IRON MAN

In the wake of THE CROSSING, Earth's Mightiest Heroes are in disarray: Thor is powerless, and Iron Man has been replaced - by himself?! But when the terrorist group Zodiac invades New York City, Captain America must attempt to assemble the Avengers once more!

The repercussions of the worst day in Avengers history reverberate throughout the lives of the mightiest of them all: Thor, Iron Man and Captain America!

Bob Layton's two long runs on The Invincible Iron Man, alongside writer/co-plotter David Michelinie and an array of peerless pencillers, remains the series' high-water mark for legions of fans. And now, many of the most beloved stories from both of Layton's long stays on the book, curated by Bob himself, are collected here in deluxe, oversized fashion!

Tales of suspense ripped from the pages of CIVIL WAR! First, get inside the mind of Tony Stark, and learn why he feels superhuman registration is necessary - and why he's taken it upon himself to lead the charge for its implementation!

Mass panic has struck the streets of Tokyo! The media has initiated round-the-clock coverage. Uncontrollable crowds are choking the streets, and kaiju hysteria has gripped the island of Japan for the first time in 50 years!

Tony Stark is Iron Man - technological visionary, wealthy playboy, unparalleled engineer and armored Avenger. But now, his armor's most powerful upgrade has become a lethal danger: the techno-virus Extremis is loose!

Picture this: Tony Stark. In space. In a bar. With ladies. What could go wrong? Tune in NOW! as the Armored Avenger reaps the surprising consequences of his role in AVX! Plus: The story that will shake Iron Man to his very core starts here! Many years ago, Howard and Maria Stark had a baby - but there's something you don't know.

Iron Man...in space! The story that will shake Iron Man to his very core starts here! Many years ago, Howard and Maria Stark had a baby. But there's something you don't know - something not even Tony knows - and the long-buried secret will span the breadth of the universe to make itself known.

Prepare for more mind-blowing revelations as the shocking secret origin of Tony Stark continues! And it began with a birth! As the manipulative alien 451's ulterior motive is laid bare, a massive surprise awaits Tony in a deserted battlefield from the beginning of time.

Prepare for more mind-blowing revelations as the shocking secret origin of Tony Stark continues...and it begins with a birth! As the manipulative alien 451's ulterior motive is laid bare, a massive surprise awaits Tony in a deserted battlefield from the beginning of time.

Tony Stark has returned from space with a vision of a better world. But who is his secret ally? Tony mysteriously shrugs his crime-fighting duties onto P.E.P.P.E.R. and focuses his energies on the grand unveiling of Troy, Tony's Iron Metropolitan city of tomorrow! What could go wrong? Well, Pepper could meet P.E.P.P.E.R., or discover Tony's family secret - or both!

An all-new epic begins! Malekith the Accursed, lord of the Dark Elves, has a problem with Iron Man. Then again, Malekith the Accursed has a problem with pretty much everyone on Earth. And when Malekith the Accursed strikes, blood will flow and darkness will fall...unless Iron Man can gain the upper hand!

Malekith the Accursed, lord of the Dark Elves, has a problem with Iron Man. Then again, Malekith the Accursed has a problem with pretty much everyone on Earth. And when Malekith the Accursed strikes, blood will flow and darkness will fall - unless Iron Man can gain the upper hand!

Dan Slott gives Tony Stark an upgrade - and unleashes the long-awaited Iron Man of 2020! Iron Man is an idea. Always changing. Always evolving. Now the ultimate self-made hero is reaching new heights of inventiveness! But Tony has been holding back an enormous secret since his return, and it will change everything! 

All-out war on multiple fronts! Arsenal, the monstrous robot that once took on all the Avengers, is back in an all-new way - just as Tony Stark changes everything with his virtual world known as the eScape! But who controls the eScape? Who controls the real world? And who controls Iron Man?

War Machine has just met the greatest enemy he's never faced: a nemesis who's already dead! When his weaponry fails him against a super villain he can't tackle head-on, Rhodey must use his brains - and his all-new, bleeding-edge armor - to fight a NEW battle...21st-century style!

In the famous run by John Byrne and John Romita Jr, Iron Man faces challenges he never even dreamed of! When industrial villains Kearson Dewitt and the Marrs twins seize control of Tony Stark's central nervous system, he finds himself inexplicably paralyzed and suffering memory loss amidst deadly battles with the Living Laser, who is stronger, and crazier, than ever before!

With Stark Enterprises' new space station in place, Iron Man - whether Tony Stark or Jim Rhodes - is on the move. But if it's up to AIM, they'll be headed straight down...to burn up on re-entry! Even with one Armored Avenger down, the other's still up for adventure overseas and underwater...

"How many? How many have drawn blood with my sword?" Millionaire industrialist Tony Stark is an inventive genius who has dedicated all of his enormous financial and intellectual resources to a single guiding principle: the creation of technology for the betterment of humanity.

David Michelinie and Bob Layton - two voices that defined Iron Man, whose two lengthy and distinct runs on the Armored Avenger's title have long been regarded as high-water marks - together again! Michelinie and Layton reunite - coming together with artist Dave Ross to tell the untold story of Iron Man's darkest and most dire hour.

Tony Stark - billionaire industrialist, Invincible Iron Man and now director of S.H.I.E.L.D. - faces the most overwhelming challenge of his life. Ezekiel Stane - the son of Tony's late business rival and archenemy Obadiah Stane - has set his sights, his genius and his considerable fortune on the task of destroying the Stark legacy.

Up-and-coming talents David Michelinie, Bob Layton and John Romita Jr. joined forces to take on Marvel's Golden Avenger in 1978 - and captured lighting in a bottle! Now, their history-making first run is collected in one massive volume! From Tony Stark's taboo-shattering struggle with alcoholism to Iron Man's legendary clash with Dr. Doom during King Arthur's time, this one's got it all.

Up-and-coming talents David Michelinie, Bob Layton and John Romita Jr. joined forces to take on Marvel's Golden Avenger in 1978 - and captured lighting in a bottle! Now, their history-making first run is collected in one massive volume! From Tony Stark's taboo-shattering struggle with alcoholism to Iron Man's legendary clash with Dr. Doom during King Arthur's time, this one's got it all.

Acclaimed writer Mike Grell takes the iron reigns! Weapons that Tony Stark once created and sold are now being used to kill innocents, and Iron Man's past has returned to haunt him yet again. Can he stop the carnage before it's too late?

Wing-head and Shell-head! In different costumes and suits of armor, Captain America, the Living Legend of World War II, and Iron Man, the Armored Avenger, are friends through and through! Now, see some of the greatest team-ups these longtime allies have had through the years

Iron Man faces his most untouchable foe in criminal industrialist Justin Hammer and his literal army of super-villains!

Iron Man faces his most untouchable foe in criminal industrialist Justin Hammer and his literal army of super-villains!

Tony Stark takes on the Marvel Universe’s hardest job: director of S.H.I.E.L.D.! And he’s just the futurist to bring the peacekeeping intelligence organization up-to-date!

One of the greatest heroes of this era against one of the greatest monsters of the era before!

Warming up for movie event of 2008 - find out exactly how Iron Man's deadliest nemesis came to be. A tale from the early days of the Marvel Universe, this saga contains secrets never-before-revealed of the first-ever meeting between the Golden Avenger and the global terrorist known only as the Mandarin!

Tony Stark is back as the Invincible Iron Man! Stan Lee and Gene Colan's complete run - a host of iconic Iron Man adventures, including one of Marvel's first crossovers - is proudly presented in this Epic Collection. Brought before the United States Senate to divulge the secrets of Stark Enterprises, Tony Stark has never faced higher stakes.

Is the world big enough for two Iron Men? While Tony Stark battles the bottle, James Rhodes soars to ever greater heights in the red and gold! He'll test himself against deadly foes Radioactive Man and the Mandarin, then become a West Coast Avenger after proving his mettle alongside Marvel's greatest heroes in the original SECRET WARS!