Little late for that. If I were still... Human. I'd have lost count of how many I've killed. But I can't forget anything, now... And I can't stop seeing everything. Every woman they've raped... Every child they've shot... I hate them. God help me, I hate them. Maybe someday someone'll hate me just as much. But I don't care. All I know... Is that today... The world needs a War Machine.
Appearing in "War Machine"
Featured Characters:
- War Machine (James "Rhodey" Rhodes) (Main story and flashback)
Supporting Characters:
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Only in flashback)
- Parnell Jacobs
- Bethany Cabe
Antagonists:
- Santo Marco Armed Forces
- Santo Marco Army
- R. Belasco (First appearance; dies)
- Retrofitted Sentinel
- General Luis Augustine (Appears on screen)
- M. Alvarez (First appearance; dies)
- F. Schneebaum (First appearance; dies)
- Santo Marco Armed Forces Death Squad 832
- C. Guzman (First appearance; dies)
- H. "Babykiller" Oracion (First appearance; dies)
- Santo Marco Army
- Eaglestar International
- Davis Harmon (Behind the scenes)
- ⏴ Norman Osborn ⏵
Other Characters:
- United Nations Blue Helmets
- J. Arana (First appearance)
- T'Challa (Mentioned)
- Glenda Sandoval-Jacobs (Appears on screen)
- Stuart Clarke (Mentioned)
- US Army (Mentioned)
- NATO (Mentioned)
- James Rhodes 2.0 (First appearance)
Races and Species:
Locations:
- Earth
- Santo Marco
- Santo Marco
- Unnamed stadium
- Coahiba Detention Center (Mentioned)
- Iglesia de Cristobal (Mentioned)
- Santo Marco
- Aqiria
- Eaglestar International HQ (Behind the scenes)
- Earth Orbit
- United States of America
- Hawaii (Appears on screen)
- Oahu (Appears on screen)
- Schofield Barracks (Appears on screen)
- Oahu (Appears on screen)
- Colorado
- Thunderbolts Mountain
- War Machine Research and Development Facility (First appearance)
- Hawaii (Appears on screen)
- Wakanda (Mentioned)
- Sin-Cong (Mentioned)
- Santo Marco
Items:
- Iron Man Armor Model 29 (Extremis Armor) (Main story and flashback)
- Retrofitted Sentinel components
- War Machine Armor Model 4
- Vibranium (Mentioned)
Vehicles:
Events:
- Taino Rebellion (Mentioned)
- Sin-Congolese War (Mentioned)
Synopsis for "War Machine"
War Machine is searching for Parnell Jacobs for two reasons: Glenda Jacobs has been taken for ransom and Rhodes needs his assistance to work on the War Machine armor and his new body.
Solicit Synopsis
From the pages of IRON MAN and AVENGERS: THE INITIATIVE, War Machine blasts into his own ongoing solo series! Across the globe, from the killing fields of Santo Marco to the blasted deserts of occupied Aquria, butchers and tyrants are committing the most horrific atrocities imaginable. The outside world won't raise a finger to stop them, but now Jim Rhodes is on the job. And forget a finger - he's raising a couple of ginormous shoulder mounted rocket cannons! From WORLD WAR HULK scribe Greg Pak and DEATHLOK artist Leonardo Manco comes the most shocking incarnation of War Machine you've ever seen - along with a surprisingly familiar supporting cast and one of the biggest villains in the Marvel Universe!
Notes
- War Machine appeared last in Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. #35
- Issue includes a flashback from one year ago when Jim Rhodes first underwent cybernetic conversion. At the time of publication however, the details behind this incident are still unrevealed.
- This issue is reprinted in the trade War Machine: Iron Heart.