Tag Archives: Iron Man

Movies Watched in 2017 Part 4

Posted on July 18, 2017 by Thomas Mets

Earlier in the year, I set a goal of watching at least 100 films, and to make sure it includes some older stuff, included an additional challenge of focusing on at least ten films per decade (counting the 2010s as … Continue reading →

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Major Spider-Man Moments That Happened in Other Marvel Books First

Posted on November 29, 2015 by Thomas Mets

For the Crawlspace, I recently wrote a piece on major events from the Spider-Man comics that happened in other Marvel titles first. This included the Aunt May and Uncle Ben who appeared in Strange Tales, the JM Dematteis Captain America … Continue reading →

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Recommended June 11 2013

Posted on June 11, 2013 by Thomas Mets

PVP was funny today. Well, it’s often funny, but today merits special attention. Boing Boing’s excerpt for A User’s Guide to Neglectful Parenting is pretty funny. They’ve had a lot of solid comic book samples this week. A Freakonomics fan complains about … Continue reading →

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Comics Read in May 2013 Part 1

Posted on May 31, 2013 by Thomas Mets

With Iron Man 3 coming out, I sought out two of the most acclaimed stories featuring the Mandarin. Iron Man: Enter the Mandarin #1-6 is a solid Year One type story, notable mainly for the inventive art of Eric Canete. Iron Man … Continue reading →

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Iron Man 101: Introduction to Tony Stark I

Posted on May 1, 2013 by Thomas Mets

With Iron Man 3 coming out in the United States the day after tomorrow, it seems like an appropriate time to list the best Iron Man comics for a new reader. “Extremis” (Iron Man Volume 4 #1-6) Warren Ellis and … Continue reading →

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Three Act Structure 3.4: The Final Minutes

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Thomas Mets

The second act usually ends with the protagonist(s) on the verge of defeat, before something happens that brings hope of the possibility of victory. But it can’t be easy or certain. For much of the third act, the antagonists still … Continue reading →

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