I'm pretty sure that the reason behind this is the intent to totally reboot the Marvel Universe, so let's go out with a really big bang.
At least, I hope that's what it is.![]()
Remember when Iron Man was killed, so they got an emergency replacement Iron Man from the past, a Tony Stark in his 20s who still crawled into a bottle once or twice a week.
Heroes Reborn erased all that, while introducing the character to a goatee.