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We can't help it. Despite loving every inch of the original Iron Man movie, just that one pic of Mickey Rourke's new villain Whiplash was enough to make us terrified about the sequel. Let us count the ways it worries.

He Looks Like An Old-School He-Man Action Figure
We can't be the only people who thought that, right? I mean, look:

We don't care how popular Transformers may be; we're not buying the idea that 1980s toys are a suitable design model for movies from now on. What's next? Black Widow will look like Jem? What a truly outrageous idea.

What's With The Highlights In His Hair?
Not since Johnny Depp's Captain Jack Sparrow has one man's hair looked so unconvincingly unkempt, so professionally teased and tinted in an attempt to seem scraggly and abandoned. It's the weirdly glossy, showbiz shorthand for a dangerous badass - he's too busy being deadly to wash his hair! - that just feels too lazy, and too cliched, to be coming from the same people who brought us the fresh, funny and, let's face it, stylish, Iron Man. And don't get us started on that facial hair, either. Robert Downey Jr. can pull it off. Mickey Rourke? Not exactly. Get a haircut and a shave, hippie.

There Is Absolutely Nothing Threatening About The Way He Looks At All
Let's face it, Rourke looks more like he's just about to fall over than about to kick your ass in that photo. And why not? It's got to be hard to walk around with massive metal electrical whips trailing out from your arms.

I get what they were trying to get at with the look - that it's a jury-rigged design based on the same technology as the Iron Man suit, but slightly more homemade - but... it looks so homemade that it's come from the Transmorphers version of the movie instead of the real thing. He just looks like a schlubby guy with a torch strapped to a chest. Don't get me wrong, I knew that we couldn't just have guys in suits of armor fighting in every movie, but still: How's Tony Stark going to even break a sweat dealing with this guy?

Are we overreacting in hoping that this is a pic of some mid-movie, unfinished look for the villain, or some kind of foiler pic that'll be revealed to be fake when the movie's released next year? We hope so - but this wouldn't be the first time that a sequel has turned out to be as sucky as the original. Prove us wrong, Jon Favreau!

Hands-on time with Marvel's new kid-friendly co-op brawler doesn't just present a Lego-game alternative but suggests that Wolverine can wipe the floor with the Incredible Hulk.

Not to be confused with Marvel Ultimate Alliance 2, the Marvel action-RPG coming this fall from Activision, Marvel Super-Hero Squad was shown in New York to be a lighter-weight more cheerful title. The new Ultimate Alliance is an all-platforms, tons-of-characters game based on the anguished events of Marvel's Civil War comic. Super-Hero Squad is a Wii/PS2/portable game based on a cartoon featuring short versions of Wolverine and friends.

Playstation 3 fans looking forward to Marvel vs. Capcom 2 on the Playstation Network will have another option to purchase the downloadable game aside from the Playstation Store. 

GameStop is offering the Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Retail Pack for those who will purchase the game at their stores. For $19.99, you will get the following in the retail package:

- DVD case containing a DVD for artwork, screenshots and trailers in addition to a 8-page color manual
- Voucher code to download the game on the Playstation Store from the Playstation 3
- Free one month subscription to Marvel Digital Comics values at $9.99
- 2000 Capcom-Unity points used for community auctions and prizes

Marvel vs. Capcom 2 will also be available on the Playstation Store and Xbox Live Marketplace for $14.99 and the equivalent 1200 Microsoft Points. So the Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Retail Pack seems like a nice bargain for those who want something tangible with the purchase.

The Marvel vs. Capcom 2 Retail Pack, which is only listed for the Playstation 3 currently, will be released on August 13th. Presumably, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 will be released at around the same time on the Playstation Store and Xbox Live Marketplace.

Marvel Legends Action Figures : Marvel Sneak Peek: Secret Invasion: X-Men # 1

Calling all X-Men! Calling all X-Men! Skrull be attacked! Marvel has sent Major Spoilers Sneak a glance Invasion of secret # 1, which receives your mutants fighting Skrulls.

SECRET INVASION: X-Men # 1 (4) Written by Kerry MIKE Crayon Cary Nord Cover by Terry Dodson

In Skrull invasion is in full force and the country is underway, but to be, but Skrulls missed a detail - X-Men to redirect to San Francisco. Become a superstar fan favorite writer, Mike Carey (X-Men: wills, the next X-Men: The fate obviously), because it shows us what happens when Skrulls collided with the "surprising" X - Men. With jaw-dropping interior artist by his wife, Cary Nord (Ultimate), virtually everyone who ever called himself an X-Man, will appear index to wage war! Moreover, and the shocking revelation will leave X-fans are talking about years to come!


The problem reaches 13 - you August 2008 and will be sold at 2.99 U.S. dollars.