Comic Con News:  Today, at its booth at the San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Entertainment revealed the latest version of Iron Man’s armor. Robert Downey, Jr. dons the new suit in Iron Man 3, which will be directed by Shane Black and will debut on May 3rd, 2013.  With the tremendous success of Joss Whedon’s The Avengers, Marvel is hoping for big things from Black’s Iron Man 3, which is loosely based on the Extremis story arc by Warren Ellis and Adi Granov.

 
 

The new armor is sleek and features the bold dark red and gold color scheme. Marvel has it displayed in front of seven other iterations that show the evolution of Iron Man’s armor to its current state. 

 

 

Here’s a look at the new armor from the back.