11 December 2009

UPDATE:Iron Man 2 Viral Marketing Infects The Web

Just as we thought we'd done justice to our discussion of Marvel superhero movies, we received word that Paramount Pictures sent our comicsblog neighbor, Superhero Hype, what looks to us like a fictional newspaper clipping reporting on Tony Stark's decision to out himself as Iron Man. If you'll recall, that was one of the pivotal events of metal-head's first movie, and the repercussions of that decision are sure to be felt in the May sequel. It's almost impossible to read as we've got it here, but in short, the newspaper article summarizes many of the main events from the first film, and it also repeats the newspaper imagery you may have noticed from the Whiplash teaser we featured here earlier. It's a motif if we've ever seen on, and believe us, we have. Superhero Hype has a really wonderful over-sized image of the viral bit, and you can check it out on their site. It's possible there may be other clues hidden within the photo that we overlooked, and we'd be so proud if one of our dabblers gleaned something the Big Boys missed. Find it at the [Link].

No comments: