Hopefully not overshadowed by The Dark Knight, Marvel’s Iron Man the second best comic book movie of 2008 and one of the better origin tales as far as I’m concerned will hit DVD and Blu-Ray on September 30th in the U.S.

The U.K. release has yet to be announced but expect it to be sometime around that date.

The film will be available in a one disc or Ultimate Edition 2 disc packaging, full press release and cover art below.

In a summer that had it’s fair share of disappointments, this is one that stood tall early on and has kickstarted a new franchise for us to get excited about for years to come.

The IRON MAN Ultimate Edition two-disc sets are super-charged with hours of explosive bonus features that take viewers inside the suit of self-made Super Hero Tony Stark and his invincible alter ego. The sets offer the ultimate IRON MAN experience with extensive explorations of the origins of the character in a six-part featurette, as well as a seven-part in-depth look at the making of the film, a revealing documentary on the stellar visual effects, Robert Downey Jr.’s original screen test, deleted and extended scenes, a photo gallery of concept art and behind-the-scenes images on the set and more.

DVD:

The IRON MAN Ultimate Edition two-DVD set is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 televisions with Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround, French 5.1 Surround and Spanish 5.1 Surround with English, French and Spanish subtitles. Total runtime is 125 minutes. Bonus features include:

Disc 1:

· Feature film

· Deleted/Extended Scenes

Disc 2:

· I Am Iron Man

· The Invincible Iron Man

· Wired: The Visual Effects of Iron Man

· Robert Downey Jr. Screen Test

· The Actor’s Process (scene rehearsal with cast)

· The Onion “Wildly Popular Iron Man Trailer to be Adapted into Full Length Film”

· Image Galleries

Soaring Hi-Def Features on Blu-ray:

One of the most anticipated releases of the year, the IRON MAN Blu-ray presentation offers even more exclusive content for an incredible entertainment experience including a “Hall of Armor” that allows fans to enter the Stark database to zoom in on any of the three Iron Man suits - or Iron Monger. They can then activate the digital 3-D schematics to check out every weapon and the full high-definition renders let users fly around each suit to explore each of the armors in comprehensive detail.

The “Iron Man IQ” is a user-friendly web application that lets users create and share new multiple choice quizzes based on clips from the film. Fans can also download other users’ challenges via BD-Live.

The IRON MAN Ultimate Edition two-disc Blu-ray is presented in 1080p High Definition with English 5.1 Dolby True HD, French 5.1 Dolby Digital and Spanish 5.1 Dolby Digital and English, English SDH, French, Spanish and Brazilian Portuguese subtitles. Bonus features include:

Disc 1:

· Hall of Armor

· The Invincible Iron Man (HD)

· Deleted/Extended Scenes (HD)

· BD Live:

Disc 2:

· I Am Iron Man (HD)

· Wired: The Visual Effects of Iron Man (HD)

· Robert Downey Jr. Screen Test (HD)

· The Actor’s Process (scene rehearsal with cast) (HD)

· The Onion “Wildly Popular Iron Man Trailer to be Adapted into Full Length Film” (HD)

· Theatrical Trailers (HD)

· Image Galleries

Single-disc DVD

The IRON MAN single-disc DVD is presented in widescreen enhanced for 16:9 televisions with Dolby Digital English 5.1 Surround, French 5.1 Surround and Spanish 5.1 Surround with English, French and Spanish subtitles. Bonus features include the deleted and extended scenes.