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I was just a level above familiar with Iron Man when the movie came out (I used to watch the '90s cartoon and knew the basics about him), but the film certainly helped cement my love for him. I was still very into Spider-Man at that time, though, so it wasn't until Iron Man 2 came out that I fully transitioned into an Iron Man fan.

Like almost everyone, I loved the movie. On a side note, I remember expecting Titanium Man to be in it, due to him getting an action figure in the movie wave (which was actually just based on his appearance in the game). I even expected Raza to become Titanium Man before Stane killed him and it dawned on me that there was never going to be two armored villains.

As for the movie's impact in the comics, it's noticeable.

Up until Brian Michael Bendis' run, Tony's personality in the comics didn't really shift fundamentally, though in some cases a bit of RDJ's Tony creeped up on writers. RDJ's influence is much more present and noticeable when he's handled by writers that aren't particularly familiar with the character.

The movie also affected the visuals of the comics, specially when it comes to the overall aesthetic of Tony's technology and holograms, and the "floating head inside the helmet" visual borrowed from the film. Another definitive influence was J.A.R.V.I.S. prominence in the film leading to writers putting a heavy focus on Tony having a bantering A.I. (though it wasn't until 2012 that Tony had started interacting with an assistant A.I. in the same way he did in the movies).