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Reddit mentions of Extremis (Iron Man)
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We found 11 Reddit mentions of Extremis (Iron Man). Here are the top ones.
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| Height | 10.25 Inches |
| Length | 6.75 Inches |
| Number of items | 1 |
| Release date | April 2013 |
| Weight | 0.64595442766 Pounds |
| Width | 0.25 Inches |
Forget about continuity, universes, timelines, etc; it's all very confusing, even to creators/fans. The best way to jump in is to just start reading.
How much time do you have for comics? The answer determines how expansive recommendations are. Regardless, don’t try to read everything. First appearances & early origins are not always good starting points—older comics can be an acquired taste for modern audiences. Remember, there are so many other great characters/stories/publishers to explore (and not all comics are about superheroes).
Think about your favorite stories from other media. What you might like to read in a comic? Are you more interested in good storytelling or becoming a Marvel knowledge nerd?
Creative teams change often and characters get re-worked e.g. I never cared for Hawkeye until Matt Fraction’s run. Focus on well-received and relatively self-contained stories. Pick an interesting character/team and seek their “greatest hits”. You may encounter the occasional unexplained reference/character/event—just ride along (Wiki if necessary).
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Alias (Jessica Jones) | Bendis
Ultimates 1 & 2 (Avengers) | Mark Millar | Ultimate
Avengers / New Avengers | Jonathan Hickman | Hickman 2
Captain America | Ed Brubaker
Captain Marvel | Kelly Sue DeConnick
Daredevil (1979) | Frank Miller | Daredevil 1
Daredevil | Bendis | Daredevil 2
Doctor Strange: The Oath | Brian K. Vaughn
Fantastic Four / FF | Jonathan Hickman | Hickman 1
Hawkeye | Matt Fraction
Immortal Iron Fist | Brubaker & Fraction
Inhumans | Paul Jenkins
Iron Man: Extremis | Warren Ellis | Iron Man 1
Invincible Iron Man | Matt Fraction | Iron Man 2
Marvels (Marvel History) | Kurt Busiek
Moon Knight | Warren Ellis
Ms. Marvel | G. Willow Wilson
Planet Hulk | Greg Pack | Hulk 1
Punisher Max | Garth Ennis
Thor | Jason Aaron
Ultimate Spider-man | Bendis | Ultimate
Vision | Tom King
New X-Men | Grant Morrison | X-Men 1
Astonishing X-Men | Joss Whedon | X-Men 2
Uncanny X-Force | Rick Remender | X-Men 6
Events/crossovers can be fun and/or tedious. They are most appreciated by readers well-versed in relevant continuity. Generally, the best non-event comics integrate these seamlessly or avoid them entirely (notwithstanding editorial/executive mandates). Regardless, you may want to familiarize with major plot points.
Modern Marvel events/crossovers:
Title | Writer | Note
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Avengers Disassembled | Bendis |
Secret War | Bendis |
House of M | Bendis | X-Men 2.5
Annihilation | Abnett, Lanning, Giffen | Cosmic
Civil War | Mark Millar |
World War Hulk | Greg Pak | Hulk 2
Annihilation: Conquest | Abnett, Lanning, Giffen | Cosmic
Messiah Complex | Brubaker, Kyle, Yost, et al. | X-Men 3
Secret Invasion | Bendis | Dark Reign
War of Kings | Abnett, Lanning, et al. | Cosmic
Messiah War | Kyle, Yost, Swierczynski | X-Men 4
Dark Avengers / Utopia | Bendis, Fraction, et al. | Dark Reign
Siege | Bendis | Dark Reign
Realm of Kings | Abnett, Lanning, Reed | Cosmic
Second Coming | Kyle, Yost, Fraction, et al. | X-Men 5
Fear Itself | Matt Fraction |
Schism | Jason Aaron, Kieron Gillen | X-Men 7
Avengers vs. X-Men | Bendis, Brubaker, et al. | X-Men 8
Infinity | Jonathan Hickman | Hickman 2.5
Secret Wars | Jonathan Hickman | Hickman 3
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Consider your intent/commitment. Think about your favorite stories/characters from TV, movies, games, books, etc. Do you seek quality storytelling or encyclopedic Marvel knowledge? Plan to collect? What time/resources are available i.e. how many comics could/should be read before burning out?
Don’t try to read everything—there’s too much. Forget about “catching up”, continuity, universes, and timelines; it's all very confusing, even to creators/fans. Older comics can be an acquired taste for modern audiences, so first appearances/early origins may not be the best starting points. Creative teams change often, characters get re-worked, and origins are re-told (e.g. I never cared for Hawkeye until Matt Fractions’ run).
Pick an interesting character/team and seek their “greatest hits”. Don’t get stuck “preparing”, just start reading. Focus on well-received, relatively self-contained, and complete stories. You may encounter the occasional unexplained reference/character/event—just ride along (Wiki if necessary). Remember, there are so many other great characters and publishers to explore, and not all comics are about superheroes.
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Events/crossovers can be fun and/or tedious. They are most appreciated by readers well-versed in relevant continuity. Generally, the best non-event comics integrate these seamlessly or avoid them entirely (notwithstanding editorial/executive mandates). Regardless, you may want to familiarize with major plot points.
Modern Marvel events/crossovers:
Discover your preferences and let them guide you. Do you like: old/new comics? Specific genres? Literary/natural narratives? Cartoony/realistic art? Familiar/weird concepts? References/self-contained? Social/political commentary? Family-friendly/explicit content? Optimism/pessimism? Have you noticed that a specific artist/writer consistently makes comics you like? Follow these instincts.
Suggestions to improve this guide are welcome.
Iron Man: Extremis (a motion comic) is available on Netflix, and it's a great, fast background for those that don't have access to the comics. It has Hansen and Killian, as well.
But read this.
Also, the Invincible Iron Man Omnibus 1 & 2 would be a great follow up. He's already been infected by the Extremis Virus at that point. You see Ezekiel Stane and his art of warping Stark tech to turn people into walking bombs (like in the movie). You see the aftermath of Iron Patriot (Norman Osborne--not Warmachine, which was pretty weird) taking hold of S.H.I.E.L.D. and turning it into H.A.M.M.E.R.--resulting in the 'clean slate' you see at the end of the film.
I loved the movie--but it was an odd amalgamation of 4 major arcs.
Five nightmares is the first arc in the Invincible Iron Man run by Matt Fraction. After that, just follow the successive volumes/arcs.
There's another great jumping on point for Iron Man, Iron Man: Extremis, which is the the first arc in the run by Warren Ellis. I started with this and was fine. This run goes on for around 35 issues, after which the title was rebooted with the above-mentioned Invincible Iron Man. Though, it's to be noted that the run by Ellis took place close to the Civil War event, so there are some tie-ins.
A good Spider-Man series to start out with is Ultimate Spider-Man by Brian Bendis. It's not in continuity with the main Marvel Universe, but it's been ongoing for almost 15 years now, and it's good stuff. Start here: Ultimate Spider-Man: Ultimate Collection, vol. 1.
A good Iron Man story to start out with is Iron Man: Extremis by Warren Ellis, which was a partial inspiration for Iron Man 3, along with Matt Fraction's Invincible Iron Man vol. 1: The Five Nightmares, which is another good starter story.
With Captain America, it's not hard to jump into the story arc Captain America: The Winter Soldier, which is the beginning of Ed Brubaker's work with Captain America that heavily influenced the movies. It's good stuff.
Avengers stories that he could read with no prior knowledge I'd recommend would include Avengers: Endless Wartime by Warren Ellis and Avengers Assemble: Science Bros. by Kelly Sue DeConnick.
Coming from a Marvel Cinematic background, I would recommend:
In addition, since you've already read Whedon's Astonishing, I have to recommend Morrison's New X-Men, the storyline that Astonishing builds heavily from. Claremont's Dark Phoenix Saga is a great classic story, if you're unfamiliar.
As for Wolverine, a recent favorite of many is Old Man Logan. This is a self-contained 'future' story, so it's not canonical, but it's good. The Claremont/Miller Wolverine is always a classic, and heavily influenced The Wolverine.
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Consider your intent/commitment. Think about your favorite shows, movies, books, etc. Reading primarily for enjoyment or encyclopedic knowledge? Collecting? Have the time/resources to read 50 or 500 comics per character?
Don’t try to read everything at once. There’s too much. Forget about catching up, continuity, universes, etc. for now. Older comics can be an acquired taste for modern audiences, so they aren’t necessarily ideal starting points. Writers change often, characters get re-worked, and origins are re-told. Remember, there are many great characters, creators, publishers, etc. to explore.
Pick an interesting character/team and seek their most popular/acclaimed stories. Focus on self-contained, complete stories in one corner of the universe. There will be unexplained references/characters, just persevere or Wiki. Don’t let the tangled web of shared-universe comics overwhelm you. Think of it like solving a jigsaw puzzle one small piece at a time until you finally see the big picture.
Discover your preferences and let them guide you. Don’t get stuck preparing/over-analyzing, just start reading. Do you like/dislike old/new comics? Specific writers/genres? Cartoony/realistic art? Familiar/weird concepts? References/self-contained? All-ages/mature content? Follow these instincts. Didn’t understand a reference? Maybe read that next.
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My favourite star wars memory is my dad showing me the original trilogy when I was about 6 years old. I remember sitting on the couch with him just blown away by what was happening! I ran around for 18 years afterwards pretending to be a Jedi!... still running around pretending that I am a Jedi.
I actually went to Star Wars Identities twice while it was in town here and both times when I got to choose my profession my friends were choosing things like politician and whatnot... I was like "Dude! When else do you get to choose to be a mutha-flippin' JEDI!?!?!?"
I was also part of the Star Wars scholastic fan club as a kid... I had the coolest stickers around!
FREE COMIC DAY!! WOOOT!! I actually was at my local comic book store when they opened to grab free comics! and to pick up my weekly file that they set aside for me! Such an awesome day of the year!
Favourite comic book memory? Probably when my cousin gave me a copy of the Death of Superman when I was a wee tot. I read it over and over. Started my love of comics! Now I have a buttload! and I get more every week!
Also seeing Stan Lee last weekend was amazing! It was so cool to meet the man himself! Such a nice guy and hilarious too. Plus he took of his glasses so I know what he looks like without them!
Btw.. Did you see Iron Man 3 yet? So stoked on it!
I would love either Iron Man Extremis since I wasn't collecting Iron Man at the time and would love to actually read the arc!
Or Runaways Vol. 1 because I borrowed them from a friend when I read them and would like to collect and reread the runaways series since it's so very good!
Or Ultimate X-Men vol. 18 because I'm almost caught up and then can start collecting the individual issues!
Such a great contest!
May the Force Be With You! and Excelsior!
Extremis can be viewed as a "motion comic" or whatever they call it on Netflix. Or you can get it here.
I think maybe Pepper became Rescue in The 5 Nightmares storyline, which happens right after Extremis. I could be wrong though. You might want to hit Wikipedia.
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> Is there like a main event storyline or do you just follow each individual characters comics
For the most part you can just pick a character, look up recommended reading, and pick a series that sounds interesting. Sometimes something happens in bigger events that affect the solo series, but don't worry to much about that when starting out. For Iron Man, check out Matt Fractions run (starting with volume 1: The Five Nightmares ). I've heard good things about Iron Man: Extremis too, but I haven't read it myself