''Iron Man: Armored Adventures'' (also known in early promotional materials as ''Iron Man: The Animated Series'') is a 3D CGI-animated series based on the
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin G ...
superhero
A superhero or superheroine is a fictional character who typically possesses ''superpowers'' or abilities beyond those of ordinary people, is frequently costumed concealing their identity, and fits the role of the hero, typically using their ...
Iron Man
Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, the character first appearan ...
. It debuted in the United States on
Nicktoons
Nicktoons is the brand name used by Nickelodeon for their original animated series. All Nicktoons are produced partly at the Nickelodeon Animation Studio and list Nickelodeon's parent company (Paramount Global) in their copyright bylines.
Since ...
on April 24, 2009, and it aired on
Teletoon
Cartoon Network (formerly Teletoon) is a Canadian English-language discretionary specialty channel owned by Corus Entertainment. The channel primarily broadcasts animated series aimed at children and teenagers. It was launched on October 17 ...
in Canada. The series is story edited by showrunner
Christopher Yost
Christopher Lee Yost (; born February 21, 1973) is an American film, television, animation, and comic book writer best known for his work for Marvel Studios' Marvel Cinematic Universe with '' Thor: The Dark World'' (2013) and '' Thor: Ragnarok'' ...
, who also worked on ''
Wolverine and the X-Men'', and numerous other
Marvel Animation
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projects. The television show is not related to the 2007 animated film ''
The Invincible Iron Man''; it has a different voice cast, but some story elements are similar and the show uses the same musical score as the film in some instances. It is the first Iron Man television series since
''Iron Man'' from 1994 to 1996, and started airing after the success of the
live action ''Iron Man'' film, which had been distributed by Nicktoons’ sibling
Paramount Pictures
Paramount Pictures Corporation, commonly known as Paramount Pictures or simply Paramount, is an American film production company, production and Distribution (marketing), distribution company and the flagship namesake subsidiary of Paramount ...
.
The series follows the adventures of a younger version of Tony Stark and his
alter ego
An alter ego (Latin for "other I") means an alternate Self (psychology), self, which is believed to be distinct from a person's normal or true original Personality psychology, personality. Finding one's alter ego will require finding one's other ...
of
Iron Man
Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, the character first appearan ...
. As Iron Man, he uses his technological inventions to fight other similarly technologically advanced threats. His friends
James "Rhodey" Rhodes and
Pepper Potts
Virginia "Pepper" Potts is a Character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writers Stan Lee and Robert Bernstein (comics), Robert Bernstein, and designed by artist Don Heck, the character Firs ...
help him on his courageous and dangerous adventures.
The second season of this series premiered on July 13, 2011, running concurrently with the English dub of the completely separate ''
Marvel Anime: Iron Man'' anime series, which had already finished airing on Japan's
Animax
, stylized as ANIMAX in all caps, is a Japanese animation satellite television network, dedicated to broadcasting anime programming. Launched on July 1, 1998, Animax is the first 24-hour network in the world dedicated to anime.The Anime Biz' - ...
in 2010.
On August 25, 2012, it was revealed that ''Iron Man: Armored Adventures'' would air as part of
The CW
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's new Saturday morning children's block
Vortexx
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. After November 24, 2012,
Vortexx
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ceased airing the show and replaced it with ''
Transformers: Prime'' on December 8, 2012.
As of January 2021, both seasons of the show are available on
Disney+
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.
As of 15 May 2025, both seasons of the show are available on
Amazon Prime
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Canada via
Crave (TV network)
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.
Synopsis
After a plane crash in which his industrialist father
Howard Stark
Howard Stark is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as a background character in stories featuring Iron Man and stories featuring Captain America. He is the founder of Stark ...
disappears after refusing to weaponize the Earth Mover at
Obadiah Stane
Iron Monger is an alias used by multiple fictional characters, supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The most well-known version, Obadiah Stane, first appeared in ''Iron Man'' #163 (Oct. 1982), and the Iron ...
's behest, Tony Stark uses a high-tech suit of armor he has constructed and investigates a charge that Stane may have been involved in his father's death. As Iron Man, Tony spends his time stopping Stane's plans and saving the world from other villains, such as
Mandarin
Mandarin or The Mandarin may refer to:
Language
* Mandarin Chinese, branch of Chinese originally spoken in northern parts of the country
** Standard Chinese or Modern Standard Mandarin, the official language of China
** Taiwanese Mandarin, Stand ...
,
Mr. Fix,
Whiplash,
A.I.M.,
Living Laser
The Living Laser (Arthur Parks) is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee
Stan Lee (born Stanley Martin Lieber ; December 28, 1922 – November 12, 2018) was an American comic book a ...
, the
Maggia,
Controller,
Crimson Dynamo
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,
Blizzard
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,
Killer Shrike
Killer Shrike is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
The Simon Maddicks incarnation of Killer Shrike first appeared in '' The Rampaging Hulk'' #1 (January 1977) a ...
,
Unicorn
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In European literature and art, the unico ...
,
MODOK
MODOK (; also written as M.O.D.O.K.; an acronym for Mental/Mobile/Mechanized Organism Designed Only for Killing) is a Character (arts), fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Ja ...
,
Ghost
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,
Black Knight
The black knight is a literary stock character who masks his identity and that of his liege by not displaying heraldry. Black knights are usually portrayed as villainous figures who use this anonymity for misdeeds. They are often contrasted with ...
, and
Technovore
Technovore is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, typically as an enemy of the superhero Iron Man.
Technovore appears in the TV series '' Iron Man: Armored Adventures'', and is one of the two titular main ...
. He is assisted in his crime fighting efforts by
James Rhodes and
Pepper Potts
Virginia "Pepper" Potts is a Character (arts), character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writers Stan Lee and Robert Bernstein (comics), Robert Bernstein, and designed by artist Don Heck, the character Firs ...
. Tony's activities as Iron Man usually result in his needing to make up excuses as to why he is constantly late or missing from school and other activities. Dependent on his technology for survival, Tony must balance the pressures of teenage life with the duties of being a superhero.
First season
The first season of ''Iron Man: Armored Adventures'' has a total of 26 episodes. It focuses on Tony, Pepper, Rhodey, and
Gene Khan working together to find the five
Makluan rings
The Mandarin's rings are a set of fictional weapons appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. There are two versions of the rings in the Marvel Universe that differ in origin, design and functionality.
The Mandarin's rings wer ...
. After overthrowing his stepfather Xin Zhang, Gene secretly works undercover to steal the rings from his friends, and ends up betraying them. At the end of the season, Gene discovers that there are five additional rings, while Tony learns that Howard survived, but was captured.
Second season
The second season of ''Iron Man: Armored Adventures'' has a total of 26 episodes, just like the first season.
Black Widow,
Hawkeye,
Doctor Doom
Doctor Doom is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in '' The Fantastic Four'' #5 in April 1962, and has since endured as the arch ...
,
Magneto
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, and
Justin Hammer
Justin Hammer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as a villainous entrepreneur, head of Hammer Industries and a frequent adversary of the superhero Iron Man. He is the ...
appear in this season.
The second season covers the
Armor Wars
"Armor Wars" is a seven-issue Iron Man story arc written by David Michelinie and Bob Layton with art by Mark D. Bright, Barry Windsor-Smith, and Layton, and published by Marvel Comics. The arc first appeared in ''Iron Man'' #225–232.
Public ...
saga and Stane International storylines, with Rhodey becoming War Machine during the first half of the season. Meanwhile, Gene forces Howard to help him find the remaining rings. In the second half of the season, Justin Hammer buys Stark International and Iron Man must stop him from weaponizing its projects.
In the series finale, Iron Man and various other heroes work to stop the Makluan aliens from destroying Earth.
Episodes
Cast
Main cast
*
Adrian Petriw
Adrian Roman Petriw (born August 5, 1987) is a Canadian television, film and voice actor. He is best known for his voice role of Tony Stark / Iron Man in the television series '' Iron Man: Armored Adventures'', Commander Gren in '' The Dragon Pr ...
–
Tony Stark / Iron Man
* Daniel Bacon –
Rhodey Rhodes / War Machine
*
Vincent Tong –
Gene Khan,
Xin Zhang / Mandarin
*
Anna Cummer
Anna Cummer (born January 2, 1977) is a Canadian actress. She was born in Singapore to Canadian parents. She spent half of her adolescence in Southeast Asia and the other half in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada. She finished high school in Hong ...
–
Pepper Potts / Rescue
*
Mackenzie Gray
Alexander Mackenzie Gray (born 22 November 1957) is a Canadian film, television, and stage actor. He is a dual citizen of the United Kingdom and Canada. He divides his time between Toronto and Vancouver.
Life and career
Gray was born in Toront ...
–
Obadiah Stane / Iron Monger
Supporting cast
*
Alistair Abell
Alistair Abell is a Canadian actor, producer and director who works in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. He has voiced several roles in anime, most notably Colin MacLeod in '' Highlander: The Search for Vengeance'' and Lord Djibril in '' Gund ...
–
Happy Hogan,
Black Knight
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*
Michael Adamthwaite
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–
Justin Hammer
Justin Hammer is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is depicted as a villainous entrepreneur, head of Hammer Industries and a frequent adversary of the superhero Iron Man. He is the ...
/
Titanium Man
The Titanium Man is the name of two supervillains appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The original Titanium Man, Boris Bullski, first appeared in '' Tales of Suspense'' #69 (September 1965) and was created by Stan Lee and ...
,
J.A.R.V.I.S.
J.A.R.V.I.S. ( Just a Rather Very Intelligent System) is a fictional character voiced by Paul Bettany in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) film franchise, based on the Marvel Comics characters Edwin Jarvis and H.O.M.E.R., respectively the h ...
*
Ashleigh Ball
Ashleigh Adele Ball (born March 31, 1983) is a Canadian voice actress and singer. She is known for voicing characters in several toyetic movies and television series, notably the ''Barbie'' film series, ''Bratz'', ''Johnny Test'', '' Care Bea ...
–
Natasha Romanoff / Black Widow
*
Eric Bauza
Eric Bauza (born December 7, 1979) is a Canadian voice actor based in the United States. He is mostly known for voicing several ''Looney Tunes'' characters, for which he won three Emmy Awards for his performances in '' Looney Tunes Cartoons'' (20 ...
–
Thunderbolt Ross
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*
Lisa Ann Beley
Lisa Ann Beley is a Canadian voice actress who often voices over roles which have either regal, motherly, or older sisterly love and authority within them.
Early life
Beley grew up in Edmonton, Alberta, before moving to Vancouver, where she stu ...
– Iron Man Computer,
Abigail Brand
Abigail Brand (Abigail Thanriaguiaxus) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer Joss Whedon and artist John Cassaday, the character first appeared in ''Astonishing X-Men'' vol. 3 #3 (September ...
*
Jeffrey Bowyer-Chapman
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–
Black Panther
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*
Christopher Britton –
Doctor Doom
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*
Louis Chirillo
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In 2008, he founded Chirillo Pro ...
–
Arthur Parks / Living Laser
*
Michael Daingerfield
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He is best known for his voice roles of Ace Ventura in '' Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'', playing Gordo ...
–
Unicorn
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In European literature and art, the unico ...
*
Michael Dobson –
Ghost
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, Makluan Warrior
*
Brian Drummond
Brian Drummond (born August 10, 1969) is a Canadian voice actor. He formerly served on the board of directors for the New Westminster-based Urban Academy along with his wife, Laura Drummond, also a voice artist. Usually working in Vancouver, h ...
–
O'Brian
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People named O'Brian Forename
* O'Brian White (born 1985), Jamaican footballer
* O'Brian Woodbine (born 1988), Jamaican footballer
Surname
* Conor O'Brian (born 1980), a ring name of American profe ...
, Makluan Warrior
*
Mark Gibbon
Mark Gibbon is a Canadian
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–
Hulk
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*
Andrew Francis
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–
Rick Jones,
Hawkeye
* Catherine Haggquist –
Roberta Rhodes
* Ron Halder – Abraham Klein,
Magneto
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,
Professor X
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* Fred Henderson –
Howard Stark
Howard Stark is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is usually depicted as a background character in stories featuring Iron Man and stories featuring Captain America. He is the founder of Stark ...
*
Peter Kelamis
Peter Kelamis is an Australian actor and stand-up comedian. He is best known for voice roles including Goku in Ocean's English dub of the animated series ''Dragon Ball Z'' (succeeding Ian James Corlett and preceding Kirby Morrow), Rolf from ''E ...
–
Whiplash
*
Michael Kopsa
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–
Controller
* Paula Lindberg –
Sasha
*
Donny Lucas
Donald James "Donny" Lucas is a Canadian actor and comedian.
He is best known for voicing Disco Kid in '' Punch Out!!'', Zed in ''League of Legends'', Mr. Fix in '' Iron Man: Armored Adventures'', and the Lucius Fox A.I. in ''Batwoman''.
Ear ...
–
Mr. Fix
*
Kristie Marsden
Kristie Marsden (born ) is a Canadian actress from British Columbia.
Career
Marsden was the youngest Canadian actress to play the role of ''Sophie'' in the touring edition of the Broadway musical ''Mamma Mia! (musical), Mamma Mia!'' She played t ...
–
Whitney Stane / Madame Masque
*
Richard Newman – Anton Harkov
*
Brenna O'Brien
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–
Rhona Burchill / Mad Thinker
* Mark Oliver
–
Ivan Vanko
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/
Crimson Dynamo
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*
David Orth
David Orth is a Canadian actor.
Life and career
Orth was born and raised in Kitchener, Ontario. His most notable role was as Edward 'Ned' Malone in the TV series '' Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World'', which was shot in Australia, which ...
–
Donnie Gill / Blizzard
*
Ty Olsson
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–
Killer Shrike
Killer Shrike is the name of two fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
The Simon Maddicks incarnation of Killer Shrike first appeared in '' The Rampaging Hulk'' #1 (January 1977) a ...
*
Dean Redman
Dean Redman is a British-born Canadian actor.
Career
He is known for his work on '' War for the Planet of the Apes'' (2017) and appeared in two roles, playing the characters Varis and Caged Frost Wolf in the live action film, ''Warcraft'' (2016 ...
–
Nick Fury
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* Russell Roberts
–
Count Nefaria
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*
Tabitha St. Germain –
Maria Hill
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,
Technovore
Technovore is a supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, typically as an enemy of the superhero Iron Man.
Technovore appears in the TV series '' Iron Man: Armored Adventures'', and is one of the two titular main ...
*
Venus Terzo
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–
Jean Grey
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*
French Tickner - Professor Zimmer
*
Lee Tockar
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–
MODOK
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*
Dale Wilson –
Robert Kelly
*
Alex Zahara
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–
Peter Corbeau
Peter Corbeau is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics.
Publication history
Peter Corbeau first appeared in ''The Incredible Hulk'' vol. 2 #148 and was created by Archie Goodwin and Herb Trimpe.
Fi ...
Production
Pre-release
Months before the series' television debut, Marvel had a screening of the first episode at
San Diego Comic-Con
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.
Additionally, several promotional videos were released on the Marvel website.
Theme song
Popular rock band
Rooney recorded the theme song to the series.
The song originally could be downloaded from Teletoon's website. A provided "secret code", Tony, would be needed to access the theme. This "secret code" was shown onscreen during Canadian broadcasts of the first few episodes of the first season. The music video for the theme song features clips of Rooney singing, along with clips of Iron Man from the show.
Animation style
The series is made primarily using
computer-generated imagery
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(CGI), in a similar style to ''
Spider-Man: The New Animated Series''. The technique is similar to
cel-shading
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animation technique, although the detail and resolution are lower.
DVD releases
United States
The pilot episode was released as a bonus feature in
Wal-Mart
Walmart Inc. (; formerly Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.) is an American multinational retail corporation that operates a chain of hypermarkets (also called supercenters), discount department stores, and grocery stores in the United States and 23 other ...
's DVD edition of ''
Iron Man
Iron Man is a superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Co-created by writer and editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, the character first appearan ...
'' (2008).
Distribution rights to the series in North America was held by
Vivendi Entertainment
Gaiam Vivendi Entertainment (formerly known as Vivendi Entertainment, Vivendi Visual Entertainment and Visual Entertainment) was a film, television, DVD and digital distribution company that operated in the United States and Canada. It was also a ...
. Volume One was released on DVD in the United States on October 20, 2009. The Blu-ray edition was released exclusively through Best Buy Volume Two was released in the United States on January 5, 2010. These two releases were distributed through
Genius Entertainment. The Complete Season One was released in the United States on May 4, 2010. The Complete Season One set included an unreleased pair of Volume Three and Four DVDs.
Season Two, Volume One was released on DVD on June 26, 2012, with Volume Two released on September 25, 2012. The Season 2, Volume 3 DVD was released on January 22, 2013. Season 2 Volume 4 and the complete second season set became available April 23, 2013.
United Kingdom
In the UK, distribution rights to the series were held by
ITV Global Entertainment. Volume One contains the first 13 episodes (the one-hour pilot being split into two separate episodes) on two discs.
Australia
The Complete First Season was released on Blu-ray in Australia.
Reception
The hour-long premiere of ''Iron Man: Armored Adventures'' broke Nicktoons Network's record of highest-rated original series by premiering with over 125,000 viewers.
Reviews of the pilot episode have been mixed. Some praise the series for its detailed and layered writing, strong continuity, and character designs. ''
Entertainment Weekly
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'' gave the series debut a B+ grade, saying, "What could've been a clunky retrograde reboot works surprisingly well, thanks to some smart writing and stellar CG butt-kickery."
Awards
In 2012, ''Iron Man: Armored Adventures'' won the Pulcinella Award for Best TV Series for Teens.
In 2013, it was included on ''TV Guides list of the 60 greatest cartoons of all time.
References
External links
Iron Man: Armored Adventuresat Animated Superheroes
The trailer for ''Iron Man: Armored Adventures''at Marvel.com
IGN - A Modern History of Iron Man*
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American children's animated superhero television series
Canadian animated television series reboots
Canadian children's animated action television series
Canadian children's animated adventure television series
Canadian children's animated science fantasy television series
Canadian children's animated superhero television series
French children's animated action television series
French children's animated adventure television series
French children's animated science fantasy television series
French children's animated superhero television series
American English-language television shows
Marvel Animation
Nicktoons (TV network) original programming
Animated television series based on Marvel Comics
Television series by Method Animation
France Télévisions children's television series
Animated television series set in New York City
Cel-shaded animation