Tony Stark confesses his vulnerabilities to Pepper while his tech turns threatening, and Happy Hogan stumbles upon mysterious activities at the Chinese Theatre in Iron Man 3.
Aldrich Killian pitches Extremis technology to Pepper Potts using an intimate brain demonstration, while Tony’s growing collection of Iron Man suits hints at deeper obsessions in Iron Man 3.
A lunch between friends turns serious when Tony Stark has a panic attack, while at Stark Industries, a transformed Aldrich Killian makes an impressive and flirtatious pitch to Pepper Potts in Iron Man 3.
Tony Stark’s high-tech Mark 42 suit test goes hilariously wrong before the tone shifts dramatically with the Mandarin’s first threatening broadcast, setting up both personal and global conflicts in Iron Man 3.
A look at Iron Man 3’s opening flashback to New Year’s Eve 1999, where Tony Stark’s callous treatment of four strangers sets up future relationships that will define both his heroic journey and personal demons.
Before diving into Tony Stark’s third solo outing, we explore how the Marvel One-Shot Item 47 bridges the gap between The Avengers and Iron Man 3 with its tale of bank robbers armed with alien tech.