[...] Iron Man DVD since it was announced in August. I think, though, that my anticipation backfired. My love for the movie hasn’t changed, but I found many of the special features weren’t as exciting as I had [...]

[...] so excited! We’re getting a deluxe Iron Man DVD sooner than I expected! The 2-disc Ultimate Edition will be available on September 30 at a list [...]

[...] was really glad I saw Iron Man before this, because it made for interesting comparisons. Both are about too-rich men building [...]

Of course, it also helps that the material you’re editing is rich, and — I gotta say this — the final fight scene was one of my least favorite, just because there was little Tony about it. (And I find myself wishing Pepper was more akin to her look in The Order, but maybe that’s because Barry Kitson sets the bar too high.) Just like you, my favorite scenes were playboy-Tony and Mythbuster-Tony, but when we got to really register with Tony in the suit, that worked too.

I went back and reread some of my Iron Man books from the Stane era and found them…severely wanting. The cinematic Tony Stark doesn’t work on paper, not even in the Ultimate Universe. This is the most profound instance I’ve seen of the cinematic adaptation surpassing its source material. (There may be others, but none are occurring to me right off the bat.)

I have never gone to see the same movie twice at the theater and I really might go see Iron Man again this weekend.

It was great.

[...] finally sat down and watched Spider-Man 2 tonight, because when talking about how much I loved Iron Man, some people said this was better. [...]

[...] are a lot worse ways to spend your movie ticket. On the movie scale, it’s not as good as Iron Man, but I wasn’t expecting it to be. [...]

I know this isn’t a popular view, but in my opinion the overall best super hero movie is still Tim Burton’s “Batman Returns.” Dark, layered, funny, and complex. It’s also stunningly beautiful to look at, something that none of the Marvel films have achieved yet.

Having said that, IM looks like a winner. Great review, by the way.

[...] can) a store actually closed on FCBD so employees could go see Iron Man. I mean, yes, it’s a great film, but geez! Here’s an example of only one of his good suggestions: … encouraging extra [...]

odessa steps:
“I thought Stane was from the Denny O’Neil (red and white armor) era of Iron Man. Didn’t realize he was around before that.”

To indulge in nitpickery, I just looked all this up. Obadiah Stane deubted in 1982/83, during the Denny O’Neil run in between the two classic Michelinie/Layton runs. The red-and-white armor debuted at the very end of this run–it’s the armor Stark built and wore to finally fight and defeat Stane’s Iron Monger.

[...] the companies want me to be, I was so jazzed after seeing the Iron Man movie that I wanted to read comics about him. But I want comics about the same character, cool sexy funny [...]

early to mid 80s, it seems

[...] and wrote a review of Batman: Death Mask #1. This issue also covers Torchwood, the Nana movie, Iron Man, game show fandom, and a BUNCH of other topics. (Those were only the four I was most interested [...]

Didn’t realize he was around before that.