it's rarely explained. but in the comic he had connections to an alien race he encountered during the pheonix saga through a chick he loves named Lilandra. the race was called the Shi'ar that provided him with technology like the pimp holo danger room, costume maker machine, the blackbird jet and so forth. that kinda explains the technology angle, but money-wise i'm not even sure where he gets the loot. perhaps he was simply a very wealthy man who was the heir to an oil fortune. perhaps over the years maybe he's compounded the inherited money through a series of very wise investments like apple, microsoft, 3M, xerox and beanie babies.
Yeah..I knew about the Shi'ar, though I thought he came in contact with them halfway through the series, so where did the original stuff come from? If not..then that takes care of that aspect..but the money thing is definetly weird.
yeah, you're right, the acquisition of shi'ar technology wasn't til later. i really don't know where the loot comes from. i'll check it out tho.
I have a feeling he's a either cocain dealer, or he runs an extremely profitable lemonade stand
I think I'd go with the lemonade stand. I mean..he's got those X-men running around all the time..probably can charge them 50 cents per cup and they'll pay!
