In an interview with Newsarama, the writer of such titles as Uncanny X-Men, Iron Man: Enter The Mandarin and Avengers: The Origin has talked about co-writing the title that is set in the movie continuity and bridges the gap between the first and second movies.
On Working With Iron Man 2 Screenwriter Justin Theroux:
How it worked was that our editor Alejandro and I got on the phone with Justin and hashed out the basic beats of the story, which was a lot of fun. Justin's a great guy and, when I was able to read the script to Iron Man 2, I was really entertained. He's got a great grasp on the movie characters and was genuinely enthusiastic about what we're tackling in the comic.
On How The Story Fits Between Iron Man and Iron Man 2:
It's definitely the early days of Tony's extracurricular activities on full display. He's the first celebrity superhero and he's loving every minute of it. For the most part. Things are never as easy as they seem on the surface.
The point of this series is to bridge the gap between the two films. It literally begins on Page 1 at the end of the first movie and the last page of issue #3 leads us right into the opening scenes of the sequel. We also fill in a lot of back-story with the Vanko family and the Stark family, what their deeper connection is.
On Writing The Comic Book:
I have to admit, it's more fun writing Movie Tony...because I'm actually writing dialogue that, in my head, I get to imagine Robert Downey speaking. There's a real voice there. Besides, I've been digging his work since the movie Firstborn - yes, that ol' chestnut - and I'm especially fond of his work during the "comeback years". It might be the first time I've ever written a character where there *is* an actual voice that I can tap into. I certainly haven't done it when I've written Superman or Batman, even though there are prominent movie versions I can draw upon.
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