Iron Man relaunches with Halt & Catch Fire creator - and new Alex Ross re-design

(Image credit: Alex Ross (Marvel Comics))

Halt💜 & Catch Fire co-creator/writer Christopher Cantwell is relaunching Marvel Comics' Iron Ma🔯n ongoing title, with artist CAFU - featuring a brand new armor design by none other than Alex Ross.

This new volume, which follows the bleeding-edge, A🐭.I.-centric "Iron Man 2020" saga overseen by Dan Slott, brings Tony Stark back to his roots as an inventor getting hands on with new tech – and setting aside some of the most advanced aspects of his previous Iron Man suits.

Here’s how Marvel describes the new Iron Man series: “Tony is putting away his high-tech toys and high-profile image so he can get his hands dirty again. But can he really lay that Stark-sized ego down?  Life isn’t always that simple, somet🦋hing that old friends and frustrating foes are quick to point out.  If you strip a billionaire down to his bolts, does he run solid…or just overheat?”

Marvel🥂 has also released a trailer for the new volume of Iron Man:

“I’m over the moon about getting a shot at writing the Golden Avenger. Since Bob Layton’s art in the 1980s captured my imagination as a kid, I’ve been fascinated by Iron Man, and in this new story run I’m aiming to explore the question: who should Iron Man be today? An angel? A god? Or just a humble man?” says Cantwell in the series announcement. &ldq𝐆uo;Tony’s going to try and strip the idea of Iron Man all🐠 the way down to its metal core, something that will constantly be at odds with his giant ego. We’ll see if he can truly keep his arrogant self-image in check, even as others with god complexes set their sights on the entire universe."

Iron Man #1 is due out in September.

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