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May05

HOW DID YOU LIKE THE MOVIE?

May 5th, 2008 | by Tom
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HOW DID YOU LIKE THE MOVIE?

Friday’s comic was posted exceptionally late due to internet problems and evening social obligations. So if you missed it and want to know why Tom is naked and dirty in today’s comic, you might want to go back and read it.

I spoke in Friday’s blog about having a review ready for Iron Man on either Saturday or Sunday. That didn’t happen. I held back. I have the review completed, but I didn’t want it to be buried under a weekend post, so I’m saving it for tomorrow.

I’m excited to share my thoughts about the movie, but I found the process of writing the review somewhat daunting. For starters, it had been a while since I had written a review and I fear I may have lost a sense of critical review versus plot review. Secondly, as this last arc has illustrated, I may not be the most… objective person when it comes to reviewing Iron Man. You know how hard-core I am about the character. How can you NOT take my opinion with a grain of salt. To that end, why write the review at all since pretty much everyone knows what the final verdict is going to be?

I guess, for me, it was an important exercise to undertake. Both to knock off the rust around writing a review and also because… frankly… I felt it was somewhat expected.

Enough self-analysis! You’ll read the review tomorrow!

If you feel like waiting 24 hours for the review is too much to bear, I hope you all tune in to The Triple Feature podcast tonight over at TalkShoe. We’re start recording at 9:00 PM and you can listen in live. Not only that, but you can participate in an open chat field, call in and – most importantly – SUBMIT QUESTIONS! Since I don’t think Joe or Gordon watched Made to Honor this weekend (although counter-programing seemed to work in its favor since it did $15 million at the box office), there’s a good chance we’ll be filling the hour with talk about Iron Man and I KNOW you have opinions about it!

If you like, you can submit questions to me beforehand at theaterhopper@hotmail.com. But we’d really like it if you would call in to participate and ask us directly.

We hope to see you there!

└ Tags: Iron Man, resistance, Tony Stark
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Jul16

OR IT WAS ALREADY BROKEN

July 16th, 2008 | by Tom
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OR IT WAS ALREADY BROKEN

People who travel in geek circles are already aware of the Batman / Iron Man comparison and where you fall on that divide basically depends on a handful of factors. But, truthfully, in the early days of comics, you couldn’t throw a rock without hitting a super hero with a large bank account that he used to fight crime. Green Arrow was basically a direct rip-off of Batman. He had an Arrowmobile, people. AN ARROWMOBILE.

The Arrowmobile

I took the opportunity to address the concept of the idle rich using their deep pockets to better society once before – back when Batman Begins was in theaters. Personally, I find it funny that Cami still has to take pause and verify Batman’s character arc in both the previous strip and this one – just to make sure she’s right.

I like that strip a lot and I wish I could have reused the joke. Because, truthfully, I had a hard time picking a direction in regards to my week’s worth of comics for The Dark Knight.

I guess what I’m saying is that it’s really hard to make fun of The Dark Knight. It’s easily the most anticipated movie of the summer, looks excellent and features amazing, much buzzed about performances. Really my only “in” is to poke fun at the over-the-top natures of The Joker, but after Heath Ledger’s passing, that would just look tasteless.

So, in turn, I decided to use The Dark Knight as the background of a larger story and Tom’s established history as a hard core Iron Man fan as the catalyst that kicks things off. It’s nothing epic, mind you. But these comics will be more about Tom and his geeked out brain than they will be about The Dark Knight specifically.

Trust me, it’s going somewhere. That’s why I put that little "To Be Continued!" in the corner. See? I’m always thinking of you!

That does it for me today. But if you’re looking for more grist for the mill, watch these videos that outlines the differences AND similarities between Batman and Iron Man. It’s all part of the hilarious series of “I’m a Marvel… and I’m a DC” clips that can be found on YouTube.

ENJOY!

└ Tags: Batman, brain, Bruce Wayne, confusion, different, Iron Man, seizure, similar, Tony Stark
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THE AVENGERS – TRAILER

October 11th, 2011 | by Tom
Posted In: Bonus Materials

Okay, if you’ve been on the internet at all today, you know that the first trailer for The Avengers is tearing thing up.

(Although, oddly, when I tweeted about it without linking to it, several people wrote back “Uh, link?”)

So that’s what this blog post is for. If you haven’t seen the trailer for The Avengers yet, here it is:

INITIAL REACTIONS

Immediately I was impressed that there was an adversarial tone between the individual members of the team. “I don’t play well with others,” Tony Stark quips. “Big man in a suit of armor – take that away and what are you?” Captain America sneers. Oh, and is that Thor taking a flying leap, about to smash Captain America’s shield?

This is all very much in keeping with the comics. The “friendly misunderstandings” that lead to heroes battling each other before banding together to fight the common enemy. Total “Who Would Win in a Fight” geek bad-assery on display here.

Clearly Joss Wheadon is giving Tony Stark all the best lines – at least in the trailer. I hope this is the case throughout the movie. One of the biggest advantages to the Iron Man films was Robert Downey Jr’s motormouth style. With a script by Wheadon, you’ve got the best of both worlds when it comes to words and delivery.

What I really like is how close to the vest they’re keeping Jeremy Renner as Hawkeye and Mark Ruffalo as the Hulk. Barely any screen time or dialogue for either of them in this trailer. Everyone else we’ve seen in action in other movies. But these two are the last unknown variables. Expect Marvel to continue to keep fans on a string regarding those two.

What’s you reaction to the trailer? Personally, I think it was perfectly executed and it gives me high hopes for May 2012. Why don’t you leave your comments below. C’mon. You know you wanna…

└ Tags: Black Widow, Captain America, Chris Evans, Chris Hemsworth, Hawkeye, Hulk, Iron Man, Jeremey Renner, Joss Wheadon, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson, The Avengers, Thor, Tony Stark, trailer
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TRAILER – THE AVENGERS, EXTENDED

February 6th, 2012 | by Tom
Posted In: Bonus Materials

If you travel in geek circles, the big news today was that Marvel aired the latest trailer for The Avengers during some… sporting event last night? Football? I don’t keep up on these things.

Let’s focus our attention on what really matters.

This trailer is the extended online edition which is somehow 30 seconds longer than what aired last night without telling us too much more about the movie.

I’d say Marvel is doing a pretty good job of whipping up a nerd frenzy. They’re showing us just enough without giving away too much. With each additional release, they show a little more, but they don’t go overboard. Clearly they know that the Hulk is their ace in the hole and they’ve done a good job obscuring him up to this point.

GeekTyrant did an excellent job of dissecting the trailer and grabbing stills – a few of which I’m going to share here. But you should really check out their article for more details.

Here’s our best look at the Hulk so far.

The Avengers, Hulk, Mark Ruffalo

And because you all know what a huge Iron Man geek I am, here are the two stills that got my heart racing.

Suiting up…

The Avengers, Iron Man, Tony Stark, Robert Downey Jr.

…and would you look at that? I see some additional back thrusters and shoulder-mounted weaponry in that still! Looks like Iron Man got an upgrade!

The Avengers, Iron Man, Tony Stark, Robert Downey Jr

Yeah, I know, I’m hopeless.

What’s your reaction to this trailer? Leave your comments below!

└ Tags: Hulk, Iron Man, Mark Ruffalo, Robert Downey Jr., Super Bowl, The Avengers, Tony Stark, trailer
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TRAILER – THE AVENGERS, MOAR PLEEZE

February 29th, 2012 | by Tom
Posted In: Bonus Materials

Did you guys hear that The Avengers got a new trailer? No? THEN LET ME BE THE FIRST TO TELL YOU ABOUT IT!

Selfishly, I think the most interesting part of the trailer is Tony Stark landing on top of the Stark Industries building and watching the Iron Man armor be peeled off him like a grape.

That’s a straight-up PIMP STRUT, SON!

What’s your favorite moment from the new trailer?

└ Tags: Iron Man, Robert Downey Jr., The Avengers, Tony Stark, trailer
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