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

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. 

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Actress Zhaleh on the Technical Advances of ‘Ironheart’

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!

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

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.

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

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

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Celebrating ‘Wakanda Forever’ at Funko HQ

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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Hard NOC Life: A New Era of Representation

Hard NOC Life with Shawn Keith return from a brief hiatus to share what’s Nerd Poppin’ this week.

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