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Hot Toys unveils new Iron Man Hall of Armor Miniature Collectibles

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Hot Toys has unveiled a second wave of its MMS Compact series Iron Man Hall of Armor Miniature Collectibles which feature six of Tony Stark’s creations in the War Machine, Iron Patriot, Mark XLV, Striker, Silver Centurion and Mark XLII suits and will be available to purchase either as a set of six or individually; […]

Comic Book Preview – Marvel’s Avengers: Iron Man #1

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Marvel launches its video game tie-in prequel comic Marvel’s Avengers: Iron Man #1 this coming Wednesday, and we have a preview for you here; check it out… THE FIRST PREQUEL TO THE UPCOMING VIDEO GAME, MARVEL’S AVENGERS! Avengers Assemble! The road to Marvel’s Avengers begins here, with an all-new story leading directly into the events […]

Marvel Games’ Iron Man VR story trailer reveals Ghost as the villain

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Back in March, Sony and Marvel Games announced the upcoming release of Iron Man VR, a PlayStation VR exclusive title which puts players into the suit of the Armored Avenger, and now we’ve got a new story trailer from New York Comic Con, which reveals that the game will pit Tony Stark against the villainous […]

Nick Fury references Spider-Man and the X-Men in alternate Iron Man post-credits scene

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While 2008’s Iron Man launched the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it wasn’t until the film’s post-credits scene that fans first realised we’d taken our first step into a larger world, as Samuel L. Jackson’s Nick Fury appeared to Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark, inviting Iron Man to be part of the Avengers Initiative. As it turns […]

Disney+ to include classic Marvel animated series including X-Men and Spider-Man

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The upcoming Disney+ streaming service is reportedly set to include fan-favourite comic book animated series as part of the launch offerings. According to the Disney+ Updates Twitter (via @gjkooijman, who is is currently beta testing the service in The Netherlands), the streaming service will include Spider-Woman (1979), Spider–Man (1981), Spider-Man and His Amazing Friends (1982), […]

Beast Kingdom unveils its Iron Man Hall of Armor Mini Egg Attack figures

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Diamond Comic Distributors has unveiled Beast Kingdom’s PREVIEWS exclusive Mini Egg Attack series Iron Man Hall of Armor figures which go on sale May 27th, 2020, priced at $26.99. each; check them out below… Iron Man’s sacrifice to save humanity at the end of Avengers: Endgame is worthy of a collection that celebrates his life […]

Hot Toys’ Avengers: Endgame Battle Damaged Iron Man Movie Masterpiece Series figure revealed

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Hot Toys has unveiled its 1:6 scale Movie Masterpiece Series battle damaged Iron Man Mark LXXXV collectible figure which is based on the likeness of Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark in the Marvel sequel Avengers: Endgame; take a look at the official promotional images for the figure here… SUPPORT FLICKERING MYTH: Order via Sideshow Collectibles […]

After the Endgame: Can Marvel Studios Do It Again?

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Tom Jolliffe looks back at the MCU’s success to this point, and wonders whether they can repeat the formula again… So the dust has settled. A whole slow building 11 year phase of Marvel films (it’s had splits in among those, but everything stems all the way back to Tony Stark’s first outing). Attempting to […]

Terrence Howard says Marvel “could have a huge franchise” with him as War Machine, but “f*ck ’em”

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Given the astronomical pay cheques that Robert Downey Jr. commanded for his later outings as Tony Stark in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, it’s crazy to think that he wasn’t even the highest-paid cast member on the original Iron Man movie in 2008. That honour actually fell to Terrence Howard, who played Tony’s best buddy James […]