Who Would Iron Man Vote For?

[Cheap_Trick]

How Would Comic Book Characters Like Iron Man, Hulk And X-Men Vote? Their Writers Respond!

Sure, in the Marvel Comics universe, Stephen Colbert is running for President of the United States. Here in the live-action U.S., though, we have Barack Obama, John McCain, Bob Barr, Ralph Nader and a host of other candidates who are bringing people to the polls in big numbers this year. But how would our real-life candidates fare in the comics world?

We posed that question to various comic book writers, asking them how some of the characters they’re well-known for scripting would’ve voted in today’s election. Here’s how they responded:

“All of the X-Men voted early either in person or by mail for Barack Obama,” said “Uncanny X-Men” writer Matt Fraction.

“Astonishing X-Men” writer Warren Ellis didn’t exactly disagree with Fraction’s assessment, but he did tell MTV, “God, you wouldn’t want those people to vote. Have you seen how they dress?”

However, Ellis said that there wasn’t any doubt about the candidate of choice for one of his most popular characters, the gonzo-style journalist Spider Jerusalem from DC/Vertigo’s “Transmetropolitan.”

“Spider Jerusalem would in fact vote for Obama,” explained Ellis. “If for no other reason than damage control and the fact that John McCain will sell his wrinkly ass to anyone who looks like they might be buying.”

But what about everyone’s favorite gamma-fueled giant, The Hulk?

Fan-favorite “Incredible Hulk” writer Peter David told MTV that Bruce Banner would certainly vote for Obama, but the question was moot for Banner’s alter ego, since Hulk “probably wouldn’t fit into a voting booth.”

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“Iron Man/Tony Stark would be 100 percent for Obama. Men of vision always recognize their own,” the writer explained. “Thor would post OBAMA/BIDEN signs on every yard in Asgard if he could. He’d respond to the careful and reasoned leadership this great young man shows, as he understands those same pressures, and has faced them himself triumphantly. And as a warrior, he’d despise any so-called leader that exercised sabre-rattling as a tool of diplomacy.

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In addition to sharing his thoughts on Tony Stark’s ballot, Fraction also weighed in on the votes of another member of Marvel’s wealthy — yet heroic — elite, telling MTV that Danny Rand, the “extraordinarily charitable kung fu billionaire” of his “Immortal Iron Fist” series “understands that the strong helping the weak, the healthy helping the sick, and the rich helping the poor isn’t socialism, it’s being an American.”

“As a proud big-D Democrat, he’d be an Obama man all the way,” added Fraction. “He, Tony Stark, and George Clooney would host all kinds of fundraisers. Maybe they’d host board break-a-thons, I dunno.”



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http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/11/04/how-would-comic-book-characters-like-iron-man-hulk-and-x-men-vote-their-writers-respond/

[Hippo_Tron]

1. Iron Man has an interesting take on the military industrial complex

Tony Stark pre-capture is clearly a Republican. Post-capture is questionable.

[BoneDaddy]

2. Old Iron man or new

The old one would have voted McCain and the new Obama, but that is just my opinion. We know who Rober Downey Junior is voting for though, he is a pretty solid Dem from what I have read.

[TornadoTN]

3. I've met many of these writers - there's not a doubt who they personally are voting for

Fraction is awesome and an unabashedly liberal guy. Warren Ellis is British, but it's clear who he favors.

Same goes for Brubaker and Bendis.

I love comics. It's the one habit from my childhood that I never grew out of.