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Maria Stark
Maria Collins Stark (née Carbonell) is a character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is Howard Stark's wife/ Tony Stark's mother. Fictional character biography Maria Stark was born into a wealthy family in Southampton, New York. In her adulthood, she became a socialite and philanthropist. She dated Obadiah Stane. While staying in Monaco during a flight scale, Maria escaped from her bodyguards at a casino, where she deliberately lost large sums of money at baccarat and was escorted from the premises. Howard Stark (who owned the casino) noticed her being forcefully escorted by her bodyguards and they followed her back to her hotel room. Maria and Howard formed an unlikely duo as they successfully took down the guards and escaped in a car. Their sudden camaraderie left Maria feeling captivated by this unforeseen adventure. Maria married Howard sometime later, and together they adopted their son Anthony Edward "Tony" Stark. Maria was unsuccessf ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marvel Comics
Marvel Comics is a New York City–based comic book publishing, publisher, a property of the Walt Disney Company since December 31, 2009, and a subsidiary of Disney Publishing Worldwide since March 2023. Marvel was founded in 1939 by Martin Goodman (publisher), Martin Goodman as Timely Comics, and by 1951 had generally become known as Atlas Comics (1950s), Atlas Comics. The Marvel era began in August 1961 with the launch of ''Fantastic Four (comic book), The Fantastic Four'' and other superhero titles created by Stan Lee, Jack Kirby, Steve Ditko, and numerous others. The Marvel brand, which had been used over the years and decades, was solidified as the company's primary brand. Marvel counts among List of Marvel Comics characters, its characters such well-known superheroes as Spider-Man, Wolverine (character), Wolverine, Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Thor (Marvel Comics), Thor, Doctor Strange, Daredevil (Marvel Comics character), Daredevil, Black Panther (character), Black ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Arno Stark
Arno Stark is the name of two similar fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, appearing as a counterpart of the superhero Iron Man from the multiverse. The first of these characters is best known as Iron Man 2020. Publication history Iron Man 2020 first appeared in ''Machine Man'' #2 (1984), and was created by Tom DeFalco and Herb Trimpe. His Earth-616 iteration appeared unnamed in ''Iron Man'' #12 (September 2013) and named in ''Iron Man'' #17 (December 2013), and was created by Kieron Gillen and Dale Eaglesham. Fictional character biography Iron Man 2020 Iron Man 2020 comes from the alternate universe of Earth-8410 and is described as the first cousin once removed of Morgan Stark. Arno Stark first appeared in Iron Man 2020 #3. While he is referred to as Tony Stark's uncle in the "Iron Man 2020" series, the exact familial relationship between Tony and Arno Stark can be inconsistent across different Marvel Universe Earths. For example ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bucky Barnes (Marvel Cinematic Universe)
James Buchanan "Bucky" Barnes is a fictional character portrayed by Sebastian Stan in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) media franchise—based on the Marvel Comics character of the same name. Barnes is childhood best friends with Steve Rogers and serves alongside him in the Howling Commandos during World War II. Barnes is seemingly killed in action, but is actually captured by elements of Hydra within the Soviet Union. He is brainwashed and transformed into a super soldier with a metal arm known as the Winter Soldier. In their quest for world domination, Hydra uses a programmed Barnes as an assassin throughout the 20th century. Barnes comes into conflict with Rogers and his allies during the Hydra uprising, eventually gaining some control over himself. However, Helmut Zemo later takes control of Barnes to destroy the Avengers. This conflict, along with internal strife over the Sokovia Accords, causes the Avengers to split up and Rogers is forced to hide Barnes in Wak ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hope Davis
Hope Davis (born March 23, 1964) is an American actress. Her performances on stage and screen have earned various awards. She made her film debut in Joel Schumacher's '' Flatliners'' in 1990. She then starred in the critically acclaimed films '' The Daytrippers'' (1996), '' About Schmidt'' (2002), '' Infamous'' (2006), and '' Asteroid City'' (2023). She received a Golden Globe Award for Best Supporting Actress – Motion Picture nomination for her role in '' American Splendor'' (2003). She received an Independent Spirit Award with the cast of '' Synecdoche, New York'' (2008). In 2016, she joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe portraying Tony Stark's mother Maria Stark in '' Captain America: Civil War'' (2016). In 1992, she made her Broadway theatre debut in ''Two Shakespearean Actors''. In 1997 she starred as Sasha in '' Ivanov'' opposite Kevin Kline and Marian Seldes. She earned acclaim for her role in Yasmina Reza's '' God of Carnage'' in 2009 acting alongside Jeff Dan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Civil War
Civil War may refer to: *Civil war, a war between organized groups within the same state or country Armed conflicts * American Civil War (1861–1865) * Chinese Civil War (intermittently 1927–1949) * English Civil War (1642–1651) * Finnish Civil War (1918) * Indian Civil War (1857–59) * Russian Civil War (1917–1922) * Spanish Civil War (1936–1939) * Nigerian Civil War (1967–1970) * Syrian civil war (2011–present) * Salvadoran Civil War (1979-1992) Lists of armed conflicts * List of civil wars * List of Roman civil wars and revolts Film and television * ''The Civil War'' (miniseries), a 1990 American documentary TV series * ''Civil Wars'' (TV series), a 1991–93 American legal drama * "Civil Wars" (''The Legend of Korra''), episodes of ''The Legend of Korra'' * '' Captain America: Civil War'', a 2016 American superhero film * ''Civil War (or, Who Do We Think We Are)'', a 2021 documentary by Rachel Boynton * ''Civil War'' (film), a 2024 American film di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dimitra Arliss
Dimitra Arliss (October 23, 1932 – January 26, 2012) was an American actress. Early life and education Arliss was born in Lorain, Ohio, on October 23, 1932, of Greek descent. She attended Miami University. Career Arliss's acting career began at the Goodman Theatre in Chicago. She gained attention in Arthur L. Kopit's Broadway play '' Indians'' (1970), playing Teskanjavila. She also appeared on Broadway as Eurydice in ''Antigone'' (1971) and as Catherine Petkoff in ''Arms and the Man'' (1985). Her films included ''The Sting'' (1973), in which she portrayed the contract killer Loretta Salino, '' Xanadu'', ''Firefox'', and '' Bless the Child.'' Her acting on television included ''Bella Mia'' and ''Rich Man, Poor Man'' and episodes of ''Dallas'' and ''Quincy, M. E.'' Voice-over work She voiced Anastasia Hardy in the '' Spider-Man: The Animated Series'' episodes "The Sins Of The Fathers, Chapter II: Make A Wish" (1995) and "The Sins Of The Fathers, Chapter IV: Enter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Man (TV Series)
''Iron Man'', also known as ''Iron Man: The Animated Series'', is an American animated television series based on Marvel Comics' superhero, Iron Man. The series aired from 1994 to 1996 in Broadcast syndication, syndication as part of ''The Marvel Action Hour'', which packaged ''Iron Man'' with other animated series based on Marvel properties, the ''Fantastic Four (1994 TV series), Fantastic Four'' and ''The Incredible Hulk (1996 TV series), The Incredible Hulk'', with one half-hour episode from each series airing back-to-back. The show was backed by a toy line that featured many armor variants. Off the heels of the release of the live-action ''Iron Man (2008 film), Iron Man'' film in 2008, reruns began airing on the Jetix block on Toon Disney. Although only lasting two seasons, ''Iron Man'' was the subject of a major overhaul between seasons when its production studio was changed. The result was a massively changed premise, tone, and general approach, which left the disparate seas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gregory Stark
Arno Stark is the name of two similar fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics, appearing as a counterpart of the superhero Iron Man from the multiverse. The first of these characters is best known as Iron Man 2020. Publication history Iron Man 2020 first appeared in ''Machine Man'' #2 (1984), and was created by Tom DeFalco and Herb Trimpe. His Earth-616 iteration appeared unnamed in ''Iron Man'' #12 (September 2013) and named in ''Iron Man'' #17 (December 2013), and was created by Kieron Gillen and Dale Eaglesham. Fictional character biography Iron Man 2020 Iron Man 2020 comes from the alternate universe of Earth-8410 and is described as the first cousin once removed of Morgan Stark. Arno Stark first appeared in Iron Man 2020 #3. While he is referred to as Tony Stark's uncle in the "Iron Man 2020" series, the exact familial relationship between Tony and Arno Stark can be inconsistent across different Marvel Universe Earths. For exa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iron Man (Ultimate Marvel Character)
Iron Man (Antonio "Tony" Stark) is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character is the Ultimate Marvel version of the superhero Iron Man, who first appeared in the fourth issue of '' Ultimate Marvel Team-Up'', written by Brian Michael Bendis and drawn by Mike Allred. He later appeared in the Ultimates and often appears in other Ultimate Marvel titles. In the Ultimate Marvel Universe, the character is a wealthy industrialist, billionaire playboy, genius inventor, business tycoon and world-renowned scientist, who created the Iron Man armor, an exo-suit with high-tech equipment and superhuman capabilities, which grants the wearer with abilities, such as super-strength, flight, enhanced durability and the ability to fire weaponized energy blasts and beams. Like his mainstream counterpart, he has a drinking problem, being commonly depicted as a charismatic and womanizing alcoholic, with a snarky and sarcastic sense of humour, who suffe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Retroactive Continuity
Retroactive continuity, or retcon for short, is a literary device in fictional story telling whereby facts and events established through the narrative itself are adjusted, ignored, supplemented, or contradicted by a subsequently published work that recontextualizes or breaks continuity with the former. There are various motivations for applying retroactive continuity, including: * To accommodate desired aspects of sequels or derivative works which would otherwise be ruled out. * To respond to negative fan reception of previous stories. * To correct and overcome errors or problems identified in the prior work since its publication. * To change or clarify how the prior work should be interpreted. * To match reality, when assumptions or projections of the future are later proven wrong. Retcons are used by authors to increase their creative freedom, on the assumption that the changes are unimportant to the audience compared to the new story which can be told. Retcons can be die ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ultimate Marvel
Ultimate Marvel, later known as Ultimate Comics, was an imprint of comic books published by Marvel Comics, featuring reimagined and modernized versions of the company's superhero characters from the Ultimate Marvel Universe, later known as the Ultimate Universe. Those characters include Spider-Man, the X-Men, the Ultimates (the Ultimate Marvel Universe counterpart of the Avengers), the Fantastic Four, and others. The imprint was launched in 2000 with the publication of the series ''Ultimate Spider-Man'' and '' Ultimate X-Men'' in 2001, followed by '' The Ultimates'' and '' Ultimate Fantastic Four'' in 2002 and 2004 respectively providing new origin stories for the characters. The reality of Ultimate Marvel is designated as Earth-1610 as part of the Marvel Comics Multiverse. The Ultimate Universe, as a part of a large-scale reboot of the All-New, All-Different Marvel Multiverse, ended at the conclusion of the 2015 "Secret Wars" storyline, when select characters from the Ulti ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Force Works
Force Works is the name of different fictional superhero teams appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Publication history The first version of Force Works appeared in the comic book ''Force Works'' #1 (July 1994), created by writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning and initially drawn by Tom Tenney. The team was formed from the remains of the West Coast Avengers, after leader Iron Man left the Avengers due to an internal dispute. Force Works maintained a different outlook than that of the Avengers, trying to preempt natural and man-made disasters. The second version of Force Works was mentioned in ''Civil War'' #6. Fictional team biography From the ashes of West Coast Avengers Force Works began shortly after the West Coast Avengers disbanded. Tony Stark, otherwise known as the superhero Iron Man, sought to form a superhero group with a different philosophy than its predecessors (most notably the East Coast branch of the Avengers): they would not just stop di ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
