Thread:TomasDerksen/@comment-27049733-20151009160003

Hi TomasDerksen! I have another timeline question. When establishing canonical timeline for the death of Stark's parents and the point at which Tony took over SI, the newpaper props don't match up with what seems to be the case in the MCU story arc. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe tie in comic Tony has been out of MIT for 12 days. The strong implication is that this is his last conversation with his father. He's lounging in the pool, his mother is waiting in the car for his father. In the next seen Tony, appearing very much the same age, is at their funeral. In the film it states that Tony graduated MIT at the age of 17. It is also stated that Obadiah took over the company until Tony came of age at 21. The New Paper clippings, and consequently the corresponding articles posted in this Wiki, state that Tony took over the company at 21 and that his parents died at 21. If this were the case he would have been of age all along and there would have been no need for Obadiah to take over the company until he came of age. While the date on the IM1 Newpaper clipping puts him at age 21, the content of the article places him at 17. In this case I think for the story to be consistent within the movie universe the younger age is more likely. What are your thoughts? 