Named after the 1980’s comic of the same name, Iron Man 2020, is a six-issue event comic (and 12 tie-ins) by writers Dan Slott & Christos Gage and artist Pete Woods.
Now, Arno Stark is Iron Man—and has taken control of all Tony’s assets, including his company Stark Unlimited. As Iron Man 2020 steers humanity into a new, cutting-edge dawn, robots from around the world unite to stake their claim on a new Machine Age. Humanity vs. Artificial Intelligence—and only one will emerge victorious.
What to read before Iron Man 2020?
The Iron Man 2020 event is a continuation and conclusion of Dan Slott’s run on Iron Man. You can guess that, for a better experience, you’ll have to dive into this run. You can then read:
- Tony Stark: Iron Man by Dan Slott Omnibus – the complete run which also collects the Iron Man 2020 main event.
- Or for a shorter version Iron Man: The Ultron Agenda – collecting Tony Stark: Iron Man #16-19, the story arc leading up to Iron Man 2020.
Wants to know more about Arno Stark?
- Iron Man 2020 – Not to be confused with the event! Collecting the history of Arno Stark, especially the limited series Machine Man from 1984 written by Tom DeFalco
- Kieron Gillen’s run on Iron Man introduced Arno Stark to present-day continuity:
Iron 2020 Reading Order
Iron 2020 Reading Order: Collected Editions
- Iron Man 2020: Robot Revolution
Collects Iron Man 2020 #1-6. - Iron Man 2020: Robot Revolution – Force Works
Collects Force Works 2020 #1-3, Machine Man 2020 #1-2, and Iron Age 2020 #1. - Iron Man 2020: Robot Revolution – iWolverine
Collects Rescue 2020 #1-2, Ironheart 2020 #1-2, and iWolverine 2020 #1-2.
Iron Man 2020 Reading Order: Issue By Issue
- Iron Man 2020 (Vol. 2) #1
- Iron Man 2020 (Vol. 2) #2
- 2020 Machine Man #1
- 2020 Force Works #1
- Iron Man 2020 (Vol. 2) #3
- 2020 Machine Man #2
- 2020 Force Works #2
- 2020 Rescue #1
- 2020 Iron Age #1
- 2020 Ironheart #1
- Iron Man 2020 (Vol. 2) #4
- 2020 Force Works #3
- 2020 Rescue #2
- 2020 Ironheart #2
- iWolverine #1
- Iron Man 2020 (Vol. 2) #5
- iWolverine #2
- Iron Man 2020 (Vol. 2) #6
After Iron Man 2020
This is the end of the road for Dan Slott on Iron Man. Tony Stark is going back to basics with writer Christopher Cantwell and penciler Cafu on Iron Man Vol. 1: Big Iron. You can simply check out our Complete Iron Man reading order to discover more Tony Stark stories.
Also after Iron Man 2020, Tony Stark was in another Marvel event, Empyre (co-written by Dan Slott).