You may have noticed that Bleeding Cool has run a number of stories of late looking at the lateness of Fantastic Four and Tony Stark: Iron Man. I mean, they are not the only regularly late Marvel Comics, but they are often paired.

Tony Stark: Iron Man #9, originally solicited for the end of February, has slipped a further two weeks until the 13th of March. While Tony Stark: Iron Man #10 had slipped three weeks from the 27th of March until the 17th of April. And Tony Stark: Iron Man #11 has slipped a whole five weeks from the 17th of April to the 22nd of May.

Well, this may be what helps bring the series back on track a little.

As of issue 9 of Tony Stark: Iron Man, Jim Zub will be scripting the series, based on Dan Slott's plots. For how long, I don't know, but it might help speed up the schedule?

TONY STARK IRON MAN #9

(W) Dan Slott, Jim Zub (A) Valerio Schiti (CA) Alexander Lozano

"STARK REALITIES" PART FOUR!

• Who controls the eScape? Who controls the real world? And who is in control of Iron Man?

• The answer to at least one of these questions is the Controller.

• The answer to the others might surprise you.

• It's an all-out battle on multiple fronts with reality, the cyberscape and the heart, mind and soul of Tony Stark at stake!

Rated T+In Shops: Mar 13, 2019

Final Orders Due: Feb 18, 2019

SRP: $3.99