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Bruce Wayne/Tony Stark
| Pairing | |
|---|---|
| Pairing: | Bruce Wayne x Tony Stark |
| Alternative name(s): | Batman/Iron Man, Billionaire Husbands, Iron Bat, IronBat, Bat iron, Truce |
| Gender category: | Slash, M/M |
| Fandom: | DC Comics, DCEU, Nolanverse, Marvel, MCU |
| Canonical?: | No |
| Prevalence: | Minor |
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Bruce Wayne/Tony Stark is the crossover pairing of Bruce Wayne and Tony Stark from the DC and Marvel franchises. The pairing may also be referred to by their heroic identities (ex: Batman/Iron Man) or by a ship name like Billionaire Husbands or IronBat.
Canon
Fandom
Trends & Tropes
This pairing featured notably in MCU fics after Captain America: Civil War, particularly ones with a Team Iron Man or "Not Team Cap Friendly" slant. Although Iron Bat wasn't particularly noticeable in the numerous fics addressing the film, a significant minority of all Bruce Wayne/Tony Stark fics on AO3 referenced CA:CW.[1] Some examples are The Seventh Stone [2] and the Billionaire Husbands series.[3]
Fan Comments
"Ahh I'm a sucker for Bruce and Tony being childhood friends bc of their rich backgrounds and still maintaining a sort of distant relationship, where one (often Tony) will sometimes just call to annoy the other! And they have each other saved as emergency contacts!"[4]
Example Fanworks
Fanart
- bat man×iron man, Archived version a fluffy image of Bruce and Tony watching TV on their couch, by Fuian (Feb 2020)
Graphics
- Untitled Gifset comparing the self-destructive nature of the characters in the Nolanverse films and the Iron Man Movieverse. Edit by mcustarks (2020)
Video Essays & Meta
Archives & Fannish Links
Archives
- Works tagged Tony Stark/Bruce Wayne on AO3
- Batman and Ironman Crossovers on fanfiction.net
- Wayne/Stark - Official Truce Community LiveJournal community
Fannish Links
- Tumblr Tags: IronBat
References
- ^ On December 5, 2021, the Tony Stark/Bruce Wayne tag on Archive of Our Own had 299 works. (Search results archived here). However, 19 of those works were tagged "Civil War Team Iron Man". (Search results archived here).
- ^ The Seventh Stone by Elenduen. April 29, 2018.
- ^ Billionaire Husbands by larry_evak. June 4, 2017.
- ^ Natasja Jensen. YouTube comment on Batman & Iron Man Forever? - IronBat by ShippersGuideToTheGalaxy, 2018.