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From Techfiction To Techfact With Iron Man

Mordechai Osdoby — Fri, 03 May 2013 17:40:17 +0000

Techcitement touched upon some of Tony Stark’s wardrobe the other day, but we didn’t deal with one of the coolest aspects of the armor — the predictive nature. A lot of what was far-out science fiction in 1962 is science fact today. The first thing you need to be aware of is that in the […]

Techfiction: The Many Armors Of Iron Man

Mordechai Osdoby — Wed, 01 May 2013 18:33:39 +0000

Let’s face it, everyone loves a guy in a snazzy suit especially when that snazzy suit is the Iron Man armor and that man is Tony Stark, as played by the amazing Robert Downy Jr. Iron Man 3 opens this Friday in the U.S., and everyone is eager to see if the franchise that made […]

Playing The Shellhead Game With Iron Man 3

Tim Twelves — Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:10:21 +0000

Coming soon is the new Disney-Marvel Iron Man 3 movie. Also coming soon is a tie-in game from Gameloft. Here are the first two trailers for the game. Become billionaire Tony Stark as Iron Man in this fast paced endless runner and fight the AIM around the world to prevent their dark schemes from succeeding. […]

Marvel Tempts Fate Second Time With Limited-time Free Comics Offer

Justin Davis — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 20:45:18 +0000

When Marvel made the announcement during SXSW that the company was opening its library to readers for access to over 700 free first issues, the rush of people ended up causing ComiXology’s servers to crash. The entertainment juggernaut hopes to have different results this time and seeks to do so by instituting a registration policy […]

Pre-SXSW: Marvel Comics Is A Big Tease For SXSW Interactive

Justin Davis — Tue, 05 Mar 2013 21:00:28 +0000

What exactly is Marvel planning for SXSW 2013? For the last few weeks, the entertainment giant has been hinting at a mysterious first it plans to announce at the festival. Last year saw the release of Marvel ReEvolution during the SXSW Interactive’s ScreenBurn Arcade (now simply called SXSW Gaming Expo). Marvel ReEvolution was revealed to […]

Adventures In The Realms Of Geek or Ich Bin Ein Nerdlander

Tim Twelves — Fri, 18 Jan 2013 21:00:48 +0000

“We’ll be fighting in the streets, with our children at our feet And the morals that they worship will be gone, and the men who spurred us on Sit in judgment of all wrong.” “Won’t Get Fooled Again” by The Who If you know these words, chances are you’re a nerd. A milquetoast. A milksop. […]

Techfiction: The Awesome Tech Of The Avengers

Jeremy Goldstone — Fri, 27 Apr 2012 15:00:37 +0000

And there came a day, a day unlike any other, when Earth’s mightiest heroes and heroines found themselves united against a common threat. On that day, the Avengers were born—to fight the foes no single super hero could withstand! The Invincible Iron Man! The Incredible Hulk! The Mighty Thor! Captain America, the First Avenger! And […]

Marvel Tries For A Digital Revolution With Infinite Comics

Jeremy Goldstone — Mon, 12 Mar 2012 21:57:56 +0000

For the past week, Marvel Comics’s new initiative, Infinite Comics, has been the biggest secret this side of Daredevil’s secret identity (which if that’s too much of an in-joke for you, you really should be reading Mark Waid’s excellent Daredevil series). Today, at SXSW Interactive’ s ScreenBurn Arcade, the company that brought you the X-Men, Spider-Man, […]