We end "Iron Man" month with a fond look back on something i grew up with: the Iron Man series from the 90s. It, with the concurrent Fantastic Four cartoon, made up the Marvel Action Hour. There were a lot of positives going for the series: loyal designs from the comic book including Iron Man's then-current modular suit, a slightly re-tooled version of Force Works (Iron Man's own team of Avengers, again it's the 90s) and great actors like Robert Hays, Ed Gilbert, James Avery, Jim Cummings, and Jennifer Hale.
Unfortunately, the stories don't seem to hold up as well today, as I sit and review my sister's DVD of the series. It also has a twenty second clip of Tony putting on the Iron Man helmet in CGI. CGI that makes Tron look advanced.
Anyway, decide for yourselves. Here's a clip.
1 comment:
Sad to say the 90s version (at least the episodes we've seen so far) is lacking. The versions from the 50s, though based on comics and using art from the series, are much better! I am hoping the writing becomes better. I am most surprised that there is no origin story to start the series!
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