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Phase 2 · 2005–2006

Iron Man: Extremis

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Inspired Iron Man 3: a serum that rewrites the human body falls into the wrong hands; collects the 6-issue arc

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Maya Hansen, an old acquaintance of Tony Stark, develops Extremis, a serum that reprograms the human body. A dose is stolen and injected into Mallen, an extremist who gains absurd strength and toughness and kills dozens of people. Tony takes Mallen on in the armor and nearly dies. To survive and win, he takes the serum himself: his body now links straight into technology, and the armor is stored inside him. In the final fight, Tony beats Mallen and finds out who let Extremis loose on purpose. The story ends with a new Iron Man and Tony rethinking his place in the world.

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  1. ReferenceThe basis for Iron Man 3

    Iron Man 3 draws mainly on Extremis. Maya Hansen and Aldrich Killian were carried over, and the villain Mallen was folded into Eric Savin.

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  2. Behind the scenesA fresh start for Tony

    Warren Ellis and Adi Granov built the arc as a jumping-on point: Tony rethinks the armor for the 21st century, and the suit ends up stored inside his body.

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  3. Behind the scenesGranov designed the MCU

    Adi Granov's painted look caught Jon Favreau's eye, and the artist worked on the armor designs for the first Iron Man.

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