7) The Newcasters’ Judging Iron Man’s Actions Double points for being voiced by the great Jennifer Hale. Despite his social withdrawal, she never gives up on him and continuously attempts to bring him back to sanity. She also feels unfulfilled due to Tony jilting her at the altar in S1. She constantly tries to talk sense into him, begging him to let her in on his pain. This means that, for most of Season 2, she acts similarly to Iron Man’s comic book female characters like Bethany Cabe and Pepper Potts (strong female romantic interests who don’t need an iron suit to kick ass).Īlongside James Rhodes, Julia acts as Tony’s compass of sanity. In a strange move, The Iron Man cartoon’s creative team has Julia Carpenter give up her Spider-Woman identity so she can serve Tony as a public relations officer. The moment highlights how crazy and beyond reason Tony has become in his personal vendetta. Not only is it a sign he’s royally screwed up attacking a US federal officer, but it further amplifies the public’s distrust of him. Iron Man’s realization that his info is wrong is a major part of the two-parter episode. After a quick scrap, Iron Man manages to deal with Stingray and places the negator pack on his unconscious body – only to discover that his info is wrong and that Stingray’s suit isn’t based on his tech after all. So fearful is Iron Man that his armor tech will fall into the wrong hands, he even goes up against federal agent Stingray, whose suit he suspects contains his tech. For this to come to such extreme ends is rather morbid for a kids’ show – even if ol’ Shellhead does indeed return once his name is cleared. Not only does Tony start a conference to publicly fire and denounce Iron Man, but he eventually fakes Iron Man’s death while making his escape. This makes the Armor Wars two-parter a nice break within the series’ ‘villain of the week’ framework. His obsessive mission to destroy armor worldwide that uses his stolen tech makes him an enemy of the US government. The best thing about the Armor Wars episode is that while Iron Man fights many enemies, it is clear the enemy is himself. And, hell, even the ’90s Iron Man cartoon adapted the story as a two-parter for their second season.īut what are the best parts about the cartoon’s Armor Wars adaptation and why should you watch it? Here’s why you should prepare for the MCU version by watching the ’90s animated adaptation: 10) Iron Man vs. So iconic is this story that Marvel is adapting it for a mini-series, albeit with Don Cheadle’s James Rhodes replacing Stark (because of Avengers: Endgame‘s ending). Chronicling the desperation of a manic Tony Stark as he attempts to destroy armor based on his stolen designs, you’ll be hard-pressed to find a Top 10 Iron Man comics list without Armor Wars – and for good reason. The Armor Wars is consistently heralded as one of the best Iron Man stories in comics.
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