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Iron Man: Armored Adventures is a 3D CGI animated television series based on the Marvel Comics' superhero Iron Man. It debuted in the USA on the Nicktoons Network on April 24, 2009, and has already begun airing on Canadian network Teletoon.[4] The series is story edited by showrunner Christopher Yost[5], who also worked on Wolverine and the X-Men, and numerous other Marvel Animation projects. The television show is not related to 2007 animated film The Invincible Iron Man, and has a different voice cast, but some story parallels and uses the same musical score during some instances. It is the first Iron Man television series since Iron Man from 1994-1996 and airs after the success of the live action Iron Man film. The series follows the adventures of teenage child prodigy Tony Stark and his alter ego of Iron Man. As Iron Man, he uses his technological inventions to stop villains. His friends, Jim 'Rhodey' Rhodes and Pepper Potts help him on his courageous, and dangerous adventures. Iron Man: Armored Adventures airs on Disney XD (UK & Ireland) with new episodes premiering on the channel in October and November 2009.
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When his industrialist father Howard Stark dies in a plane crash after refusing to weaponize the Earth Mover at Obadiah Stane's behest, 16 year old genius Tony uses a high-tech suit of armor he has constructed and investigates a charge that Stane may have been involved in his father's death. As Iron Man, Tony spends his time stopping Stane's plans and saving the world from other villains such as Mandarin, Mr. Fix, Whiplash, A.I.M., Madame Masque, Living Laser, the Maggia, Firebrand, Controller, Crimson Dynamo, Blizzard, Killer Shrike, Unicorn, M.O.D.O.K., Ghost, Fin Fang Foom, Iron Monger, Black Knight, and Technovore. He is assisted in his crime fighting efforts with help from Jim Rhodes and Pepper Potts. Tony's activities as Iron Man usually result in his needing to make up excuses as to why he is constantly late or missing from school and other activities. Now dependent on his phenomenal technology for survival, Tony must balance the pressures of teenage life with the duties of being a super hero. Inside his remarkable invention, Tony Stark is geared for high-speed flight, high-tech battles and high-octane adventure! In the first season, Black Panther, Hulk, and S.H.I.E.L.D. make guest appearances. [edit] EpisodesMain article: List of Iron Man: Armored Adventures episodes [edit] Cast[edit] Principal cast
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[edit] Production[edit] Pre-releaseMonths before the show's television debut, Marvel had a screening of the first episode of the series at the San Diego Comic-Con. [23] There was also a room where the public could meet, and talk with the Co-Producer Josh Fine and Head Writer Chris Yost among others involved in the production of the show.[24] The trailer of the show was also released on Marvel's official website as well as numerous behind-the-scene and teaser trailers on the website in the weeks before the US television debut. [25] [edit] Theme songPopular rock band Rooney recorded the theme song to the series. [26] US residents can listen to it on the Nick Toons website here, while international residents can listen to it here. The song could be downloaded from the Teletoon website, provided one supplied the 'secret code'(tony) that came onscreen during the Canadian broadcast. [27] The music video for the theme song features clips of Rooney singing, along with clips of Iron Man from the show. This includes him fighting Unicorn among other villains. [28] [edit] Animation styleThe series is made primarily using Computer Generated Imagery, in a similar style to MTV's Spider-Man: The New Animated Series and Nicktoons Network's original series Skyland. The technique is similar to cel-shading (a common animation and videogame technique) and rotoscoping (such as in the film A Scanner Darkly), however the detail and resolution are lower. [edit] Comparison to previous Iron Man incarnations[edit] OriginSee also: Iron Man#Origins In Iron Man: Armored Adventures, Tony Stark becomes Iron Man as a teenager, and Pepper Potts and Jim Rhodes are also teenagers. In mainstream Iron Man, Tony Stark becomes Iron Man later on in his life, and is a long time friend with Pepper, whereas in this series, Pepper and Tony have just met. Traditionally, Tony's parents were accidentally killed in a car crash, whereas in this series, Tony's father, Howard Stark, dies in the first episode in a plane crash. Tony also injures his heart in this crash, as opposed to being injured by a trap in war. He also invents the Iron Man armor at home. In previous incarnations, Tony invented a beta version of the suit to escape after being captured due to the trap explosion leaving him defenseless. Tony also invented his magnetic chest plate, whereas Ho Yinsen created it in previous versions. Due to Tony Stark never going to war and hence being captured and saved by Ho Yinsen, it thus makes the character Ho Yinsen redundant. [edit] Iron Man's armor See also: Iron Man's Armor Iron Man's original armor in the series is very similar to Iron Man's armor in the recent live action film. The notable differences are (most notably) the helmet design, his being armor less complex with less yellow. Apart from that, the armor is very similar in color. The armor appears to be convertible from its ability to spread over Tony from various parts he puts on. This armor generates a force field around Iron Man from his repulsors. There are also numerous alternate armor that Iron Man uses in special occasions, including the Silver Centurion Armor, the Stealth Armor and the Dynamo Buster Armor. [edit] DVD releasesThe pilot episode was released as a bonus feature in Wal-Mart's edition of the live-action Iron Man movie. Volume 1 of the series was released on DVD in the United States on October 20, 2009. This volume contained the first six episodes of the series. The Blu-ray edition of Volume 1 was released exclusively through the Best Buy chain of stores on the same date. No announcement has been made yet about when or even if the Blu-ray version will be available for purchase in other stores. [29] In the UK, Volume One contains 13 episodes on two discs. [edit] ReceptionThe hour-long premiere of Iron Man: Armored Adventures broke Nicktoons Network's record of highest-rated original series by premiering with over 125,000 viewers with boys 6 - 11.[30] Reviews of the pilot episode have been mixed. Some praise the series for its detailed and layered writing, strong continuity, and character designs. Entertainment Weekly gave the series debut a B+ grade, saying, "What could've been a clunky retrograde reboot works surprisingly well, thanks to some smart writing and stellar CG butt-kickery."[31] Others do not like the "teen Tony" approach to the characters origin, which is drastically different from the original origin story. Some speculate this is due to comparisons between the series, and Jon Favreau's recent live action film, which was a more adult take on the character.[32] [edit] References
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