Iron Man fans, there's a new treat waiting for you in NYC!

The newest Marvel display at the Toys"R"Us World's Fair inside Toys"R"Us in Times Square is the super-cool Marvel's Iron Man 3 Hall of Armor display! 

This mini version of Tony Stark's Hall of Armor features a mix of over 30 3 3/4" figures from a variety of toy lines including Iron Man, Iron Man 2, Iron Man 3, Avengers, Marvel Universe and more.

Check out our photos and be sure to visit Toys"R"Us in Times Square, NYC, to see the Marvel's Iron Man 3 Hall of Armor display for yourself!

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--By Ryan Penagos aka Agent M

Follow me on Twitter - @AgentM

I’ve been privy to lots of awesome things while at Marvel, not the least of which is being able to sit in on our editorial summits. These summits are 3-day meetings that happen every 4-6 months in which a number of Marvel Comics writers fly into NYC and, along with the entire comics editorial staff, hash out the future of Marvel Comics. We had our most recent summit just a few weeks ago.

At the summits, stories are pitched, events are created (and destroyed), crossovers are brainstormed and it’s just a totally cool idea-fest. I’ve been at a number of these retreats, but never really done any reports from them—simply because there’s so much top-secret stuff that I don’t want to spoil anything. But I’m looking at this in a different light and picking a few things I learned at this summit which I can talk about.

1. Rick Remender is an amazing writer, but also a heck of an artist. About 10 years ago, Rick was working for Marvel, inking Avengers comics with penciler Kieron Dwyer. Since then, Rick’s worked on dozens, maybe hundreds of comics at the House of Ideas as a writer. I sat near Rick during the summit and noticed him occasionally sketching in his notebook. (An old moleskin he was given as a gift by our Distinguished Competition some years ago, which he now uses to capture all his crazy-cool Marvel ideas. Take that, friendly foes!) Because Rick’s super cool, he let me snag a photo of some pages that didn’t have top secret stuff on ‘em:
   
   
    
2. No story is safe. Anyone coming into the room for the Marvel summit with a story or an idea has an equal chance of wowing everyone or having their ideas turned inside out. In a room with so many amazing and experienced creative folks, any idea can—and will spark a conversation. Watching a story bounce around, incorporate new ideas and angles and start turning into what we’ll read in the next few months or years is really cool.
    
3.  Wolverine & the X-Men writer Jason Aaron gets tattooed by Cable & X-Force writer Dennis Hopeless's wife Jessie. Jason and I were talking about our latest tattoos and how we each get most, if not all, of our work done by the same artists. Jason’s artist just happens to be amazingly talented and also married to a great comic book writer. Next time I’m down Kansas City way, I’m getting tattooed and I’m gonna eat some BBQ!
    
4. Jonathan Hickman has plans. That’s not really news, but I’m tellin’ ya—Jonathan Hickman has plans.
    
5. 2013 is the 50^th Anniversary of the X-Men and we are going to celebrate it in style.
    
6. Brian Michael Bendis has some secret stuff in the works for Age of Ultron. So secret that I don’t even know all the details. And that’s crazy exciting for me since everything’s always spoiled for me months ahead of time. 

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--By Ryan Penagos aka Agent M

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I've been with Marvel for over six years. I've been all over the world, met some AMAZING people and done tons of incredible and fun things. But getting Lil Bub, famous Internet cat, to visit Marvel HQ and into some Marvel Comics? That definitely stands among some of my greatest achievements.

If you're not familiar with Lil Bub, she's a mutant. Seriously. She has a number of genetic mutations that affect her body and the way she looks (you can learn more on Lil Bub's Facebook page, and don't worry--she's very healthy), granting her the power of being INCREDIBLY CUTE. Oh, and she has extra claws. And she's named Lil Bub. Hmmm. A hairy mutant with extra claws and an association with the word "bub." Who does that remind you of?

When I learned about Lil Bub, I thought, "We HAVE to get her in a Wolverine comic." Fortunately, Lil Bub has given her and her human Jonathan some fame and they were traveling to NYC to do some TV appearances. They just happened to have some extra time in their schedule to come to Marvel Comics HQ to shoot some photos and videos for us to use in SAVAGE WOLVERINE #1. Grab the Marvel AR app to watch Lil Bub and Wolverine in the comic, and enjoy the photos that Judith Stephens took below.

Visit lilbub.com and follow @imlilbub on Twitter as well as iambublog on Facebook.

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--By Ryan Penagos aka Agent M

Follow me on Twitter - @AgentM

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It's that time of year again! For the last two years, I've been sharing holiday e-cards from Marvel and some of our artists, and we've got more for 2012!

Here's the collection from 2010 and you can see those I posted in 2011 right here.  Check out the 2012 crop below:

2012 Official Marvel holiday card:

The 2012 Marvel Holiday card was created by Marvel Creative Services.

Merry Christmas from Mike del Mundo

Merry Christmas from Mike del Mundo

Merry Christmas from Carmine di Giandomenico

Happy Holidays from Neil Edwards

Happy Holidays from Paco Medina

Happy Holidays from Terry and Rachel Dodson

Happy Holidays from Andres Jose Mossa

Merry Christmas from Pepe Larraz

Happy Holidays from Dean Haspiel

The next five holiday cards are all original sketches by Jorge Molina, who sent them to folks at Marvel HQ. So cool!

And here's a page from Scarlet Spider #12, by Reilly Brown & Chris Yost

If I get more, I'll update the post!

Happy holidays if you're celebrating something, and even if you're not, have a great New Year! High fives and hugs to everyone! Be kind and have fun!

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--By Ryan Penagos aka Agent M

Follow me on Twitter - @AgentM

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It was a year or two ago when I first heard about GetGlue. It was described as a Foursquare for media...check-in to books, movies, video games, etc. And get real stickers to stick on real things. Super cool! We got linked up with GetGlue to create stickers for our comics, while Marvel Studios worked to get cool stickers made for our films. It's always been very cool working with them. 

Unfortunately, with the recent phasing out of books from the GetGlue experience, Marvel will no longer be hosting the weekly GetGlue blog post focused on Marvel Comics stickers. Sorry to be the bearer of bad news on that front, but stay tuned for exclusive GetGlue stickers dedicated to Marvel television and films with GetGlue HD, a next-gen entertainment guide.

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--By Ryan Penagos aka Agent M

Follow me on Twitter - @AgentM

I'm not going to talk about how much I love wrestling again, but mutual respect and admiration goes both ways!

Take our man Christopher Daniels, for example. He's a diehard Marvel Comics fan and even rocks Marvel t-shirts on TNA's Impact Wrestling show, airing Thursdays at 8 p.m. on Spike. Just this week Chris wore a limited edition Marvel Heroes t-shirt that was only available during Comic-Con International San Diego 2012! Pretty cool!

Visit impactwrestling.com for more info on TNA. And be sure to follow @facdaniels and @IMPACTWrestling on Twitter. And if you're interested in the Marvel Heroes MMO, hit up marvelheroes.com and sign up for the beta!

Big thanks to TNA for providing the photos!

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--By Ryan Penagos aka Agent M

Follow me on Twitter - @AgentM

Anyone who follows me on Twitter knows I'm a HUGE wrestling fan. From classic stuff to the current WWE and TNA action as well as indies, I just love it all. In the '90s, like so many others, I got back into wrestling because of ECW and the Monday Night Wars. I'd spend Monday nights at various friends' houses, flipping between WCW Monday Nitro and WWE (then WWF) Monday Night Raw. 

Suffice to say, I was super pumped when some of the other wrestling marks here at Marvel HQ got me hooked on DDP Yoga, the workout system designed by wrestling great Diamond Dallas Page. I honestly do my DDP Yoga every day now and give it all the thumbs up.

In a bit of good luck and timing, DDP was coming up to NYC for some meetings and a few big DDP Yoga classes, so we got him to come by Marvel HQ. We were fortunate to have DDP at Marvel for a few hours to shoot some video for our Marvel AR app--which you can see in AVENGERS ARENA #1, THOR: GOD OF THUNDER #3 and INDESTRUCTIBLE HULK #2--as well as chat with the staff and record an incredible episode of our This Week in Marvel podcast. He talks about growing up loving Thor and really digging "Marvel's The Avengers" film, but my favorite parts of the podcast are his stories about his wrestling career. Incredible stuff!

Check out the photos Marvel AR producer Judith Stephens took below and feel the...BANG!

Recording This Week in Marvel with DDP at Marvel HQ

DDP and Agent M at Marvel HQ

DDP gives Agent M the Diamond Cutter at Marvel HQ

DDP with Michelle and Arune Singh at Marvel HQ

DDP with Marvel Comics editor Bill Rosemann at Marvel HQ

DDP gives Marvel Comics editor the Diamond Cutter at Marvel HQ

DDP with Agent M and Marvel Comics editor Lauren Sankovitch at Marvel HQ

DDP with Marvel AR producer Judith Stephens at Marvel HQ

DDP with Marvel Comics editor Jon Moisan at Marvel HQ

DDP gives Marvel Comics editor Jon Moisan the Diamond Cutter at Marvel HQ

DDP gives Marvel Associate Editor Ben Morse the Diamond Cutter at Marvel HQ

DDP recording This Week in Marvel podcast at Marvel HQ

DDP and Marvel Video Director Jason Harvey at Marvel HQ

DDP gives Marvel Video Director Jason Harvey the Diamond Cutter at Marvel HQ

DDP and Marvel Comics editor Bill Rosemann at Marvel HQ

DDP at Marvel HQ

DDP with Marvel Video Editor Richard Herrera

DDP with Marvel Comics editors Bill Rosemann and Jon Moisan at Marvel HQ

Diamond Dallas Page with Marvel Web Application Developer Javen Lalla at Marvel HQ

Diamond Dallas Page gives Marvel Web Application Developer Javen Lalla the Diamond Cutter at Marvel HQ

DDP and Marvel Associate Producer Blake Garris at Marvel HQ

DDP with Marvel's Ben Morse, Agent M and Arune Singh

Follow @RealDDP and @DDPYoga on Twitter, check out ddpyoga.com and make sure you download episode #55.5 of our This Week in Marvel podcast featuring Diamond Dallas Page. BANG!

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--By Ryan Penagos aka Agent M

Follow me on Twitter - @AgentM

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The folks at Sideshow Collectibles sent along this teaser image for an upcoming Deadpool Premium Format Figure they're releasing. So cool!

More info via Sideshow.

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--Agent M

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Omar comin'!

I was sent that line via email, on badly photoshopped images and had it spoken to me several times last week when I told folks at Marvel HQ that we'd have Michael K. Williams, famous for his roles as Omar Little on "The Wire" and Chalky White on "Boardwalk Empire," in the office.

Actor Michael K. Williams at Marvel Headquarters in NYC

As is customary when we have a celebrity who's also a Marvel fan visit us at Marvel HQ, I showed MKW around the office; introduced him to some of the awesome folks working here; brought him by the Marvel Comics editors who showed him how comics are made; and interviewed him for our This Week in Marvel podcast. We even recorded a short video segment with MKW, as he talks about why Spider-Man is such an awesome character. Very cool stuff.

Actor Michael K. Williams with Agent M

The audio and video stuff we did with Mr. Williams is still a ways off, but I wanted to post the photos that Judy Stephens took--in part because they're great and also because everyone's been asking if they can post their photos to the Twitters and Facebooks and Tumblrs. Check out the photos below and be sure to follow Michael K. Williams on Twitter at @BKBMG.

Actor Michael K. Williams with a Hulk Mask/Art Prop

Actor Michael K. Williams with Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso

Actor Michael K. Williams and his son Elijah Williams at Marvel Headquarters in NYC

Actor Michael K. Williams and Marvel Vice President John Cerilli

Actor Michael K. Williams and his son Elijah Williams with Marvel Comics Senior Art Director Jeff Suter and Agent M

Actor Michael K. Williams with Marvel Comics Senior Editor Stephen Wacker

Actor Michael K. Williams with Marvel Comics Senior Art Director Jeff Suter

Actor Michael K. Williams and his son Elijah Williams with Marvel Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso

Actor Michael K. Williams with Marvel Web Designer and Photographer Judith Stephens

Actor Michael K. Williams with Marvel Comics Special Projects Editor Mark Beazley

Actor Michael K. Williams with Marvel Comics Editor-in-Chief Axel Alonso

Actor Michael K. Williams with Marvel Comics Senior Editor Nick Lowe and editors Jordan D. White and Daniel Ketchum

Actor Michael K. Williams with Marvel Associate Producer Blake Garris and Agent M

Actor Michael K. Williams with Marvel Comics Senior Editor Nick Lowe

Actor Michael K. Williams at Marvel Headquarters in NYC

Actor Michael K. Williams with Marvel Comics Editor Jeanine Schaefer

Actor Michael K. Williams with Marvel Associate Producer Blake Garris

Actor Michael K. Williams with Agent M

We get all kinds of awesome folks coming through Marvel HQ. Case in point, we recently had a visit from New York Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano.

Marvel.com Associate Editor Ben Morse, Yankees second baseman Robinson Cano & Agent M

Robinson is a big fan of Marvel's The Avengers--ask him about Tony Stark's Acura--and got a first-rate tour of our office from Arune Singh, Marvel's Director of Communications. Ben Morse and I also sat down with Robinson to record an episode of our This Week in Marvel interview podcast. The podcast will be live on Tuesday June 5, but for now enjoy some photos of Robinson's visit to Marvel HQ, taken by Judith Stephens.

Oh, and be sure to follow @RobinsonCano on Twitter, learn about Robinson's charity--the RC 24 Foundation and vote for Robinson Cano in the MLB All-Star Game!

Robinson Cano and Hulk at Marvel HQ

Robinson Cano and Marvel Comics Senior Editor Steve Wacker

Robinson Cano and Spider-Man at Marvel HQ

Robinson Cano and fans at Marvel HQ

Robinson Cano and the Avengers at Marvel HQ

Robinson Cano with Marvel's Michelle Marasigan and Arune Singh

Robinson Cano and Marvel's Peter Phillips

Robinson Cano with Hulk and Hawkeye at Marvel HQ

Robinson Cano with Marvel Comics Senior Editor Steve Wacker

Robinson Cano and Marvel's Lori Lombert

Robinson Cano and Iron Man at Marvel HQ

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--Agent M

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