Iron Man: Armored Adventures (TV Series)

Iron Man: Armored Adventures is the third animated series featuring, the first two being and. It is currently airing on Nicktoons.

It is not related to any previous series or movie but shares some story parallels with. It follows in the success of the live action Iron Man film.

Story
The series follow a teenage version of Tony Stark, a child prodigy, who forms for himself the alter ego of Iron Man. He uses his technological innovations to stop enemies like and. He is helped by his also teenage friends and.

refuses to let from weaponizing the. However, he is killed in a plane crash that leaves Tony severly injured. He attends school because of his father's last wish as Stane, now CEO of, claims.

Animation
The animation uses three-dimensional computer generated imagery much like.

Reception
As of yet, reviews have been mixed. There has been criticism of making Tony a teenager, a far cry from his comic and previous origins. There were similar outcries against which also deaged the characters. This may have been done to differentiate it from the live action film, which took an adult take on the character.

The animation style was criticized as being half-formed and unfinished and the characters were lifeless.

Though Entertainment Weekly gave the first episode a B+ saying "What could've been a clunky retrograde reboot works surprisinly well, thanks to some smart writing and stellar CG butt-kickery."