Like the rest of America, I saw
Iron Man this weekend, and I came away with increased respect for Marvel.
In case you didn’t know, Marvel has taken over the production/financing of their own films. They partner with a distributer (Paramount, in this case) but Marvel is calling all the shots. And to my total and complete surprise, they have a success on every level. Directing, acting, script, effects...it all works. Robert Downey, Junior as Tony Stark was one of those didn’t-see-it-coming bit of casting, yet, in retrospect, he was the perfect choice.
In a cool bit of inspired film crafting, they even included the now-obligatory after-the-credits scene that, in
Iron Man’s case, was a nod and a wink to comic book fans everywhere.
It makes me hopeful for
The Incredible Hulk in a few weeks.
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News on
The Avenger Chronicles: since my last posting about it, I have now completed a second story, this one a collaboration. And I was just told by Moonstone that both stories will be in the trade paperback and limited edition hardcover. Yay me.
