Marvel Studios and the official Iron Man Facebook page have released a brand new character poster, this time featuring Guy Pearce as Aldrich Killian in "Iron Man 3". In the comics, Aldrich Killian is a geneticist who becomes a crucial character in the comics when he develops "Extremis". In the classic Warren Ellis and Adi Granov Iron Man story of the same name, Killian commits suicide after a sample of his work is stolen. His suicide note is found by Maya Hansen, a co-worker and ex-lover of Tony Stark... aka Iron Man.
Having Guy Pearce playing the role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe is still something of a mystery, as how Extremis fits into the film version is still unknown until the movie comes out. Still, it'll be fun how he and Robert Downey Jr.'s Tony Stark interact in the film, as well as how all of this ties down to the inevitable conflict with The Mandarin, played by Sir Ben Kingsley. For more on the poster as well as other Iron Man 3 updates, visit the official Iron Man 3 and Marvel Cinematic Universe Facebook Pages!
In January 2005, Writer extraordinaire Warren Ellis and a then up and coming art talent named Adi Granov teamed together and reinvented one of Marvel's flagship superheroes for the 21st century.
That hero was none other than Tony Stark, aka the Invincible Iron Man.
In the wake of Avengers Disassembled, the armored avenger's own flagship title was relaunched to coincide with the new beginning and direction the House Of Ideas was aiming for its top titles at the time. Of course, this meant introducing Iron Man to a whole new audience by concurrently reestablishing the character's origin and redefining the hero for the modern age. Thus, the "Extremis" storyline was conceptualized - a six part tale that depicts Tony Stark fighting a foe empowered by a nanotechnology super soldier serum known as Extremis, forcing the tech wonder to dive into the process itself, thereby giving him new powers and an upgraded suit of armor. The story also retcons Tony's past, portraying him as an arms dealer, and updating his origin by establishing his beginnings as Iron Man in Afghanistan instead of Vietnam. "Extremis" was received pretty well by fans and readers alike, and I enjoyed the heck out of it, especially with Warren Ellis' superb writing and Adi Granov's fantastic 3D lifelike artstyle. In fact, elements of the story, as well as Granov's art designs, were incorporated into the Iron Man film franchise, most notably with the first film in 2008.
Now, More than five years after its launch, Extremis is coming back better than ever, and just in time for the new Iron Man 2 movie's debut this May! The six part tale will be rereleased as a Director's Cut series for fans to catch up this April! Not only that, a new edition of the tale will be released digitally, with a Motion Comic adaptation under the Marvel Knights Animation banner, done and produced by the House Of Ideas themselves! As noted in a post in their website, the Iron Man Extremis Motion Comic will debut in April 16, with six episodes slated to be released on a bi-weekly basis until June! It will be available for download at iTunes, Zune, and Xbox, each episode costing $1.99, or for a whole season package price of $9.99! More details at Marvel.com itself, so click and read up! If you're not convinced yet, check out the trailer to this groundbreaking rerelease of a classic below!
Iron Man: Extremis Motion Comic Teaser Trailer!
Excited yet? Iron Man Extremis gets Extreme this summer! Watch out for superior tech!
