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Marvel’sIron Manhas officially stop years of sombreness as the Armored Avenger has taken up drink again for a tragic reason . Tony Stark ’s notorious struggle with alcoholismnearly destroyed his life , and he has struggle with the enticement to salute ever since the famousDemon in a Bottlestoryline . But inInvincible Iron Man # 1,Stark grab the bottle again , let down longtime fans as well as himself .
In the 70s and 80s , Iron Man ’s alcohol addiction led him to a frightening period of time in which he nearly destroyed his concern , went completely belly-up , and alien his friends and family . Demon in a BottleandDeliverancedepicted Tony as a hopeless junky who would even sell his own jacket for a drink . Eventually Tony realized his problem were far too big for him to clear alone , so he attended rehab and became a regular at Alcoholics Anonymous meetings;he even help Captain Marvelwhen she was struggling with her own addiction issue .
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But inInvincible Iron Man # 1 , written by Gerry Duggan with art by Juan Frigeri , Iron Man loses intimately everything in the bridge of a few short days - including his soberness run . After a freak accidentdestroys Tony Stark ’s house(a nuclear reactor detonation with an as - yet unknown cause ) , he utilize the last of his money to pay off the civilians anguish in the attack , fight down a drone suit ( which contains a sedated rider ; an unknown enemy wants to compose Tony for execution ) , and serve an AA meeting - but it is n’t enough . He wakes up in the men ’s room of a public house , meanders through the streets , throws up while stick to a lamppost and falls down in a nap of refuse bags .
Tony Stark Is Officially Drinking Again
In past issues , Tony spent his integral luck acquiring alien weapons from Source Control , a sinister weapons dealing company . Tony continue the weapon out of terrorist ' hands , ( including the famous Ten Rings ) but at the cost of becoming completely break . Without his resource , his money or even his home(s ) , Stark feels down and out - but it is still disquieting to see Iron Man rush back to a bar to work out his problems , especially after the years of graveness .
While no panel clearly draw Stark drink , it can confidentially be deduce ; he leave an AA meeting and woke up in a bar without any memory board of how he arrived . The new running will mostly likely sell with the fallout of Stark ’s decision . Iron Manhas fought supervillains and world - conquerors before , but Tony Stark ’s most dangerous enemywill always be his alcoholic drink addictionand his own inner demons .
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