‘Superior Iron Man’: Marvel Reinventing Tony Stark

Marvel has spent the week stunning fans with major character transformations, and now comes news that Tony Stark will be re-imagined as well, in the upcoming series Superior Iron Man.

Mashable reports that Tony Stark will be relocating to San Francisco for Superior Iron Man, as the genius inventor spreads an app based on his Extremis technology, which played a major role in Iron Man 3.

The storyline will examine the dark side of Iron Man, calling Stark’s character into question as he offers San Francisco residents “beauty, perfection, and possibly immortality” with his Extremis tech. Daredevil, also a recent transplant to San Francisco, is slated to face off against Iron Man, standing in opposition to Stark’s plans. Superior Iron Man is set to begin this November, replacing Iron Man for an indefinite run.

Iron Man is only the latest character in the Marvel universe to be re-imagined. As The Inquisitr previously reported, Marvel announced earlier this week that Norse God of Thunder and Avenger teammate Thor would be passing his hammer and name to a female version of the character. On The Colbert Report, Marvel also announced that Falcon would be stepping up to fill the shoes of Steve Rodgers as the new Captain America.

New York Daily News reports that the changes to Iron Man, Thor, and Captain America are all part of Marvel’s Now! initiative, aimed at revamping its three major characters with new looks. Marvel executive editor Tom Brevoort pointed out that “These characters have always been updated to fit the times,” adding that “change is one of the watchwords of the Marvel universe.”