In April, I posted on media360's The Story of Superman/85 Years, and now the publisher supplies an equivalent for Marvel's Tony Stark, aka The Invincible Iron Man.
Iron Man: 60th Anniversary Celebration (Pop Culture's Unlikely Hero) is authored by Andy Mangels, who covers the character's noble expanse, from his genesis as a modern knight-errant, conceived by Stan Lee and Larry Leiber, to the protagonist's big-budget, Paramount/Disney blockbusters, starring the perennial Robert Downey Jr.
Mangels reminds readers that Marvel started Stark as a weapon designer/arms dealer, an entrepreneurial relegation that shouldn't have gained him favor in the protesting, Vietnam era, but he soared despite it, becoming a revered Avengers leader.
For extra flavoring, the magazine also references the what-ifs, including the aborted Cannon Films proposal with Tom Selleck and a pre-Downey version to have featured Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman.
With its sleek, color photos, pleasing layout and hardy info, Iron Man: 60th Anniversary Celebration is an invaluable source that all comic-book and cinema buffs must possess, and it can be purchased at bookshops and supermarkets across the nation. This sensational salute won't be around for long, so nab a copy today.
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