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With the success of The Avengers, media consumers like myself can’t help but look to the future and think, “What next?” Well, what’s next is Iron Man 3. But now I’m wondering, what does the comic book industry have anything to do with Asian Americans?
Unfortunately, it has everything to do with Asian Americans.
The Walt Disney Company announced that Iron Man 3 will be co-produced with a Chinese partner, DMG Entertainment. While this means Iron Man 3 will open overseas first rather than in the States, it may also mean a rehashing of the normal Iron Man plot.
In the last two movies, Iron Man fought two robotic villians: Obadiah Stane and Whiplash. As far as the threequels go, having another robotic villain would be stale and boring.
What are Marvel’s choices?