8 Ways The Marvel Cinematic Universe Has Ruined Marvel Comics

4. Iron Man's Entire Personality

Before the release of Iron Man in 2008, Tony Stark was typically portrayed as just a really smart guy. Yes, he was a billionaire playboy, but it was really Robert Downey Jr.'s snarky take on Tony Stark which injected the character with a lot more personality. That means he's now a lot wittier and funnier, something which has helped him keep his own solo series going, a task which was previously not all that easy for Marvel. Unfortunately, the comic book Tony has basically been turned into Downey Jr.-lite in the years which have followed. While Iron Man has undeniably become more fun to read, not every writer has succeeded in giving this new Iron Man the same likeability as his big screen counterpart; Matt Fraction perhaps did it best, but attempts which followed from writers like Kieron Gillen and Brian Michael Bendis have been a little hit and miss. It also feels like Tony Stark's smarts have been lost somewhere along the line, and having him constantly cracking wise in the pages of The Avengers borders on being tedious at times. One of the biggest blunders by Marvel however was so quickly repairing the relationship between Iron Man and Captain America; in order to capitalise on Iron Man's big screen success, they're pretty much ignored what happened in Civil War.