Most of that isn’t related at all to his superheroics.
Stane and Killian became problems for the world long before Tony became a superhero. Hammer was inspired by Stark’s superheroics, but Tony’s whole goal for that entire situation was to keep the Iron Man technology out of the hands of people like Hammer. With Toomes, it the federal government stepped in to take over the job and the city didn’t properly compensate him. He should have had a better cancellation clause in his contract with the city, Tony isn’t responsible for that contract. And Mysterio was exactly what Tony believed him to be. Seems like most of Mysterio’s goons were people mad they weren’t allowed to design weapons anymore. Quitting evil makes assholes angry, that’s not news.
The only supervillain I attribute to Tony’s actions as Iron Man is Ultron, and Ultron definitely isn’t a manifestation of Capitalism and the current world order. This comic is arguing that superheroes enforce the status quo, but I don’t believe Iron Man has acted to enforce the status quo through his superheroics. Your argument that he created those supervillains doesn’t convince Me either.
The 3 Iron Man’s, 1 spider-man’s, and 1 avenger’s villain are still direct results of Toni Stark either being a mad scientist or an oligarch.
Most of that isn’t related at all to his superheroics.
Stane and Killian became problems for the world long before Tony became a superhero. Hammer was inspired by Stark’s superheroics, but Tony’s whole goal for that entire situation was to keep the Iron Man technology out of the hands of people like Hammer. With Toomes, it the federal government stepped in to take over the job and the city didn’t properly compensate him. He should have had a better cancellation clause in his contract with the city, Tony isn’t responsible for that contract. And Mysterio was exactly what Tony believed him to be. Seems like most of Mysterio’s goons were people mad they weren’t allowed to design weapons anymore. Quitting evil makes assholes angry, that’s not news.
The only supervillain I attribute to Tony’s actions as Iron Man is Ultron, and Ultron definitely isn’t a manifestation of Capitalism and the current world order. This comic is arguing that superheroes enforce the status quo, but I don’t believe Iron Man has acted to enforce the status quo through his superheroics. Your argument that he created those supervillains doesn’t convince Me either.