Iron Man "The Armor Wars, Parts 1 & 2" Talkback (Spoilers)

[Stu]

Here's some, from the top of my head.

• War Machine isn't featured in the comic, at all, which means you don't get the Iron Man/War Machine fight after Iron Man attacks Stingray.
• A lot of the villains from the comic were replaced by one's previously used in the show in season one. Blizzard and Blacklash don't appear in the book at all.
• The Ghost, the villain who sold the stolen technology to Justin Hammer in the cartoon doesn't appear in the book at all. In the book, another villain whose name escapes me sells the secrets to some of his villains.
• There's no nuclear explosion in the book.
• Iron Man fights Hawkeye in the cartoon and The Captain in the book.
• There's 'Hulkbuster' suit in the comic, simply a new red and gold armour, signaling the end of the red and blue/silver suit Iron Man was sporting at the time.

There's more, but I'm forgetting them. Anyone else know?

 

[Antiyonder]

Both versions have Iron Man (apparently) killed by firepower. Tony creates a strong Armor to take Firepower down. Concerning the story of Iron Man's Death as far as the public is concerned:

Cartoon- It's most likely that Iron Man's reputation recovered from his actions. Wasn't really mentioned.

Comic- Tony's cover story is that he employed a new body guard, and the Iron Man who went on The Armor War rampage is dead.

 

[Hypestyle]

i forgot this storyline was adapted.. well, maybe next year the dvd set will finally come out..

 

[thanos28542]

In the comics, it was Spymaster who stole IM's secrets & sold them to Hammer.

 

[James Harvey]

To coincide with the release of the live-action Iron Man feature film, Jetix will be airing this Iron Man two-parter over the weekend. Jetix will also be airing the episodes "The Origin of Iron Man" (talkback) and "The Hands of the Mandarin" (talkback).Check your local listings or TV schedule for further details.

 

[Beat]

Probably the best episodes of the entire run, although the finale was pretty good to. Better set my Tivo.

 

[Anwar]

Also, in the comics Firepower wasn't a robot but was an armored suit built using stolen Stark tech by Edwin Cord (not Justin Hammer) in partnership with the government.

Cord blackmailed the government into letting him keep Firepower under his control by threatening to reveal that Firepower wasn't built to go after renegade heroes but rather to be used on rioting civilians.

 

[James Harvey]

With the home video release of Iron Man 2 (Blu-ray/DVD Talkback, Feature Talkback), there's no better time than now to discuss classic two-part second season Iron Man animated episode!

Episode #21 - The Armor Wars, Part One
Original Airdate - 18th November 1995
After inadvertantly causing an explosion in Russia and injuring thousands, Iron Man learns that his designs have been stolen, and are being used to commit crimes throughout the world. The pressure finally gets to Stark, and he begins a made rampage, attacking anyone that's using his designs!

Episode #22 - The Armor Wars, Part Two
Original Airdate - 25th November 1995
Iron Man's wrath continues, as Justin Hammer prepares to finally put the final nail in Stark Enterprises Coffin.

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