Iron Man: Movie adaptation (by Peter David, Del Rey)

THE ORIGINAL HEAVY METAL HERO

Millionaire industrialist Tony Stark’s genius for designing and building high-tech, ultradestructive weapons for America’s armed forces has inspired critics to dub him the modern-day Leonardo da Vinci–as well as “merchant of death,” a moniker he embraces with cool arrogance. But when he’s ambushed and kidnapped in the middle of a war zone, Stark comes face-to-face with his own mortality . . . and his true destiny. Now, thanks to him, enemy forces are about to meet their maker. And the world of warfare is about to meet its future–a weapon of mass destruction that walks and talks. When man and machine unite, it can only mean one thing: It’s time to stand ready or stand back–but don’t stand in the way, or else risk the mighty metallic fury of . . .

Mass Market Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Del Rey (April 4, 2008)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 034550609X
ISBN-13: 978-0345506092