Makeshift Miracle

Years ago, Jim Zubkavich created a web comic called the Makeshift Miracle. This isn’t a daily or weekly comic like PVP or Penny Arcade. The Makeshift Miracle was a single story, told a gorgeous panel a day.

It was awesome. And it floored me.

Now, Jim has put the art together in book form, and remastered the art to make it look even more amazing. You should buy it. You can buy it right from Jim, by clickety-clicking on this banner:

Do it. You know you wanna.

I am Iron Man

Well, not me. But the character of Tony Stark has been cast for the upcoming movie.

Tony Stark will be played by Robert Downey, Jr.

This works on so many levels. For example, in the comics, Stark fought with addiction for a very long time. Addiction has been something that RD, Jr has fought for a long time.

For some reason, I’m always happy when I see Robert Downey, Jr getting work. I’ve always rooted for him. Every time he’s come out of rehab ready and started working, I’ve thought to myself “maybe this time”. And every time he’s fallen back into addiction, I’ve really felt badly for him.

He’s always been such a talented actor, who could probably have been far more successful than he is right now, if he’d been able to completely kick the addictions.

Having a talented actor like Downey backing the Iron Man franchise is an excellent choice. As they say over at AICN:

..when the franchise finally gets into some of Tony Stark’s darkest hours, when he faces down his own demons in the second film or the third, can you imagine how much soul Downey can bring to it? If handled right, that’s some of the most potent dramatic material in any Marvel movie, and now they’ve got the right actor to make it all work.

I couldn’t agree more.