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Dec. 7th, 2012 12:49 pmTalking about this topic to my friend, I realized that Forbes interviewed Tony Stark.
A smirk or two for the fangirls.
A smirk or two for the fangirls.
Tony Stark is richer than Bruce Wayne
Oct. 5th, 2012 09:33 am...according to analysis by Forbes Magazine of the top 15 richest fictional characters. ETA: Direct link to the Forbes items here. ETA2: Smaug, eh? *is amused*
Reading Cap/Iron Man, or really any Avengers fan fic at all, leads you into areas of profligate and conspicuous consumption where a girl from the burbs like me has never thought to tread. Of course, I don't know what you kids are watching these days on your trashy reality shows, so maybe I'm behind the times here.
Anyway, my first question was, what about Tony Stark's cars? You can find them here and here, though you will need to prod the net a little if you want to see pics and prices for all of them. I was particulalry amused by the gasps of the knowledgable when Tony smashed his 1967 Shelby Cobra. And seeing that name answers a question I was having in traffic the other day when I was actually BEHIND a Shebly Cobra - though clearly NOT a 1967 - and going, dude, why does that sound familiar? Anyway, I must be having some kind of masculine mid-life-crisis becuase *I* want the Audi R8 for *my* going to get groceries car. *pouts* And dear Lord, check out this article on the 2014 Bugatti Veryron Hyper Sport that will apparently be Tony's new toy for Iron Man 3. I. Want. It.
Then, actually inspired by Boardwalk Empire and Jimmy Darmody and HIS fantastic suits, I went out looking for Tony Stark's designer. First of all trying to do a web search on Tony Stark Iron Man suits is NOT productive. *glares* However, I found a couple of funny threads in fora on the topic.
Just some people nattering on about Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne and suit designers - not really that interesting.
A thread on that gorgeous pale grey suit he wore in Monaco, and some guy who is clearly trying to BE Tony Stark, OMG. :)
But I really want to point you to this guy. A discussion of the wardrobes of Tony Stark, Pepper Potts, and Bruce Banner. Also, a link a the bottom to a great entry on Cap, and why his clothes were clearly bought by SHIELD, among other topics. I like his take on Pepper's bare feet, as well. And he has an amusing obsession with the heights of the actors (and did I mention here that when I watched The Avengers this weekend, I kept trying to see when RDJ was wearing lifts? Because I'm weird, but also, I'm really bad at shoes and I was never really sure...) and he offers a funny link to a selection of photos of the Ghost Protocol cast.
Hello!
I also found that bit of Tony Stark hentai art that I was trying to track down the other day. By no means visit a tumblr called Rogers-and-Stark. You will almost certainly regret it.
Reading Cap/Iron Man, or really any Avengers fan fic at all, leads you into areas of profligate and conspicuous consumption where a girl from the burbs like me has never thought to tread. Of course, I don't know what you kids are watching these days on your trashy reality shows, so maybe I'm behind the times here.
Anyway, my first question was, what about Tony Stark's cars? You can find them here and here, though you will need to prod the net a little if you want to see pics and prices for all of them. I was particulalry amused by the gasps of the knowledgable when Tony smashed his 1967 Shelby Cobra. And seeing that name answers a question I was having in traffic the other day when I was actually BEHIND a Shebly Cobra - though clearly NOT a 1967 - and going, dude, why does that sound familiar? Anyway, I must be having some kind of masculine mid-life-crisis becuase *I* want the Audi R8 for *my* going to get groceries car. *pouts* And dear Lord, check out this article on the 2014 Bugatti Veryron Hyper Sport that will apparently be Tony's new toy for Iron Man 3. I. Want. It.
Then, actually inspired by Boardwalk Empire and Jimmy Darmody and HIS fantastic suits, I went out looking for Tony Stark's designer. First of all trying to do a web search on Tony Stark Iron Man suits is NOT productive. *glares* However, I found a couple of funny threads in fora on the topic.
Just some people nattering on about Tony Stark and Bruce Wayne and suit designers - not really that interesting.
A thread on that gorgeous pale grey suit he wore in Monaco, and some guy who is clearly trying to BE Tony Stark, OMG. :)
But I really want to point you to this guy. A discussion of the wardrobes of Tony Stark, Pepper Potts, and Bruce Banner. Also, a link a the bottom to a great entry on Cap, and why his clothes were clearly bought by SHIELD, among other topics. I like his take on Pepper's bare feet, as well. And he has an amusing obsession with the heights of the actors (and did I mention here that when I watched The Avengers this weekend, I kept trying to see when RDJ was wearing lifts? Because I'm weird, but also, I'm really bad at shoes and I was never really sure...) and he offers a funny link to a selection of photos of the Ghost Protocol cast.
Hello!
I also found that bit of Tony Stark hentai art that I was trying to track down the other day. By no means visit a tumblr called Rogers-and-Stark. You will almost certainly regret it.
Tony Stark really IS that messed up. Wow.
Aug. 5th, 2012 07:13 pmKnowing how the fangirls like to make a woobie and milk the angst, I really did not expect Tony Stark to be quite this damaged. Even reading about the couple of suicidal story arcs didn't prepare me for actually reading the source material. For those keeping track - I read Civil War and Iron Man: Civil War, last week, and now I have read Extremis. Execute Program is coming up. (I'm a little out of order, obviously.)
Next purchases will probably be to finish Iron Man Vol. 4, and prod the relevant Avengers and Captain America titles to fill in missing Civil War material - basically, I'd like to have the assasination of Captain America.
After that, I think I'll just go forward chronologically, despite![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
green_grrl's >>>:-( regarding Matt Fraction.
AG33 seems to be enjoying. The Barbarian wants to get in on the action, too, but Extremis is too scary for her, I think. She muscled in on #1, which wasn't too bad (just skipped a couple of pages), and I thought she would find it simply boring, but no, she was totally up for more. Hmmm. If I completely skip #2, she may be able to read the others. Will look at it again.
In other Avengers silliness, I put this Captain America wall onto Miss Lemon, and I think The Barbarian appreciates him as much as I do. I had already snagged this for my work computer.
Skipping back though this journal, I see that I never mentioned my new toy! My parents acquired a Dell Inspirion Mini a while back that they decided they were never going to use and handed off to me when I picked the kids up from NC! I have named her Miss Lemon, after Poirot's amazing secretary. When I get Physty's replacement (yes, my backup drive has died - I cross my fingers I will actually get one more boot out of it, but pretty much dead), I'm naming her Ms. Potts. Just so you know. Though Husband thought I should use Hastings.
Next purchases will probably be to finish Iron Man Vol. 4, and prod the relevant Avengers and Captain America titles to fill in missing Civil War material - basically, I'd like to have the assasination of Captain America.
After that, I think I'll just go forward chronologically, despite
green_grrl's >>>:-( regarding Matt Fraction.AG33 seems to be enjoying. The Barbarian wants to get in on the action, too, but Extremis is too scary for her, I think. She muscled in on #1, which wasn't too bad (just skipped a couple of pages), and I thought she would find it simply boring, but no, she was totally up for more. Hmmm. If I completely skip #2, she may be able to read the others. Will look at it again.
In other Avengers silliness, I put this Captain America wall onto Miss Lemon, and I think The Barbarian appreciates him as much as I do. I had already snagged this for my work computer.
Skipping back though this journal, I see that I never mentioned my new toy! My parents acquired a Dell Inspirion Mini a while back that they decided they were never going to use and handed off to me when I picked the kids up from NC! I have named her Miss Lemon, after Poirot's amazing secretary. When I get Physty's replacement (yes, my backup drive has died - I cross my fingers I will actually get one more boot out of it, but pretty much dead), I'm naming her Ms. Potts. Just so you know. Though Husband thought I should use Hastings.
Avengers temporarily ate my brain
Jun. 1st, 2012 06:29 amOr more precisely Cap/Iron Man. Not that I feel any inspiration to write, but it seems to have sucked my brain similarly to the Sherlock attack of a few months ago. Hmmm. There is a common denominator there...
Anyway, yesterday, I went to see Avengers, and as a pre-theater event, I put Iron Man into the DVD player and watched it, pure, straight, and unriffed. (It's a damned funny RiffTrax, though, if you're into that.)
( Cut for possible minor spoilers for movie and comics )
Anyway, yesterday, I went to see Avengers, and as a pre-theater event, I put Iron Man into the DVD player and watched it, pure, straight, and unriffed. (It's a damned funny RiffTrax, though, if you're into that.)
( Cut for possible minor spoilers for movie and comics )
