Zeke Stane

Zeke Stane
Zeke Stane. Art by Salvador Larroca.
Publication information
Publisher	Marvel Comics
First appearance	The Order #8 (April 2008)
Created by	Matt Fraction (writer) Barry Kitson (artist)
In-story information
Alter ego	Ezekiel "Zeke" Stane
Team affiliations	Hellfire Club
Notable aliases	Iron Monger, Iron Man 2.0
Abilities	Genius-level intellect Superhuman abilities derived from bio-upgrades

Ezekiel "Zeke" Stane (also known as Iron Monger and Iron Man 2.0) is a fictional supervillain within the Marvel Comics universe, the son of Obadiah Stane and an arch-enemy of Iron Man.

Zeke Stane is the son of Obadiah Stane, and has been building bioweaponry and manufacturing next-generation weapons for terrorists and supervillains since he was nine. Though he is the son of Obadiah, as well as a supervillain rather than a hero, Ezekiel Stane's creator, Matt Fraction, considers Zeke to be the next generation of Tony Stark/Iron Man rather than of Obadiah Stane/Iron Monger: often referring to the character as "Tony Stark/Iron Man 2.0".

Fraction states the similarities between the pair's characteristics with Ezekiel being evolution of Tony Stark's character: a younger, smarter, sharper futurist of a post-national supercorporate world moving into a future that Stark has no control over. Overtaking Stark and his Iron Man technology by not taking the route of armored suits but upgrading the human body itself.

Fraction often describes the contrast between the two characters using software terms, due to the character's technological basis.

Ezekiel "Zeke" Stane first appeared in Matt Fraction's critically acclaimed book The Order #8 (April 2008) where he was drawn by Barry Kitson.

Zeke Stane is the son of Obadiah Stane who was revealed to be the behind-the-scenes manipulator pulling the strings of other villains, including Black Dahlias, Maul and M.A.N. from S.H.A.D.O.W. Androids, who have set out to destroy The Order. The Order being Tony Stark's showcase Initiative team of California, Zeke targets them as the first part of his revenge on Tony Stark for the death of his father Obadiah.