Iron Man Epic Collection #18
In "This Year's Model," Tony Stark grapples with a painful revelation: Stark Enterprises secretly sold nuclear material to AIM after Rhodey demanded the company exit the weapons trade. Still wheelchair-bound, Tony sends an LMD to negotiate the return of the shipment—only for MODAM’s forces to destroy the robot. Forced to take direct control, Tony suits up in the Iron Man armor to fight back against both MODAM and AIM, but the battle takes a sudden turn when Omega Red arrives, hunting MODAM with deadly intent. Written by Len Kaminski and illustrated by Kevin Hopgood, with inks by Steve Mitchell, colors by Ariane, and letters by Phil Felix, this story features a cover by Kevin Hopgood.
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Tony learns that when Rhodey demanded that Stark Enterprises get out of the nuke business, his company sold nuclear material to AIM to turn a profit. Still confined to a wheelchair, Tony sends an LMD in his place to offer to buy the shipment back. Sniffing out the ruse, MODAM has her troops destroy the Stark robot. Tony remotely controls the Iron Man armor to battle MODAM and AIM. That is, until Omega Red shows up looking for MODAM's head.
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