Last week, I showed you all the almost too-real (and extra-pricey) Iron Man figure. If the detail and realism gave you pause, imagine that figure at life size, hold that image in your mind and then check out this video from Sideshow Collectibles...
Wow… they are amassing an armory in that studio set.
The differences between the Mark I and Mark III are quite pronounced, of course, but I’m curious to see how fine the differences are between the Mark IV and Mark VI. There’s certainly an extensive selection of suits throughout the character’s history to choose from - - I’d be curious to see if they ever incorporate the red-and-silver-with-triangle-chest-piece from the 80s and then maybe the “green smokestack” suit from HEROES REBORN.
I’ve talked about how Marvel’s had a great track record of getting the right people for all these movies. Pretty much all the casting and crew choices have been dart-in-the-bullseye spot on. One of the best of such decisions, in my opinion, was Jon Favreau’s bringing in Stan Winston Studios (now Legacy Studios) for all the practical effects in the first movie.
Shame on you if you haven’t heard of Winston and his studio before - - they’re the creative force behind so many famous creatures in the sci-fi and fantasy movie world. The Terminator, the Alien Queen, the Predator, the BATMAN RETURNS Penguin… the list just goes on and on, and they’ve just kept one-upping themselves. I’ll be curious to see how Legacy Studios does after Stan’s passing - - to see where his spirit will guide the studio - - but videos like this give me some good assurance. I’m sure they’ve still got some rabbits to pull out of the hat for this movie that they haven’t shown us here. Indeed, I’d love to see them do a take on Ghost, as I brought up yesterday.
Do you concur, oh prosthetic Comic Vine community? What other armors would you like to see in IRON MAN 2 or 3?
-- Tom Pinchuk is the writer of UNIMAGINABLE for Arcana Comics and HYBRID BASTARDS! for Archaia Comics. Watch out for the HYBRID BASTARDS! hardcover collection this March - - available for pre-order now on Amazon.com.
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