In the extra-sized Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. Annual #1, Tony Stark will be going undercover to try to take down Madame Hydra. The annual is being written by Christos Gage and penciled by Harvey Tolibao. Gage was Wizard’s “2007 Writer To Watch.”

With his Extremis powers blocked, his Iron Man armor available for emergencies only and enemies like Bloodscream & Roughhouse around the corner, things don’t look good for Tony Stark. The Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. Annual #1 promises to leave the nation of Madripoor changed forever.

Iron Man: Director of S.H.I.E.L.D. Annual #1 features a cover by Jim Cheung. The annual has an on sale date of November 21, 2007 and a cover price of $3.99.

Great news for fans of Frank Miller’s work on Daredevil. Marvel just announced that the Daredevil By Frank Miller Omnibus Companion has been expanded by over 120 pages. The Omnibus explores Daredevil’s earliest adventures and his later tragedies.

In addition to collecting Peter Parker, The Spectacular Spider-Man #27-28, Daredevil #219, 226-233, Daredevil: Man Without Fear #1-5, and Daredevil: Love And War, this collection will also include a bevy of never-before-seen extras. The Marvel Omnibus features re-mastered pages from these issues, restoring the coloring to match the original perfectly.

Extras include penciled pages by David Mazzucchelli, Frank Miller’s Daredevil series bible from 1980, the original plot to Daredevil #219, the script to Daredevil #233 and the original drafts of the landmark Daredevil: Man Without Fear.

The Daredevil by Frank Miller Omnibus Companion will be a hard cover with an on sale date of December 12, 2007. The Omnibus is written by Frank Miller, Bill Mantlo, and Denny O’Neil and penciled by Frank Miller, Bill Sienkiewicz, David Mazzucchelli, John Romita Jr., and John Buscema. The book will retail for $59.99. Regular cover featured at top of article, variant cover featured at bottom of article.