Eoin Colfer couldn’t resist setting the latest instalment of Iron Man in Ireland, writes Ed Power

The Marvel Cinematic Universe has introduced its fair share of odd and wonderful characters over the years, but the strangest is yet to come...

Tony stark is to be replaced by a 15-year-old Black Girl in a new Iron Man comic coming later this year this year.

Iron Man, the Hulk and Anna from Frozen were arrested for accosting tourists in New York City's Times Square, demanding cash and refusing to give them change.

Avengers co-stars Robert Downey Jr and Chris Evans became real life superheroes recently when they joined forces to make a dying fans dream come true.

Japanese and Scandi style have come together in the latest limited edition collection from Tiger which arrives in stores today. 

In case you missed it, Firefly and Castle fella Nathan Fillion did pop up in Guardians of the Galaxy as a hulking alien in the space prison who tries to lay a claim on Chris Pratt and gets nastily assaulted by Groot.

Good morning. Here’s everything you need to know before you start your day.

Another week, another superhero film takes to the stage - but with Cap and Iron Man falling out this is the big one

There's a new Spider-Man movie on the way called Homecoming. It features Brit Tom Holland in the suit playing a more teenaged version of the character, who will be making his big screen debut in Captain America Civil War in just a few short days.

The Civil War is almost here, with Team Iron Man and Team Cap going head to head for the hearts and minds of the people of the world - both superpowered and otherwise.

Captain America is out so soon we can almost taste it, and the early reviews which have been filtering out are suggesting this might be the best Marvel movie yet.

Gwyneth Paltrow will reprise her role as Pepper Potts in the upcoming Captain America: Civil War.

Avengers Age of Ultron was pretty good fun wasn’t it?

Jeremy Renner may have accidentally let slip which side Hawkeye will fight on in the upcoming Captain America: Civil War.

Walt Disney Co fell the most in four years after posting third-quarter sales that fell short of analysts’ estimates and cutting its forecast for cable-TV profit.

The Marvel universe on the big (and small) screen is starting to get absolutely huge, and now we've got breaking news from the centre of it

It’s been over 10 years since Jodie Kidd quit the catwalk, but as the face of a Cork-based sportswear line, a busy family life and work on TV, the former supermodel shows no signs of slowing down, says Deirdre Reynolds.

Those behind the Bad Lip Reading YouTube channels don’t release too many videos, but when they do they’re usually worth the wait. This time around, the channel turns Earth’s mightiest heroes into squabbling rednecks.

Lionel Messi is seemingly capable of anything on or off the field. In Samsung’s latest promotional video, with the help of the Galaxy S6, he takes down Ultron’s bots as part of a 360° interactive video.

AS THE voice of Iron Man’s computer programme, Jarvis, actor Paul Bettany has spent a lot time hidden away in a sound booth, only meeting his Marvel Comics co-stars on the red carpet. For the new Avengers: Age Of Ultron movie, however, he finally made it onto set.

There was a time, and a much simpler time it was too, when a superhero had what it took to save the world all on his own. 

Avengers Age of Ultron is just arriving in cinemas but as everything is connected in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, that means we're starting to hear about films coming down the line in a couple of years.

American talk show host Jimmy Kimmel had one of the most star-studded guest panels he could ask for last night when the cast of The Avengers turned up to the show.

Avengers Age of Ultron arrives on the 23rd of April, which means we're right in the middle of one of the biggest marketing blitzes of all time.

It's Captain America vs Iron Man in the most heated, and fairly naughty, game of Family Feud you'll pretty much ever see

Fears are growing for the safety of a Cork college student, a woman was injured during a water protest, and Raheem Sterling was apparently filmed inhaling the legal high nitrous oxide. These are some of the latest and most read news stories on irishexaminer.com this morning.

A convicted rapist has asked to be put back into prison because he believes he cannot abide by the conditions of his release, parents are being questioned by Gardaí after they gave their children bleach in the belief it could cure them of autism, the rise of Jordan Spieth and the maths problem that has gone viral across the globe. These are some of the latest and most read news on irishexaminer.com this evening.

Yes Iron Man, Thor and the rest of the Avengers are about to pop on the spandex once again later this month for Age of Ultron but as always there's another character waiting in the wings, and this time it's Ant-Man.

Acclaimed director Joss Whedon will be walking away from the Marvel Cinematic Universe soon and he's been speaking out about why that's happening

The Daredevil series is here, and the first episode does a great job of setting up the world.

Here’s your feel good video of the day. Robert Downey Jr. visited seven-year-old Alex to present him with a new bionic arm.

It looks like Iron Man has a new sidekick in the making: a seven-year-old boy with a new bionic arm.

The upcoming Spider-Man movie in 2017 will not be an origins story, but will instead concentrate on Spider-Man fighting Iron Man as an Avengers audition.

In case you somehow forgot, Avengers: Age of Ultron hits cinemas in a few short weeks.

The people have spoken and superheroes continue to rule the movie pack, as Captain America, Iron Man and Batman were among the top winners at this year’s People’s Choice Awards.

He chose Iron Man to help little Collier "feel brave".

Baby Collier was born prematurely back in July and has been in the neonatal unit of the hospital ever since so his dad Eric Hart wanted to do something special for his first Hallowe’en.