Iron Man 3: Why Tony Stark destroyed his suits.

(SPOILER ALERT from here out for Iron Man 3)

Robert Downey Jr. as Tony Stark/Iron Man

Iron Man 3 came out on DVD, Blu-ray and every other digital whichever this week, rocketing from theaters into people's homes and movie collections. While there were some elements of the film that were controversial to fans, the largest of those was based in interpretation of the source material. One other, the destruction of Tony Stark's amassed army of Iron Man armors (which some refer to as 'The Iron Legion') along with the removal of the shrapnel from his heart, made some fans wonder how he could be Iron Man any longer, lacking both his chest-embedded power source and the suits it powered. Despite fan criticism, and personal uncertainty, I would posit that the destruction was not just a silly means to a Merry-Christmas-Pepper-fireworks-display, but something that was very much in character and a predictable move for Tony Stark. 

#CoulsonLives, But That's Not Necessarily a Good Thing

Clark Gregg (left) as Phil Coulson in The Avengers

As the excitement builds for Marvel's TV show Agents of SHIELD which premiers this Tuesday, I think it's important to really grasp onto one thing: Coulson Lives.

It's not really news that Agent Coulson survived his apparent death in The Avengers. #CoulsonLives has been the hook and tagline of the new ABC TV series for quite some time now, which has Clark Gregg playing leading man for the super-secret team and serving as the chief character tie-in to the Marvel movies. He's appeared in many of the Marvel films, so using him makes sense; he's very recognizable. With the show's aim to look at the human side of the super-human universe, it makes sense to use one of the film franchises main non-super humans.