Marvel's Civil War epic changed a lot of things for a lot of characters. For Tony "Iron Man" Stark, it put him in the unusual position of being -- at least from a majority of the readers' viewpoint -- the villain.

After all, Tony is toeing the government line, queueing up to register his name and abilities with the feds so that no more "accidents" can happen during superhero/supervillain free-for-alls. He is opposing Captain America, the star-spangled bastion of freedom, who believes the law infringes on individual rights. He is bringing supervillains and questionable heroes into the fray. He indirectly caused the death of a hero. He has created a gulag in which to imprison heroes. And, by persuading Peter Parker to come out of the Spider-Man closet, he put Peter and his family at risk, leading to a near tragedy that took a deal with the devil and an even greater tragedy -- the loss of his lovely wife, Mary Jane -- to prevent.

So yeah, Tony's the bad guy here. But in the stories collected in Civil War: Iron Man, he's a bad guy with a soul. While some stories presented him as a cold, calculating strategist, these stories show his heart -- particularly in the first chapter, in which he and Captain America, once best of friends, meet for one last civil conversation before the civil war boils over, and in the final chapter, when Tony confesses his doubts, misgivings and regrets in the aftermath over Captain America's corpse.

And in between, we see Tony fighting, feeling badly, pondering alcoholism and making a PSA recording in favor of the new law. Combined, it's an important part of the overall Civil War story.