Iron Man Comics Question

[ithildin]

For those of you who know the comics, and assuming future movies may utilize characters from those comics, I have a question. Tony's household staff. He has a mansion, so obviously he must have a housekeeper/cook/some combo. I think Nin told me that in the comics, Jarvis is an actual person? If so, he may be part of that combo. So, the question: are there such characters and what are their names? If not, Tony's getting a housekeeper from me [g] She has a name and a history, and now just need to know if she gets to keep her job!

On the writing front, I got about 700 words done on the 'chocolate chip waffles' story last night. Then my mum called, and I lost my momentum.

Later the Same Day: I'm endlessly amused by the fact that we're actually discussing Tony's possible household staffing arrangements. I love being excited over a fandom again!

Comments

[sinanju.livejournal.com]

I haven't followed the comics for a long while now, but yes--Jarvis was (and is) a real person in the comics. Nominally Tony's butler, he's actually been a fixture in the Avengers mansion (the Avengers team HQ) for as long as I can remember. In "regular" continuity he's classic gentleman's gentleman--never at a loss for words, always calm and polite, etc. In the "Ultimate Iron Man" universe he's...rather different. He and Tony have a prickly relationship in which it is suggested that Jarvis is a) gay b) in a rather creepy way, and c) he retains his position despite their rather acrimonious relationship because he's got some dirt on Tony*. He's also mentioned writing a tell-all book about Tony and/or the Ultimates (the "Ultimate Universe" version of the Avengers), but not publishing because Tony paid him for it.

As for housekeepers and other servants--none of note that I can remember.

*What he could possibly have on Tony that Tony would care about, much less allow himself to be blackmailed over beats the hell out of me, but....

[ithildyn.livejournal.com]

Thank you :)