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So I hope you all enjoy this bit of digital eye candy I put together in photoshop. In a manner of speaking there really was a team up between these two superheroes and something like this hypothetical scene actually did play out in the Rom series. If you recall Iron Man was among the superheroes that made an appearance in the now classic
Rom spaceknight 65 which was the climatic battle ending the Wraith War on Earth. Iron Man was even on the cover art if you recall:
http://siskoid.blogspot.com/2009/08/spaceknight-saturdays-lets-get-this.html And lest we not forget he was also in the aftermath issue on both the interior and cover as well in #66:
http://siskoid.blogspot.com/2009/08/spaceknight-saturdays-what-now-brown.html Unfortunately ol shell head didn't have any lines in the before mentioned issues but he did in this cameo panel way back in
Rom spaceknight #23. I bet even those of you who have this issue forgot about this one.
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Rom curator Gary Martin Jr.was also kind enough to remind me that Iron Man made flash back cameo appearances in Rom #50, 54 and 71. Despite having had my complete Rom collection for most of my life I never realized how often Iron Man appeared in the series in one way or another until I sat down and drafted this posting.
Also worth mentioning in Iron Man #190 Tony Stark used a hand held version of the neo-Neutrilizer (created by Forge to combat Dire Wraiths) to defeat the mutant Termite. To recap the issue:
http://www.supermegamonkey.net/chronocomic/entries/iron_man_189-190.shtml
And just in case you missed this custom Rom made from an Iron Man action figure the first time I posted it earlier this year.
Nice one!
ReplyDeleteThat's some damn impressive, in-depth research there. That's why this blog is the be-all and end-all of all things Spaceknight.
But ROM will always be > Stark. They SHOULD be making ROMs into custom Iron Mans!!!
what "they" should be doing is manufacturing a line of Rom figures complete with all his accessories. thanks for the praise but as you can see i've been getting a lot of help from contributors like Rick "Smash" Hansen and Rom curator Gary Martin Jr.
DeleteIt might be interesting to know exactly how often that Neutralizer of Forge's popped up. It was a pretty big plot point in X-Men.
ReplyDeletewell i see you got my facebook message but for anyone else who had the same question i did a posting about that back on Saturday, January 7, 2012. but the short and simple answer is New Warriors 74 and 75 (volume 1).
DeleteI never did make the neutralizer connection. That was a definitive moment in X-men history for me.
DeleteThe ROM custom figure is nice man. It fits the line perfectly.
Damn, David! That Photoshop piece is amazing! I don't know anything about working Photoshop, so something like this seems like some sort of sorcery, only in that I can't imagine how you make something like this without pencils, markers, an air brush, etc. Nice job, it looks phenomenal!
ReplyDeleteI had no idea that Tony Stark used tech designed for use by Rom in his own magazine. I guess there's no tech that guy won't plunder for his own use. I love Iron Man, but I'm fully aware of how much of a dick he can be. I totally sided against him in the Marvel Civil War.
Nice job, as usual! I'm so glad you have been dedicated to updating this wonderful blog for so long. Please keep it up!
when you get some time Rick read the Iron Man #190 recap at the link in the posting i think you'll find he didn't exactly "plunder" the neutralizer tech. thanks for the kind words on the digital art but it's just like the Dr.Strange vs Dire Wraith piece in which other artists had already created the images that i just found a good way to put together into a single ass kicking scene.
DeleteNice work as always. I really need to get and learn Photoshop. As for Aluminum Man, he can't hold a candle to Ol' Toaster Head. When you see the CGI done for the movies it makes you long to see everyone's favorite Galadorian on screen. Of course the real question would be "who does his voice" in a live action film?
ReplyDeletehey Brian good to hear from ya. as to the voice thing i gotta think it over but Lawrence Fishburn comes to mind off hand because it worked so well for the Silver Surfer but i'm sure if i really though ti over some other good candidates would come to mind.
Deletetomorrow there's gonna be even more Rom fan art posted here from a very talented artists along with a long over due Sabra piece by yours truly.