Category: Iron Man
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So here we are, in early October–New York Comic Con is several days away–and I realized I had written a lot about the new DCU before anybody had actually read the books, but I had yet to comment on it after reading September's big batch of #1's. Rather than give a book-by-book review, I'll just…
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Wiley just released their free Kindle book, Superheroes: The Best of Philosophy and Pop Culture, featuring one chapter from each of the superhero-themed books in the Blackwell Philosophy and Pop Culture series, including the forthcoming titles on Superman and the Avengers, as well as two new and exclusive chapters, written by yours truly, on Captain…
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Be honest–who else got a Bob the Builder vibe from the cover of Invincible Iron Man #506, revealed today in Marvel's July 2011 solicitations? (Click thumbnail for a larger version.) Was it just me? Nah, impossible…
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Newsarama has a feature article on a session at the Comics Arts Conference which took place "within" WonderCon this year. Titled "Life After Trauma: To Be A Superhero Or Supervillain," the session featured my good friend Dr. Robin Rosenberg (editor of The Psychology of Superheroes), as well as Dr. Travis Langely and Andrea Letamendi. From the…
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I was intrigued by the serendipity of having both Steve Rogers and Uncle Sam, the Big Two's respective "symbols of America," commenting on the current state of political discourse and unrest in this week's high-profile Fear Itself #1 and the criminally neglected Freedom Fighters #8. SPOILERS BELOW THE FOLD…
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With a tip o’ the hat to Daniel Hawes, I bring you this article by Kyle Munkittrick on transhumanism (human enhancement) with examples drawn from the “prime” Avengers–Captain America, Iron Man, and Thor–plus the Hulk. I would take issue with some of the author’s descriptions of the four characters–especially the Big Three–but he makes some excellent…
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In a fantastic new interview at Newsarama, The Invincible Iron Man writer Matt Fraction discusses the future of the Iron Man title (including the mammoth #500 issue and the reflective #500.1 issue), previews Tony's role in the upcoming Fear Itself event, and–most interesting to me–compares Iron Man and Spider-Man in terms of their ethics. From the…
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In the spirit of Bleeding Cool's "Swipe File," here's the newly released poster for Captain America: The First Avenger: My first impulse was that it was similar to the famous "Cap's pissin' behind his shield: pose from the wonder Michael Turner (RIP) piece for Civil War: But now I think it resembles more…
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