James Eason-Garcia on Creating the World of Marvel’s ‘Iron Man and His Awesome Friends’

August 14, 2025August 14, 2025 Laura Sirikul

James Eason-Garcia has been dreaming about working with Marvel for years. The co-executive producer and story editor for Marvel’s Iron Man and His Awesome Friends is a self-proclaimed “big nerd,” reading comic books since he was 8 or 9 years old. He also knew he wanted to work in animation, so combining the two is a dream for him.

Interview, Streaming, Television

Actress Zhaleh on the Technical Advances of ‘Ironheart’

July 31, 2025August 7, 2025 Swara Salih

We speak with Iranian American actress Zhaleh on her role as tech CEO Sheila Zarate in Marvel’s Ironheart. She also shares some of her other NOC bona fides — from DC to Tolkien and more!

Interview, Marvel, Television

The Devil’s in the Details: Composing ‘Ironheart’ with Dara Taylor

July 2, 2025June 26, 2025 Elijah Isaiah Johnson

We had the opportunity to have a sit-down with Ironheart composer Dara Taylor to discuss her musical influences, merging her sound with the existing template of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, and creating the villainous theme for that character.

Interview, Marvel, Television

Meeting the Minds Behind the Metal with Ryan Coogler and the ‘Ironheart’ Creative Team

June 26, 2025June 26, 2025 Elijah Isaiah Johnson

We had the opportunity to talk with the minds behind Ironheart‘s writing and production, Executive Producers Ryan Coogler, Zoie Nagelhout, Sev Ohanian, and showrunner Chinaka Hodge, to discuss the cultural relevance of Riri Williams’ connection to the STEM fields, how fleshing out the characters was an act of self development and what viewers can expect in the way of handling Tony Stark’s legacy in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.

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Getting Technical with Marvel’s ‘Ironheart’ Star, Dominique Thorne

June 16, 2025 Elijah Isaiah Johnson

Hotly anticipated and following the massive success of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever, Marvel brings back Dominique Thorne with her own solo series, Ironheart. We had the opportunity to have a sit-down with Thorne on her return to the character, what fans can expect, and how jumping into the MCU has affected her career as an actress.

Marvel, Television

Riri Williams is Ready to Build Something Iconic in Marvel’s ‘Ironheart’

May 14, 2025May 15, 2025 Jason Owsley

Disney+ has unveiled the trailer to the upcoming series Ironheart, and audiences could be in for quite the adventure.

DC Comics, Marvel

10 Future Nostalgic Marvel/DC-Movie-Related Questions For 2025

December 30, 2024January 7, 2025 Dominic Mah

With apologies to Dua Lipa, 2025 ought to be a good year to assess the state of superhero movie fatigue and/or fervor in our pop culture landscape. After all, there’s a new Superman film coming out, and he’s pretty central to the whole concept, que no? With my personal queasy feeling about 2025 noted for the record, let’s start this escapism-focused listicle with the question of Anthony Mackie’s America:

Marvel, Streaming

Marvel Studios Unveils 2025 Disney+ Slate

October 30, 2024October 30, 2024 Mike Manalo

If you went on Disney+ last night and played the first episode of Agatha All Along from the very beginning, you were treated to a nice surprise. That surprise has since gone public as Marvel Studios has officially unveiled its slate of upcoming Disney+ releases, including new looks at Daredevil: Born Again, Ironheart, and Wonder Man!

Interview, Marvel, Television

‘Ironheart’ Star Dominique Thorne Discusses Her First Time Leading a Series

July 6, 2024 Sophia Soto

During the Disney 2024 Upfront Red Carpet, I had the honor of chatting with Dominique Thorne, who stars as Riri Williams in Ironheart, about the first things that stood out to her when reading the script, what she hopes to add to the Marvel legacy, and the fun of leading a show for the first time. The new series is coming soon to Disney+.

Marvel, Movies, Toys

Celebrating ‘Wakanda Forever’ at Funko HQ

November 17, 2022December 20, 2022 Mike Manalo

Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is currently ruling the box office. And to celebrate the triumphant return of Wakanda’s greatest protector, our friends at Funko invited us to their megastore in Los Angeles for a morning of fun merchandise previews and a surprise panel with Marvel Studios’ Director of Production and Development, Kyana Davidson. See below for what Davidson had to say about the film, and for some fun photos of today’s festivities.

Marvel, Movies, Reviews3 Comments

NOC Review: The ‘Black Panther’ Lives On in ‘Wakanda Forever’

November 8, 2022November 25, 2024 Mike Manalo

How do a filmmaker and his crew pick up the pieces of a story shattered by the heartbreaking loss of a fallen family member, who was both a protagonist and king? That was certainly the question left several days after the death of the incredible Chadwick Boseman, who passed away from colon cancer in August 2020, shortly after writer/director Ryan Coogler had just finished the first draft of his script for the sequel to 2018’s Black Panther.

Marvel, Movies

Major Shifts to the MCU Schedule Announced

October 11, 2022October 11, 2022 Mike Manalo

The fate of The Multiverse (Saga) hangs in the balance! Following the powerhouse showing at San Diego Comic Con this past year, Marvel Studios had everyone completely psyched to see how The Multiverse Saga would play out. Boldly announcing several projects across Phases 5 and 6, audiences were thrilled, yet skeptical about whether or not the ambitious slate of shows and films would arrive as scheduled, given the sheer volume of it all.

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Namor Makes a Grand Entrance in the ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ Trailer

October 3, 2022October 3, 2022 Michael Lee

Marvel Studios has released the newest trailer for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. It’s a sequel that promises to be one of the most exciting and also most emotional as it respectfully addresses the tragic loss of the beloved King T’Challa, played Chadwick Boseman, who sadly died of cancer in 2020. But rather than recast the role, Marvel decided to pass on the title of Black Panther to a different character, one that has yet to be revealed to the world.

Conventions, Marvel1 Comment

D23Expo: Marvel Studios Brings Surprises, Shocks, and Lots of Footage

September 11, 2022September 12, 2022 Mike Manalo

After a stellar showing at San Diego Comic-Con earlier this year, the stage was set for Kevin Feige and Marvel Studios to follow up the epic presentation of astonishing announcements with an equally showy a presentation for Disney’s own fan convention, D23 Expo.

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SDCC 2022: Marvel Studios Dominates Hall H with Phase 5 & 6 Announcements

July 25, 2022July 28, 2022 Mike Manalo

It’s been a whirlwind of a Comic-Con folks! So much news, and not enough time or resources to cover it all. But there was no way, no way we were not going to talk about the biggest mic drop of the convention: Kevin Feige’s Marvel Studios panel!