Who Is Better? Spiderman or Ironman?

I think Ironman, the movie, will be as big or bigger than any Spiderman movie.

TAKE a look.

Now why would I say such a thing?

1. Iron beats bugs any day.

2. Tony Stark is less of a wuss than Peter Parker.

3. Spidey’s power comes from a radioactive spider, while Tony’s power comes from good old American ingenuity.

4. Tony’s whole story is a better one than Parker’s.

5. Stan Winton is a better costume designer than Jim Acheson.

6. Gwyneth Paltrow will make a better heroine than Kirsten Dunst (whom I admit is a very beautiful redhead).

Of course, the real winner here is Marvel Comics, who have released 27 feature films based on their characters over the years, from Howard the Duck, Nick Fury, Blade, the Punisher, Elektra, Daredevil, the Hulk, Ghost Rider, and the X-Men series – which is by far the best of all of them (IMO).

I wonder? Has Marvel made more from its comic books over the years, or from these new movies? And I wonder if Art Arkum, Stan Lee, Jack Kirby and others ever get any more income out of their writing of these marvelous (PI) stories, which have been so successfully adapted to movies, as the did when they were “just” comic book writers?

Regards,
Roger Born
“No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public.” – W. C. Fields

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