"The Hunt!" Guest-starring Black Widow. Story by Kurt Busiek. Art by Sean Chen, Eric Cannon, and Sean Parsons.
Two of Iron Man's oldest foes, Whiplash and Spymaster, return with new looks and they are deadlier than ever. Plus, has Tony's secret identity become compromised?
Cover price $1.99.
"The Sons of Yin-Sen" part 3 (of 3). Joe Quesada & Frank Tieri/Dan Panosian
The Armored Avenger and the sons of Yin-Sen are captured by the villainous Wong-Chu! Iron Man and his new allies are determined to escape?but not everyone will survive this climactic battle! Plus: Secrets are revealed about the day Tony Stark first donned his famous suit of armor! In the tradition of THOR 2000 and FANTASTIC FOUR 2000, story lines from the ongoing series continues right here!
This Annual is 48 pages, with ads. FC, 48pg Cover price $3.50.
Cover by avalon studios Chris claremont & frank tieri/ michael ryan/sean parsons
Trapped in a hostile foreign nation and hunted by the authorities, Tony Stark fights for his very survival -- and he doesn't even have his armor! Then, in our second story, Tony faces a final confrontation with his former friend Tyler Stone -- who has an unusual request for our armor-clad hero! All this, and a computer-rendered cover by Avalon Studios' Brian Haberlin!
48 pages, with ads. Cover price $2.99.
Written by WARREN ELLIS. Art & Cover by ADI GRANOV.
"EXTREMIS" PART 1 (OF 6). It's the beginning of a new era for Iron Man as renowned scribe Warren Ellis joins forces with digital painter Adi Granov to redefine the armored avenger's world for the 21st century?a landscape of terrifying new technologies that threaten to overwhelm fragile mankind! What is Extremis, who has unleashed it, and what does its emergence portend for the world?
48 PGS./PSR ...$3.50 Cover price $3.50.
Written by DANIEL AND CHARLES KNAUF. Penciled by PATRICK ZIRCHER. Cover by ADI GRANOV
"EXECUTE PROGRAM." A secret government star-chamber led by Nick Fury concludes that Iron Man has gone rogue, and Tony Stark must take drastic measures to clear his name. But that's not on the deadly agenda of a mysterious hooded assassin, who continues his brutal program of execution. World peace hangs in the balance as all hell breaks loose in the Iraqi desert. But just who is the man behind the iron mask? The answer will blow you away! Part 4 (of 6).
32 PGS./Rated A. Cover price $2.99.
Secret Origin of Tony Stark: Part 8 of 9 - (W) Kieron Gillen (A) Carlo Pagulayan (CA) Greg Land
MORE MIND-BLOWING REVELATIONS AS 'THE SECRET ORIGIN OF TONY STARK' CONTINUES! An escape from the scene of the crime. How is TONY STARK deceiving the GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY? A surprise Tony was trying to avoid...
Cover price $3.99.
All-new 35-page story "More or Less... the Return of the Molecule Man!" Guest-starring the Man-Thing. Script by Steve Gerber. Art by Sal Buscema (layouts) and Jack Abel (finishes). Cover by Rich Buckler and Frank Giacoia.
This special issue previews the six-part Hands of the Mandarin storyline that runs through Force Works 6 & 7, War Machine 9 & 10, and Iron Man 311 & 312. Articles about the development and coordination of the storyline along with interviews with its writers and editors are included. Marvel's new TV venture, the Marvel Action Hour, is described in detail and the new Marvel toy line is introduced. This issue contains a 1-page parody of Tony Stark by Fred Hembeck.
Notes: Wraparound cover by Tom Morgan. Printed on glossy paper. There are not any advertisements inside.
48 pages. Cover price $1.95.
Cover by FRANCIS TSAI. War of the Iron Men: Part 1 - Written by FRED VAN LENTE. Art by STEVE KURTH.
The Armored Avenger's second on-going series kicks off with a bang as the WAR OF THE IRON MEN begins here! Tony Stark's worst fears are realized when stolen Iron Man technology is used for ethnic cleansing in a civil war-ravaged land. When he defies U.S. government orders to confront the armored assassins himself, Stark sets off an international conflagration that threatens his friends, his company, and his very life -- and sets him on a collision course with China and Russia, and their champions, Radioactive Man, Titanium Man and the Crimson Dynamo! Guest-stars galore! And a shocking last page reveal of the classic Shell-head villain behind it all you won't want to miss!
40 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.
Cover by SALVADOR LARROCA. War of the Iron Men: Part 1 - Written by FRED VAN LENTE. Art by STEVE KURTH.
The Armored Avenger's second on-going series kicks off with a bang as the WAR OF THE IRON MEN begins here! Tony Stark's worst fears are realized when stolen Iron Man technology is used for ethnic cleansing in a civil war-ravaged land. When he defies U.S. government orders to confront the armored assassins himself, Stark sets off an international conflagration that threatens his friends, his company, and his very life -- and sets him on a collision course with China and Russia, and their champions, Radioactive Man, Titanium Man and the Crimson Dynamo! Guest-stars galore! And a shocking last page reveal of the classic Shell-head villain behind it all you won't want to miss!
40 pages, full color. Cover price $3.99.
1st printing.Written by Howard Chaykin. Art by Gerald Parel. Cover by Julian Totino Tedesco.An all-new original graphic novel, modernizing the formative first days of this super-hero icon that defined pop culture!Billionaire weapons manufacturer Tony Stark lived a life of wealth and privilege. That all changed when an on-site visit to a war-torn nation went horribly wrong, leaving Tony gravely injured in the hands of dangerous extremists - one a former friend.When asked to build a weapon, Tony instead constructed a mechanized suit of armor and escaped. But the horrors he left behind are coming for retribution, and the only way to stop them is for the carefree playboy to become the Iron Man!Hardcover, 144 pages, full color.Cover price $24.99.
No End in Sight: Part 2 of 3 - Written by Sean Ryan. Art by Rahmat Handoko. Cover by Gary Choo.
CONTINUING THE STORY FROM JUNE'S UNCANNY X-MEN SPECIAL #1 Iron Man returns to space to settle a score, but ends up embroiled with the fugitive UNCANNY X-MEN! Their paths cross in pursuit of Cyclops, who's been kidnapped by mysterious n'er do wells. All this and guest-starring NOVA, THE HUMAN ROCKET!
36 pages, full color.
Part 2 of 2, continued from X-O Manowar Iron Man In Heavy Metal (1996) #1.
The armored Avenger and the ballistic barbarian collide! One's a millionaire inside heroic hardware, the other's a warrior wrapped in a living weapon--together they're a two-man armada!
It's 32 pages of metal mayhem that ties into the first-ever crossover video game! Written by Fabian Nicieza. Art by Tom Grindberg, Bill Anderson, Al Milgrom and Larry Mahlstedt. Cover price $2.50.
Last 30-cent issue. Cover pencils by Sal Buscema, inks by Tom Palmer. Cry Murder -- Cry Modok!, script by Chris Claremont, pencils by Sal Buscema (breakdowns) and Tom Palmer (finished art), inks by Tom Palmer.
Ms. Marvel takes on Modok and Deathbird but both end up eluding her grasp. 36 pgs.
Part 1 of 2, continued in Iron Man X-O Manowar Heavy Metal (1996) #1. There exists a barrier between two worlds...an unseen wall that separates two universes so blissfully unaware of one another. Now that barrier has been breached, and two titanic evils have joined together on a course which could spell disaster for existence as we know it. Mistress Crescendo and Baron Zemo have joined forces to resurrect the most powerful object created by man...the Cosmic Cube!
It can convert thoughts into physical reality. Scattered chunks of the Cosmic Cube have lain beneath the depths of the ocean, its exact location unknown to all. But thanks to Mistress Crescendo, its location has been divined. Now there exists but one task--to retrieve these pieces of the Cube and reassemble them for both villains' uses. To that end, Baron Zemo has reassembled the Masters of Evil, a motley assembly of the most vile villains imaginable.
He has also aligned himself with Arnim Zola, using the bio-geneticist's newly constructed living Isle of Exiles as his mobile base of operations. Can even the combined might of Iron Man and the Valiant universe's most technologically advanced weapon of destruction, X-O Manowar, stop the single biggest threat to both universes?
Written by Fabian Nicieza. Art by Andy Smith. Cover price $2.50.
