patrickivan
Sr Member
Ya, I'd love to see some original characters too, but let's be realistic, it's the established long lasting ones that are appealing for reason. So of course they're going to exploit that.
It's just a mantle in this case. A suit being passed on for someone new to wear. What the hell is the real problem here?
Why not complain that Iron Man isn't essentially in tights anymore?
OMG people, it's not the same thing comparing this to ghostbusters either. The new ghostbusters looks like crap because it looks like crap. But people are jumping all over this new Iron Man because it is a girl and it ya, probably because she's black too.
And what do you expect marvel to do? They made their money from young boys and young men for decades. Mostly from our desire to apparently see muscled men in tights of all things.
But now women are a HUGE untapped demographic. It's Nerdvana for EVERYONE now and Marvel is damn well going to get into every nook and cranny it can. Because it's a business. It's there to make money. And if it sees a market that interested in its product, it's sure as hell going to modify it's product to meet their bottom line.
We can all cry that it's for PCness run amok, but times are changing. Change with them or remain a dinosaur. It's okay to be a white middle aged man. Don't worry, we're not going to become extinct because of a progressive, modern, diverse, and thriving society.
Maybe, just maybe, she'll be a damned fine Iron Man, and maybe, it'll be fun to see a new generation of kids get excited over something that's meant for them.
Ps: Ghostbusters still looks like a pile of steaming hot ---- or, just watch the Hulk Hogan video and you'll see what I'm saying.
It's just a mantle in this case. A suit being passed on for someone new to wear. What the hell is the real problem here?
Why not complain that Iron Man isn't essentially in tights anymore?
OMG people, it's not the same thing comparing this to ghostbusters either. The new ghostbusters looks like crap because it looks like crap. But people are jumping all over this new Iron Man because it is a girl and it ya, probably because she's black too.
And what do you expect marvel to do? They made their money from young boys and young men for decades. Mostly from our desire to apparently see muscled men in tights of all things.
But now women are a HUGE untapped demographic. It's Nerdvana for EVERYONE now and Marvel is damn well going to get into every nook and cranny it can. Because it's a business. It's there to make money. And if it sees a market that interested in its product, it's sure as hell going to modify it's product to meet their bottom line.
We can all cry that it's for PCness run amok, but times are changing. Change with them or remain a dinosaur. It's okay to be a white middle aged man. Don't worry, we're not going to become extinct because of a progressive, modern, diverse, and thriving society.
Maybe, just maybe, she'll be a damned fine Iron Man, and maybe, it'll be fun to see a new generation of kids get excited over something that's meant for them.
Ps: Ghostbusters still looks like a pile of steaming hot ---- or, just watch the Hulk Hogan video and you'll see what I'm saying.