Iron Man

Avengers Assemble

Joss Whedon’s finely balanced superhero extravaganza is well worth the wait

27 Apr 2012

The main issue facing the making of a superhero ensemble piece is balance: with so many strong personalities on screen, how do you ensure each of them get their due? It’s a problem Joss Whedon has tackled effectively in Avengers Assemble, keeping…

Iron Man: Demon in a Bottle

David Michelinie, Bob Layton & John Romita Jr

24 Apr 2008

SUPERHERO (Marvel) In the world of comics Iron Man is one of the main players in the Marvel Universe. As provisional leader of the Avengers for many, many years, he’s helped shape the fictional world more than most. However Iron Man hasn’t crossed…

Robert Downey Jr.'s heroic comeback

Celebrity Gossip

2 May 2008

When you think of the stereotypical all-American superhero, Robert Downey Jr. doesn't immediately spring to mind. Hollywood bosses often go for young, handsome unknowns to play their fearless champions, take for example Brandon Routh as Superman. Or…

Black Sabbath want 'positive vibes' for Tony

Music Gossip

10 Jan 2012

Black Sabbath are asking fans to sent guitarist Tony Iommi "positive vibes" in the wake of his cancer diagnosis. The heavy metal musician has been diagnosed with an early stage of Lymphoma and while he is set to undergo treatment, is staying positive…

Rick Remender & Tony Moore - Venom / Zeb Wells & Clayton Crain - Carnage

Spiderman villains comics deliver great action

15 Nov 2011

(Marvel UK) A double dose of villains this month, reintroducing two of Spider-Man’s arch enemies to the Marvel Universe. Venom and Carnage are both symbiotes, a parasitic species that bonds with a human host bestowing them with immense power at a…

Marc Guggenheim & Brandon Braga - Iron Man vs Whiplash

14 May 2010

(Marvel UK) While Iron Man 2 continues to rake in the cash at your local cinema, it seems the perfect time to dip into this new collection from Marvel and to launch a new Whiplash much more in line with the movie villain (not the old classic…

Iron Man 2

28 Apr 2010

Marvel Comics continue their dominance of the superhero genre as the Iron Man sequel rolls out. Building up their stock (with Thor and Captain America in production) before the huge multi-hero crossover The Avengers hits screens in 2012.

Various - The Definitive Iron Man

22 May 2008

SUPERHERO (Marvel UK) With Iron Man proving to be the first genuine blockbuster of the summer season (and a fantastic adaptation of the source material) Marvel UK presents the ultimate introduction to ol’ Shellhead. The collection offers slices of…

Iron Man

8 May 2008

SUPERHERO (12A) 125min The mighty world of Marvel superheroes continues to receive the big screen treatment with this blockbuster adaptation of just about the last of the comic book publisher’s original creations from the 1960s (Matthew Vaughn’s…

Robert Downey Jr.'s Iron beg

Celebrity Gossip

8 May 2008

Robert Downey Jr. was not first choice to star in 'Iron Man'. The 43-year-old actor had to beg the film's director Jon Favreau to give him the lead role of billionaire weapons developer Tony Stark in the Hollywood blockbuster. He said: "I thought…

Gwyneth Paltrow tells of injuries on Iron Man set

8 May 2008

Gwyneth Paltrow has revealed she left the set of upcoming movie, Iron Man, battered and bruised. The actress, who has broken her toe over 30 times, said she managed to break her knee on set, while playing the part of Petter Potts, opposite Robert Downey…

Gwyneth Paltrow's 'charged' scenes

Celebrity Gossip

7 May 2008

Gwyneth Paltrow's scenes with her 'Iron Man' co-star Robert Downey Jr. were "sexually charged". The 35-year-old actress - who has two children with her Coldplay frontman husband Chris Martin - admits she enjoyed the on-screen chemistry she had with…

Also Released - Film

24 Apr 2008

Pathology (18) 94min •• When new intern Ted (Milo Ventimiglia) stumbles across a very nasty little secret at a university hospital in Philadelphia, he knows he has to act. The trouble is that the future of his career revolves around him turning a blind…

Iron Man: Extremis

Warren Ellis & Adi Granov

24 Apr 2008

SUPERHERO (Marvel) This is perhaps the classic modern Iron Man tale. Warren Ellis gets his grubby hands on Tony Stark and changes him forever. Here the Golden Avenger takes on bio-chemically altered terrorists, who possess more power than even his…

Civil War: Iron Man

24 Apr 2008

He’s an Avenger; he’s been Secretary of Defence; he’s a member of the shadowy Illuminati. But nothing exemplifies Iron Man’s key position in the world of comics more than his role in Marvel’s huge crossover event of 2006, Civil War. Mark Millar’s…

The Invincible Iron Man

24 Apr 2008

DVD (12) 80 mins (Lionsgate) The new big budget feature isn’t the first Iron Man movie as this 2007 animated feature from Marvel proves. The film revisits Iron Man’s first showdown with the Mandarin. The animation is fine but overall the film…

John Romita Jr & Various - Marvel Masterworks: John Romita Jr

27 Mar 2008

SUPERHERO ANTHOLOGY (Marvel UK) With the release of World War Hulk, Kick-Ass and this retrospective it’s a great time to look back at the career of one of comics’ best-loved artists. Nepotism may be an ugly word but in the case of the great John…

Mark Millar & Steve McNiven - Civil War

31 Jan 2008

Having dealt with DC’s ambitious crossover we have to mention Marvel’s equivalent, Civil War, a far more user-friendly prospect for the casual comics fan. The outbreak of unrest within a people is rarely less than tumultuous, and bloodshed is a tragic…

Preview 2008 - Film

4 Jan 2008

I lost count of the number of times the death knell rang for the traditional Hollywood filmmaking model last year. The ongoing writers’ strike, the collapse of the star system (due to exorbitant actor salaries) and increasingly low box office returns…

I am Iron Man

13 Sep 2007

It’s probably not within the remit of this lecture to get excited about a new teaser trailer, but to hell with all the ‘rules’ and what society ‘expects’. Right kids? Anyway, the latest internet leakery causing excitement on the intergeek highway…