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

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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

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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

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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