The Iron Metropolitan arc comes off the heels of The Secret Origins fallout and deals with how Tony now copes with finding out he has a brother and that he is not truly a Stark. But instead of falling into his old alcoholic and destructive patterns, Tony and new found brother, Arno, are on a mission to build a new city. They have decided on Mandarin City off the coast of China, formerly run by the Mandarin through the use of mind control. Before they can start rebuilding, they have a few remaining Triad thugs wielding surplus Mandarin tech to clear out. These past two issues have made it abundantly clear that, while Gillen is building upon Fraction’s run by incorporating Iron Man’s most well known villain, he’s doing it it a different way than one may expect. While I was never much of a fan of the eccentricities of the original Mandarin, I’m not quite sure how I feel yet about this new ring-wielding Mandarin corps.
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Hey Comic Impact! Join Simon, Sheldon, and Antonio as they talk about the first summer movie blockbuster of the year and the first film from Marvel Studios Phase Two, Iron Man 3. This is going to be a spoiler heavy episode, so you are warned. Also we warn you a few times before we actually discuss the film’s plot before we go into spoiler territory. Remember that you were warned, now, if you’ve seen the movie listen to us talk about Iron Man 3, future of Marvel Studios and the rest of Phase 2 and what we might be looking forward to in Phase 3. I AM IRON MAN!!!!!
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Kieron Gillen returns to the show to talk about the end of his runs on Uncanny X-Men and Journey Into Mystery. We then get into his newer work, including the brand new Iron Man and Young Avengers series! Plus, we talk about his upcoming Image book with Ryan Kelly, Three…and of course, we talk about his awesome podcast, Decompressed! We also go through some listener questions and so much more!
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As the final issues of Ed Brubaker’s Captain America, Matt Fraction’s Iron Man, Jonathan Hickman’s FF, and Kieron Gillen’s Uncanny X-Men and Journey Into Mystery hits the stands, Pat and Antonio talk about their favorite moments from this amazing era of Marvel Comics history. We delve into the aforementioned runs, as well as Rick Remender’s Uncanny X-Force, Brian Bendis’ Avengers and so much more. We discuss what makes these runs so special, and we even go through some listener comments. Plus, we take a quick look at what’s coming next in Marvel NOW, and get into which books excite us the most!
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It’s another big week here at ComicImpact, or maybe just for this staff member, as Iron Man #500 comes out. And who better to talk to us about old Shell Head than the head writer of Invincible Iron Man himself, Matt Fraction. Stop what you’re doing right now and join us as we talk with Matt Fraction about his run on Invincible Iron Man and what is in store for the future for our favorite armored Avenger.
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