Iron Man (2008) Movie poster and comic book cover compared.

Iron Man

Jon Favreau, 2008

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Iron Man
Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Don Heck, Jack Kirby, 1964

Iron Man is a movie directed by Jon Favreau in 2008 and based on the characters from the comic book of the same name by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Don Heck and Jack Kirby, first published in 1964. The movie features Robert Downey Jr., Gwyneth Paltrow, Terrence Howard, Jeff Bridges, Leslie Bibb, Shaun Toub, and others.

What users say

“The movie is better than the comic book”

But the comic book is worth reading.

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Iron Man (2008)
Book by Peter David

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RATING

7.9

/ 10

Movie Poster: Iron Man (Jon Favreau, 2008)

7.6

/ 10

Comic Book Cover: Iron Man (Stan Lee, Larry Lieber, Don Heck, Jack Kirby, 1964)

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Storyline

Tony Stark, who has inherited the defense contractor Stark Industries from his father Howard Stark, is in war-torn Afghanistan with his friend and military liaison, Lieutenant Colonel James Rhodes, to demonstrate the new Jericho missile. Ten Rings leader Raza offers Stark freedom in exchange for building a Jericho missile for the group, but he and Yinsen know that Raza will not keep his word.

Movie vs Book

Poster of Iron Man, the 2008 movie by Jon Favreau

Year

2008

Minutes

126

Movie Rate

7.90

Source: IMDb

Movie

Iron Man

Country: USA

Year: 2008

Length: 2h6m

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Cover of Iron Man, the 1964 comic book by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Don Heck

Year

1964

Pages

512

Book Rate

7.64

S: Goodreads

Comic Book

Iron Man

Country: USA

First published in: 1964

Length: 512 pages

Genre: Fiction

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Other screen adaptations of the comic book

Movie poster
Iron Man 2 (2010)
Movie by Jon Favreau
Movie poster
Iron Man 3 (2013)
Movie by Shane Black

User polls & recommendations

Which is better?

Poster of Iron Man, the 2008 movie by Jon Favreau

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Cover of Iron Man, the 1964 comic book by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Don Heck

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movie

IS IT WORTH WATCHING?

Poster of Iron Man, the 2008 movie by Jon Favreau

WATCH

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20% No

16 votes

4 votes

comic book

IS IT WORTH READING?

Cover of Iron Man, the 1964 comic book by Stan Lee, Larry Lieber and Don Heck

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20% No

12 votes

3 votes

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