So if you have missed some recent interviews with Matt Fraction, extremis is gone.
Thank god.
I have detested this since it appeared. Now, thats not to say extremis in itself is bad. Its a good idea especially if used properly. The problem is its so ill-fitted to Stark it becomes a terrible plot device.
One of the main premises to Tony Stark is he's a man. Intelligent, suave, rich. Yes, all of those. But deep down he's human just like you and me. In a way we want to be him, but in a way we would be too afraid to be. And that humanity is what extremis took away, and his quote at the end of Bias Political Commentary (Civil War according to Marvel) of "you know what it took to make me human again? War." shows that.
But now its gone because of the Skrulls infecting Starktech.
Yes, even though Extremis isnt Stark tech, it somehow is linked and is malfunctioning. An upcoming issue is solicited as Stark trying to erase something and it might kill him, the cover showing his head with a bunch of tubes going into it. One would think this is the issue where extremis is finally out of his body as he continues to operate the suit which needs extremis.
The plot device to get rid of it sounds a bit weak, but frankly I'm glad its gone one way or another. I felt this has dragged the character down and ripped out a major element that makes him so unique.
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I kind of liked the way he could "summon" the armor. Course, he could kind of do that anyway with old suits. Didn't he have a device which he could "call" the armor to him, encase himself, and be on his way to superheroism?
I agree though, didn't like that Extremis Stark had basically become like any of the other super-powered superheroes. I have always felt IM has always been about his tech and his brains.
Yes, he did have that feature on past suits, so there wasnt anything terribly new.
I agree, Stark has always been about the tech and using his mind over his fists. I dont think other writers totally realize the latter.
I still maintain extremis would have been good for someone else. But when a main premise of a character is that he is just a frail man underneath the armor, it just took away from the mytho.
Thanks for the comment.
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