Tag Archives: Iron-Man

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CONTEST: Win an AVENGERS Prize Pack!

By Dork Shelf
May 3, 2012

The Avengers

Dork Shelf readers, assemble! We have a wonderful contest for all of you true believers out there from the awesome folks over at Marvel Studios to herald the arrival of THE AVENGERS, out in theatres tomorrow.

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The fine folks at Marvel Studios want to reward you fans that have been waiting so anxiously for the long anticipated, Joss Whedon directed epic that once and for all brings together Iron Man (Robert Downey Jr), Thor (Chris Hemsworth), The Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo), Captain America (Chris Evans), and the agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. (Samuel L. Jackson, Scarlett Johansson, Jeremy Renner, Cobie Smulders, and Clark Gregg) as they team up to do battle against the evil demigod Loki (Tom Hiddleston) and an intergalactic army bent on wiping the human race off the face of the planet.

To commemorate the biggest assortment of superheroes of all time, Marvel Studios and your friends at Dork Shelf are giving away an amazing prize pack to one lucky winner!

In the prize pack are an Avengers’ T-Shirt, a set of collector cups, a set of buttons, a copy of the film’s soundtrack (from Universal Music Canada), a set of all four limited edition pairs of character themed Real-D 3D glasses, and a poster signed by Mark Ruffalo and Cobie Smulders!

For your chance to win this fan’s dream come true, simply email your name to contest@dorkshelf.com with AVENGERS PRIZE PACK in the subject line. Please only one entry per person. For an additional chance to win, like the contest announcement on our Facebook page or re-Tweet the announcement from our Twitter page. Deadline for entries is 10am on Monday, May 7th.

Good luck! And as always, stay tuned for more awesome contests and giveaways from your friends here at Dork Shelf. Excelsior!

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Interview: Cobie Smulders

May 2, 2012

Dork Shelf catches up with The Avengers‘ Agent Maria Hill, Vancouver native Cobie Smulders, to talk about working with such an elite squad of actors and how it’s a change of pace from her day job on How I Met Your Mother. Continue reading

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The Avengers Review

May 2, 2012

Funny, exciting, and not entirely disposable as entertainment, The Avengers lives up to the early hype that it might be the film to beat for this year’s box office crown. Continue reading

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Interview: Mark Ruffalo

April 30, 2012

Dork Shelf sat down with the new big screen incarnation of The Incredible Hulk, Mark Ruffalo, just before the release of the long anticipated Marvel epic The Avengers about working on such a big scale with director Joss Whedon and his adventures in motion capture. Continue reading

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The Avengers Trailer

October 11, 2011

Apple.com has the first concrete look at Joss Whedon’s Marvel ensemble, The Avengers. Fans no longer have to grasp at 30 second preview snippets or shaky phone cam location footage. The trailer hits audiences with Iron Man, Captain America, Thor, Hawkeye, Black Widow, and the Hulk in action, being led by S.H.I.E.L.D. director Nick Fury. The trailer also contains some serious scenes of destruction along with shots of Thor’s villainous brother Loki wreaking havoc on New York City. Continue reading

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Thor Review

May 4, 2011

I should preface this review with one caveat: I’ve never read or watched — or heard of Thor at all, really — before seeing the film. As you can probably guess from the preceding sentence, I don’t even know what format of text or media from which its story originates. Colour me uneducated and largely incurious. Instead of attempting to hide this gaping hole in my nerd credentials, I’m sure that highlighting my lack of Thor knowledge will make for a pretty interesting review. Continue reading

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Interview
Comic Artist & Designer Adi Granov

By Dork Shelf
September 28, 2010

With the release of the Iron Man 2 DVD and Blu-Ray today, now seems like a good a time to post our interview with conceptual designer and comic book artist Adi Granov from the 2010 Wizard World Toronto Comic Con. Granov is best known for his distinctive work on Marvel’s in Iron Man: Extremis miniseries, as well as his incredible cover art for a variety of Marvel titles. His amazing work on Extremis eventually led Granov to a job as conceptual illustrator and suit consultant on Jon Favreau’s two Iron Man films. Continue reading

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Podcast 16: Spock is Dead

By Dork Shelf
February 5, 2010

Will, Jeff, Lucas and Noah sit down to discuss the Oscar nomination, the return of Lost, Mass Effect 2, Star Trek Online and its effects on social lives, Iron Man’s suit redesign and what people can expect from Iron Man 2. Continue reading

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Iron Man 2 Trailer

December 17, 2009

Apple has posted the first trailer for Marvel’s upcoming Iron Man 2.  We finally (legitimately) get a glimpse of completed shots with Mickey Rouke‘s Whiplash and Don Cheadle‘s War Machine in action. The last scene of the trailer shows some … Continue reading

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Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 Characters Revealed

April 7, 2009

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2 ,the sequel to Activision’s 2006 hit game Marvel Ultimate Alliance is due out this Fall.  The game follows the recent Civil War storyline that rocked the main Marvel universe.  The U.S. government enacts a superhuman registration … Continue reading

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Iron Man vs. Bruce Lee Stop-Motion Video

March 24, 2009

File this one under fights you thought you would never see. Québécois autodidact director Patrick Boivin has created this amazing “Iron Man versus Bruce Lee” stop-motion fight using action figures. It’s an awesome video with a twist ending. Make sure to … Continue reading

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Johannson and Rourke Join Iron-Man 2

March 12, 2009

Both long rumoured to be in talks for roles in Iron-Man 2, news broke today that Scarlett Johannson and Mickey Rourke have officially signed on for the Marvel sequel. Johannson will play S.H.I.E.L.D agent Black Widow, while Rourke will be … Continue reading

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