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COMIC CONNECTIONS: Iron Man 3 - Enter the Mandarin

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Episode 21 - Enter the Mandarin

With the Avengers movie behind us, we are now going to dive into the MCU’s second “phase,” which was kicked off just like the first phase was – with an Iron Man movie.  Iron Man 3 sees our hero facing off against a shadowy adversary called “the Mandarin” while trying to protect the president and defend against super-powered adversaries created by the Extremis treatment.

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Creator Focus: Don Heck

This Week's Stack

  • Tales of Suspense #50 (1964) 
  • Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin (2007) #1-6 
  • The Invincible Iron Man (2004) #1-6 

    • 2 Minute Recap and Discussion Topics

    Tales of Suspense #50 (1964)

    • Short Story
  • Mandarin is old and very stereotypical 
  • Pepper Potts not treated well in this one either 
  • Lots of potential for the character

    • Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin (2007) #1-6

    • Mandarin Origin
  • Iropn Man gets Beat - several times
  • Different (but great) artwork

    • The Invincible Iron Man (2004) #1-6

    • Extremis
  • Stark in trouble - interview
  • Stark takes the serum

    • Final Thoughts

    What's Next

    • Iron Man 3 (2013)

    Signoff

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