Iron Man: Issue 287
[Tony Stark:] I was seven when my father decided I was a disappointment to him. As he grew older and more bitter, he glorified he strength found in a man’s good right arm, while the country of the mind became receded to an ever more distant shore.Spider-Man: Homecoming
[Tony Stark:] My dad never really gave me a lot of support. I’m trying to break the cycle of shame.
Tony Stark: Hey Peter, I’m going to the store, you want anything?
Peter Parker, edgy Gen Z kid: A will to live.
Tony Stark, concerned adult:
Minor Inconvenience: *happens*
Tony Stark, desperately trying to relate to his teenager: Well shit, guess I’ll kill myself.
Peter Parker, intern who is extremely aware of Tony’s problems with mental illness:
Howard and Peggy travel to the future and meet the Avengers (Manip)
When Howard’s newest invention goes haywire in the middle of New York, both Peggy and Howard are thrown into the future. Peggy is surprised by how much she is loved. Howard is surprised by the opposite.
A REMINDER THAT IRON MAN IS A HERO TO CHILDREN: A young boy named Domenic Pace from Sydney, Australia suffers from cystic fibrosis. The Make-A-Wish Foundation has granted his wish today (February 11, 2016), which is to become Iron Boy and be Sydney’s newest hero.
According to his mom: “Dom has always had a fascination with Iron Man. From a young age he would only answer to Tony (Tony Stark, aka Iron Man). The final straw was when he stood up at the dinner table and said ‘I am Iron Boy!’”
Robert Downey Jr. himself acknowledged Iron Boy and put him under a global spotlight by tweeting his support: “Sent a very special boy on a top secret mission today. Go get ‘em, Domenic!”
As of this writing, #IronBoyAU is the top trending topic on Twitter Australia (February 11, 2016)
