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[NOTE: I recently discussed the relationship between Marvel's Invincible Iron Man series with that of the live-action "Iron Man" films with Invincible Iron Man writer, Matt Fraction. This is an excerpt of the article, which can be found in full over at Splash Page. - RM]

During a recent discussion of the past, present and future of the “Iron Man” film franchise, writer/director Jon Favreau name-checked Marvel’s “Invincible Iron Man” series as a print element that both draws from and leads into the character’s live-action adventures.

Launched just prior to the film’s debut, the sixth issue of “Invincible Iron Man” hits shelves October 8, concluding the series’ first major story arc. MTV News tracked down series writer Matt Fraction to learn about the extent of his involvement with Favreau and the films, as well as his creative process when scripting within the universe of one of comics’ hottest movie properties.

We also managed to get our hands on an exclusive preview of the upcoming issue of “Invincible Iron Man”, posted after the jump!

“It was pretty incredible as far as experiences go,” said Fraction of a recent trip to L.A. to meet with Favreau, as well as “Iron Man 2″ co-writer Justin Theroux and Marvel Studios execs Kevin Feige and Jeremy Latcham. “We talked about storyline, characters, tone, the core of the thing, the guts of the characters, who they are, why we love them [and] what we want to see them do.”

According to Fraction, the overlap in story, character development and general mood shared by the series and the film was more the result of “happy accidents and cosmic coincidence” than extensive planning.

“I made a lot of guesses based on the film [that] I hoped the talent involved would make, and ended up being pretty simpatico,” explained Fraction. “Nobody gave me any guidelines; I have a feeling if I’d strayed too far off the reservation maybe they’d have come but, really, ‘Invincible Iron Man’ has been a joy.”

“Now I’m inspired by it as a kind of high-water mark,” he added, “and as the… it’s the straw that stirs the drink, you know?”

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Head over to Splash Page for the rest of my conversation with Matt Fraction about Iron Man in comics and film.