Peter Parker’s great love Mary Jane Watson joins Team Stark in Invincible Iron Man #4 by Brian Michael Bendis and David Marquez.
Tony Stark’s world has gone crazy. He learned he’s not the biological son of Howard Stark, a reborn Doctor Doom (younger with no scars and no armor) is offered Tony an in order to stop Madame Masque who’s on a strange crime spree stealing mystical artifacts.
And he’s not as rich as he used to be. He actually sold Stark/Avengers Tower. Oh and his new girlfriend may have a secret that would make them both targets of angry X-Men and other mutants.
As the world waits for SPECTRE, the new James Bond adventure, there’s a new mission from Marvel Comics in 2016 that may lure spy fans into the world of Stark…Tony Stark.
Marvel confirmed a second book starring the Armored Avenger by Brian Michael Bendis who will team up with his Daredevil artist Alex Maleev for International Iron Man.
Maleev called the new book “Bond meets Tony on a speedboat” in a new Marvel interview.
Bendis agreed calling it “a super hero James Bond story.”
Tony chased Madame Masque in the first issue of the new International Iron Man leading to the return of a major villain with a major makeover. More on that below but Tony’s globe-trotting adventures are just beginning. Continue reading STARK Goes BOND in INTERNATIONAL IRON MAN
Imagine the ick factor of Mary Jane Watson making out with…Doctor Octopus? If Spidey fans are upset on the big switch in Superior Spider-Man #1 this shot of the new webslinger kissing Peter Parker’s girlfriend will make them go wild.
Artist Ryan Stegman shared why his style is perfect fit for writer Dan Slott’s darker spin on the webslinger Marvel.com.
“My style has been edging darker anyway. My favorite styles are sort of cartoony with a certain amount of looseness to the finish. It allows your work to cover a wide range of expression. So when it needs to be light it can and when it needs to be dark it can.
I’ve found that my style slightly changes on almost every book I do to suit what it is that I’m working on. It’s not always overt, and it’s certainly not conscious. But I just finished a run on FANTASTIC FOUR and I think my style on this has been different even though I never consciously decided that. It’s just that the tone of the writing is different.”
Slott and Stegman are throwing a new Sinister Six at the Superior Spider-Man.
“I re-designed Overdrive. But for the most part we stuck with classic designs. I think one of the great things about the villains in this book is that the ones that stick generally have pretty cool designs. For example, the Living Brain is something that I would never design. It’s blocky and crazy looking. But somehow it’s awesome. So I didn’t want to fiddle with it. I just wanted it to look exactly like it always did.”
Back to that famous redhead, Stegman calls MJ the most important supporting cast member.
“I’ve always wanted to draw her. And I want to do her justice as all the great Spidey artists have done. Especially Romita Sr. That’s a huge part of Spider-Man to me. Without Mary Jane this book probably wouldn’t be everything that it is.”
For his entire interview here’s the Marvel.com link.
Superior Spider-Man #2 swings into comic shops this week with the kiss that’s sure to create controversy.
Will Andrew Garfield’s Peter Parker “hit the jackpot?”
Variety reports Sony is in talks with Shailene Woodley (The Descedants, The Secret Life of An American Teenager) to play Mary Jane Watson in The Amazing Spider-Man sequel. Director Marc Webb is back to direct. According to the story the search is on for an actor to play Harry Osborn, Peter’s best friend and eventual enemy and an unspecified villain. The report says an option is Max Dillon aka Electro.
I hope the producers continue to keep Norman Osborn off camera and in the shadows until a final film. I would love to see Dr. Michael Morbius aka Morbius, The Living Vampire as a villain in the tradition of the Lizard from the first film.
