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more about #tonystark more comments → eric.hutton: Yup, Brand New Day is when I stopped reading comics... I had a $200 a month habit too more » Keeper_of_Traken: I've always heard nothing but good things about J. Michael Straczynski, and yet I can't help but notice he's on this list twice. Sure, you could say B... more » rek: Finally an article about mainstream franchise comics on io9 that tells it like it is. They exist to perpetuate a property, not to tell a story. Anythi... more » Adah: Ah, yes, I remember why I don't read comics now. I used to steal my older brother's X-Men comics when I was a little kid, and that Jean Grey/Phoenix r... more » LauraAnnT: I liked the Xorn/Magneto retcon for one reason: Morrison's story idea for that was stupid. Totally made what is often (if written well) a complex, int... more » Islandkiwi: I'm of the belief that the Green Lantern/Parallax storyline has rejuvenated the series, and should be applauded. I never read Green Lantern before Pa... more » glucious: What some of these retcons have in common - including the stupid spider god, the lupines, and Firestorm as fire elemental - is that they have Alan Moo... more » Jesse Astle: Honestly, I think half the bad writing in comics could be solved by simply cutting the dialogue in half. Like, for instance, during fight scenes. Shou... more » Noah_J: i'm not sure if this qualifies, but i'd just like to bring up orson scott card's ultimate ironman, which gave ultimate tony stark a distributed brain ... more » Paul_Is_Drunk: The X-Men ones are the worst, but I probably just say that as a lifelong fan of the series. Seriously, the entire Morrison run was gold up 'til revea... more » NekoDaimyo: Just to note: Immortus IS Kang. Just at a different point in his life. Not to mention other one or two (three?) identities he's used over the aeons. #... more » CodeBlue40: You know, these retcons coming one at a time doesn't bug me. But when I see them all together and think about how they've come in the last 5 or 6 year... more » Zyg: great article. shows how many bad decisions have been made in comics. not everything needs to be retconed...and their would be no need if editors did ... more » gbmbg: I find it hilarious how many of these retcons and plot twists are used by another media industry that tends to take IPs and manipulate them for profit... more » deworde: I got back into reading Spider-Man based on Strazynski's first arc, and lasted until Back in Black (aka "Editorial Mandates are throwing my stories in... more » -
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The 15 Dumbest Superhero Retcons Of All Time
Superheroes can escape almost any trap... except for 50 years' worth of backstory that's dated, self-contradictory or gets in the way of a story. So what do you do? Reach for the retcon! Here are 15 examples of retcon fail.
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#ironman2
Iron Man 2 Invades The Internet
Now that Comic-Con's over and (some of) the world has seen preview footage, there's only one thing left for Iron Man 2 to do to prepare for next summer: Take over the internet. Virals? Behind-the-scene reports? Check, and check. More » -
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First Look At Scarlett Johansson's Spin On Iron Man's Black Widow
The first ever shots of Scarlett Johnansson crawling around in a skin-tight costume for Iron Man 2 have been published. The shots are a little grainy, but they're still enough to energize your fusion reactors. UPDATE: Cleaner pics up.
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#secretidentities
Who's Wearing the Mask?: On the Nature of Secret Identities
Secret identities. Do we really need them? More importantly, do superheroes? And how do they really work? (Do they?)
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#ironman
Iron Man 2 To Focus On Tony Stark: Be Afraid
It should be no surprise that Iron Man 2 will follow up on Tony Stark's announcement that he is the armored hero at the end of the first movie. Here's hoping that's a good thing. -
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Who's Going To Be Romancing And Kicking Tony In Iron Man 2?
Iron Man 2 is ramping up, and the movie's put out a casting call for two important new characters. They're not named, but their most likely identities are sure to excite old-school fans of shellhead. Click through for spoilers. More » -
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Marvel Really, Really Wants You To Know Iron Man Is Theirs
Marvel Comics has made some high quality wallpapers from the upcoming Iron Man movie available on the web, and we won't argue that they are spiffy, shiny, and gorgeous. However, did they really need to brand the things four times? In the shot above (mega-version here) you've got an awkwardly placed Iron Man logo right under Tony's fist, along with the release date. Do you really want a release date on our computer's desktop? Check out what else is wrong with this picture inside. More »
