Invincible Iron Man #506

Tied into Marvel's 2011 Fear Itself event, this issue finds Tony Stark in a remarkable position — helmetless in his Iron Man armor, blueprints in hand, surrounded by a crew of dwarven craftsmen hard at work amid a cluttered forge-like setting. The cover by Salvador Larroca (with colors by Frank D'Armata) conveys something unexpected: a Tony Stark who looks less like a combatant and more like an engineer with a bold plan. Matt Fraction's "The Apostate" promises the kind of story where brains and craft matter just as much as firepower.