Love You 3,000 Iron Man: A Blast From my Past

I. Am. Iron Man.

No, I’m not. No one is, or can be. Number one, he’s a fictional character created by Stan Lee, of Marvel Comics fame. Number two, I’m nowhere near his genius and will never have his money. I can relate to his personality though. That’s where I really feel connected to Tony Stark (Iron Man).

Before I go any further, I should state that this article is two-fold. I have been wanting to write this specific article since Iron Man basically ended his very existence at the end of Avengers: Endgame (it’s been two years now, hopefully no spoilers). I also told a friend that I would get my thoughts out on why Iron Man has always been my favorite as well, and just kept putting it off. Sorry Christin!

Back in 2008, the Marvel Cinematic Universe wasn’t even a thought. Marvel movies itself weren’t close to what they are today. X-Men was the premier Marvel franchise, with Spider-Man not too far behind. If you wanted a superhero blockbuster, shoot, DC Comics had Batman holding the number one spot. Along came Robert Downey Jr. to save us.

For those who are unaware of Robert Downey Jr. and how much of a gamble it truly was for Marvel to place him as a lead in a rebooting franchise (see, Fantastic Four failures, Hulk, Spider-Man over and over), let’s take a quick look at the actor’s past. Robert has had numerous run-ins with the law, and drugs, while serving time for each instance. The man was throwing his life away on such things. He liked to party, and…