When billionaire industrialist and genius inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr) uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications, he dons his hi-tech suit of armor to become Iron Man.

“Iron Man”, starring Robert Downey Jr., Jeff Bridges, and Gwyneth Paltrow, was one of the biggest films of 2008. Iron Man is one of Marvel's most popular comic book characters ever, and the long-awaited blockbuster film version was a huge hit with fans! When billionaire industrialist and genius inventor Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) uncovers a nefarious plot with global implications, he dons his hi-tech suit of armor to become...Iron Man! This brand new, original novel goes beyond the movie story to continue the adventures of Tony Stark!

Review
“Favreau is a born storyteller who engages the audience's imagination rather than crushing it in a tsunami of digital noise.” - Village Voice * “With such smarts and outstanding special effects, I eagerly await a second Iron Man movie” - New York Post"

Alex Irvine teaches American literature and creative writing at the University of Maine He is the author of several acclaimed original novels and short stories (Buyout, The Narrows), comic books (Hellstrom, Son of Satan), various tie-ins (Batman: Inferno, The Ultimates: Against all Enemies) as well as works of non-fiction (The Vertogo Encyclopedia, The Supernatural Book of Monsters, Spirits and Ghouls, John Winchester's Journal).