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via Marvel Studios Dominique Thorne is winning hearts all over the Marvel Cinematic Universe fandom with her stint as Riri Williams in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Gearing up for her solo Disney Plus show, the star has started teasing what fans can expect from her character, especially when it comes to her connection to Tony Stark. “I do think in Riri’s creation of this suit, or pursuing a build like that, I think that there’s an inherent acknowledgment of what Tony Stark did by creating this suit of armor,”…

Credit: University of Notre Dame A new nationally representative survey released by the University of Notre Dame's Rooney Center for the Study of American Democracy reveals areas of grave concern for the state of American democracy, including more than half of Republicans and one-third of Democrats believing the United States to be on the brink of a new civil war. …

via Marvel Studios He may have been dead in canon for quite some time, but the Marvel Cinematic Universe is still living in the shadow cast over it by Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark, with Disney Plus series Ironheart one of two major projects poised to deal with the fallout emanating from the demise of the longtime Iron Man. Don Cheadle has already hinted how his longtime onscreen BFF’s ultimate sacrifice will impact former Disney Plus series-turned-movie Armor Wars, and now Ironheart producer Nate Moore has…

Image via Marvel Studios When you describe yourself as a “genius billionaire playboy philanthropist”, one who took over the family business creating weapons of mass destruction that caused untold death and chaos around the world, only to then place the entire world in danger on several occasions because you couldn’t contain your own hubris, is there even a chance you’ll be able to make a good friend? That’s the debate Marvel Cinematic Universe fans find themselves having today, after it was suggested that Tony…

Image via Marvel Studios There are always insane theories on Reddit, but this one might take the cake when it comes to the MCU. In Avengers: Infinity War, Doctor Strange looked into the future and saw 14,600,005 outcomes for the upcoming battle against Thanos, and in only one version did they win. This version required Tony Stark to sacrifice himself by taking on all the infinity stones and erasing Thanos and his army from existence, the toll of which was too much for his body to handle. Now a fan has the crazy…

From soaring coastal redwoods to dinosaur-era Wollemi pines and firs that make the perfect Christmas trees, even our most revered woody plants are in an awful lot of trouble.But it turns out that losing some species won't just endanger local forests; it will threaten entire ecosystems, says a new study.Last year, a global assessment titled State of the World's Trees found a shocking one-third of all tree species are currently teetering on the edge of existence.This amounts to about 17,500 unique tree species that are…

Congratulations, it’s Friday, and you’ve once again found your way back to Toy Aisle, io9's weekly round up of the best in toys, collectibles, and merchandise. This week a buildable Pikachu runs free, Hot Toys once again returns to Iron Man with its most detailed recreation of Tony Stark’s armor yet, and one of the greatest music videos of all time gets a long overdue action figure treatment. Listen all y’all, it’s a sabotage!Mattel MEGA Pokémon Motion Pikachu Building SetAlthough seemingly not entirely out of the…

Marvel’s Iron Man has always successfully managed to win the hearts of the fans. In fact, after the demise of Iron Man’s character in “Avengers: Endgame", any…

The shadow of Tony Stark may continue to loom large over the Marvel Cinematic Universe, but given that he’s been dead for over three years both in real time and in-universe, not every major storytelling decision has to tie back to the genius billionaire playboy philanthropist anymore. You could rightfully join only a couple of dots to get from anything that happened in the Infinity Saga to the erstwhile Iron Man, but now that we’re living in the age of the multiverse, the possibilities are almost endless. With…

Image via Marvel It comes as a surprise to absolutely no one that philanderer Tony Stark has the best pickup line in the MCU by a long shot. Ever since 2008, Stark has been a daring, dashing, and debonaire chick-magnet and it was only after his death in Avengers: Endgame that any other character even stood a chance at comparing to his straightforward advances. According to Reddit, Stark’s best pickup line occurs in Iron Man 2 (2010) when Robert Downey Jr.’s Tony Stark unashamedly flirts with Christine Everhart,…