(W) Christopher Cantwell (A) Angel Unzueta (CA) Alex Ross. Tony Stark has worked hard to pull himself up by his iron bootstraps* and after a few detours* he finally tracks down his old friend and employee Vic Martinelli...only to find he's arrived too late and Vic's been murdered. Before a guilt-ridden Tony can get a bead on why* he's attacked by Vic's assailant...THE TITANIUM MAN. In the battle* he learns the sinister plot goes deeper. The Titanium Man is working for those even more mysterious* and Vic was killed because he'd gotten possession of THE MANDARIN'S RINGS. Tony flies overseas to Asia and headlong into a cloak of conspiracy* hell-bent on tracking down the rings of his most fearsome adversary* desperate to stop them from falling into the wrong hands. But at what cost? What is Tony Stark willing to sacrifice in order to stop the Mandarin's power returning* wielded by the hands of a new - and possibly unsuspecting - acolyte? Iron Man is about to go hard. He's about to buddy up with criminals. And he's about to go...stealth. RATED T+