Tony Stark has returned from space with a vision of a better world. But who is his secret ally, what is his secret resource - and who would try to stop him? It's the grand unveiling of the core of Troy, Tony's Iron Metropolitan city of tomorrow! What could go wrong? Well, Pepper could meet P.E.P.P.E.R., or discover Tony's family secret...or both! And if the Mandarin is truly dead, then who is Mandarin-Seven: Red Peril...and how did they get the villain's rings? As the Iron Phalanx attacks and the skies burn red above Troy, Iron Man investigates the Mandarins...while Red Peril uncovers Troy's shocking secret! Will an Inhuman threaten Tony's city of tomorrow? Plus: it's Arno's last day in the iron lung! Guest starring Jim Rhodes, the all-new Iron Patriot!

COLLECTING: Iron Man 18-20, 20.INH, 21-22

Kieron Gillen is a British computer games and music journalist, as well as a comic book author. Gillen has worked for many years as a video game journalist and has, more recently, worked on various comics. He is perhaps best known for his creator-owned comic Phonogram, created with artist Jamie McKelvie, published by Image Comics. Gillen recently has written numerous projects for Marvel Comics.

Benedito José Nascimento, better known as Joe Bennett, is a Brazilian comic book artist. His first major work in comics was for Marvel Comics in 1994. Since then, he has worked on several Marvel titles such as The Amazing Spider-Man, Captain America, Fantastic Four, The Incredible Hulk, Thor, and most recently Captain America and the Falcon.