Iron Man is one of those roles–a bit like Green Lantern or Thor–where the hardware is so inextricably bound to the identity that there have been a number of people to take on the identity over the years. Sometimes they’re even fan favorites (although sometimes it’s a mess), but in...
On the heels of this weekend’s massive box office success for Marvel’s The Avengers, Barnes & Noble announced on Monday the release of a new app for their Nook devices, titled Marvel’s The Avengers’ Iron Man Mark VII. That’s a lot of title, and ultimately the retailer just calls it...
On Thursday night’s Tonight Show, Robert Downey Jr. appeared to promote The Avengers. To kick things off, Jay Leno quizzed Downey Jr. about his new baby, who is named Exton. Downey Jr. teased that he would get in trouble with his wife if he showed a picture of the baby,...
With Robert Downey Jr. as the oldest Avenger, some have wondered exactly how long the actor will play Iron Man. Badass Digest put that question to Marvel Studios President of Production Kevin Feige, who said, “I think Bond is a good example. Let’s put it this way: I hope Downey...
ComicLink, a rare and vintage comic book and comic book art seller, reports on their website that a sale is pending for a 9.6 CGC-graded copy of Tales of Suspense #39, the first appearance of Iron Man, for a record $375,000. Since the Certified Guarantee Company began grading comics, there...
Guy Pearce, currently starring in Lockout and looking forward to his stint in the late-summer tentpole Prometheus, has been signed to appear as Aldrich Killian in Iron Man 3, reports Variety. He joins Oscar-winner Ben Kingsley as the second villain in the upcoming Marvel sequel, its first post-Avengers release, which...
Eagle-eyed fans have already spotted a surprise guest appearance in The Avengers, so this is really a spoiler in name only. But if you want to go into the movie totally cold, turn back now before we start talking specifics. According to a story in The Los Angeles Times, director...
When director Joss Whedon recently implied in an interview that there would be a major character death in The Avengers, fans took notice–while Iron Man 3 has been on the filming docket for ages, nobody else has a guaranteed sequel and so fans were able to speculate as to the...
Iron Man has grown into one of Marvel Comics most recognizable characters thanks to the success of the Iron Man movies with Robert Downey, Jr. Even with The Avengers on the horizon and Iron Man 3 coming next year, Marvel is showing that they aren’t afraid to shake things up...
Marvel Comics made preview pages from December’s issues of Invincible Iron Man and Avengers available to press and fans this morning. In Invincible Iron Man #511 by Matt Fraction, Salvador Larroca and Frank D’Armata, The Mandarin returns to give Ol’ Shellhead a hard time. While the character hasn’t yet made the...
While director Shane Black, who is helming the upcoming Iron Man 3 for Marvel Studios, apparently sees most superhero films as “bland” and intends to reverse that trend by keeping the Iron Man franchise vital, there’s a central, fascinating aspect of Tony Stark’s character he won’t be exploring in his...
While summer TV is often regulated to reruns and reality TV shows, G4 is about to make things a whole lot more interesting. G4 is teaming up with Marvel to launch both a Iron Man anime series and a Wolverine anime series. The two original Marvel anime series will premiere...
Tom Hooper, the acclaimed director of the Best Picture nominated ‘The King’s Speech’, was offered–and turned down–the Director Role for ‘Iron Man 3′, according to the LA Times. Rather than hop on a fast moving train, Hooper wants to direct–wait for it–a remake of ‘Les Miserables’. Apparently, Hooper wants to...
It’s back, and we couldn’t be happier! Several months ago I started Dollar Bin Discoveries, a (hopefully) recurring feature that would highlight those issues of comics we find in the “dollar bins” of comic book stores. Sometimes those issues are diamonds in the rough, other times, they’re cubic zirconium, not...
Over the past week, Marvel has been slowly revealing the first five members of its highly-anticipated relaunch of the Avengers series, which will be in the highly capable, talented hands of Brian Michael Bendis and John Romita Jr. Now, the dust has settled, the teasers have been shown, and now...
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