Ultimate Iron Man Collector- Richard Brian Francisco!

Tony Stark makes you feel, he’s a cool exec with a heart of steel, indeed. With Iron Man’s well stocked armory, he is a collector’s wet dream. The guy’s got, what, over fifty sets of armor? The clothes really do make the man for Tony, as his powers and abilities stem directly from his brain and are translated to whatever piece of armor he’s wearing. Because of this, we’ve gotten a lot of pretty iconic suits of armor, and a bunch of them have gotten action figure treatment..

Because of his versatility and skyrocketing popularity, he’s been a favorite subject for toy makers, be they Toybiz or Hasbro. There are literally dozens upon dozens of figures even before the movie came out. And ever since it did, the number grew exponentially. It takes a special kind of man to ensure a complete armory- a man with real hair on his chest, and not the ones you usually draw on your offspring for when you dress him up as a Mexican. Enter a man named Richard Brian Francisco, or Zapzuu, as he is known over at the PTK forums.

Now, this guy is actually famous over there for having the most complete Iron Man collection out of all the collectors online. I asked for the guy who has the most impressive Iron Man collection and they all collectively pointed to ZapZuu, like he was the grand master of awesomness. Turns out, he actually is. And, he’s here with us today for a short word.

Comicology: So, Mr. ZapZuu, obvious questions first: Before you started your collection, were you already an Iron Man fan? What initially drew you to Iron Man?

ZapZuu: To tell you the truth, at first, I was not a big fan of Iron Man.  It all started with The Avengers and eventually my attention was drawn to Iron Man.  I was fascinated with his different sets of armor and one more thing that really boosts up my interest is the Extremis story, which I really like, (adi granov =badass!) and since then I’ve been a big fan of Tony Stark.
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