#James rhodes thor iron wars series#

He saved Stark International from Magma’s rampage and Stark asked him to continue as Iron Man.Īlthough a novice, Rhodes’ combat experience served him well for his new role as a super hero. Too inebriated to continue his fight with Magma, Stark passed out and Rhodes donned the armor becoming Iron Man for the first time. After a humiliating defeat battling the villain Magma (Jonathan Darque) while intoxicated, Iron Man went to Rhodes for help recharging his armor and inadvertently revealed his identity. He watched helplessly as Stark gradually gave in to alcoholism. Rhodes served for some time at Stark International as Stark’s pilot and became Tony’s close friend, risking his life to aid Tony against enemies such as Justin Hammer and the Maggia. For a while, Rhodes worked as a mercenary with Parnell, but when he caught Parnell running guns to the dictatorship of Santo Marco, he went back to Tony to make good on his word. Rhodes agreed to take him up on his offer when his tour of duty was completed. Afterward, Rhodes was approached by Tony Stark, claiming to be Iron Man’s 'employer,' and was offered a job as Stark’s pilot. Iron Man helped repair Rhodes’ helicopter and they made it to safety together. During one mission, Rhodes’ helicopter was shot down in a jungle and was discovered by Iron Man (Tony Stark), who had recently escaped from the guerrilla Wong-Chu and needed transportation. Rhodes was a soldier with a conscience, willing to kill if a mission required it, yet haunted by every life he took. Parnell and Glenda eventually fell in love and married. In the service, he grew close with his comrade Parnell Jacobs, whom he introduced to childhood friend Glenda Sandoval. James 'Rhodey' Rhodes was a US Marine who served several tours in Southeast Asia while studying to become an aviation engineer.

#James rhodes thor iron wars series#

The series lasted five issues before cancellation. The most recent series focusing on Rhodes was Iron Patriot, an All-New Marvel NOW! title by writer Ales Kot and artist Garry Brown. Rhodes was the lead character of the 2011-12 series Iron Man 2.0 by writer Nick Spencer. War Machine appeared as a regular character in the 2010-2013 Secret Avengers series, from issue #1 (July 2010) through issue #21 (March 2012), and guest starred in issues #26-28 during the 'Avengers vs. This led into a second War Machine ongoing series, written by Greg Pak with art by Leonardo Manco, which lasted 12 issues. In this tie-in to the company-wide storyline ' Secret Invasion,' War Machine replaced Iron Man as the protagonist for the final three issues of the series. In the series Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D., Rhodes was featured in the storyline 'War Machine: Weapon of S.H.I.E.L.D.' written by Gage and artist Sean Chen. War Machine 2.0, by Austen and Christian Moore. War Machine series by Chuck Austen, and U.S. Rhodes was also featured in the alternate-reality Marvel MAX imprint's U.S. In addition to Iron Man and his own title War Machine, Rhodes has been featured in the ensemble titles West Coast Avengers Force Works by Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning Sentinel Squad O*N*E The Crew by Christopher Priest and Avengers: The Initiative by Dan Slott and Christos Gage. After Stark's return to the role of Iron Man, Rhodes continued as the superhero War Machine and made his solo series debut in an eponymous title after being featured as a supporting character in the superhero-team series Avengers West Coast.

The character would continue in a supporting role and later resume the role of Iron Man following Stark's purported death in issue #284 (Sept. Initially a supporting character in volume one of Iron Man, Rhodes later assumed the mantle of Iron Man after Tony Stark's relapse into alcoholism in issue #170 (May 1983).

The War Machine armor was designed by Len Kaminski and Kevin Hopgood. The character was created by David Michelinie, John Byrne and Bob Layton and first appeared in Iron Man #118(Jan. War Machine(James Rhodes) is a fictional character appearing in comic books published by Marvel Comics.