One of the first Marvel films fully supported by Marvel Comics. Rather than simply signing the rights away and taking a chance on the director's "Vision", as with other franchises, Iron Man had Marvel support throughout production and it really shows.
Marvel raised money (~$500million) for future film projects and is taking a more active role in creative control to produce movies for the FANS, not Hollywood. I sincerely hope this is a sign of things to come. Too bad they were a lil too late to save Spiderman 3 (ugg).
Outstanding film, definately a must see. Great character development, surprisingly good story for a 2nd tier comic, and the chemistry was spot on.