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Tag Archives: Iron Man
Deadpool Kicks Ass in Marvel vs Capcom 3
E3 has been seen some true gaming gems unveiled this week, but the real highlight for me had to be the decent amount of gameplay footage from the long-anticipated Marvel vs Capcom 3, and finally some videos of the ubiquitous Merc with the Mouth in action. Not quite sure he’s wacky or fourth wall-busting enough at the moment, but the … read more
Iron Man 2 Movie Review
2010
Director: Jon Favreau
Script: Justin Theroux
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Don Cheadle, Mickey Rourke, Scarlett Johansson, Sam Rockwell, Samuel L. Jackson
The finer superhero movie franchises have so far followed a pretty rigid formula. The first instalment acts as an origin story, the superior sequel throws a greater and/or more personal threat upon our established here, and … read more
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Tagged comic book movies, Iron Man, Marvel Comics, superhero movies, Thor
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Dominic Cooper Confirms Captain America
SuperHeroHype has confirmed that Dominic Cooper will play Howard Stark, Iron Man’s father, in Joe Johnston’s 2011 superhero flick Captain America: The First Avenger.
Howard Stark recently made an appearance in Iron Man 2, played by John Slattery. Cooper will portray the pioneer some thirty years before Slattery’s Stark Expo footage, in the film’s World War II segment.… read more
Posted in Comic Movie News
Tagged Avengers, Captain America, comic book movies, Iron Man, Marvel Comics, superhero movies
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Marvel’s Siege #2 Review
Marvel, 3.99
Writer: Brian Michael Bendis
Pencils: Olivier Coipel
Inks: Mark Morales
Colours: Laura Martin
Now that Siege is halfway through, is it an epic “seven years in the making” or yet another oversized crossover that is more likely to bore me off the Marvel Universe for good than lengthen my pull list? A return to the action packed superhuman … read more
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Tagged Captain America, comic books, Iron Man, Marvel Comics, superhero comics, Thor
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Siege: Embedded #2 Review
Marvel, $3.99
Writer: Brian Reed
Artist: Chris Samnee
Colours: Matthew Wilson
While the Civil War crossover event a few years back turned out to be a big fuss over nothing, one of several highlights was the Front Line miniseries, which detailed the unfolding events post-Stamford from journalist Ben Urich’s perspective. And with Siege looking to be a similarly empty affair, … read more
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Tagged Captain America, Iron Man, Marvel Comics, superhero comics, Thor
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Iron Man: Virus Competition – 3 Copies to Give Away
Titan Books have been kind enough to provide shelfabuse.com with 3 copies of the new Iron man prose novel by Alex Irvine, ‘Virus,’ which fills in the blanks between the first movie and the upcoming sequel. More info at Titan Books.
Hopefully this synopsis should whet thine appetite:
Iron Man: Virus
In the clear blue skies above Long Island,
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Tagged comic book movies, Iron Man, Marvel Comics, superhero movies
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Iron Man vs. Whiplash #1 (of 4) Review
Marvel, $3.99
Story: Marc Guggenheim, Brannon Braga
Art: Phillipe Briones, Matt Milla
Okay, let’s not beat around the bush: Iron Man vs. Whiplash is a shameless cash-in on the impending Iron Man movie sequel. There’s no reason for this plot existing outside of the regular series, other than Marvel seeing an opportunity to cram another title onto the shelves.
As … read more
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Tagged comic books, Iron Man, Marvel Comics, superhero comics
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Black Widow for Iron Man 2 Movie, Watchmen Comic Movie survives March Release
Things I learnt today from crawling prone through the digital shrubbery of the World Wide Web like the wind-up soldier toy my dog mauled to bits when I was but 5 years old:
Emily Blunt as Black Widow
Following the news that Mickey Rourke and Sam Rockwell will be playing the undermined antagonists in the Iron Man sequel, Variety is … read more
Iron Man 2 Movie Gets Villains, The Thor Movie Hits Earth
Tiny drops of speculation I inhaled while swimming the vast oceans of the web this week:
Iron Man 2 Villains
The Iron Man 2 rumour currently spreading across the internet like wildfire, courtesy of THR.com is that comeback kid Mickey Rourke and the excellent Sam Rockwell are in talks to play Stark’s dual antagonists. People are speculating all sorts of … read more
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Tagged comic book movies, Iron Man, superhero movies, Thor
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The Ultimates vol. 1: Super-human TPB Review
2002, Marvel
Story: Mark Millar
Pencils: Bryan Hitch
Inks: Andrew Currie
Colours: Paul Mounts
From the very first issue, The Ultimates defines its intentions with a suckerpunch; this is the Avengers in our world, driven by our politics and prone to our vices.
Back to that first issue. The last hurrah of World War II era Captain America, and his … read more
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Tagged Captain America, Iron Man, Mark Millar, Marvel Comics, Ultimate Marvel
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