Iron Man will move to a twice-a-month schedule in December as writer Joshua Williamson begins building toward issue #700 of the title, which will come out in March of next year. Every other issue will have a different artist and a different story, with even numbers featuring “The Incarcerated Iron Man” and odd numbers showcasing a new team of armored warriors led by War Machine.
“The journey to our epic Iron Man #700 anniversary issue is so big that we had to split the book into two and double ship it,” continues Williamson. “Our amazing series artist Carmen Carnero will handle the even-numbered issues where Tony Stark is in prison. While the odd-numbered issues are taken over by the ‘War Machines.’ James ‘Rhodey’ Rhodes puts together a new team of Armored Warriors to help take down Madame Masque, Adam Ware, and the new A.I.M. while Tony is locked up. For those issues we’re joined by my old partner in crime, Gleb Melnikov! I feel lucky to have two amazing artists on my team during this action-packed story!”
Williamson and Marvel revealed the news at the Avengers: Armageddon panel at the San Diego Comic-Con today. Williamson’s run on the title began earlier this year, adding another high profile character to the writer’s current portfolio, which already included Superman for DC and G.I. Joe for Skybound’s Energon Universe.
Here’s a look at some upcoming Iron Man covers, for issues 10-13, with issue #10 teasing that the new Citizen V Williamson introduced will be unmasked:
During the panel, Marvel also revealed a couple of teasers — one focused on Iron Man, and the other teasing a guest star for Chip Zdarsky’s second arc of his upcoming Avengers run:
Both teasers are by Chip Zdarsky, who has been unleashing his design talents at Marvel a bunch lately. It’s nice to see him stay busy!