[quote=@Morden Man]
And to be honest, I'm not a huge fan of the post-MCU characterisation of Stark. I prefer a more stoic depiction of Iron-Man. Though he was at times [i]horribly[/i] mischaracterised throughout Civil War, I thought Tony was far more interesting then than the Downey-esque depiction that has taken over in the comics. Mostly because there are no shortage of wise-cracking, comic relief characters that do that schtick better than Stark.
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As far as modern Tony goes I think Warren Ellis has been the closest to hitting the mark with what makes him 'tick' as a character. A mostly serious, damaged, hurting man who is very self-aware of the fact that he's supposed to be a genius futurist working towards the betterment of mankind, and yet seems to be stuck making weapons. There was just enough dry humour in Ellis' Stark to stop him being considered dreary, but no more than that. Matt Fraction's version wasn't bad either though, though it felt like it was more heavily influenced by MCU's portrayal.