4. Hostile Takeover

Writer: Fred Van Lente
Artist: James Cordeiro

It seems that we’re settling into a pattern for this book. Someone's messing with Stark International, Iron Man goes and finds them, Iron Man gets his butt kicked for a while, Iron Man regains control and wins the day.

In this issue, Stark International is under attack"¦from the inside!!???? Why, yes, it seems that board member Justin Hammer wants to overthrow Stark's leadership in a coup, and he’s hired Spymaster to assist. Spymaster hacks into the Iron Man armor, and sends him on a path of destruction to wreck the city and ruin Stark International's reputation.

But Rhodey and Pepper intervene, and Tony breaks free and captures Spymaster. The fun part of this issue is seeing the supporting cast get to play around a bit. Rhodey doesn't really get to do too much, but Pepper shines through. It's a pretty solid blast.