Joss Whedon and Clark Gregg on Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.’s Connections to Iron Man 3, Marvels

Last night on a special Fandom edition of Earth’s Mightiest Show, which aired on Disney XD, moderator Blair Butler spoke with Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. star Clark Gregg and executive producer Joss Whedon about what to expect from the new series, in which Gregg reprises his role as Agent Phil Coulson to lead an elite team of secret agents in the war on supervillains.We brought you a little bit of what they had to say earlier, but that was mostly general stuff about the show. As the interview continued after a break, the pair discussed some of the specific influences that have gone into Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. so far–including Kurt Busiek and Alex Ross’s iconic miniseries Marvels which, like the TV series, dealt with how everyday people interact with and respond to superheroes–and whether there’s any truth to the rumors that elements of Iron Man 3’s storyline will resonate through the pilot and possibly beyond.Check out the conversation below. Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. debuts on ABC Tuesday nights this fall.