In the Silver Age, most of the heroes were paragons of virtue, square-jawed, two-fisted protectors of the status quo. Stan Lee’s Marvel method changed that, opening up the world of superhumans to men and women with feet of clay, real problems and attitude issues. Tony Stark, for instance, has always been headstrong, self-involved and autocratic. Of course, when DC followed suit, we got a Hal Jordan who grew from non-traditional hero to rogue with a heart of gold to ‘Top Gun’-inspired insufferable putz. But who’s the bigger jerk is in the eye of the beholder, leading us to today’s antiheroic query…
The MS-QOTD (pronounced, as always, “misquoted”) isn’t entirely sure who’s the bigger jerk, but is really enjoying the current runs of both characters’ books, which are actively remedying the butt-head issues, asking: Who’s the bigger jerk: Hal “Green Lantern” Jordan or Tony “Iron Man” Stark?
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Hal may be a moron but Stark takes the cake by going full facist.
I don’t recall any time Ironman went full on evil and geocidal, so my vote for biggest jerk goes to Hal.
Hmm, “Emerald Twilight” v. “Armor Wars.” At least Tony left the tech users alive after taking back his toys. The same can’t be said of those ring wearers after Hal got through with them. Hal for the… win?