Darth Vader, jenž po zničení Hvězdy smrti klesl v očích svého mistra, je podroben další zkoušce. Císař vysílá Vadera na planetu Shu-Torun, aby ukázal tamějším bouřícím se vůdcům, že vůli Galaktického impéria není možné vzdorovat. Lord Vader velí vojenské ofenzivě na strategicky významnou planetu, jejíž nerostné bohatství je klíčové pro další imperiální snahy. Jeho soupeření s kyberneticky vylepšenými agenty doktora Cyla se vyostřuje a sithský lord musí císaři bezpodmínečně dokázat svou cenu. Tentokrát již nesmí mistra zklamat.
Darth Vader, vykonavatel císařovy vůle, věrně slouží svému pánu. Potom však dojde k nečekanému útoku rebelů, kteří zasadí osudový úder Hvězdě smrti, mocné zbrani, na kterou císař nejvíce spoléhá.Hrozí, že galaxie se propadne do chaosu. Vader, osobně zodpovědný za tuto katastrofu, klesl v císařových očích a odvetou proti rebelům je pověřen velkogenerál Tagge.Nikdo ale netuší, že i Vader má své záměry. K jejich naplnění však potřebuje vlastní soukromou jednotku, a tak se obrátí na svéráznou archeoložku, doktorku Aphru, a vydá se s ní znovu na planetu Geonosis.
Největší nepřítel Tonyho Starka, šílený magnát Obadiah Stane, zemřel při pokusu zničit Tonyho dědictví. Nyní přichází na scénu Obadiahův syn Ezekiel, který přísahal pomstít otcovu smrt. Zatímco otec chtěl Tonyho Starka porazit pomocí neohrabané zbroje zvané Železář, Ezekiel využívá hrdinovy designy, aby vytvořil něco lepšího - Iron Mana 2.0. V postavě Ezekiela Stanea, který je stejně bezohledný a desetkrát chytřejší než jeho otec, ožívají najednou všechny nejhorší noční můry Tonyho Starka.
Iron Man 2.0 is here - and Tony Stark isn't the one who made him! Ezekiel Stane is on the scene and fixated on avenging the death of his father, Obadiah. Every bit as ruthless and ten times as smart, the younger Stane is all five of Stark's nightmares rolled into one - and his perversion of Stark's technology into a weapon capable of slaying hundreds of innocents at a time starts the clock ticking on a chess game Iron Man must win! Then, Tony goes on the run from Norman Osborn! Osborn now has all the power he ever wanted minus the most important ingredient, the registration database, which is stored in the only place Stark could guarantee its safe keeping - inside his Extremis-enhanced brain.Collecting: Invincible Iron Man 1-19
In FLASH: TERMINAL VELOCITY, the Flash must confront his own humanity and future as he tries to save the life of the woman that he loves and thwart the devious plot of a maniacal madman. After learning that the Speed Force, the source of his powers, is slowly augmenting his abilities while pulling him into another plane of existence, the scarlet speedster must find a way to escape his vision of his impending death. But when he is caught in a no-win situation, the fastest man alive sacrifices himself to stop the super-villain Kobra from taking over Keystone City by pushing his powers to the limit and selflessly disappearing into the Speed Force forever.
He's outrun Norman Osborn, and kept the database of superhuman secret identities safe and secure. But in doing so, Tony Stark has lost just about everything: his armor, his power - even his very mind. Now, at his absolute lowest point, it will take Tony's last reservoir of will - and a band of brothers including Thor, Captain America, War Machine and Black Widow - to keep from losing it all and sow the seeds for a brighter tomorrow. Stark Industries' arms-manufacturing days are over: Tony's new company, Stark Resilient, is bringing modern tech to the masses without bringing innocent people to their knees. But there's a competitor on the scene, a mother/daughter team with a very familiar name ready to pick up the slack with an armor called Detroit Steel. They've started a deadly game of international intrigue that will bring one of Iron Man's deadliest foes back into the fray - but for the Hammer girls, that was merely the opening salvo. With War Machine grounded by the Pentagon, Pepper missing the RT-charged heart that made her Rescue and Tony's Resilient team struggling to put their clean-energy tech into production, they're about to up the ante. Now, Iron Man's going to find out just what "resilient" really means.Collecting: The Invincible Iron Man 20-33
Collects no. 1-7 from the comic series "The Invincible Iron Man," in which Tony Stark travels to exotic locations with Pepper Pots to fight against Ezekiel Stane, who has manipulated Stark's technologies in his plot to avenge his fallen father, Obadiah.
With one member of the rebel crew captured and imprisoned, we return to the journals of Ben Kenobi and a legendary adventure with Jedi Master Yoda! He's trapped on a world full of vicious, mysteriously powered children. Not easy, will this be. And the ripples of Yoda's struggle in the past will be felt by Luke Skywalker in the present! Plus, Luke finally gets the alone time he's been after with Princess Leia - unfortunately, it's while they're stranded on a desert island! Meanwhile, Sana and Lando join forces on Coruscant, while Han and Chewie go back to smuggling - for a Hutt?! Plus, Leia takes on a deadly top-secret mission, and Han has a dangerous idea for a new Rebel base. And what are the droids up to? The epic saga continues! COLLECTING: STAR WARS 26-30, 33-37, ANNUAL 2-3
