Iron Man: The Animated Series (season 1)

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Iron Man: The Animated Series (season 1)
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Genre: Superhero
Action
Adventure
Running Time: 26 Minutes
Country: United States
Release Date: September 24 - December 17, 1994
Network(s): Fox Kids
Toon Disney
Jetix
Created by: Stan Lee
Larry Lieber
Distributed by: Genesis Entertainment
New World Entertainment
Starring: Robert Hays
Dorian Harewood
Jennifer Hale
Tom Kane
John Reilly
James Avery
Jennifer Darling
Casey DeFranco
Katherine Moffat
James Warwick
Jim Cummings
Ed Gilbert
Robert Ito
Episodes: 13

Iron Man is a 1994 animated series based on the Marvel character of the same name. This page will only focus on the critically panned first season of the show.

Bad Qualities

  1. Not so great and completely choppy animation that is very substandard thanks to Rainbow Animation Group who are known for cheaply produced shows.
    • One example includes the villain, Mandarin looking like a green alien elf man.
    • To add insult to injury, it also uses poorly rendered CGI for the Iron Man transformation sequences.
  2. The Masters of the Universe-style formula of "good against evil" would have been passable for the 80's, rather than the 90's.
  3. Tacky and campy dialogue that is unintentionally funny.
  4. Mediocre voice acting which sounds cheesy and hammy as they keep whispering.
  5. The attempts at humor try to be funny, but fall flat.
  6. Awful writing that doesn't bother adapting any of the comic books.
  7. The music used in this season is repetitive and generic.
  8. Lack of character development and personal conflicts.
  9. Quite large amount of plot holes.

Good Qualities

  1. The character designs are at least good.
  2. There are some likable characters.
  3. Even the music is repetitive and generic, it's at least can be catchy.
  4. The show's second season has a huge improvement over this season.

Reception

TBA

Trivia

  • The show was paired with the Fantastic Four 90s show in a package known as the Marvel Action Hour.
  • Starting with the second season, Marvel Productions switched animation houses and the series got a new look, feel, and direction. While Fantastic Four: The Animated Series (1994) was revamped with John Buscema in mind, the crew did not have another particular artist in mind for "Iron Man". They went for a more graphic and streamlined approach to the series.

Videos

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