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Iron Man and Spider-Man to launch LEGO’s Marvel Mini Bust Collection

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The LEGO Group has officially unveiled its new LEGO Marvel Mini Bust Collection, which will launch later this year with the first two sets: Iron Man Mk4 (76327) and Iron Spider-Man (76326), priced at $59.99 each; check out the promotional images and details here… LEGO® ǀ Marvel Iron Man MK4 Bust (76327) is a celebration […]

Donald Duck is Iron Man in Marvel’s next Disney: What If…? mash-up

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Marvel Comics has announced that Donald Duck will be taking flight as the Armored Avenger as the publisher continues its series of Disney mash-up one-shots with Marvel & Disney: What If…? Donald Duck Became Iron Man. Inspired by Iron Man’s debut in Tales of Suspense #39 by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Don Heck and Jack […]

LEGO Marvel Hulk Truck vs Thanos and Iron Man’s Laboratory: Hall of Armor sets revealed

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The LEGO Group has unveiled two new additions to LEGO Marvel theme with the Hulk Truck vs. Thanos and Iron Man’s Laboratory: Hall of Armor sets which go on sale on April 1st; check out the promotional images and details here… SEE ALSO: LEGO Marvel Winter 2025 sets include dinosaurs, mechs and more The Hulk […]

Ten Great Comeback Performances

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A career slump is often impossible to escape from but sometimes, just sometimes, a performer gets a shot and delivers a comeback performance that puts them back in the spotlight… Hollywood is a fickle place. One minute you can be hot and the next not. Whether it’s a run-of-flops or the wrong kind of infamy, […]

Marvel announces Free Comic Book Day 2025 titles

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Marvel isn’t wasting any time showcasing its Free Comic Book Day offerings for 2025, with the publisher unveiling FIVE titles that will be available free to fans when FCBD 2025 rolls around in May. Featured in the line-up are entry points for all-new eras of Fantastic Four and Amazing Spider-Man, a prelude to an upcoming […]

Robert Downey Jr. reminds Marvel he’s ready for an Iron Man return

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If you didn’t know, Robert Downey Jr. is open to more Iron Man.  Could Tony Stark’s death and Downey’s Marvel retirement be coming to an end? The more it is mentioned, the more it seems true. One of the conversation points in most interviews with actors these days has to touch on a return to […]

Robert Downey Jr. will “happily” return as Iron Man

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Now that Robert Downey Jr. has won an Academy Award for his role in Oppenheimer, he’s begun to consider his next move. Even though the idea was dismissed in the past, Downey reveals in a new Esquire cover story that he’s leaving his options open about a possible return as Iron Man. “Happily. It’s too […]

Hasbro unveils new Iron Man Marvel Legends Series action figures

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As part of its WonderCon reveals this past weekend, Hasbro has unveiled a new wave of Iron Man Marvel Legends figures which include 3 variations of Iron Man – Model 01- Gold, Model 20, and Model 09, She-Hulk, Whiplash, and Count Nefaria. The figures are available to pre-order now, priced at $24.99 each; check out […]

Has the Mainstream Audience Outgrown Comic Book Movies?

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Has the mainstream audience outgrown comic book movies? We ponder whether comic book movies have enough audience to warrant such big budgets now… Remember a time when short of being one of the big two of Batman or Superman, comic book adaptations were seen as a sure-fire money pit? We saw failed Punisher, Phantom, Shadow […]