len kaminski is one of the most underrated iron man writers of all time. he’s better known for co-creating the war machine and the hulkbuster armors, but I cherish his run for being the first to do a proper deep dive into tony stark’s psyche, exploring his childhood years and the way his relationship with howard affected him growing up. kaminski wrote tony as a very nuanced character, a guy who could be stern, opinionated and authoritative, but ultimately and indoubtedly well-intentioned, caring and good.
he also fleshed out maria stark’s role in tony’s upbringing, albeit in a limited capacity, but effectively planting the seeds for the fandom’s interpretation of tony’s relationship with his mother, something that was reflected in the most recent issue of murewa ayodele and dotun akande’s i am iron man, which cemented maria as a positive influence in tony’s early life.
it is also a well-known fun fact that he left iron man specifically due to editorial wanting to do the crossing, so he jumped ship because he refused to be the writer to ruin iron man. so that’s cool.
I feel like it’s a disservice to frame kaminski only with regards to his contributions to the iron man mythos, since he is an actual person beyond his writing portfolio, and one who is struggling right now, but that’s all I really got. still, based on some testimonies I’ve read, kaminski seems to be a genuinely good guy and a delight to work with, so I felt the extra need to spread the word about this campaign.
