Secret Origin of Tony Stark Teaser - Enter the Stark Seven?

"The Secret Origin of Tony Stark." What could that possibly mean? Don't we already know everything there is to know about Tony Stark and how he became Iron Man? Apparently not. There's been some rumblings about this secret origin and now Marvel has released a teaser for it.

You know the origin of Iron Man, but what mysteries surround the Secret Origin of Tony Stark? It’s the biggest story to rock the life of the man behind the suit, and this April, the blockbuster creative team of Kieron Gillen and Dale Eaglesham uncover one of the secrets surrounding Tony’s past in Iron Man #10! But who are the “Stark Seven” and what do they have to do with Iron Man?

You’ve never read an Iron Man story quite like this and no fan can miss out on some of the biggest revelations that will not only impact the life of the Armored Avenger, but the entire Marvel Universe! So what are you waiting for? Head on over to your local comic shop now and reserve a copy of Iron Man #10!

IRON MAN #10 (MAR130627)

Written by KIERON GILLEN

Art by DALE EAGLESHAM

Cover by GREG LAND

FOC- 04/22/13 On-Sale – 05/15/13

This couldn't have anything to with his upcoming movie,could it?LOL

Interesting, though some of the roles seem redundant

dc, take notes. this is a WTF cover.

i agree. grunt=muscle, bombshell=distraction, spy maybe = brains. and what does an alien bring to the table?

So...the only two women used on the team are used as some sort of 'distraction' (aka objectified)? Nice.

I was just about to say the same thing.

"Just you stand there an look pretty gals, men are working."

I was thinking the same thing actually.

you can't argue with results

Nope, still not as WTF as Carrie Kelley dressed as Robin and Bruce pointing a gun at Gordon, Redhood's Face, and Superman meeting Orion

Anyway is that Dum Dum Dugan?

The Iron Man series hasn't really piqued my interest, but I might give this a try.

Is it just me or does "The Bombshell" look more like a spy than "The Spy does? That kind of outfit makes me think of someone who's undercover.

And spelling it Se7en just looks stupid. Makes it looks like it says sezen, and I don't think that's a thing.

What results? You can't have read this issue, so you don't know what the results are.

The "Bombshell" looks more like the spy to me too. I've seen seven spelled like that before and I've always looked at it as the "7" replacing the letter "v" as being just slightly tilted or turned horizontal.

TEAM 7 The Marvel style ;)

I agree with the WTF part , and the Alien can bring Tech and weaponery, which Stark might have allready... hmm so wtf again.

Seems pretty close to the secret seven!!

Hope it would be something completely different!

@trebean: yeah that's dum dum dugan by the looks of it. and the spy might have some connection to the atlas guy. can't remember his name though.

Ugh, why do they insist on keeping Gillen on the title? It's pretty awful

I kinda wanna read it

Oh my god is that Jimmy Woo of Agents of Atlas? /swoon

So we have Batman Year Zero coming up soon, and now this, gotta love retcons!

Thank God Greg Land is off this book.

Are they all supposed to be Starks? The alien can't be a Stark.

No more greg land, EVERYBODY PARTY!

If this was occurring in current continuity I would say this was highly derivative, but it might make for a fun change of pace from the stories Iron Man is usually involved with. But being as this seems to take place in the past and is somehow involved with the characters origin? It really seems more like they are running out of ideas.

It's possible that this story and this team do take place in the present and they have been assembled to help Tony collect secrets from his past that have been stolen, in which case I that could be an interesting story, but as it stands, this just looks like a horrible idea.

I hate when they make dumb history changes.

Wonder if they would make another 'Secret Origin' after this....always has...

I really hate it whenever marvel blatantly rips off an idea from DC just to insult it.

Secret 7 = Team 7

52 variant covers

new 52 = 52

it's really annoying, don't they have anything better to do than just insult DC

I shudder to think what it would've been like had Greg Land drawn this arc.

So.. who are they all?

I'm guessing Jimmy Woo, Dum Dum Dugan, Thunderbolt Ross?, Sharon Carter?, Fortuna?

@backflip:Right with the first three, the alien and the girls not sure if new or not and then there is Howard Stark

I could see a clear distinction between brain and spy, especially in the Marvel universe, but yeah what exactly are the other two distinctions. Maybe (ironically) the distraction is the demo expert and the bombshell is the distraction.

I see Thunderbolt Ross, Dum Dum Dugan and is the Bombshell Emma Frost?

We all know Stark and her share a past.

So, we've got a grunt and a muscle.... also, a distraction and a bombshell.... How moronic is this?!? I could think up seven actually distinct character types without having both women be dumb sex stereotypes or having two men be the dumb bruiser stereotypes, but then I have more brain cells than Marvel does.

SHEESH!

@saga1000 that is the stupidest fucking thing I have ever read from people here.

So a Tony Star and JJJ team up?

When will people learn that "Se7en" isn't pronounced "seven"? It's "sesevenen"!

@queenfrost_:

actually no, the female labled distraction is in semi combat gear like the others she is likely in charge of the literal distraction operation, like robbers blowing up a building across town and while the cops are there, the main team robs the bank.

and the bombshell, COM ON this is the 50s i think they are going for a Noir mystery feel, if so they Have to have a femme fatale.

stop jumping to conclusions and stop acting like men cant enjoy womens sexuality along with there other professional attributes, its not one or the other.

actually no, the female labled distraction is in semi combat gear like the others she is likely in charge of the literal distraction operation, like robbers blowing up a building across town and while the cops are there, the main team robs the bank.

and the bombshell, COM ON this is the 50s i think they are going for a Noir mystery feel, if so they Have to have a femme fatale. and just cus she is a kock out babe, it DOES NOT MEAN SHE IS DUMB!!!

stop jumping to conclusions and stop acting like men cant enjoy womens sexuality along with there other professional attributes, its not one or the other.

is that Shen The Cat? that cloke had a cool kitten tattoo, he was brilliant. Also I loved that 80's disco alien

@dj1107: LOL I completely agree...Those are the weakest links that I have ever heard and they seem so forced.Not only that,but Marvel constantly copies off of DC.....really?

On a side note,are you guys only paying attention to the fact of the codenames given the women....seriously?

I mean,I can understand your firsthand impressions,but lets actually make those conclusions when we actually see it happening rather than use gender criticism and end up being wrong. Although,that doesn't mean you can't be right.

And I don't see a WTF cover being an old character being brought into main continuity,Gordan holding a gun at batman,or red hood's face.....none of those are interesting.It's like the typical cover of a character like superman getting ready to punch someone....it's not interesting,and just bland and overrused (GOD I WANT THE OLD UNIVERSE BACK!)

What? The female distraction has boobs bigger than her head! And her outfit zip is slightly lower than the men! Please don't argue with common sense. You are making a fool of yourself. And WOW it's the 50s...big deal. Watch some Mad Men, they have femme fatales in the 50s/60s who aren't a caricature like that 'bombshell' on the cover. I'm not JUMPING to any conclusions. The cover literally labels it out for me. I didn't need to jump in to anything.

And really? Well I want two men dressed in tatty clothes with gaging bulges please. And that's their only role too...to have big bulges and a nice firm bubble but. Get back to me sweetheart xo

Greg Land NOT on art??!?!?! Color me interested!

The Brains: Howard Stark

The Grunt: Thunderbolt Ross (well it looks like him)

The Muscle : Dum Dum Dugan

The Spy: Jimmy Woo (it has to be, right?)

The Alien: nice try Wolverine I know it's you : P

The Bombshell: who knows, could be someone new. For now I'll say Mystique : P

The Distraction: some say Nia Jones, I doubt it though.probably someone new

http://marvel.com/news/story/20465/iron_man_building_blocks_pt_3

Hm...so it's not another origin for tony stark...I knew it was for howard,I mean,just look at him.

However,the female members DO look a little....sexism-based.

@dh69: YES!!! He was the only thing that was keeping me from enjoying this title. The first arc "Believe" would've been so much better with someone else's art.

Billy Ocean would be proud...or offended. Who knows?

Shouldn't it be called Stark Stereotypes? I mean it starts with an S and I'm sure you could put a number there somewhere and it says about as much as Seven.

Such a rip off of DC's Team 7.

So you need a distraction.....and a bombshell. Glad women are being portrayed as useful. (same goes for the muscle and grunt). Everything about that solicit seems pretty shamelessly geared towards grabbing our attention for the briefest moment before dropping off into no one cares land. Cheers Marvel.

@dj1107: I never said Marvel copies off DC, what I said was Marvel blatantly rips off DC ideas for the sole purpose of insulting DC and gave examples of over the past year where it has been done btw can you argue in a matured manner or at least pretend without descending to really weak insults

i wonder if the Grunt is Nathaniel Richards or Thad Ross?

p.s. for everyone hating on the Bombshell and the Distraction, it might be (probably is) i period piece meaning its not set in current politically correct times. im not saying its ok but it kinda plays well with the fact that this is probably set a few decades back