Marvel March Madness continues with Spencer Ackerman. Spencer is a journalist and writer. He's won a 2012 National Magazine Award for reporting on biased FBI training materials and shared in a 2014 Pulitzer Prize for his coverage of the 2013 global surveillance disclosures. His book Reign of Terror: How the 9/11 Era Destabalized American and Produced Trump was named a best nonfiction book of 2021 by The New York Times, The Washington Post, and Foreign Policy. Spencer is now writing Iron Man and taking Tony through The Stark-Roxxon War. He comes on the podcast to talk about his career, the challenge of coming from journalism to comics, and how Iron Man ended up with that big 'ol sword. Plus he talks about what it's like working with the unbelievably talented Julius Ohta. Be sure to get caught up on Iron Man and don't miss the upcoming issue #6 titled The Insurgent Iron Man. 

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Iron Man Trade Paperback Volume One: The Stark-Roxxon War

From the publisher

A new, brutal era begins for the Golden Avenger! With his company restored, Tony Stark’s first order of business is getting Stark Unlimited back out of the weapons game. But a multinational company doesn’t just stop selling weapons overnight, and the board is more concerned with profit margins than super-hero ethics. Now they’ve made a deal with the devil: Stark Unlimited is for sale, and the highest bidder represents the combined might of Tony’s two biggest competitors, Roxxon and A.I.M.! But they’re ready for the old Tony Stark. This one? He’s a lot angrier than he used to be. New armor, old enemies and unbelievable twists abound in this fresh take on a fury-powered Iron Man! Collecting IRON MAN (2024) #1-5.

Iron Man #6 hit shelves March 12th, 2025.

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