First, if you’re a relatively new reader to the site, then you probably aren’t familiar with the previous story arc that this comic is referencing.
WAAAAAYYY back in 2008 when the original Iron Man was in theaters, I did a story line about Tom going to the movie in costume wearing a homemade costume made out of cardboard boxes. It was pretty well received. I’d be pretty stupid not to revisit the concept now that the sequel is coming.
And, yes, I know that Iron Man 2 won’t be in theaters for two weeks. And, YES, I know that I will be sacrificing easy jokes in reference to Furry Vengeance. But I don’t care. Iron Man 2 is coming and I am BEYOND EXCITED!
Since there will be a lot of Iron Man to cover in the next two weeks, I won’t bore you with a bunch of extraneous fanboy pants-wetting. Instead, I wanted to offer my sincere apology for Monday’s comic being so late.
I was up last night working on the comic and – since I feel so invested in this particular story – I wanted to get the artwork just right. But I had to turn in early and get some sleep because I had two job interviews today and I didn’t want to be a drooling, sleep-deprived zombie all day.
As a result, I was pretty much away from the computer all day today. When I wasn’t in an interview, I was taking care of Pearl. Later in the evening, after we put Pearl and Henry to bed, I participated in the recording of a podcast I was invited to called The F.I.L.M. Army produced by the Fancy Pants Gangsters. It’s a very well-produced and entertaining podcast and you should check it out.
I had a great time shooting the breeze with The F.I.L.M. Army crew for an hour and it reminded me of the good times recording The Triple Feature. There’s an option for me to come back and do more shows and I’m willing to do them. It all depends on when or if they decide to invite me back.
The show I appeared on should go live sometime this weekend and I’ll be sure to remind you when it does. Be on the lookout for that.
In the meantime, sincere apologies again for the late comic. I always feel bad when I can’t meet deadline, but when you have a 4 month old and a job search to juggle, sometimes it’s hard to get the pieces to fall into place.
Feel free to speculate about the forthcoming Iron Man 2 story line and if there is anything specific you’d like to discuss about the film, feel free to do so in the comics.
See you here (hopefully on time!) this Wednesday! THANKS!
I knew I had to rebuild myself.
Reinvent myself.
I AM CARDBOARD IRON MAN!
(Mark II)
And he’s back! Now let’s see if there’s a Cardboard War Machine!
@trevor,
Oh, I think there’s a pretty good chance of that happening. 😉
Next question… Will we see Pepper Potts join the fun? Or maybe… The Black Widow?
Oh, yeah.
You gotta have everyone’s favorite ((possibly gay)) Russian Usher show up, or at least be mentioned. I’m more than thrilled to see Mark II. OH! Even though you didn’t sell many of the posters, you should draw an “Iron Man 2” parody poster and have it online………if you ever get the time.
Not only do I wonder if there’s gonna be a cardboard War Machine… but is said person in War Machine costume gonna be CHALLENGING Tom’s cardboard Iron Man suit in a contest? and is said WM costume gonna be made with even cheaper costume material?? 😉
Your comics are spectacular. Can’t wait ’til Wednesday. 🙂
“I know that Iron Man 2 won’t be in theaters for two weeks”.
Speak for yourself. It comes out in the UK in two days’ time and I’m going Friday morning. Taking the wife ‘cos it’s her birthday.
@Greg: I hope that she’s a fan of “Iron Man”. lol
@Lance J. M., luckily, yes!
Two words: Cardboard Briefcase!
I couldn’t be more excited about Iron Man 2. The first one was great! And with the characters that we know are in this one, there’s so many different ways they could go with the storyline. And depending on which universe (616 or Ultimates) they pulled Black Widow from and what they do with her here, there could be some really interesting potential with what they do with her in future films (either Avengers or Iron Man).
@Michael Yeah! He can carry it, unfold it, wear it! Heck… Tom (or more likely Marvel) could market it!
New… at Target… CARDBOARD IRON MAN! Collapses into Tony Stark’s briefcase!
Did you know that Disney is releasing the short lived Iron Man Cartoon Series from the 90s on May 4th just in time for the movie.
@Eric Faulkner,
Actually, I have an offer to obtain a review copy of the series. I need to follow up on that!
As I commented in another strip “What’s with the rats nest hair they gave the Black Widow?!” Well, I just found out Scarlett Johansson is wearing a wig in the movie,it’s not ever her own hair! Where did they pick that thing up at, the corner of Crenshaw & Martin Luther King Jr?! I sure hope her acting & Russian accent are much better than that. If they are not, I hear this band is looking for a 3rd member—> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lp_PIjc2ga4
@James Tracy,
Someone took their sassy pills this morning!…
I LIKE it!