ICONS UNEARTHED: MARVEL
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It’s almost unthinkable to consider it, but on May 1, 2008, the very future of Marvel hung in the balance.
This date marked the release of Iron Man, an ambitious last-ditch bid to anchor a wider cinematic universe of movies and characters – one final roll of the dice after years of failures, ownership changes and non-starters.
So just how did Marvel, featuring a comeback tale Hollywood could only dream of.