[TheBlueMarvel]

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Originally Posted by Nitelife

The biggest issue i have with that ironman is how undersized it is. If it were at least given newer legs to make it taller i may have gotten it, ill probably just get frank as i have an unmasked head for my juggy wave logan ( the bare chested jacket one from the xmen classics line ) so most of this wave is a pass for me.

My gripe is with the general consensus that Tony is larger in stature (with armor on) than Cap. I try to avoid constantly harping on the era in which Marvel maintained strict guidelines on how characters were to be portrayed, yet, here I am, again.

Classically speaking, Rhodey was Tony's bodyguard, and as such, he was typically illustrated as being larger than Stark. Tony was relatively a normal man, physically, with no indication that he was large and imposing. At best, with the benefit of the artificial height and size provided by his armor, Iron Man was as tall (but not as broad) as Cap (George Perez being the principal influence for my opinion).

In today's environment, it's pretty normal to read calls for Iron Man to be larger than Steve. I blame the MCU and the popularity of Iron Man movies for this fairly common opinion. Initially, the MCU had the proper casting, specifically as it regards physical presence, with Terrence Howard as Rhodes. He was appropriately larger, in height and girth, than is Downey. Although I like Don Cheadle as an actor more so than I like Howard (I like Howard also, just a little bit less), I prefer Terrence in this role and wish he'd remained (ya got greedy, Terrence - let the people love you, first, then get paid, dummy).

I say all of this to buttress my stance that the smaller Iron Man figs are fine with me. The exception being the Extremis armor, that was far too small - what a waste of a decent sculpt, I still hold out hope that Hasbro will revisit that armor. I'm fine with the concept that Tony (possibly suffering from some insecurities and a Napoleonic complex lol) added height and size to the later iterations of his armor making him equal to larger physiques, like Cap et al. However, the slightly diminutive nature of his early armor (barring the 1st appearance armor), seems appropriate to me.

...but whatever...everybody has their own ideals for how a hero should look. I'm looking forward to this upcoming Iron Man.

@Parademon1

JRJR was NOT the only artist to illustrate Iron Man with the big boots and gauntlets...Layton, although I like him, can't touch Romita Jr...or Sr, for that matter.