Stella Gibbons detestation of pomposity and pretence. Truss has described Gibbons as "the Jane Austen of the 20th century", a parallel which the novelist Malcolm Bradbury thought apt; Flora Poste in "Cold Comfort Farm", with her "higher common sense", is "a Jane-ite heroine transformed into a clear-eyed modern woman". Bradbury also observed that many of Gibbons's novels end in Austen-like nuptials. Truss highlights the importance that Gibbons places on detachment as a necessary adjunct to effective writing: "Like many a good doctor, she seems to have considered sympathy a peculiar and redundant emotion, and a terrible waste of time." This matter-of-fact quality
Cynthia Von Doom to Earth. When Doctor Doom decided to take on the mantle of Iron Man, Cynthia von Doom watched him do that through her cauldron. Cynthia Von Doom had magic-based abilities such as a good knowledge for spells which allowed her to contact demons and make a deal with them for power. Cynthia Von Doom Cynthia Von Doom is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. She is the mother of Doctor Doom. Cynthia Von Doom first appeared in "Astonishing Tales" #8 and was created by Gerry Conway, Gene Colan, and Tom Palmer. Cynthia was a