Given the outcome of recent events, Tony Starks should be on
top of the world. The Avengers scored a
major victory with their inaugural mission.
Surprisingly, the head of Starks industries is now racked with anxiety. A new threat to national security has emerged
in the form of The Mandarin, a colorful terrorist leader with a flair for the
theatrical. He initiates a rash of
bombings, the immediate aftermath of which have left little in the way of forensic
evidence. As this crisis continues
unabated, scientist Aldrich Killian returns from a self-imposed exile. Innovations in viral research have not only
given him a new lease on life, but have emboldened him. He now means to take his rightful place on
the world stage. In order to know peace,
Tony must once again do simultaneous battle with personal demons, powerful
villains, and former colleagues.
