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Avengers Assembled (in 2012), Pt. 2

Black Widow and Hawkeye SDCC 2011 exclusive posters. (via Marvel.com )

Avengers Assembled (in 2012)

Captain America and Iron Man SDCC 2011 exclusive posters. (via Marvel.com )

“IRON MAN”: The Other Dark Knight

BEWARE OF POSSIBLE SPOILERS! On May 2, 2008 Marvel will unleash its’ latest comic hero film; Iron Man! Created in 1963, making his first appearance in “Tales of Suspense” #39, and joining the growing Marvel Universe. Like many in the Marvel pantheon Tony Stark is a man with out super-powers, loads of personal demons, and extraordinary circumstances that propel him in to the role of hero. What helps make Tony Stark/Iron Man a great movie-ready character and a compelling read, is that he’s such a jerk. Unlike nerdy everyman Peter Parker (Spider-Man) or super-soldier sentry Steve Rogers (Captain America) nobody likes Tony Stark. A brilliant, millionaire-industrialist playboy, Stark is the Howard Hughes of his generation, you know the type; men want to be him, women want to be with him. But he’s arrogant, self-centered, womanizing and (soon to be) an alcoholic, and wouldn’t it be great to see this jerk fall flat on his face? But we’re a nation that cheers on those that repent and forgive t...