S1E3 - Issue 3 - Tony Stark

Dr. Issues learns we don't have the licensing budget for good music, and Anthony discovers he's like Iron Man, but not in the cool, mechanized suit-wearing kinda way.Show notes:IntroductionBackground on Tony Stark Starts off as Howard Hughes analogue - pro-war industrialist1969 - Artificial heartDemon in a Bottle - Grapples with alcoholismLoses company, becomes homeless - Rhodey takes over suitArmor Wars - Takes out armored heroes/villains, battles Edwin CordCreates War Machine armor, but becomes paralyzed and loses RhodeyThe Crossing - kills several people (later retconned)Heroes Reborn - comes back healthy and with new lookSecretary of Defense - leads to Avengers Disassembled First time Stark Tower used as Avengers baseCivil War - Superhuman Registration ActDark Reign - Brain "rebooted"Heroic Age - Bleeding Edge armor/Stark ResilientComics Tony turns into a clone of RDJSecret Wars II - Incursions, end of Ultimate UniverseCivil War II - Tony vs. CarolMarvel NOW - Tony is in coma, brain is AI, Riri is IronheartPrimary Issues ArroganceAlcoholismReliance on technology creates distanceTendency to over-intellectualize everythingHow to address issues Want to solve problems without breaking him downNarcissism makes for delicate handlingTony on Dr. Issues's couch