You must have been living under a rock for the past year if you haven’t gotten a hold of at least one of Marvel’s latest series of motion comics. Between Spider-Woman, Joss Whedon’s Astonishing X-Men and the latest installment of Iron Man: Extremis, it’s hard to pick up an iPhone or iPad and not practically trip over them. Using cutting edge CGI animation techniques, comic artwork is brought to life in ways it never has been before.

From Marvel:

Experience Iron Man in a whole new way – IRON MAN: EXTREMIS Motion Comic.  From the story by Warren Ellis & Adi Granov, this incredible epic blends seamless motion, dynamic voice acting, and stunning special effects, bringing to life the story that redefined Iron Man for the 21st Century.  Now you can get a sneak peek at the FIFTH episode of this breathtaking visual breakthrough in motion comics! IRON MAN EXTREMIS episode 5 goes on-sale Wednesday, June 9th!

After thejump, check out the latest trailer for Iron Man: Extremis. In this episode, readers (or is it viewers?) will get a chance to see the motion comic take on the origins of Tony Stark as Iron Man.

For those who haven’t yet experienced a motion comic, check out the most recent issues of Invincible Iron Man, Avengers Prime or various other Marvel comics which come with a free download code usable with iTunes and any video iPod or iPad.

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Hope everyone had a great Memorial Day and celebrated with family and friends. Now that the party is over, how about moving on to some brand new comics? For this week, we’re interested in titles like Avengers Prime, Heralds, Enders in Exile and the latest issue of The Torch.

Remember, due to the holiday comics come out on THURSDAY this week so be sure to head on over to your favorite comics store early for best selection. Don’t know where your nearest comic store is? Use this handy guide to find one.

Comics On-Sale:
AMAZING SPIDER-MAN MGC #546
AVENGERS PRIME #1 (HA)
AVENGERS PRIME #1 DJURDJEVIC VARIANT (HA)
AVENGERS, THOR & CAPTAIN AMERICA: OFFICIAL INDEX TO THE MARVEL UNIVERSE #2
AVENGERS: SPOTLIGHT
AVENGERS: THE ORIGIN #3
CAPTAIN AMERICA/BLACK PANTHER: FLAGS OF OUR FATHERS #3
DARKSTAR AND THE WINTER GUARD #1
ELECTRIC ANT #3
FRANKEN-CASTLE #17
FRANKEN-CASTLE #17 HEROIC AGE VARIANT
HAWKEYE & MOCKINGBIRD #1 (HA)
HAWKEYE & MOCKINGBIRD #1 DJURDJEVIC VARIANT (HA)
HAWKEYE & MOCKINGBIRD #1 WOMEN OF MARVEL VARIANT (HA)

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As we have in the past we’ve got another look behind the scenes of the Iron Man Extremis motion comic from Marvel. So far, these motion comics have been of very high quality and it looks as if Marvel is sparing no expense on their production.

This one involving Iron Man and the Extremis story is no exception. With superstar writing from Warren Ellis and art from Adi Granov, this take on Tony Stark and his legacy as Iron man is sure to be remembered as an important arc for the character. To support this motion comic we’ve got another behind the scenes video for you today.

And, like always, here’s the description from our friends at Marvel:

Experience Iron Man in a whole new way – IRON MAN: EXTREMIS Motion Comic. From the story by Warren Ellis & Adi Granov, this incredible epic blends seamless motion, dynamic voice acting, and stunning special effects, bringing to life the story that redefined Iron Man for the 21st Century. Now you can get an exclusive look behind the scenes with Magnetic Dreams, who bring Iron Man and Co. to life!

Check out the behind the scenes video after the jump. Iron Man Extremis Episode 3 is available at Apple’s iTunes Store now.

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As we’ve done with the last two episodes we’re pleased to bring you a preview of the next episode of the Iron Man Extremis motion comic. The episode, which will be available at Apple’s iTunes Store today, continues the Warren Ellis written story of a military-sponsored nanotechnology called “Extremis” that Tony Stark must take to save his own life.

It’s an interesting take on Iron Man as we explore Stark’s character and his guilt over creating weapons and being one himself. I’m enjoying it and if you haven’t checked it out, you should — especially if you’re a fan of Iron Man.

And, as we agree to do to bring you these little video treats, here’s the scoop on the video from Marvel’s own virtual lips:

Experience Iron Man in a whole new way – IRON MAN: EXTREMIS Motion Comic. From the story by Warren Ellis & Adi Granov, this incredible epic blends seamless motion, dynamic voice acting, and stunning special effects, bringing to life the story that redefined Iron Man for the 21st Century. Now you can get a sneak peek at the third episode of this breathtaking visual breakthrough in motion comics! IRON MAN EXTREMIS episode 3 goes on-sale Wednesday, May 12th!

Check out the preview of Iron Man: Extremis after the jump.

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Previously on The Flickcast we brought the first preview taking you behind the scenes for Marvel’s latest motion comic Iron Man Extremis. The comic sold well and now they are back with another installment and we’ve got another preview to share with you again this time.

This time around we get more of a traditional trailer approach to the motion comic with exciting visuals, action and lots of blood. After all, it’s not called “Extremis” for nothing. Additionally, as we agree to do when we run video like this, here’s what Marvel has to say on the subject.

Experience Iron Man in a whole new way – IRON MAN: EXTREMIS Motion Comic. From the story by Warren Ellis & Adi Granov, this incredible epic blends seamless motion, dynamic voice acting, and stunning special effects, bringing to life the story that redefined Iron Man for the 21st Century. Now you can get a sneak peek at the second episode of this breathtaking visual breakthrough in motion comics!

The second episode of IRON MAN EXTREMIS goes on-sale Wednesday, April 28th!

Check out the video after the jump.

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You have to give it up for Marvel. They truly seem to be embracing the online and “digital” new media. They’ve got an iPad application that lets you read comics on the device, they offer comics online at Marvel Digital and they’ve released a series of very well done motion comics, which you can play on your iPod Touch or iPhone.

They don’t just phone it in or do a half-assed job on the motion comics either. Everything is professional and of the highest quality. Heck, they even get superstars like Joss Whedon and Brian Bendis to write the motion comics and artists such as John Cassaday and Alex Maleev to draw them, so they must be taking these projects pretty seriously.

The latest character to get the full Marvel treatment is Iron Man in the new Iron Man Extremis motion comic, which is written by Warren Ellis and Adi Granov. To commemorate this event we’ve got a behind the scenes video of the making of the new moco, courtesy of Marvel. As we’ve done in the past, here’s the synopsis provided by Marvel:

Experience Iron Man in a whole new way – IRON MAN: EXTREMIS Motion Comic. From the story by Warren Ellis & Adi Granov, this incredible epic blends seamless motion, dynamic voice acting, and stunning special effects, bringing to life the story that redefined Iron Man for the 21st Century. Now you can get an exclusive sneak peek at this breathtaking visual breakthrough in motion comics with a brand new behind the scenes video! The first episode of IRON MAN EXTRMIS goes on-sale Friday, April 16th!

Check out the video after the jump and just like it says above, get your own copy of Iron Man Extremis this Friday.

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