Hello and I'm The Comic Critic,
I have recently posted an article about possible replacements for Tony Stark when Downey's time is up. It was met with much controversial demand as I see Robert Downey Jr changed not just the character of Iron-Man but now the way people actually think about the character. You can be reading an older Iron Man comic from the last decade and just can not resist reading his lines as if you were Downey Jr himself. Initially he has become the icon or may some say the new God of Marvel Comics among the ranks of Stan Lee and many other greats. What is their to improve about Iron Man his personality and charming witty comedic timing is already taking care of itself in a flash within a few seconds to the next few seconds. There has been talk at one point to adapt the Demon in The Bottle storyline which heavily dwells into the problem of his alcohol addiction. But is this what we really need that needs to be adapted? To say alcohol is an international substance known worldwide and also pretty easy to get when your at the legal age. We have seen hints and micros of this storyline in Iron Man 2 also. Wouldn't most billionaires want to kick back and spend some time with some good ole rum and gun by a palm tree. I think giving Tony Stark an alcohol addiction is just an easy way out instead of something more complex and controversial.
What would the solution be, drugs. Instead of alcohol how about a down and out Tony Stark with a major drug addiction. I'm not just talking about him popping in a bunch of pain killers once in a while I'm talking about the real deal. Tony Stark smoking weed,sniffing coke, doing hash every kind of drug in the book you can think of. Drug addictions are becoming a major problem in the world today so having a story set around this with Tony Stark instead of alcohol being the main factor. Maybe Tony has a secret dealer who he becomes friends with and must entrust him not to tell anyone or it could ruin his career for life. Possibly he gets really stoned and goes into action as Iron Man without any sense of what he is doing. I believe this type of story is right to do after Iron Man 3. It would serve for more consequences in life and a strong lesson to help youths of today's nation. I do not "participate" in any activity with a form of a deadly substance involved and I myself knowing it is very dangerous.
With that being said bring on Iron Man 3 and I can't wait to see the future of this character.
If you have any comments or suggestions please post in the comments below and I'll read them and try to reply thank you.