Marvel invited some warranted controversy this week when artist J. Scott Campbell‘s variant artwork for the November issue of Invincible Iron Man was released. The star of the series is set to be young Riri Williams, a fifteen year old black girl who is a successor to Tony Stark’s Iron Man mantle and a genius in her […]
Riri Williams will join Marvel Comics as the “new Iron Man”, but she’ll be calling herself “Ironheart”. According to Brian Michael Bendis, her creator: “Iron Woman seemed old fashioned to some and Iron Maiden looked like a legal nightmare.” According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ironheart was a name suggested by Marvel CCO Joe Queseda who […]
Comic Books are for kids. Sad truth. Most creators connected with them initially as kids. It affected them deeply, profoundly, and inspired them. However, it’s important to remember these kids were inspired by grown men and women wearing spandex in public while throwing around shields or blowing people up with their laser vision. It’s disconcerting and […]
Rejoice True Believers! This morning Marvel has announced that Iron-Man’s mantle will be taken over by Riri Williams, a 15 year old black girl. Riri’s still working on the name, but according to Time.com. “At the end of Civil War II.” said Marvel, “Iron Man is stepping out of the suit, and Riri is taking […]