The Marvel Universe stands divided. As those who once stood together now stand apart, new heroes will rise to answer the call. This Fall, a new armored avenger suits up in INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #1 – a new series launching as part of Marvel NOW! Superstar creator Brian Michael Bendis welcomes incoming artist Stefano Caselli to the ongoing adventures of Marvel’s newest leading lady – Riri Williams! She is a brilliant 15-year-old black girl who reverse engineered Tony Stark’s Mark-41 Iron Man armor. Stark has visited the teenage genius and was impressed. While it’s not clear what may cause Tony Stark to step down, Williams takes over the role of Iron Man in November’s relaunched Invincible Iron Man #1.
It has just been revealed that despite the name of the series, Williams will not actually go by the name Iron Man. Writer Brian Michael Bendis spoke with Wired about her name and in the exclusive solicitation for the first issue on ComicVine, we now know she will go by the name Ironheart.
Riri Williams will keep Chicago as her home base. She recently enrolled at MIT (at age 15) but dropped out when she determined there wasn’t anything else there for her to learn. We’ll have to wait and see just how involved Tony Stark remains. We still don’t know how Williams can cover the costs of maintaining an expensive suit of armor, which happens to have a built-in A.I. based on Stark’s personality.In related news, there’s a another Iron Man series debuting in October. Infamous Iron Man won’t feature Stark as the main character, either. Additionally, Doctor Doom has recently been helping out Stark in the current Invincible Iron Man series.
Infamous Iron Man #1 is on sale October 19. Invincible Iron Man #1 is on sale November 9.
