Iron Man came out eleven years ago today. It was a fun little power armour action movie that didn’t really hint at what was to come, until the end where Tony put down the index cards and said “I am Iron Man.” It was a real surprise, knocking out one of the usual conflicts in the superhero genre.
And then the post-credits, which as I recall we knew about but it was still a bit of a thrill to actually see it.
We already knew that Marvel had the rights to some of their own characters, that The Incredible Hulk was on the way and they had plans for Thor and Captain America... and that, yes, that was a good starting line-up for The Avengers... but it all came from this fun little power armour action movie.
Starting with Iron Man was a good call too, with a Weird Level just a little above a straight action movie. The Hulk is weirder, but people know the Hulk. Thor and Cap were more of a test. And by then, we were in for the ride. And what a ride it’s been.
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