Tony Stark takes on the Marvel Universe's hardest job: director of S.H.I.E.L.D.! And he's just the futurist to bring the peacekeeping intelligence organization up-to-date! But with Tony in the hot seat, what will that mean for Iron Man? He'll deal with techno-zombies, an old hero with a grudge, a traitor in the Initiative and regime change in the nation of Madripoor! And a certain jade giant comes looking for payback when WORLD WAR HULK begins! The Mandarin plays a genocidal game, Tony's past comes back to haunt him, the pressures of the job start to build, and a deadly menace lurks within S.H.I.E.L.D. itself! Will Tony Stark crack under the pressure of being the world's top cop? Collecting IRON MAN: DIRECTOR OF S.H.I.E.L.D. #15-32 and ANNUAL #1. Rated T+