Hi, my name's Tony and I'm an alcoholic.
- -- Tony Stark
Appearing in "What It Was Like, What Happened, and What It's Like Now"Edit
Featured Characters:
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Appears in flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
Villains:
Other Characters:
- Howard Stark (Only in flashback)
- Maria Stark (Only in flashback)
- Tony Stark's classmates (Only in flashback)
- Wong-Chu (Only in flashback)
- Mandarin (Only in flashback)
- Ho Yinsen (Only in flashback)
- The Avengers (Only in flashback)
- Wasp (Janet van Dyne) (Only in flashback)
- Thor (Only in flashback)
- Giant-Man (Hank Pym) (Only in flashback)
- Rescue (Pepper Potts) (Only in flashback)
- Happy Hogan (Only in flashback)
- Bambi Arbogast (Only in flashback)
- Iron Man/War Machine (Rhodey Rhodes) (Only in flashback)
- Hammer Industries (Only in flashback)
- Justin Hammer (Only in flashback)
- Sasha Hammer (Only in flashback)
- Iron Monger (Obadiah Stane) (Only in flashback)
- Black Knight (Dane Whitman) (Only in flashback)
- Firepower (Jack Taggert) (Only in flashback)
- Fin Fang Foom (Only in flashback)
- Madame Masque (Whitney Frost) (Only in flashback)
- Iron Man (Tony Stark) (Earth-96020) (Only in flashback)
- Temujin (Only in flashback)
- S.H.I.E.L.D. (Only in flashback)
- Captain America (Steve Rogers) (Only in flashback)
- Ezekiel Stane (Only in flashback)
- Maria Hill (Only in flashback)
Locations:
- Afghanistan
- New York City (Only in flashback)
- Long Island (Only in flashback)
- Stark International/Stane International/Stark Solutions (Only in flashback)
- Long Island (Only in flashback)
- Washington (Only in flashback)
- Seattle (Only in flashback)
- Stark Resilient HQ (Only in flashback)
- Seattle (Only in flashback)
Items:
- Iron Man Armor Model 1 (Only in flashback)
- Iron Man Armor Model 1 (Gold finish) (Only in flashback)
- Iron Man Armor Model 2 (Only in flashback)
- Iron Man Armor Model 4 (Only in flashback)
- Mjolnir (Only in flashback)
- Mandroids (Only in flashback)
- Iron Man Armor Model 7 (Only in flashback)
- Iron Man Armor Model 8 (Only in flashback)
- Iron Man Armor Model 11 (Only in flashback)
- Iron Man Armor Model 17 (Only in flashback)
- Iron Man Armor Model 30 (Only in flashback)
- Captain America's Shield (Only in flashback)
- Arc Reactor (Only in flashback)
Vehicles:
Synopsis for "What It Was Like, What Happened, and What It's Like Now"Edit
The issue opens with Tony Stark going to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in the side of a church. As the meeting leader asks if anybody is celebrating a sobriety anniversary, Tony Stands up, and tells his story. He tells the tale of his childhood all alone, his parties with friends, and how one day when his friends abandoned him, he found alcohol. The drinking helped him find women, the women helped him feel more confident, and the combination of drinking and women led him to the attack that caused the birth of Iron Man. As Tony tells the story of his rebirth as Iron Man, we learn of how he built up a shell using his drinking, women, and "work". And in this shell he disappeared. He disappointed everybody, made promises he couldn't keep, and subconsciously just wanted to die. But instead, he lost it all, hit rock bottom, and worked his way up to where he is today, finally happy without the bottle in his hand, and kept moving forward with his life.
NotesEdit
- This issue is reprinted in Invincible Iron Man: My Monsters.
Solicit Synopsis: - START READING with this Point One issue. Tony Stark takes his first steps into the future! The Armored Avenger soars to never before seen heights and he’s not going alone. Learn what it means to be Iron Man in the 21st Century! This issue sets the stage for the most action packed story in ol’ Shellhead’s life!
TriviaEdit
The restaurant which appears in the end of the comic is called "Heck & Lieber's", a homage to Larry Lieber and Don Heck, co-creators of Iron Man along Stan Lee and Jack Kirby
See Also
- Discuss Invincible Iron Man Vol 1 500.1 on the forums
- Cover gallery for the Invincible Iron Man series
Recommended ReadingEdit
- None.
Links and ReferencesEdit
- None.
- Comics
- Week 09, 2021
- 2011
- 2011, April
- Modern-Age
- Comics Published in USA
- Invincible Iron Man Vol 1
- Marvel Comics
- USA
- Joe Quesada/Editor-in-Chief
- Salvador Larroca/Cover Artist
- Matt Fraction/Writer
- Salvador Larroca/Penciler
- Salvador Larroca/Inker
- Frank D'Armata/Colourist
- Joe Caramagna/Letterer
- Alejandro Arbona/Editor
- W:C:marvel:Anthony Stark (Earth-616)/Quotes
- Anthony Stark (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Howard Stark (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Maria Carbonell (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Wong-Chu (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Mandarin (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Ho Yinsen (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Avengers (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Janet van Dyne (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Thor Odinson (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Henry Pym (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Virginia Potts (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Harold Hogan (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Bambina Arbogast (Earth-616)/Appearances
- James Rhodes (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Hammer Industries (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Justin Hammer (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Sasha Hammer (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Obadiah Stane (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Dane Whitman (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Jack Taggert (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Fin Fang Foom (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Giuletta Nefaria (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Anthony Stark (Earth-96020)/Appearances
- Temugin (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Strategic Homeland Intervention, Enforcement and Logistics Division (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Steven Rogers (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Ezekiel Stane (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Maria Hill (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Afghanistan/Appearances
- New York City/Appearances
- Long Island/Appearances
- Stark Industries (Earth-616)/Appearances
- Washington State/Appearances
- Seattle/Appearances
- Iron Man Armor Model 1/Appearances
- Iron Man Armor Model 2/Appearances
- Iron Man Armor Model 4/Appearances
- Mjolnir/Appearances
- Mandroid Armor/Appearances
- Iron Man Armor Model 7/Appearances
- Iron Man Armor Model 8/Appearances
- Iron Man Armor Model 11/Appearances
- Iron Man Armor Model 17/Appearances
- Iron Man Armor Model 30/Appearances
- Captain America's Shield/Appearances
- Arc Reactor/Appearances
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