iron man 3 could rival the first one as being the best in the series. it's based on the extremis story angle which was very cool and if they do it the right way it's going to be bad ass. also mandarin is one of the best villains in iron man history (if not the best) and ben kingsley is going to do a good job with it. i am soooo super stoked to see this one.
avengers was awesome - and I mean awesome - but i was so obsessed with iron man, it really impressed me.