Jan 18 2009
Iron Boy
Continuing with Marvel Week at WWBD , we examine another upcoming animated series set to debut on Nickelodeon. But don’t get excited. Iron Man: Armored Adventures is not for you.
Although the cel-shaded animation is something I could really get behind, the creators of the latest Iron Man series decided to ask themselves some very dangerous questions regarding everyone’s favorite man of iron.
Wouldn’t it be cool to see Tony Stark as a teenager, dealing with the same problems every other high schooler has to?
(insert wincing emoticon)
How neat would it be if Tony became Iron Man right after Papa Stark died?
(insert bullet-loading emoticon)
Who needs decent dialogue when we can just add scene upon scene of sexual tension between Tony and Pepper Potts?
(insert dead emoticon)
The consequences of such inhibited imaginations are as follows:
Iron Man: Armored Adventures — or if you’re really snarky, Iron Boy — is set to premiere sometime this year, though if you live in Canada you can already watch it (I don’t recommend that), or you can check out the pilot episode on Wal-Mart’s special edition of the Iron Man DVD (I don’t recommend shopping at Wal-Mart).
Wow! Iron Man can stop a train! Thats completely original! I mean except when Spiderman did it… or Mr. Incredible… Hmmm, come to think of it making Iron Man a teenager isn’t all that original either. It’s a shame when these writers cheat! What happened to the good-ole’ days when TV show creators all got high and came up with completely new stuff like Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles! Now there was an original story line!