So, excuse me, but I’m about to get geeky.
I collect comic books. I have for over a decade. I blame for introducing me into them.
The one I’ve collected through fair weather and foul is “Iron Man”. It’s probably the nerdiest of the Marvel group. No matter how bad it has gotten, I’ve continued to collect it. (And, Lord, there were some bad times.) Other comics have come and gone, but there is always Iron Man.

Iron Man, Iron Man.
Does whatever an iron can.
Steams a shirt,
Squishes ants,
Puts the creases in your pants.
–Source unknown

Now, there have been rumors of an Iron Man movie coming out. So I’ve been geeking out over the concept. Just so long as it is done well.
Comics should be an easy medium to translate into movies; The storyboards are done for you. The problem is that people want to produce/direct them not for love of the subject, but because they know it will be popular and will make them look good. In fact, I’m sure that some directors feel the opposite. There is mounting evidence that Joel Schumacher despises Batman. He tried to kill the franchise, not once, but twice! The same goes for, Brett Ratner and his relationship with the X-men.
For a good comic book movie to be made, it is important for the people involved to like the subject.
That said, I’m a little leery of the actor who has been chosen to play Tony Stark (AKA Iron Man) in the movie.
Robert Downey Jr.
I’m not a fan of the actor. I always felt that he was becoming famous more for his drug habit than any real talent. So I haven’t seen him in a movie in quite some time. But, Mr. Stark is a recovering alcoholic in the comics, so it might be an oddly appropriate choice.
I’m sure I’ll come to terms with it eventually.