Now For More Mediocrity! "C’mon Rick. It’s time to go work on your blog." "Don’t wanna." "But everyone’s waiting to hear your thoughts on Iron Man #57." "Don’t wanna do that one." "Why not? It has the Mandarin in it. That’s Iron Man’s number one villain." "Big deal. He’s stupid. I hate him. I wanted Controller, Moondragon and Thanos with Jim Starlin’s art." "Rick, we don’t always get what we want in life. You have a responsibility to those three people who have signed

It’s sometime in the mid-1970’s with our hero Iron Man patrolling a middle school when his sensors detect… “Oh no! Middle school bully Timmy is about to rob Myron’s lunch money! I’ve got to stop him!” Swooping down, the Golden Avenger lands between the larger child and his victim. “That’s enough, Timmy. You need to head to class now or you’ll be tardy.” “Sez you!” Timmy sneers. “You’ve given me no choice but to…” Suddenly, Iron Man is seized by incredible pain in his che