Iron Man #2 (682)

Apr 2026 · Marvel · 4.99 USD

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“Under Pressure”

About this Issue

Iron Man (2026) #2 — story-titled 'Under Pressure' and carrying the legacy number 682 — is the second chapter of writer Joshua Williamson and artist Carmen Carnero's relaunch of the Iron Man solo series, the seventh volume in Marvel's long-running publishing history of the character. The issue deepens the series' central premise — Madame Masque and A.I.M. engineering a replacement Tony Stark — while introducing the Dreadsquires as a first appearance, adding a small but new corner to Iron Man's rogues' gallery. It also marks one of the earliest mainline appearances of Melinda May (a character who migrated to the comics from Marvel's television universe) as a recurring supporting cast member with a formal government-watchdog role over Tony Stark, cementing her place in the 616 Iron Man mythology.

writer Joshua Williamson · artist, inker Carmen Carnero · colorist Nolan Woodard · letterer VC's Joe Caramagna · cover Ryan Stegman

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History

The series was announced at Marvel's Next Big Thing Panel at New York Comic Con in October 2025, with Williamson — coming off a celebrated run on DC's Superman — paired with Legacy Stormbreaker Carmen Carnero, whose previous credits include Miles Morales: Spider-Man and Captain Marvel. Issue #2 shipped February 25, 2026, roughly four weeks after the debut issue, maintaining a monthly cadence under editor Danny Khazem and senior editor Wil Moss. Ryan Stegman provided the main cover, with multiple incentive and variant covers released alongside the standard edition.

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Published February 25, 2026 (cover-dated April 2026); carries the legacy numbering designation #682 in the continuous Iron Man numbering, making it part of Iron Man Vol. 7.
Creative team: writer Joshua Williamson, penciller/inker Carmen Carnero, colorist Nolan Woodard, letterer Joe Caramagna, editor Danny Khazem, senior editor Wil Moss; main cover by Ryan Stegman.
Story title is 'Under Pressure' — the second chapter of the opening arc establishing Madame Masque and A.I.M.'s scheme to cultivate their own version of Tony Stark by kidnapping the finalists of the Tony Stark Grant Award.
First appearance of the Dreadsquires — the henchmen squad serving Dreadknight (Bram Velsing) — who clash with Iron Man and Captain America outside the Latverian Embassy in the wake of Doctor Doom's fall from power.
The A.I.M. holding cells imprisoning the kidnapped geniuses (including Adam Ware) are outfitted with technology sourced from Arcade, Mojo, and Mysterio — an in-universe detail underscoring the villains' psychological-warfare approach.
Captain America (Steve Rogers) plays a key co-starring role, expressing concern over Tony's mental state and privately arranging to have someone keep watch over him — establishing an undercurrent of tension between the two allies.
Melinda May — a character who originated in Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. television series — continues her role as Tony's government liaison, with Williamson on record describing her as a natural fit who 'sees right through' Tony's bravado.
The issue is collected in the trade paperback Iron Man Vol. 1: A New Nightmare, which gathers the opening arc of the Williamson/Carnero run.