marvel:
since it’s been 10 years it’s easy to forget just how fucking baller the “i am iron man” line was (and still is). like, up until that moment, every piece of superhero media we had had their hero making every effort possible to conceal their identity. we were used to it. and then tony stark comes along and says “nah, fuck that, I AM IRON MAN” and like. if you saw the movie in theaters in 2008 you’ll remember the audience just either gasping, hollering, or just murmuring “holy shit” because up until that point NO one just exposed their superhero alter ego like that. like, iron man was a tipping point for the superhero genre as we know it today and i just fucking love it