cover by chuck austen chuck austen/chuck austen/ann austen
Billionare inventor Tony Stark has created the War Machine, a weapon of such destructive power that its single usage has prompted its shocked creator into vowing to never again manufacture munitions. This means that the awesome instrument of lethal force known as the MPI-2100 mobile infantry suit will be put on ice. While Stark feels that this concludes the subject, it is in fact merely the beginning. For the terrorist organizations known as Hydra and A.I.M. now crave the deadly technology. And when the super-spy agency called S.H.I.E.L.D. gets involved, the stage is set for a global conflict that could snuff out millions of lives! It's a story as timely as today's headlines ? and it's coming at you every week! ? THE CREATOR: His art on ELEKTRA made everyone take notice; now Chuck Austen cuts loose by writing and drawing U.S. WAR MACHINE!
Each issue of this 12-issue, weekly series will be 24 pages with no ads in bold black-and-white. Did we mention that it's weekly? ?
Contains explicit content. Recommended for Mature Readers. Cover price $1.50.
cover by bill sienkiewicz chuck austin (w) darick robertson(p) jimmy palmiotti (i)
Want a fast-paced war/spy thriller laced with a strong dose of very black humor? Then saddle up, soldier!
With Nick Fury cutting a bloody swathe through his front-line troops, mad despot Rudi Gagarin brings out the biggest, meanest, ugliest villain you've ever seen. A villain so foul we dare not speak his name! ? THE CREATORS: You want intense? How's this lineup: Chuck Austin on words, Darick Robertson (Transmetropolitan) on pencils, and Jimmy Palmiotti (PUNISHER) on inks! We even got Bill Sienkiewicz to supply covers!
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cover by chuck austen chuck austen (W & p)
War Machine vs. the leader of A.I.M.!
James Rhodes finally confronts the leader of A.I.M., and as the two adversaries square off, the awful outlines of the terrorist organization are revealed! Plus: The greatest villain of them all attacks!
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cover by chuck austen chuck austen (w & p)
The crazed conclusion! ? THE STORY: Armors attack ? with the fate of the world hanging in the balance! It's War Machine, M.O.D.O.K., and the all-new Darkhawk vs. a surprise villain in the battle to the finish! And believe us when we say that one will not survive!
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cover by chuck austen chuck austen/chuck austen
You won't believe the secrets we're keeping about this issue!
What is Nick Fury's ace-in-the-hole to defeat A.I.M.? And can the U.S. War Machine troop trust Fury's secret weapon -- or does the weapon itself have its own agenda?
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Tom DeFalco, Scott Benson, Len Kaminski, and Nel Yomtov talk about the upcoming series, plus an 8-page story with art by Gabriel Gecko and Pam Eklund.
5.5-in. x 8.5-in.; black and white; 16 pages. Cover price $0.75.
**Gloss on cover has some defects**
"Something to Believe In" Part 1 of 4. Guest-starring Nick Fury and Cable. Double-Sized issue. Script by Len Kaminski and Scott Benson. Pencils by Gabriel Gecko. Inks by Pam Eklund. Cover by Gabriel Gecko and Pam Eklund.
No longer working for Stark Enterprises, James Rhodes strikes out on his own and into his own monthly series! Armed with the awesome gray and silver armor, Rhodey plans to take on the criminal element of society with iron-fisted courage! But he needs a higher purpose first! And that purpose arrives when the humanitarian organization called Worldwatch offers him a job as its executive director. However before Jim can accept the offer, Worldwatch's founder, Vincent Cetewayo, is taken hostage in the country of Imaya! War Machine zooms to the African continent and immediately runs into trouble...courtesy of the Imayan air force and the mutant Cable! Retelling of War Machine's origin.
48 pages. Cover price $2.95.
Hands of the Mandarin Part 5 of 6. "The Last Emperor" Guest-starring Force Works. Script by Len Kaminski and Scott Benson. Pencils by Geoff Senior. Inks by Pam Eklund. Cover by Kevin Hopgood and Bob Wiacek.
Story continues from Force Works (1994) #7. Outside the Mandarin's fortress, War Machine and Century link up with Force Works! However the Mandarin has already departed his castle! In fact he and his avatars have just arrived in Hong Kong to begin their global conquest! With a strong sense of urgency, Rhodey and Force Works rush to Hong Kong! But along the way they stop at Stark Enterprises' branch facility to pick up a new set of red & gold armor for Tony! And now it's time to face the Mandarin! The sensational showdown is coming up next! Story concludes in Iron Man 312.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Home for Christmas" Plot by Scott Benson and Len Kaminski. Script by Scott Benson. Pencils by Stewart Johnson. Inks by Don Hudson. Cover by Dave Taylor and Tom Palmer.
Jim Rhodes is back in Los Angeles after the epic conclusion to the Hands of the Mandarin saga (in Iron Man 312)! Rhodey decides it's time to make things right with Worldwatch, so he admits to his associates that he is War Machine! Graciously, his partners accept the news and agree to move forward (in their human rights endeavors) with Jim as Worldwatch's executive director!
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Streets of Philadelphia" Part 1 of 3. Script by Dan Abnett. Pencils by Dave Chlystek. Inks by Tom Dzon. Cover by Kevin Hopgood and Bob Wiacek.
War Machine returns to his old stomping grounds to visit his parents for the New Year's holiday! However Jim's walk down memory lane is interrupted by a bizarre aerial battle taking place over the city! A thrill-seeking group called the Rush Club likes to test their high-tech battlesuits against unsuspecting adversaries! And when War Machine interferes in their game, the Rush Club is excited to engage him! Meanwhile elsewhere in the city; Rae LaCoste visits Jim's parents, but her visit does not go as planned.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Natural Born Killers!" Part 2 of 3. Script by Dan Abnett. Pencils by Dave Chlystek. Inks by Tom Dzon. Cover by Kevin Hopgood and Bob Wiacek.
In City of Brotherly Love, War Machine fights the Rush Club to a draw! But the Rush Club wants to have more fun with Rhodey, so they challenge him to another fight! And this one will be 100 miles to the southwest in Baltimore! When War Machine arrives in Charm City; Gunship, Sanction, and Locomotive Breath are waiting for him! Three against one! Let the games begin! Cameo appearances by Rae LaCoste and Sheva Joseph.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Human Rites!" Part 3 of 3. Script by Dan Abnett. Pencils by Dave Chlystek. Inks by Tom Dzon. Cover by Joey Calafiore.
After going down to defeat in Baltimore last issue, a shocked Jim Rhodes wakes up the next day in Slorenia! Where? Slorenia! The Baltic nation that's embroiled in a civil war (which Force Works tried to halt a few months ago)! And now Locomotive Breath, a Slorene native, wants War Machine to help him stop the ethnic cleansing! That sounds like a noble endeavor! But Rhodey isn't quite sure whom to trust! Is something rotten in the state of Slorenia? Cameo appearances by Sheva Joseph, Nick Fury, Black Brigade, Ember, Volkhvy, and the Scarlet Witch. (Notes: Force Works intervened in the Slorene conflict in Force Works (1994) #4 and #5. The team travels to Slorenia again in Force Works #11 and #12.)
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
Flip Book - "War-Time!" Part 1 of 3. Guest-starring Nick Fury. Script by Dan Abnett. Pencils by Sandu Florea. Inks by Tom Dzon. Cover by Jim Calafiore and Johnny Greene.
SHIELD and War Machine invade Santiago, Chile to shut down a neo-nazi organization! And during their mission, they discover a Tachyon-powered time drive device! And it's being used to send modern day weapons back to 1940's Germany! Bravely, Rhodey volunteers to go back in time to stop the nazis and rescue Sheva Joseph! And in a matter of minutes, War Machine finds himself in 1943 Berlin fighting alongside Captain America and Bucky vs. the soldiers of the Third Reich! Flip book second story: "Vicious Circle: Face of the Enemy" Part 2 of 3. Guest-starring Hawkeye. Script by Dan Abnett. Pencils by Carlos Franco. Inks by Sam de la Rosa. Back cover by Fred Haynes and Johnny Greene. Story continues from Force Works #12. War Machine is in Central America trying to stop a bloody civil war! And when Rhodey engages the rebel forces, he discovers their leader is someone he knows: Hawkeye! Wow, what is the ace archer doing in this strife-ridden country? Evidently he's fighting for the rebels at the request of the U.S. government! So then why is the U.S. Agent in the same country fighting for the fascist regime? This does not sound like brothers in arms! Story concludes in Iron Man 317.
48 pages. Cover price $2.50.
"...a Time to Keep, and a Time to Cast Away" Part 3 of 3. Guest-starring the golden age Captain America. Script by Dan Abnett. Pencils by Sandu Florea. Inks by Tom Dzon. Cover by Phil LaSorda.
Rhodey and Cap battle their way to the Zietkrieg time-base in Berlin! And after War Machine says his goodbyes to the shield-slinger and Bucky, he walks toward the time platform with Sheva Joseph and their nazi prisoner! But the crafty creator of the Zietkrieg program gets the drop on Sheva! And suddenly War Machine is faced with a haunting life-or-death decision! The only way to save the world is to execute the nazi scientist! Can Jim bring himself to do that? Cameo appearances by the present day Nick Fury and the golden age Dum Dum Dugan.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Here Be Dragons" Part 2 of 2. Guest-starring Hawkeye. First (full) appearance of the Eidolon Warwear armor. Script by Dan Abnett. Pencils by Fred Haynes. Inks by Johnny Greene. Cover by Jim Calafiore.
In a surprising twist, Jim Rhodes has a new set of armor! An ancient warrior race called the Eidolon has bestowed upon Rhodey an "Eidolon Warwear" suit! Jim doesn't know why he received it; but he's thankful he has the alien armor, because the monstrous Lictor is still trying to kill him! Nevertheless, the powerful War Machine is back in business and ready to lay out the Lictor! Cameo appearances by Sheva Joseph, Rae LaCoste, Skye, and the Hulk.
32 pages Cover price $1.50.
"Between Deathlok and a Hard Case" Part 2 of 4. Guest-starring Cable and Deathlok. Script by Len Kaminski and Scott Benson. Pencils by Gabriel Gecko. Inks by Pam Eklund. Cover by Gabriel Gecko and Pam Eklund.
In the Imayan desert; War Machine, Cable, and Deathlok engage in a three-way standoff! Fortunately though, Rhodey and Deathlok have the same objective: rescuing Vincent Cetewayo! But the mutant Cable fears an international incident and wants both of them to leave the country! However War Machine and the Demolisher refuse! And after chasing off Cable, the powerful duo makes their way to the imperial palace! Will they find Vincent Cetewayo inside or just another roadblock? Cameo appearance by Sheva Joseph.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
The Crossing - "A Little Muscle" Guest-starring Hawkeye and the U.S. Agent. Script by Dan Abnett. Pencils by Fred Haynes. Inks by Johnny Greene. Cover by Fred Haynes and Johnny Greene.
Plot continues from Force Works #17. On his way back to Los Angeles, Rhodey gets to test his new Eidolon Warwear suit against a steroid-fueled bodybuilder named Wolfgang! After making short work of Wolfgang, Jim reports in at Worldwatch. And about an hour later, Rhodey receives a visitor: the U.S. Agent! The agent tells Jim that Hawkeye has been arrested and detained for the recent murders at Avengers Mansion! Rhodey can't believe it! So he and the agent make a plan to free their friend from the Force Works headquarters in Ventura! But one person stands in their way: Cybermancer! Welcome to The Crossing War Machine! Story continues in Iron Man 322 and Force Works #18. Cameo appearances by Sheva Joseph, Dr. Erica Sondheim, and the Black Widow. Flashback cameos by Iron Man, Spider-Woman, and the Scarlet Witch. (Notes: The murders in question took place in the special one-shot: Avengers The Crossing (1995). During this timeframe, War Machine makes a crossover appearance in Malibu's Siren (1995) limited series.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
The Crossing - "Brothers in Arms" Guest-starring Hawkeye, the U.S. Agent, and the Black Widow. Script by Dan Abnett. Pencils by Fred Haynes (pp. 1-7, 17-22) and Sandu Florea (pp. 8-16). Inks by Johnny Greene, Jimmy Palmiotti, and Sandu Florea. Cover by Fred Haynes and Johnny Greene.
Plot continues from Force Works #18. At an abandoned airfield north of Calexico, California; Natasha Romanoff joins the Brothers in Arms! The quartet of present and former avengers is convinced an attack is coming! And shortly after daybreak their premonition is confirmed in spades! The powerful cyborg called Deathunt leads a group of high-tech assassins onto the airfield! And they're expecting an easy victory against Hawkeye, the widow, the agent, and Rhodey! But Deathunt and his crew aren't familiar with the Eidolon Warwear suit! Rest assured they will be soon... and to their detriment! Cameo appearance by Sheva Joseph.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
The Crossing - "Wish Upon a Star" Script by Dan Abnett. Pencils by Fred Haynes and Yancey Labat. Inks by Johnny Greene and Rey Garcia. Cover by Jim Calafiore and Johnny Greene.
Story continues from Force Works #20. War Machine zooms into outer space to shut down the Starcore satellite built by Stark Enterprises! Rhodey's mission is critical because the satellite serves as the trigger device for the chronographic bomb underneath Force Works headquarters! When War Machine enters the orbiting facility, he runs into a familiar face: Skye! Then Jim bumps into Kang's assigned guardian of the satellite: Dirge! And Dirge is wearing an Eidolon Warwear suit too! Which man wears the suit best? The planet Earth will find out soon! Cameo appearance by Sheva Joseph.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Time Will Tell" Script by Dan Abnett. Pencils by Fred Haynes and Yancey Labat. Inks by Johnny Greene and Rey Garcia. Cover by Sergio Cariello.
Jim Rhodes rushes to the SHIELD infirmary in Bakersfield to visit his dying friend! Sadly, Sheva Joseph has been in failing health, since she made the time jump (in an unprotected manner) during the Zietkrieg crisis several issues ago. Is there anything Rhodey or his Warwear suit can do to save her life? Cameo appearance by Rae LaCoste. Final appearance of Sheva Joseph.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
Final issue of the series - "The Kiss Off!" Script by Dan Abnett. Pencils by Fred Haynes. Inks by Johnny Greene. Cover by Jim Calafiore and Peter Palmiotti.
Following the heartbreaking events at the infirmary, Jim Rhodes and Rae LaCoste are ready to leave Bakersfield. But SHIELD won't let Rhodey depart, because several agents saw the alien Warwear armor last issue! When SHIELD brings out the Mandroids to stop him, War Machine puts on a spectacular show! Where will James Rhodes go from here? How about anywhere he wants!
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Contents Under Pressure" Part 3 of 4. Guest-starring Deathlok. Script by Len Kaminski and Scott Benson. Pencils by Gabriel Gecko. Inks by Pam Eklund. Cover by Gabriel Gecko and Pam Eklund.
Inside the Imayan executive palace, SHIELD agents confront War Machine and Deathlok! And for the second time, Jim Rhodes is told to leave Imaya and stay out of its internal affairs! But Rhodey is deeply committed to doing what is right! So War Machine joins the rebel forces and leads them into battle against Imaya's army! Wow, is the former avenger really going to lead a coup d'état? Cameo appearances by Sheva Joseph and Vincent Cetewayo. Flashback cameo by Cable.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
"Right Here, Right Now!" Part 4 of 4. Script by Len Kaminski and Scott Benson. Pencils by Gabriel Gecko. Inks by Pam Eklund. Cover by Gabriel Gecko and Pam Eklund.
In the North African country of Imaya, James Rupert Rhodes goes for broke! War Machine is going to overthrow the officially recognized government of Imaya or die trying! It's unprecedented for a superhero to go this far! And win or lose, Rhodey will have to live with his actions for weeks and months to come! Final appearance of Vincent Cetewayo. Cameo appearances by Tony Stark, Rae LaCoste, Nick Fury, Sheva Joseph, Scarlet Witch, Spider-Woman, and the U.S. Agent.
32 pages. Cover price $1.50.
