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Comic Book Preview – I Am Iron Man #1

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Marvel Comics celebrates the 60th anniversary of the Armored Avenger with the launch of the new series I Am Iron Man this coming Wednesday; check out the official preview of the first issue below… Beneath the red and gold armor is a hopeless romantic, a genius inventor, a war hero, a billionaire, an Avenger, a […]

Marvel’s Iron Man has been inducted into the National Film Registry

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Marvel Studios’ first feature Iron Man has been announced as part of this year’s inductees into the Library of Congress’ National Film Registry, a collection of films chosen for preservation due to their historical, cultural and aesthetic contributions. The full list of 25 films chosen for the 2022 National Film Registry are: Mardi Gras Carnival […]

Comic Book Preview – Invincible Iron Man #1

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Marvel releases Invincible Iron Man #1 from Gerry Duggan and Juan Frigeri this Wednesday, and you can get yourself a sneak peek at the issue with the official preview below… IT ALL ENDS! Tony Stark, the genius-billionaire-playboy-philanthropist, has lost it all: his wealth…his fame…his friends. But Stark doesn’t realize he still has so much more […]

Ranking Marvel’s Phases One to Four from Worst to Best

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Liam Hoofe ranks all four of Marvel’s phases so far… The recent release of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever marked the end of Marvel’s Phase Four, at least as far as the movies are concerned. The phase was the company’s quickest, starting and ending in less than 18 months, but it managed to pack in more […]

The Top Ten MCU Movies (From a Non-Marvel Fan)

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Tom Jolliffe casts a slightly MCU-fatigued eye over the catalogue to provide a Top 10 list… I’m sure you’ll have seen many a ranking list or top 10 focused on the MCU. There have been so many films now since Iron Man kicked off the whole shebang that they’ve been separated into phases. We’re coming […]

Iron Man and the X-Men go Retro with new Marvel Legends Series figures from Hasbro

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As part of Hasbro Pulse Con 2022, Hasbro has unveiled a new wave of retro-inspired Marvel Legends Series six inch figures set to hit shelves in the coming months and featuring the X-Men characters Dark Phoenix, Longshot, Avalanche, Spiral, Multiple Man and Wolverine, as well as a Retro Iron Man; check them out here… Retro […]

Marvel launching new Invincible Iron Man series ahead of Tony Stark’s 60th anniversary

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In preparation for the character’s 60th anniversary in 2023, Marvel has announced that writer Gerry Duggan and artist Juan Frigeri will launch a brand new era for Tony Stark this November with the arrival of Invincible Iron Man #1. “It’s my privilege to try and follow Christopher Cantwell and his collaborators’ stellar run on Iron […]

Ranking the Marvel Cinematic Universe Movies By Director Influence

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Harri Knight-Davis ranks the MCU by level of director influence… The Marvel Cinematic Universe has become a gigantic phenomenon. With its 29th film now in cinemas and seventh Disney+ show fast approaching, it can be easy to roll up to the next MCU instalment with the expectation of action-packed, comedy-filled bonanzas. However, behind every Marvel […]