Iron Man: The Price of Doing Business is a comic given away free with a pre-order of the first Iron Man video game from Sega. It is inspired by the events of the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
Plot[]
Mickey, a member of the Maggia, tries to sell Stark Industries weapons until he is interrupted by Iron Man, who dangles Mickey off of a roof until he finds answers. Knowing what the Maggia is doing, Stark approaches Obadiah Stane, demanding that they cut ties with the organization. However, Stane is hesitatant as Luchino Nefaria is a billion dollar man. Stark stands his ground.
Iron Man then goes out to find the Maggia compound and his surrounded when he breaks in. Iron Man easily beats everyone and finds out that their armor is not Stark Industries, meaning that there is another organization at play. He then flies away as Pepper Potts does research. In flight, Iron Man is shotdown by who he thinks is the Maggia. However, they are men in armor who were tipped off by an angry "inside man". Iron Man defeats the men by siphoning power from their suits before Potts tells him that there are energy surges around the world. Iron Man leaves to stop the surges.
Appearances[]
Characters[]
- Tony Stark/Iron Man
- Obadiah Stane
- Pepper Potts
- Mickey
- James Rhodes (mentioned)
- Luchino Nefaria (mentioned)
- Whitney Nefaria (mentioned)
Locations[]
- Los Angeles, California
- Russia (mentioned)
- Greece (mentioned)
Items[]
Organizations[]
- Stark Industries
- Maggia
- A.I.M. (mentioned)
- S.H.I.E.L.D. (mentioned)
Canon Status[]
This comic contains several plot points that contradict the established canon of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and it is thus considered non-canon:
- In this comic, Tony Stark is publicly known to be Iron Man before the death of Obadiah Stane. In Iron Man, Stark announces that he is Iron Man after Stane's death in the Duel of Los Angeles.[1]
- A.I.M. is mentioned as being a secret weapons and intelligence agency and a former client of Stark Industries. In Iron Man 3, A.I.M. is a scientific research and development agency funded by the government, and Tony Stark has had no previous encounters with them since meeting Aldrich Killian in Bern, Switzerland on New Year's Eve 1999.[2]
- Whitney Frost is mentioned in this comic as a high-ranking member of the Maggia in the 21st Century. She appears in the second season of Agent Carter as an actress in the 1940s and an enemy of Peggy Carter.[3]
