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No. 96 — Longer term

Iron Man: Extremis

Warren Ellis · Adi Granov

Story era 07 · Disassembled to Civil War

Ellis and Granov connect Iron Man’s armor to Tony Stark’s body and the consequences of technological change.

UnownedReading status not recorded304 pages11 full issues

One-book project: Iron Man: Extremis

Setup & reading order

  1. After Iron Man (2004) #6

    The landmark is complete; the included Iron Man (2012) #1–5 is a later sampler and not the next chronological stop.

Optional context & path

Path: Iron Man. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.

Useful background and earlier stops: Iron Man by Michelinie, Layton & Romita Jr. · Iron Man by Denny O’Neil — Rhodes and Stane.

Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.

About these books · 4 sources

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The books

This book

Iron Man: Extremis

Premier Collection paperback · 304 pages · Unowned

Book 1 of 1 · Disassembled to Civil War

Extremis modernizes Tony’s body/armor relationship before the Fraction run.

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Due 12 Jan 2027 · 304 pages · Adi Granov cover9781302972523Planned edition
Iron Man (2004)#1–6
Iron Man (2012)#1–5
Earth-616 Primary

Pairs the six-issue Extremis story with Iron Man (2012) #1–5 as a later companion piece; Extremis itself is the reason to read it.

Edition sources

Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.

Duplication · Iron Man: Extremis

These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.

No shared contents are recorded with other books in the plan.