Iron Man's Dark New Direction Arrives Sooner Than Expected

Marvel's shaking things up with Tony Stark heading into what sounds like seriously grim territory. The Avengers are marching toward some kind of apocalyptic showdown, and Iron Man's getting the short end of that stick—going from the invincible tech genius we know to someone facing actual imprisonment. It's a bold tonal shift for the character. The real question hanging over all this is whether Marvel's actually planning redemption for him or if they're just taking him to darker places for the sake of drama.