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In the comics, it was Norman Osborn when he made his own Dark Avengers after becoming head of SHIELD (which he dissolved and turned into his own organization, HAMMER)

Here, it's just a paint job on War Machine that's meant to be a nod to comic fans.

Well, I have to go back a little. There was the Secret Invasion storyline which essentially had Skrulls posing as various superheroes in order to take over Earth. During this, Tony Stark was head of SHIELD after the superhero civil war.

Now, before Secret Invasion, there was a group of reformed villains called the Thunderbolts. They were like the bootleg avengers but were officially sanctioned by the government. Well, before Secret Invasion, Norman Osborn is head of Thunderbolts because he convinced everyone that he's reformed.

OKAY, SO. During the big battle against the Skrulls, tv cameras basically show Norman making the kill shot to destroy the Skrull Queen, effectively winning the war against the Skrulls. The government decides that Tony Stark was useless as head of SHIELD and they fire him and make Norman head of SHIELD because America loves him for killing the last Skrull. Well, Norman's first act is to abolish SHIELD and make his own organization called HAMMER. The running joke during this is that no one knows what HAMMER stands for.

I hope this explains that!

The events after Civil War are kinda crappy but there have been some great books since then. You should check out some of the new Marvel Now books!

Thank you!