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Preview: Iron Man #8

Iron Man #8

(W) Spencer Ackerman (A) Julius Ohta, Michael Dowling (CA) Yasmine Putri
RATED T+
In Shops: May 21, 2025
SRP: $3.99

THE IRON SELLOUT!
After witnessing firsthand the devastation of war, Tony Stark famously divested his company from the weapons trade. Then Orchis and Feilong came along, and a furious Iron Man watched them dismantle his legacy. Now Stark Unlimited is going back to its roots as Tony publicly announces a FULL-SCALE RETURN TO WEAPONS MANUFACTURING! What?! Why is Iron Man meeting with rebels outside Latveria? Why is the Winter Guard after him (this time)? Why is Doctor Doom sending angry emissaries to Stark’s door? WHAT IN ALL HELL IS TONY STARK DOING?!

Iron Man #8

Preview: Iron Man #8

Iron Man #8

(W) Spencer Ackerman (A) Julius Ohta, Michael Dowling (CA) Yasmine Putri
RATED T+
In Shops: May 21, 2025
SRP: $3.99

THE IRON SELLOUT!
After witnessing firsthand the devastation of war, Tony Stark famously divested his company from the weapons trade. Then Orchis and Feilong came along, and a furious Iron Man watched them dismantle his legacy. Now Stark Unlimited is going back to its roots as Tony publicly announces a FULL-SCALE RETURN TO WEAPONS MANUFACTURING! What?! Why is Iron Man meeting with rebels outside Latveria? Why is the Winter Guard after him (this time)? Why is Doctor Doom sending angry emissaries to Stark’s door? WHAT IN ALL HELL IS TONY STARK DOING?!

Iron Man #8

Preview: Iron Man #7

Iron Man #7

(W) Spencer Ackerman (A) Julius Ohta (CA) Yasmine Putri
RATED T+
In Shops: Apr 16, 2025
SRP: $3.99

THE IRON SELLOUT!

After witnessing firsthand the devastation of war, Tony Stark famously divested his company from the weapons trade. Then Orchis and Feilong came along, and a furious Iron Man watched them dismantle his legacy. Now Stark Unlimited is going back to its roots as Tony publicly announces a FULL-SCALE RETURN TO WEAPONS MANUFACTURING! What?! Why is Iron Man meeting with rebels outside Latveria? Why is the Winter Guard after him (this time)? Why is Doctor Doom sending angry emissaries to Stark’s door?

WHAT IN ALL HELL IS TONY STARK DOING?!

Iron Man #7

Preview: Iron Man #7

Iron Man #7

(W) Spencer Ackerman (A) Julius Ohta (CA) Yasmine Putri
RATED T+
In Shops: Apr 16, 2025
SRP: $3.99

THE IRON SELLOUT!

After witnessing firsthand the devastation of war, Tony Stark famously divested his company from the weapons trade. Then Orchis and Feilong came along, and a furious Iron Man watched them dismantle his legacy. Now Stark Unlimited is going back to its roots as Tony publicly announces a FULL-SCALE RETURN TO WEAPONS MANUFACTURING! What?! Why is Iron Man meeting with rebels outside Latveria? Why is the Winter Guard after him (this time)? Why is Doctor Doom sending angry emissaries to Stark’s door?

WHAT IN ALL HELL IS TONY STARK DOING?!

Iron Man #7

Preview: Iron Man #3

Iron Man #3

(W) Spencer Ackerman (A) Julius Ohta, Jethro Morales (CA) Yasmine Putri
RATED T+
In Shops: Dec 25, 2024
SRP: $3.99

IRON MAN GOES MEDIEVAL!
It’s the Iron Swordsman vs. the Iron Monger! Desperate to keep Stark Unlimited out of the hands of Roxxon and A.I.M., Tony’s stopped pulling punches. But sabotage attacks are getting him nowhere while the board vote proceeds full speed. And when he finds out who’s REALLY behind the acquisition efforts, all hell’s gonna break loose. The Iron Monger’s dark secret will be revealed in the final chapter of “the Stark-Roxxon War”!

Iron Man #3

One World Under Doom turns the Fantastic Four into the Fantastic Three?!

Earlier this week, the One World Under Doom #2 cover reveal teased a humbling defeat for the Fantastic Four at the hands of their archenemy–and now ruler of the entire Marvel Universe—Doctor Doom! This key moment in Ryan North and R.B. Silva’s “One World Under Doom” event will be further expanded on in Fantastic Four #30 where North’s acclaimed run on the title takes a drastic turn! As the shocking covers show, Doctor Doom may have done what Mister Fantastic has failed to do for so long. The future of Marvel’s First Family has never been more uncertain as one of its members is taken off the board for good!

In addition, “One World Under Doom” will impact Spencer Ackerman and Julius Ohta’s new run of Iron Man, starting in issue #6 where Tony Stark debuts a new “Insurgent Amor” to wage a one-man war against Doom’s reign. Plus, along with newly revealed series like Doom’s Division and Doctor Strange of Asgard, “One World Under Doom” continues this March in titles like Doom Academy, Red Hulk, and Thunderbolts: Doomstrike.

Read on to learn more!

FANTASTIC FOUR #30

Written by Ryan North
Art by Cory Smith
Cover: Joshua Cassara
On sale 3/36

FANTASTIC THREE!

After Ben Grimm has suffered a terrible (and very public) defeat at the hands of Doom, he’s left lost, adrift – and more vulnerable than he has been in years. And when a trip to New York goes wrong and his fate suddenly turns from bad to worse, Ben has never been more vulnerable – and soon takes a shocking shortcut he won’t be able to undo! This is one Thing and Alicia story you won’t soon forget!

FANTASTIC FOUR #30

DOOM ACADEMY #2 (OF 5)

Written by MacKenzie Cadenhead
Art by Pasqual Ferry & Joao M.P. Lemos
Cover Pablo Villalobos
On sale 3/26

LOST IN LATVERIAN LEGEND!

As if the world with Doctor Doom at the wheel isn’t crazy enough, Zoe finds herself sucked into a fairy-tale book. But not a modern, NICE fairy tale book – the old kind where the kids die and scare you, but in this case, Zoe’s the kid about to die. Meanwhile, her friends and frenemies are looking for Zoe, but they find something even more troubling than their missing friend as Latveria’s secrets start to reveal themselves.

DOOM ACADEMY #2 (OF 5)

IRON MAN #6

Written by Spencer Ackerman
Art by Julius Ohta
Cover by Yasmine Putri
On sale 3/12

“STARK INSURGENT” PROLOGUE!

The kickoff of an earth-shattering arc and a perfect jumping-on point! Doctor Doom is Emperor of the entire planet! And everyone is…happy about it?! Governments and populations all over kowtow to the Sorcerer Supreme, Emperor Doom, savior of the world. Even the Avengers cannot find the evil in his schemes – not yet, anyway. But Tony Stark isn’t built to sit back and wait. Equipped with new, deadly armor, Iron Man will take the fight to Doom’s door – alongside some unlikely allies. Spencer Ackerman and Julius Ohta turn legacy on its head for a story that will shatter Iron Man’s status quo. Don’t miss history in the making!

IRON MAN #6

RED HULK #2

Written by Benjamin Percy
Art/Cover by Geoff Shaw
On sale 3/26

THE GREAT ESCAPE!

Thunderbolt Ross stages an escape from the “Think Tank” where Doctor Doom has imprisoned him. He’s been underground so long the powers of the Red Hulk are fading! He’ll need the assistance of the misfit crew of Machine Man, Deathlok and General Simon Ryker if he’s going to outsmart and outmuscle the legion of Doombots that are after them.

RED HULK #2

THUNDERBOLTS: DOOMSTRIKE #2 (OF 5)

Written by Collin Kelly & Jackson Lanzing
Art by Tommaso Bianchi
Cover by Leinil Francis Yu
On sale 3/26

SPIRIT OF VENGEANCE!

After a devastating defeat, Bucky decides to hit Doom where it hurts – and he’s bringing in some old friends to do it. It’s a modern-day Hellhunters reunion as Bucky brings in Ghost Rider ’44 for a daring train robbery! With Sharon Carter and U.S.Agent backing them up, it seems like nothing can go wrong. But it’s not easy to get the jump on Doom…

Check out the covers and preorder these upcoming ONE WORLD UNDER DOOM tie-in issues at your local comic shop today!

THUNDERBOLTS: DOOMSTRIKE #2

Whilce Portacio returns to the Armored Avenger in Iron Man Variant Covers

In Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Spencer Ackerman and acclaimed artist Julius Ohta’s new run of Iron Man, Tony Stark must rebuild his armor after his entire inventory is mystically corrupted by Roxxon! Over the course of the series, Tony will get his hands dirty assembling a new suit, tinkering and upgrading it as the series progresses. For inspiration, Ackerman and Ohta looked to legendary artist While Portacio’s inventive work on the character in the ‘90s. To mark his impact, Portacio will also grace the series with variant covers on Iron Man #3-5.

Portacio’s first cover depicts the destruction of Tony’s iconic “Heroes Reborn” armor, which was designed by Portacio and used throughout his run. Then, Tony gets to work on his new “Improvised Armor” in the artist’s second cover before powering it up for the first time on the final piece in Portacio’s series. Colored by series colorist Alex Sinclair, the trio of covers spotlight the signature way Portacio brings the inner workings of Tony’s technology and craftsmanship to the page.

Check out Portacio’s covers and preorder them at your local comic shop today!

Preview: Iron Man #2

Iron Man #2

(W) Spencer Ackerman (A) Julius Ohta (CA) Yasmine Putri
Rated T+
In Shops: Nov 27, 2024
SRP: $3.99

MAN VS. MONGER!

The return of the Iron Monger! Roxxon’s revealed their latest C-suite recruit. Who’s in the suit? And does the appearance of the new armor have anything to do with the absolute destruction of every. Single. One. Of Tony’s own suits? Forced back to basics in an offline clunker, Iron Man’s reduced to raw firepower and sheer force of will. And now…A.I.M. is going to strip that away too. Another familiar face wields the knife that’ll take Tony down. Iron Man is no longer invincible. Part Two of “The Stark-Roxxon War” by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Spencer Ackerman and extraordinary artist Julius Ohta!

Iron Man #2

Preview: Iron Man #1

Iron Man #1

(W) Spencer Ackerman (A) Julius Ohta (CA) Yasmine Putri
Rated T+
In Shops: Oct 23, 2024
SRP: $4.99

A NEW, BRUTAL ERA BEGINS!

Roxxon and AIM team up to take on Stark Unlimited! But they’re ready for the old Tony Stark. This one? He’s a lot angrier than he used to be. Iron Man is going to war! New armor, old enemies, and unbelievable twists abound in this fresh take on a fury-powered Iron Man from Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Spencer Ackerman and groundbreaking artist Julius Ohta!

Iron Man #1

Iron Man #1 feels like a retread with an emaciated Tony Stark

Iron Man #1

Roxxon and AIM team up to take on Stark Unlimited! But they’re ready for the old Tony Stark. This one? He’s a lot angrier than he used to be. Iron Man is going to war! New armor, old enemies, and unbelievable twists abound in this fresh take on a fury-powered Iron Man. Iron Man #1 kicks off a new volume for the Iron Avenger but it overall feels like a retread of previous storylines bouncing around too many concepts.

Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Spencer Ackerman takes over the writing duties for Iron Man bringing a focus on corporate maneuvering and a touch of real-world politics within. Tony Stark is back in control of Stark Unlimited but he’s confronted with a hostile corporate takeover while trying to take stock of the state of the company.

Ackerman has some interesting concepts for the series but it never feels like it quite comes together. Opening with Tony stopping an attack on union protesting outside one of his factories and ending with a battle with a new Iron Monger the comic has good bones and underlying ideas. In many ways, the opening feels similar to writer Ta-Nehisi Coates’ debut on Black Panther where there were some great ideas but the actual plot stumbled a lot. Eventually he became a hell of a comic writer.

Tony’s last volume had a lot dealing with his company taken away from him and previous recent volumes also had the exact same plot. Tony controlling his company for a long time would be a far more interesting and new story at this point. His being so open to a union forming and the workers having a say in production feels a bit out of left field as opposed to some grand statement. In other words, there’s little build up for Tony’s current outlook, focus, and direction. Last we saw, he wanted to reform villains with the West Coast Avengers.

That little build up applies to Julius Ohta‘s art which is sub-par. Tony looks like he’s been through the wringer physically coming off as a recovering drug addict. It’s a shocking visual take on Tony that’s never really explained or focused on. I’ve lost extreme weight and I’ve looked similar, but this just feels like it’s out of place. With color by Alex Sinclair and lettering by Joe Caramagna the art just feels off in so many aspects.

Ackerman has some solid ideas. Tony controlling his company but coming up against the wall that is the board is a nice and new take. Tony’s science and technology having to face a mix of mystical and technology is another solid idea. Tony recovering from injury and debating the direction of his armor, again, a solid idea. But, none of it is fleshed out well here and instead rushed through with little build up. Tony wanting a new direction from the company and leaning on the workers for say over the board and stockholders, a great idea.

Iron Man #1 is a new volume but it feels like it veers off in a new direction far too quickly with little build up, justification, or any of its ideas fleshed out. It’s like there’s a missing chapter to bridge the volumes and leads to a rather jarring start.

Story: Spencer Ackerman Art: Julius Ohta
Color: Alex Sinclair Letterer: Joe Caramagna
Story: 7.0 Art: 6.0 Overall: 6.85 Recommendation: Read

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