[VIDEO] Why does Iron Man Support Government Oversight in ‘Civil War’?
Posted: January 27, 2017 Filed under: Art & Culture, Comics, Entertainment, Mediasphere | Tags: Bucky, Captain America, Captain America Civil War, Iron Man, Marvel Comics, Michael Keaton, Spider-Man Leave a comment
Tony Stark‘s support of government oversight for the Avengers Team can be traced to the grieving mother, Miriam. After a speech at M.I.T., Stark met Miriam who lost her son in the Sokovia. Miriam puts a face to collateral damage the Avengers leave in their wake. She indicated that her son was planning to help the world but was killed in an Avengers mission gone wrong.
Miriam suggests that Stark has innocent blood on his hands. Following the encounter, Stark works with General Thaddeus Ross to develop and sign a bill, the Sokovia Accords. Read the rest of this entry »
Trump’s Top Tech Titans
Posted: December 14, 2016 Filed under: Comics, Entertainment, Guns and Gadgets, Science & Technology, Space & Aviation, White House | Tags: Donald Trump, Iron Man, Jet Pack, Silicon Valley, technology Leave a commentRobert Downey Jr. Joins ‘Spider-Man: Homecoming’
Posted: April 21, 2016 Filed under: Comics, Entertainment, Mediasphere | Tags: American Civil War, Anthony Mackie, Captain America, Iron Man, Jeremy Renner, Jr., Robert Downey, Russo brothers, Scarlett Johansson, Spider-Man, Spider-Man (Miles Morales) Leave a commentIt looks like the team-up of Spider-Man and Iron Man seen in Captain America: Civil War won’t be the duo’s last.
Robert Downey Jr., who plays the red and gold-armored Marvel character, has closed a deal to join the cast of Spider-Man: Homecoming, Marvel and Sony’s reboot of the web-crawling superhero, sources tell THR.
Tom Holland will star as Peter Parker/Spider-Man and is making his debut as the character in Civil War (and already garnering praise for his take on the role).
[Read the full story here, at Hollywood Reporter]
The movie establishes a key relationship between Tony Stark/Iron Man and Parker and Homecoming will continue that thread.
Homecoming has been casting up ahead of its June start of production. Marisa Tomei will play Aunt May, while Zendaya is one of the female leads. Tony Revolori, who starred opposite Ralph Fiennes in The Grand Budapest Hotel, and Laura Harrier, who appeared in the soap opera One Life to Live, are also boarding the production, which is being produced by Kevin Feige and Amy Pascal. Read the rest of this entry »
[VIDEO] Animation Convention: Characters Turn Out for Hong Kong’s Comic Fair
Posted: August 3, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, Asia, China, Comics | Tags: Animation, Captain America, Iron Man, Magnetic resonance imaging, Marvel Comics, San Diego Comic-Con International, Spider-Man, The Marshall Mathers LP, The Wall Street Journal Leave a comment
The city’s biggest animation convention draws thousands of comic lovers each year. Fictional characters too make an appearance. We speak to superheroes Spiderman and Captain America, and Minions. Photo/Video: Joyu Wang/The Wall Street Journal
John Anderson: ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Review: A Superpowered Spectacle
Posted: April 30, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, Entertainment | Tags: Age of Ultron, Avengers (comics), Chris Evans (presenter), Chris Hemsworth, Iron Man, James Spader, Jeremy Renner, Joss Whedon, Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Marvel Comics, Robert Downey, Scarlett Johansson, The Avengers (2012 film), Ultron Leave a commentSuperheroes return in Marvel’s effects-and wit-filled sequel
John Anderson writes: Those truly committed to the Kremlinology of Marvel Comics will find “Avengers: Age of Ultron” a revelatory piece of 3-D entertainment. Who knew that the evil Baron von Strucker (Thomas Kretschmann) had been working on the kind of robotics that would provide superhero/industrialist Tony Stark, also known as Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr.), the groundwork for developing an artificial intelligence that could threaten the existence of all human life on Earth? Who knew The Incredible Hulk could be a romantic lead?
For those more concerned with what “The Avengers” movies do best—outsize spectacle and wry comedy—“Age of Ultron” has to be declared a victory. “Victory should be honored with revels,” declares hammer-throwing Scandinavian elocutionist Thor (Chris Hemsworth). “Who doesn’t love revels?” answers snark specialist Stark. “Revels” is a good word to describe it all, if one tends to revel in effects-driven mass destruction for the good of mankind.
[Read the full text here at WSJ]
Director Joss Whedon, under the auspices of the almost supernaturally profitable Marvel-Disney alliance, has brought back the core of 2012’s “The Avengers”—Mr. Hemsworth, Mr. Downey, Scarlett Johansson (Black Widow), Mark Ruffalo (the Hulk), Chris Evans (Captain America), Jeremy Renner (Hawkeye)—along with several subordinate supervillains and heroes to embellish the plot and set up the sequel (well on its way, to judge by the closing moments of “Ultron”). They include the brother-sister act of Quicksilver and Scarlet Witch (Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Elizabeth Olsen), whose superpowers are the result of Strucker’s experiments and whose antipathy toward the Avengers is rooted in the devastation visited upon their native Sokovia by now-reformed war merchant Tony Stark.
If any of this seems complicated—the fictional Sokovia, for instance, or that there was also a Quicksilver in “X-Men: Days of Future Past”—you really have to just let it go, the momentum of the movie being too much for cogitation. Read the rest of this entry »
THE AVENGERS ASSEMBLED: The Visual Evolution of Earth’s Mightiest Heroes
Posted: April 27, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, Comics, Entertainment | Tags: Aaron Johnson (English actor), Age of Ultron, Avengers (comics), Black Widow (Natalia Romanova), Captain America, Hawkeye (comics), Hulk (comics), Iron Man, Marvel Comics, The Rampaging Hulk, Thor (Marvel Comics), Ultron 1 CommentIron Man and Hawkeye are the most changed since their first appearances

‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Opens to Massive $201.2 Million at Foreign Box Office
Posted: April 27, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, Entertainment | Tags: Avengers (comics), Black Widow (Natalia Romanova), Captain America, Iron Man, Joss Whedon, Philippines, South Korea, Ultron, United Kingdom, United States Leave a commentThe success of “Avengers: Age of Ultron” is a testament to the strength of the global market, which now accounts for 70% or more of a major film’s box office gross. Two decades ago, foreign ticket sales usually comprised less than half of a movie’s revenues.
Brent Lang reports: “Avengers: Age of Ultron” debuted to a massive $201.2 million across 44 territories this weekend.
“The bar was high, but this is a sign of unbelievable momentum in the marketplace. It all goes back to the strength of the brand and the incredible work the Marvel team does in telling stories in such a consistent way and creating these worlds.”
— Dave Hollis, Disney’s distribution chief
Disney and Marvel’s super team adventure was the highest-grossing film in everywhere it opened, and has now rolled out in 55% of the international marketplace, including such major locales as France, Italy, Germany, the United Kingdom, Russia, Korea and Australia.
“We are living in rarefied air with ‘Avengers’ to be even talking about these kind of numbers. A weekend like this is why a lot of people think it could be even bigger than the first one.”
— Paul Dergarabedian, senior media analyst at Rentrak
Going into the weekend, Disney was projecting a foreign debut of between $160 million to $175 million.
“The bar was high, but this is a sign of unbelievable momentum in the marketplace,” said Dave Hollis, Disney’s distribution chief. “It all goes back to the strength of the brand and the incredible work the Marvel team does in telling stories in such a consistent way and creating these worlds.”
The hotly anticipated superhero sequel opens next week in the U.S., where it is expected to earn north of $200 million and could top the first “Avengers” film’s record-breaking $207.4 million bow. Bringing Thor, Iron Man, Captain America and other costumed heroes together isn’t cheap, and “Avengers: Age of Ultron” carries a $250 million pricetag. Read the rest of this entry »
[VIDEO] ‘Are we Promoting a Movie?’ Robert Downey Jr. Walks Out of ‘Avengers’ Interview After Being Asked about Politics, Drug Abuse
Posted: April 23, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, Entertainment, Mediasphere, Politics | Tags: Age of Ultron, Avengers (comics), Channel 4, Channel 4 News, Diane Sawyer, drugs, Iron Man, Iron Man (film), Krishnan Guru-Murthy, Marvel Comics, media, news, Robert Downey Jr, The New York Times, Ultron Leave a commentKipp Jones writes: A routine interview conducted by Krishnan Guru-Murthy of Britain’s Channel 4 News turned anything but, after questions regarding the latest action thriller gravitated toward aspects of Downey Jr.’s personal life, including jail time for past drug convictions, the actor’s relationship with his father, and whether or not he is a “liberal.”
“I couldn’t even really tell you what a liberal is… Are we promoting a movie?”
Video of the encounter was posted on Twitter by Guru-Murthy, who describes the end of the interview as “a steely moment from Ironman.”
“I’m sorry, I, I really don’t — what are we doing? …It’s just getting a little Diane Sawyer in here.”
Things became uncomfortable after the reporter connected the actor’s real-life persona with that of his Iron Man character, Tony Stark. Guru-Murthy then quizzed Downey about a quote from an old New York Times interview. Read the rest of this entry »
[VIDEO] Marvel Mania: Who’s Up for Some New ‘Avengers: Age Of Ultron’ Footage?
Posted: April 14, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, Comics, Education | Tags: Aaron Johnson (English actor), Age of Ultron, Avengers (comics), Captain America, Chris Hemsworth, Hawkeye (comics), Iron Man, Jr., Mark Ruffalo, Marvel Comics, Marvel Studios, Paul Bettany, Robert Downey, Scarlet Witch, Ultron 1 CommentZach Epstein writes: It seems like Marvel can do no wrong these days. Every movie the company releases is a smash hit at the box office, and the upcoming film Avengers: Age of Ultron should end up being one of the studio’s biggest blockbusters of all time. Now, with the new Avengers movie inching ever closer to its premiere less than three weeks from today, Marvel has once again teased fans with a brand new clip from the film.
We’ve seen several Avengers: Age of Ultron trailers at this point, and Marvel has released a number of clips as well. We even have some great behind-the-scenes footage to enjoy from the upcoming superhero flick. And now, we can toss yet another tantalizing clip onto the pile….(read more)
[VIDEO] New ‘Avengers: Age of Ultron’ Trailer Confirms it: Captain America’s in Charge
Posted: March 19, 2015 Filed under: Entertainment, Mediasphere | Tags: Age of Ultron, Avengers (comics), Captain America, Hulk (comics), Iron Man, Marvel Comics, Marvel Studios, Superhero film, The Avengers: Earth's Mightiest Heroes, Ultron Leave a comment“He’s the boss. I just pay for everything and design everything. Make everyone look cooler.”
— Tony Stark, in a new trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron
Marvel Studios released this all-new TV spot Thursday during the March Madness telecasts, and like the last trailer, it is chock-full of new footage and dialogue.
With only 43 days to go before Avengers: Age of Ultron, we can expect a barrage of stuff like this after months of a tantalizing trickle….(read more)
China Is Getting its Very Own Comic Con
Posted: March 11, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, Asia, China, Entertainment | Tags: Age of Ultron, Ant-Man, Avengers (comics), BBC, Hulk (comics), Iron Man, Japan, London Underground, Marvel Comics, Robert Downey Jr, Scarlett Johansson, Shanghai, Sina Weibo, Ultron Leave a comment‘Geekdom is a universal language’
Event producer ReedPOP is bringing Comic Con to China this spring.
“China is a massive frontier for ReedPOP, a huge market and boundless community of fans that we are eager and enthusiastic to build events for. Geekdom is a universal language and we’re sure that the Chinese people will celebrate fan culture in their own unique and amazing ways.”
— Lance Fensterman, Global Senior Vice President of ReedPOP
The Shanghai Comic Convention will take place on May 16 to 17 at the Shanghai Convention & Exhibition Center, ReedPOP announced Wednesday. The inaugural Chinese Comic Con follows on the company’s growth strategy of bringing its pop culture events to international markets, including India, Singapore and Germany.
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“China is a massive frontier for ReedPOP, a huge market and boundless community of fans that we are eager and enthusiastic to build events for,” said Lance Fensterman, Global Senior Vice President of ReedPOP, in a statement. “Geekdom is a universal language and we’re sure that the Chinese people will celebrate fan culture in their own unique and amazing ways.” Read the rest of this entry »
[COMIC PANEL] Marvel Mania!
Posted: March 7, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, Comics, Entertainment | Tags: Captain America, Cartoons, Comics, Human Torch, Illustration, Iron Man, Marvel Comics, Sub-Mariner, The Avengers Leave a comment[VIDEO] Tony Stark’s New Element: Iron Man 2010: ‘It Tastes like Coconut…and Metal’
Posted: February 7, 2015 Filed under: Art & Culture, Entertainment, Mediasphere | Tags: Avengers (comics), Captain America, Cinema, Iron Man, Iron Man (film), Jr., Marvel Comics, media, Robert Downey, Robert Downey Jr, video 1 CommentTony Stark aka Robert Downey Jr. is testing the new element he rediscovered
Downtime at Avengers’ Mansion
Posted: December 29, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, Comics, Entertainment | Tags: Illustration, Iron Man, Marvel Comics, Superhero, The Avengers, The Hulk, vintage Leave a commentToday in Comic Book History, December 11, 1942: Captain Marvel Adventures #18
Posted: December 11, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, Comics, Reading Room | Tags: Adam McKay, Adventures of Captain Marvel, Amanda Waller, Ant-Man (Scott Lang), Avengers (comics), Captain America, Captain Marvel (DC Comics), DC Comics, Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man, Marvel Comics, Marvel Studios, Marvel Universe, vintage 1 CommentTODAY IN COMIC BOOK HISTORY: December 11, 1942
In the pages of Captain Marvel Adventures #18 we learn Billy Batson has a long lost twin sister, Mary Batson. Mary is based off of actress Judy Garland by artist Marc Swayze and soon gains the same powers as her brother and is later dubbed Mary Marvel.
Mary Marvel would go on to headline her own book with supporting characters such as Uncle Marvel. Although Wonder Woman debuted a year earlier, Mary Marvel gained a great following especially from younger girls.
In the mid-fifties Fawcett Publications ceased the Mary Marvel books and all the Captain Marvel Family titles due to a copyright lawsuit by DC, and she wouldn’t be seen again for 20 years. DC eventually started publishing stories about the Marvel Family in the early 70s under the title “Shazam”. Read the rest of this entry »
Vintage Iron Man
Posted: November 20, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, Comics, Entertainment | Tags: Comic Books, Iron Man, Marvel Comics, Superhero, Tony Stark, vintage Leave a comment[PHOTO] IRONMAN Burger Break
Posted: November 19, 2014 Filed under: Entertainment, Food & Drink, Mediasphere | Tags: Fast food, Iron Man, Marvel Comics, Movies, Robert Downey Jr, Tony Stark Leave a commentJames Kakalios: Finally, Science Explains Why No One Can Lift Thor’s Hammer
Posted: November 13, 2014 Filed under: Comics, Entertainment, Science & Technology, Think Tank | Tags: Age of Ultron, Avengers (comics), Captain America, CERN, Dark matter, Discovery (observation), Elementary particle, Higgs boson, Iron Man, Large Hadron Collider, Mjölnir, Mjolnir (comics), Particle physics, Standard Model, Subatomic particle, Ultron, University of Southern Denmark 1 CommentJames Kakalios writes: These are exciting days for physics, with several recent experimental observations providing important information on some of the most important mysteries of nature. The Large Hadron Collider at CERN has found the Higgs boson, the last missing particle in the Standard Model, advancing our understanding of the origin of the mass of fundamental particles. The discovery by astrophysicists that the expansion of the universe is accelerating implies that 75% of the universe is composed of “dark energy.” And a recent trailer for Avengers: Age of Ultron suggests an explanation for the long-standing open question: can the Hulk lift Thor’s hammer?
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The scene in question aired Oct. 28 during an episode of Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. on ABC. In this clip, the Avengers are relaxing in their street clothes in Tony Stark’s penthouse apartment, and are discussing the “enchantment” on Thor’s hammer, Mjolnir, which stipulates that it can only be lifted by those “deemed worthy,” and whoever does so will “possess the power of Thor.” Thor places his hammer on a coffee table (actually, as shown below, it is resting partially on some books on the table), and various heroes attempt to pick up the hammer, to no avail. Thor then hefts the hammer and casually flips it into the air.

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And thus one proposal for why the hammer is unliftable is put to rest. Astrophysicist and Director of the Hayden Planetarium, Dr. Neil deGrasse Tyson, has speculated that, if Mjolnir is composed of neutron star matter, the densest material in the universe outside of a black hole, then it would weigh as much as three hundred billion elephants.
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Water has a density of one gram per cubic centimeter, and lead has a density of eleven grams per cubic centimeter, but they pale compared to neutron star matter, which has a density of one hundred million million grams per cubic centimeter. In this case Mjolnir would weigh roughly twelve thousand trillion pounds. I know Tony Stark is rich, but even if he could buy a coffee table that could support such a weight, I can’t imagine any book, even an impenetrable physics text, that could bear up under this force. No, we must look elsewhere for an explanation as to why only Thor (and a few select others—more on this in a moment) can raise Mjolnir. Read the rest of this entry »
Comic Panel: ‘Suddenly, Tony Stark…’
Posted: November 1, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, Comics | Tags: Avengers, Comic Books, design, graphics, Illustration, Iron Man, Lettering, Marvel, Superhero, Tony Stark, typography 1 Comment
Marvel Announces New Wave of Superhero Movies
Posted: October 28, 2014 Filed under: Comics, Entertainment, Mediasphere | Tags: Adventure, Iron Man, Marvel, Movies, Superhero, The Avengers, The Black Panther, The Hulk, Variety 1 CommentMarvel Comic Page: ‘There–Around Our Meeting Table–The Five Original Avengers!’
Posted: October 25, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, Comics, Entertainment | Tags: Ant-Man, Captain America, graphics, Illustration, Iron Man, Lettering, Marvel Comics, The Avengers, The Incredible Hulk, The Wasp, Thor, typography, vintage 1 CommentIron Man is Forever. Robert Downey Jr. Isn’t
Posted: October 20, 2014 Filed under: Entertainment, Mediasphere | Tags: Captain America, Chris Evans, Elon Musk, Iron Man, Marvel, Marvel Entertainment, Marvel Studio, Marvel Studios, Robert Downey, Robert Downey Jr, Tony Stark 2 CommentsFor The Verge, Ross Miller writes:
After weeks of back and forth, will he or won’t he, Marvel finally announced Robert Downey Jr.‘s next appearance as Tony Stark / Iron Man, playing counterpoint to Chris Evans’ Steve Roger in the NSA-fueled Captain America 3.
But the most interesting part of the announcement is this behind-the-scenes blurb from Variety:
Originally, Marvel wanted to hire Downey for a small role, which would have required just three weeks of work. But Downey wanted Stark to have a more substantial role in the film’s plot, which would give him more screen time and naturally a bigger payday. This angered Marvel Entertainment chief Ike Perlmutter, who ordered the screenwriters to write Iron Man out of the script entirely, according to sources with knowledge of the situation.
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Robert Downey Jr. is Tony Stark. Tony Stark, likewise, is Robert Downey Jr. (with a dash of Elon Musk). There’s no point arguing otherwise; so much of Stark the character feels like an extension of Downey’s own. Marvel Studios has merged the two personalities into one inextricably linked entity, which is why Marvel is more likely to write the character out completely rather than recasting. Read the rest of this entry »
‘Captain America 3’: THR’s 5 Things to Know About the Planned Civil War Story Arc
Posted: October 13, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, Comics, Entertainment | Tags: Captain America, Captain America: The First Avenger, Captain America: The Winter Soldier, Civil War, Iron Man, Mark Millar, Marvel, Marvel Cinematic Universe, Marvel Comics, Registration acts (comics), Robert Downey Jr Leave a commentWhose Side Are You On?
For the Hollywood Reporter, Abid Rahman writes: The incredible news that Robert Downey Jr. is in talks to bring Iron Man to Captain America 3 has set the Internet on fire and with good reason as the most likely story arc that Marvel will use in this casting scenario is Mark Millar‘s fabled Civil War limited series from 2006-7.
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Nothing has been confirmed at this stage, with no definitive word on Iron Man gracing Cap 3 or that Civil War will be the source material. However, with all the rumors, leaks and drip drip of information coming out of people close to the project, there’s a high likelihood that Marvel will base the basic premise of Cap 3 on Civil War.
[Variety has its own edition of “Marvel’s Civil War: 5 Things You Should Know”. Who started this # of things you should know thing, anyway? Anyway, check it out here]

Marvel Entertainment started off its 75th anniversary celebrations at this year’s New York Comic Con with the announcement of what the company is calling its biggest event yet: Secret Wars.
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So what’s the fuss about Civil War? Well, THR have put together 5 key things that occur in the comic series Civil War that will have heavy ramifications for both Cap 3 as well the wider Marvel Cinematic Universe, future Ant-Man and Dr. Strange movies and even planned Avengers sequels several years from now.
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Warning, major Civil War spoilers ahead.
1. Civil War needs more than just Iron Man and Cap – Millar’s Civil War featured a huge universe of Marvel characters who were forced to take sides following the introduction of the Superhero Registration Act, an American government initiative to regulate and control vigilantes who also must reveal their identities. In the comics, Spider-Man, Luke Cage, Human Torch, Invisible Woman, Daredevil, Cable, Nick Fury and Captain America rebel against this government attempt to control superheroes. In favor of the legislation you have, Iron Man, Ant-Man, Black Widow, She-Hulk, Venom, Mr Fantastic and many others.
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The inherent problem with adapting Civil War is that Marvel would need to populate the film with enough superheroes for a ‘war’ to look like a war. Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four are out as the rights to those characters rest with other studios, so Marvel will have to get creative to flesh out the secondary superheroes. Read the rest of this entry »
The Navy’s Exoskeleton Could Make Workers 20 Times More Productive
Posted: September 10, 2014 Filed under: Guns and Gadgets, Robotics, Science & Technology | Tags: Exoskeleton, Human Universal Load Carrier, Iron Man, Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, National Center for Manufacturing Sciences, Navy, United States Navy Leave a commentThe Navy’s exoskeleton could make workers 20 times more productive http://t.co/7gttDXAHsb pic.twitter.com/egrDJrjvcr
— WIRED (@WIRED) September 10, 2014
Robert Downey Jr: No Plans for ‘Iron Man 4’
Posted: September 7, 2014 Filed under: Entertainment, Mediasphere | Tags: Iron Man, Marvel, media, Movies, Robert Downey Jr, Tony Stark, Variety 1 CommentSay it isn’t so! Read the rest of this entry »
[VIDEO] Marvel Studios Looks Back on Its First Ten Films
Posted: August 4, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, Entertainment | Tags: Avengers, Film, Guardians of Galaxy, Guardians of the Galaxy, Iron Man, John Sexton, Lucy, Marvel, Marvel Comics, Marvel Studios 2 CommentsJohn Sexton writes: After seeing the disappointing Lucy last week and wondering why anyone would think it was a good idea to take a silly premise and turn it into a profound statement, I did not want to see another summer movie with delusions of grandeur. So Friday, my family and some friends went to see Guardians of the Galaxy. Ah, now that’s more like it.
Marvel has of course been promoting Guardians heavily on TV, even highlighting the claim that it’s the “best Marvel movie ever.” Sorry but that’s not true. The Avengers and the first Iron Man are both better films. But it’s a credit to Guardians that after those two high points it at least becomes arguable whether Guardians could be next in line.
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As if inviting the comparison..(more)
[Chart] Richest Superheroes Ranked
Posted: May 15, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, Economics, Entertainment, Humor | Tags: Batman, Black Panther, Buddy, Green Arrow, Iron Man, Lex Luthor, Net worth, Superhero 4 CommentsThere are many ways to measure a superhero’s worth. Numbers of babies saved is a pretty solid one. And then there’s the literal way of measuring a superhero’s net worth.
Buddy Loans created a chart that itemizes the wealthiest superheroes and villains. Because who cares about stopping that comet hurdling towards earth if your stock portfolio isn’t impressive?

Vintage Comic Panel of the Day: IRON MAN
Posted: April 25, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, Comics | Tags: Art Simek, Comics, design, Don Heck, Illustration, Iron Man, Larry Lieber, Marvel, Stan Lee, typography 2 CommentsHow Director Jon Favreau Learned to Cook for his New Movie
Posted: April 16, 2014 Filed under: Art & Culture, Entertainment, Food & Drink | Tags: Dustin Hoffman, Iron Man, John Leguizamo, Jon Favreau, Robert Downey, Scarlett Johansson, Sofía Vergara 1 CommentHow @jon_favreau learned to cook for his new movie: http://t.co/I44npSRerO @ChefTheFilm
— Food & Wine magazine (@foodandwine) April 15, 2014

[VIDEO] Top Ten Tony Stark Quotes
Posted: November 20, 2013 Filed under: Entertainment, Mediasphere | Tags: Iron Man, Tony Stark, YouTube 1 CommentThis Caterpillar Might Just Be Iron Man’s Twin Brother
Posted: November 1, 2013 Filed under: Entertainment, Mediasphere | Tags: Animation, Arts, Disney, Imgur, Iron Man, Superhero, Thor, Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Leave a comment
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Iron Man might want to watch his back. He could have some stark competition in this caterpillar, discovered by Imgur user Steamdino (read more below).