the Invincible Iron Man #15 - Marvel

Well, Norman has found Tony. Or . . that is to say, Madame Masque has. Of course Norman was keeping an eye on Pepper, after he let her go, and she led him right to Tony when she took off for Russia. He had Madame Masque there before Pepper even got there. But, Norman didn't take into account the feelings that Whitney had for Tony at one time. And to see Tony now, in this diminished state, and with Pepper, another woman . . well let's just say Whitney already was not the poster-child for mental health. Now her feelings and emotions are bubbling over all over the place. I know she's acting calm and rational, but . . if she was calm and rational she would've just shot both of them when she had them in the sights of her sniper rifle. Instead, she's decided to play it up close and personal. She's torturing Pepper, and she's trying to figure out if Tony ever really truly loved her. That doesn't sound like the best course of action to me . . or even a very good plan. The issue ends with her taking her mask off, and asking Tony to honestly tell her what he thinks. With the right answer, she'll either save him . . or Pepper. Meanwhile, Maria Hill has caught up with Natasha, but she's having a heck of a time convincing her that she's on the up and up. All she wants to do it get the hard-drive to Captain America. But Nat's heard to many stories about what Maria's done. It isn't until she's almost captured by HAMMER agents that she finally gives her the benefit of the doubt. Anyways, I thought this was another great chapter by Matt Fraction. I'm really getting an immense appreciation for this guys talents. He really writes some fantastic stories. Of course Salvador Larroca's art looks incredible, as usual. I'm just wondering how Matt is going to wrap this all up. It doesn't appear to me that there's a clear ending available for these characters. We'll just have to see what rabbit Matt can pull out of his hat. Whatever the case . . it'll be fantastic, I'm sure.