A new comic book series being published as a prequel to "Iron Man 2" indicates that Mickey Rourke's primitive costume from first images of him as the villainous Whiplash develops into a sophisticated armor.Teaser footage screened at San Diego Comic-Con showed Rourke as a Russian criminal who somehow gets his hands on technology to create electrically-charged whips.
He takes the name Whiplash and will be a combination of the comic book foe of that name as well as another baddie called Crimson Dynamo.
Marvel Comics has announced it is launching a four-issue Iron Man vs Whiplash limited series in November to get superhero fans up to speed on the movie version of the villain.
Marvel said: "As Tony Stark heads back to the big screen for 'Iron Man 2,' he brings with him a host of new problems and big enemies. One particularly painful thorn in his side will be the armour-clad, energy whip-wielding villain known as Whiplash."
Editor Bill Rosemann added: "Before he flays the metal off of Tony Stark's hide in 'Iron Man 2,' this is every true believer's chance to crawl inside the twisted head of the wicked Whiplash.
"If it's jet-setting, globe-trotting, eye-popping action you crave, Iron Man vs Whiplash will make you believe that Tony Stark is indeed a cool exec with a heart of steel...and Whiplash is the fiend that will break it!"
"Iron Man 2," starring Robert Downey Jr, Gwyneth Paltrow, Scarlett Johansson, Don Cheadle and Sam Rockwell, opens on May 7, 2010.
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Source: The Geek Files
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