America movie that bombed (Really? Would that be the movie slated for 2009 that Marvel currently has in pre-production?), and consistently misinforms about the intent and character of the current version of Iron Man.
He certainly originated in a more ignorant era, facing off against Yellow Peril cliches, and that's certainly an interesting area of history to pick apart. But it's a theme variations of which are found across the board in the comic book medium. And by no means is any of that ugly history generally considered "canon" anymore. It's not the character's only history, most of which hasn't been spent fighting a greed-motivated fight to maintain monopolies and secure America dominance over foreign enemies.
Get accurate. Read. And learn that comic book fans aren't reading the racist, jingoist, capitalist propaganda and pulp you seem to insinuate they are. The comic book world left that decades behind them. If you want to give a history lesson, do so. If you want to make a statement on the morality or immorality of capitalism then find some other ammo that actually makes sense.
