Article: Iron Man title complements film

In the past few years, the character of Iron Man has become more central to the Marvel Comics universe than before.

On Friday, he flies off the comics pages and into movie theaters with Marvel Studios' "Iron Man."

Just a coincidence?

Pretty much, says Tom Brevoort, executive editor for Marvel Comics. Iron Man's growing role has been a natural progression, he says, largely stemming from his role in "Civil War," a big event that saw superheroes divided over a federal registration act for superhumans.

Iron Man's pro-registration forces won. Since then, Tony "Iron Man" Stark has become the head of S.H.I.E.L.D., an intelligence and security organization.

As such, he has been crucial to story ...

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