Ironheart, Vol. 1: Those With Courage

Ironheart (2018)

by Eve L. Ewing, Luciano Vecchio (Illustrator), Kevin Libranda (Illustrator)

Riri Williams, the armored hero called Ironheart who took the comics world by storm, takes center stage! When a group of world leaders is held hostage by one of Spider-Man's old foes, Riri must step up her game. But she's thrown for a loop when an old acquaintance from back in Chicago re-enters her life! Now, Ironheart is caught between her need for independence and her obligations at M.I.T. - and when an old friend is kidnapped, she needs to make some tough decisions! Luckily, Riri has a will of steel, a heart of iron...and a brand-new A.I. system on her side! CHAMPIONS artist Kevin Libranda joins award-winning poet Eve L. Ewing, as Ironheart steps boldly out of Tony Stark's shadow to forge her own future!
COLLECTING: IRONHEART 1-6

Genres: Comics, Graphic Novels, Marvel, Young Adult, Superheroes, Graphic Novels Comics, Fiction

144 pages, Paperback

First published July 23, 2019

About the author

Dr. Eve Louise Ewing is a writer and a sociologist of education from Chicago. Ewing is a prolific writer across multiple genres. Her 2018 book Ghosts in the Schoolyard: Racism & School Closings on Chicago's South Side explores the relationship between the closing of public schools and the structural history of race and racism in Chicago's Bronzeville community.

Ewing's first collection of poetry, essays, and visual art, Electric Arches, was published by Haymarket Books in 2017. Her second collection, 1919, tells the story of the race riot that rocked Chicago in the summer of that year. Her first book for elementary readers, Maya and the Robot, is forthcoming in 2020 from Kokila, an imprint of Penguin Random House.

Her work has been published in many venues, including The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Atlantic, The Nation, The Washington Post, The New Republic, Poetry Magazine, and the anthology American Journal: Fifty Poems for Our Time, curated by Tracy K. Smith, Poet Laureate of the United States. With Nate Marshall, she co-wrote the play No Blue Memories: The Life of Gwendolyn Brooks, produced by Manual Cinema and commissioned by the Poetry Foundation. She also currently writes the Champions series for Marvel Comics and previously wrote the acclaimed Ironheart series, as well as other projects.

Reviews

[James DeSantis · Rating 3 out of 5]

Riri gets a new writer, and with that a different feel for the character. Is it better? In some ways yes, in some no.

This is mostly a great jump on point for Ironheart. If read about her, you probably have some idea who she is. A super smart 15 year old who creates armor and such like Tony Stark. She's so smart than when Tony went into a Coma she took over for Iron Man. It got the man-babies on the interwebs all upset but it was actually pretty fun. I enjoyed her intro volume a lot. However, what followed after it was overshadowed by the "RETURN" of Tony Stark. So she played only a small role, which was a shame.

Enter Eve. L. Ewing. A new writer ready to start something new. This of course also got the Man Babies very upset because this would be Eve's first comic book. So they already hated the character and now they hate that the character they hate, is being written by a new comer into comics. How fucking dumb is that? Pretty dumb, right?

Okay anyway, the comic is about Riri trying her best to live her normal life while also being a superhero. The 5 issue volume juggles her daily life pretty well with the superheroing part. Around half way we're introduced to our main enemy but of course behind the shadows there is someone else also pulling the strings. On top of that the story really wants to make Riri a character we should care for, and relate to, and her fears of failure, give her something new to attach to.

I thought the art was pretty solid through out. There's some great character poses, fights, and emotion displayed all through it. I enjoyed the characters here, as most of the sidecast feels real. With Riri using her friend she lost to a shootout as a A.I. support. This makes for some fun conversations and a better look into Riri's mind. I also thought the balance of life and superhero stuff was well paced and done.

Now the negatives that do show are mostly learning curves. As someone who is trying to write his own comic, I sometimes wanna slap myself for making a page TOO dialogue heavy. I know some authors love to do that, and Ewing here is no exception. She writes heavy dialogue, especially for issue 1 and 2. This is normal for most writers when they come over to comics. The thing is trying to learn that art can display a lot and to let the dialogue and wording compliment the art shown. Ewing has trouble doing that in the first two issues but seems to get a better flow as it goes on.

Also, the main villain here is kind of boring. A bad guy with a mysterious past, who wants to use Riri as a weapon to dominate the world...yeah been there. I think smaller scale would have worked better for Riri here.

Despite my two negatives here I did enjoy myself reading this. I actually like Riri, and I feel like she can grow to a real interesting character. Not a huge fan of her new look but having a 15 year old badass chick save a city filled with gang violence is pretty awesome. I want more and eager to see where Ewing will take her next. The more she balances out her dialogue/monologue into the art, the better this will become. Can't wait to see what's next! This is a 3.5 out of 5.

[Chad · Rating 3 out of 5]

A decent first volume with a brand spanking new creative team. Ewing's writing is dialogue heavy. It's clear she is still feeling her way through writing comics. She does some interesting things here but it's not focused. In the first 5 issues, Riri's at MIT, then back in Chicago trying to do both and I think dropping out of school (that part was unclear). She's stretched too thin, trying to be too many things at once, but that's never discussed, so it feels more like Ewing can't decide on a direction. The story is on the bland side. I liked the solo issue team-up with Miles Morales better.

[Chelsea 🏳️‍🌈 · Rating 4 out of 5]

Even better than the Bendis run! Ewing's writing really makes Riri pop as a character and I loved how much more connected she felt to the supporting characters in the book. The art is also gorgeous! Love the dedication to Riri's different hairstyles, as a well. That's a nice touch that not all artists provide.

I was a bit surprised how close to the comics the first 3 eps of the Ironheart show were. (Which I'm totally loving, BTW! The dudebros can kiss my ass.) I really like how Ewing conveyed Riri's unresolved grief and how many great female characters supported her throughout her life. Daija is a character I hope we see more of and I liked that this book talked about how isolated Riri felt moving through grades so quickly when she was a kid.

I'll admit, I never got around to reading Champions, so when people talk about it, I only vaguely know what they're referring to. Miles shows up in the last issue of this and I love Miles, but that was mostly a smashy smashy short story and not super complex. There's a pretty cute friendship moment between them in the end, so that was nice.

[Michael · Rating 3 out of 5]

Riri gehört zu den sympathischen Heldinnen, die Marvel in den letzten Jahren kreiert hat. Die Story hätte für meinen Geschmack allerdings etwas fesselnder sein dürfen.

[Lenny · Rating 4 out of 5]

This creative team's first arc with Riri Williams is a home run. Everything that felt missing in Bendis' introduction of her character is here, and more. Vecchio, Libranda, Milla, Geoffo and Cowles absolutely 10/10 with the pencils, colors and lettering, it's gorgeous, expressive and consistent. And Ewing's story feels to be setting up for a long game with an underground organization, an intriguing new villain, but at the heart of all of this is Riri, who is such a strong and easily likable character. I loved how Ewing doesn't shy away from Riri's weaknesses as a loner who prefers machines to humans, and who clearly still has grief to process (on that note, I wanted to see more of that from modeling her AI after her deceased best friend). The pacing between superhero-action, calmer dialogue scenes and Riri's growth is beautifully done, and I especially loved the scenes with her mom and Xavier. There are a few wordy scenes where Ironheart explains her technology as she uses it (kinda like 80's speak), and the villain goes monologuing at one point - but these are minor complaints and are sure to improve with time. This was an easy 5 stars and excited to read more.

[Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

THIS is how you deliver superhero action! This has everything I want from a solo superhero title - witty banter, a good supporting cast, a slow build to ongoing threats, and introspective moments that help me connect to this better-than-real-life hero because she's going through stuff just like we are. Ewing hits this one out of the park, and the art team brings a host of graceful touches that show their love for the character and plot - watch the time in the bottom right corner during a phone call in issue #1!

Riri now has a lab at M.I.T. in addition to her garage shop back home in Chicago, and her efforts to be a superhero to all (including the local convenience store) while carrying a good GPA and not making her mom TOO mad really made me smile. This is a superhero story with a lot of heart to it - pun intended - and I look forward to reading Riri's adventures for years to come.

[Adam Fisher · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5 Stars.
Riri Williams is a very interesting Marvel character. One of the representations of the new young Marvel heroes (Miles, Gwen, Kamala, Nova, Brawn.... basically all the Champions plus a few others), Ironheart seems to me as a fresh perspective on Iron Man for comics' younger readers. That being said, for me, the book tries too hard to make it seem like she can just be another normal girl. Her identity is public (like Iron Man) and yet we are to believe that she'll be treated the same as "normal" people? Don't get me wrong, I like the character, but I think I'd like to see her interact more with the rest of the MU, or maybe get a really strong villain.
Volume 1 Highlights:
- Riri's hassles with her lab at MIT. The Dean constantly uses her as an example, and brings people to her lab to "show her off". This would be a distraction for any superhero, but things occasionally get dangerous when people can't keep their hands to themselves.
- A fight against new villain Clash (sound based powers) leads us to the first sign of a long term story in the Ten Rings organization, which seems to be both fighting against Ironheart and trying to recruit her (time will tell).
- The spirit of her friend Natalie shows up and becomes her suit's OS (like Iron Man's FRIDAY).
- Riri finds a new friend (and potentially more than that) in Xavier, the neighbor boy, who helps her find new perspective on things.
- Daija, a girl who helped Riri while she was very young in high school turned up missing. As Ironheart looks into it, she crosses paths with Midnight's Fire, an enforcer for the Ten Rings. He has been helping turn young kids into thieves, and had Daija as part of that. Typical trope: fights our hero, gets defeated and arrested.
-Riri, having left MITs lab to have control over her own space, sets up a hideout that acts as both her lab AND a place for the ex-criminal kids to come and be safe. (I predict this will backfire horribly, but I hope it doesn't.)
- The final story has a reconciliation happen between Riri and Miles Morales. He's been missing for a few weeks and she finds him in a cabin that has a time loop on it. Together, they defeat The Tank, who was observing him. (Weak enemy, but alright story.)

Overall, I like Ironheart, but need more drama and grit. Recommend, but not for everyone.

[Dakota Morgan · Rating 3 out of 5]

Those With Courage is a low-key re-introduction to Riri William's Ironheart with good art, fine street-level storytelling, and some nice dialogue between Riri and her friend Xavier. It suffers a bit from this being Eve L. Ewing's first comic book - heavy text and bland plotlines are prevalent. Ewing does introduce an intriguing villain with a dumb name: Midnight's Fire. He works for the Ten Rings, another mysterious, mystical collective with Big Plans. Mostly textbook stuff here, but it's pleasant enough. The final issue, a team-up with Miles Morales, is more for Champions fans - it's basically unrelated to the rest of the volume.

[Rod Brown · Rating 2 out of 5]

I was bored as the book seemed to be mostly housekeeping as it tried to bring resolution to some of Riri Williams' past trauma while setting up a new status quo and arch enemy, neither of which was very intriguing. Her personality just sort of dissolved into a series of reactions amidst all the grief, inventing, and obligatory fight scenes.

I might try the next book in the series, but I hear the series has already been canceled with #12 and Vol. 2 only collects through #11. Oops.

Side note: I used to walk by the Kennedy School of Government all the time, but I haven't seen it in decades, so it was a nostalgic kick to have it pop up as the site of a hostage situation.

[Christine · Rating 4 out of 5]

The majority of this edition is enjoyable. I didn't really like the crossover with Miles Morales (mostly because it involved time playing around via groundhog day type thing).

But the ones featuring Ironheart and her childhood friends was great and wonderful, and brilliant. And fun because DS9 is the best Star Trek with Discovery a cross second.

[B. P. Rinehart · Rating 4 out of 5]

I have to say that while I was never a big Iron Man fan I did read the first volume of Riri Williams debut story. This is another character that created by Brian Michael Bendis and, according to him, preceded Miles Morales. I followed her character in Bendis' books and in the Champions comics that I read, but I am glad to have read her here. I'm unhappy that this book is not still being published, but that is another story. I knew of Dr. Eve L. Ewing from some of her poetry, but this is the first prose I have read by her. I have to say though I had mixed feelings on Saladin Ahmed's work on Miles Morales: Spider-Man, Vol. 1: Straight Out of Brooklyn, I really enjoyed Ewing's writing here and am looking forward to read more comics by her. As much as we have had a problem with African-American men writing comic books for the big 2, it is a much more sad situation for African-American women writing comic books...for any publisher. As much as I enjoyed that other poet Yona Harvey on Black Panther & The Crew: We Are the Streets, this first volume by Dr. Ewing was a solid debut. I did not feel the sort of needing-to-prove/blackening-up that was going on in Ahmed's Miles volume 1. The comic book industry needs new blood like Ewing and it is hilarious to think people had any sort-of problem with her writing comics. The fact that fools tried to drag Neil Gaiman into their racist paranoia like he (the guy who wrote Sandman, American Gods + Anansi Boys) was going to be against diversity still causes me a chuckle when I think about it. (Dec 1, 2024 update: Damn, Gaiman was out here getting his R. Kelly on :-(, we can’t have nothing.) I can't wait to read volume 2 and the Outlawed event whenever the distribution schedules gets back to normal.

[Alex Sarll]

I read a bit of Riri Williams when she was first introduced in Bendis' Iron Man run, where she would go on to compete with Doctor Doom to be the inheritor of Tony Stark's mantle during one of Tony's occasional if brief holidays from the land of the living. She didn't grab me, which I now suspect was less any intrinsic problem with the character than simply that Bendis was running on fumes by that point, having been knocking around at Marvel for the best part of 20 years and just about to make the jump to DC. Where once he'd made the likes of Jessica Jones and Miles Morales leap off the page from the first scene, Riri felt more like a rough sketch. Whether he filled her out in the rest of the run, I don't know, because I didn't persevere, but now the character gets a fresh start courtesy of Eve Ewing, a writer whose past work I don't know and who is to the best of my knowledge no relation to Al. But good heavens she's off to a strong start in terms of winning me around to her protagonist. The way Riri's origin story combined the classic superhero motif of dead friend and/or parent with the modern plague of American gun violence felt at once tasteless and generic in those first Bendis issues, but Ewing deepens it into something real, not least by mixing in a little of how real people tend to process trauma – yes, having her stepfather and best friend gunned down may have motivated Riri, but it's also left her with a degree of wholly understandable PTSD, such that throwing down with supervillains is one thing but gunfire can still make her freeze. The inspirational elements – girl genius from a poor Chicago neighbourhood makes an Iron Man suit in the garage, ends up accepted by MIT – are now shown also to come with their costs, the university authorities feeling free to wander into her lab without any warning to show their pet project off to potential donors. But for all that a modern superhero comic by and about a young black woman will inevitably have that political edge, there's also more of a comic dimension to this take on Riri, much of it derived from the classic 'genius with no social skills who sometimes forgets to eat' angle, and how differently that plays when said genius a) isn't a middle-to-old-aged white guy and b) has her mum on her back about the washing-up. Luciano Vecchio's art really helps with this, the expressions in particular being a treat – though I wasn't always as convinced once the Ironheart suit was on, where the armour could sometimes look oddly spindly (the cover is a case in point). Equally, the mystical elements of one of the main antagonists here, which I always found a tough sell with Iron Man stories too, seemed a shame when elsewhere Ewing does a great job of having Riri find solutions which at least sound plausibly scientific. Still, this is definitely a relaunch that has left me much more invested in the character and interested to see where she goes next.

[Renata · Rating 4 out of 5]

Whew! SOMETIMES I feel like prestigious non-comics writers aren't actually the best picks for superhero comics but Eve Ewing is a great fit for Riri and I loved this volume. As much as I previously enjoyed Riri's adventures with AI Tony, her new AI NATALIE is so funny and yet such a moving tribute to Riri's dead BFF ;_;

I missed whatever happened with her and the Champions--it's alluded to and I don't necessarily feel like I missed out on something--it's enough to know that right now Ironheart is on her own and (re-?)learning that she doesn't have to be (a classique lesson for a young superhero to learn). This is a great jumping-on point for this character.

I also love Eve Ewing to some extent writing what she knows--Chicago and academia.

The art is great too--Riri is so pretty but also young, and there are a lot of diverse faces/bodies shown here.

[Lukas Holmes · Rating 5 out of 5]

I'm sorry that Marvel/creators had to go through all the negative stuff associated with Ironheart, but if the diamond that comes from so much pressure is like this, then I'm happy it happened. An incredible CHARACTER with real world truth, motivations, horrors, history and family. Here is a hero haunted by real world gun violence, loss, and rebirth. It's just incredible. She makes mistakes, suffers from PTSD, can be selfish and angry, bitter and kind. What an amazing future Riri has ahead of her.

[Brunò · Rating 3 out of 5]

English/Spanish review:

Nice volume. I dig the new writing. Bendis lost a bit of his touch with Riri and apart from creating an interesting character not much else happened on that run.
Here Riri is way more explored and given more depth. First five issues were about she and her life at MIT and it felt fresh tbh,we see her struggling to make friends,her doubts,her being nerdy and witty. Cool for her,finally,some characterization.



The plot wasn't much,but it was enough. This has those Ms Marvel vibe first comics were not much happens but protagonist's growth.
Not a fan of the new Killmonger? Mandarin? They felt weird. I'd rather prefer Marvel creating new villains for the new heroes. I mean they're rip-offs but they're not supposed to only be that. They're supposed to be able to fly by themselves.
Most interesting issue was the sixth. Like the dinamic between Miles and Riri. The villain? Eh,didn't even mention his name so whogivesadamn.

And the art. I LOVED it. Cartoonish with a touch of manga style really suited this,action scenes look incredible.

I hope this keeps going. I love Riri.

Spanish

Buen volumen. Me gusta la nueva escritura. Bendis perdió un poco su tacto con Riri y,aparte de crear un personaje interesante,no pasó mucho más en su run.
Acá Riri está mucho más explorada y se le da más profundidad. Los primeros cinco números trataban sobre ella y su vida en el MIT y,sinceramente,se sentió fresco. La vemos luchando por hacer amigos,sus dudas,siendo nerd e ingeniosa. Al fin,un poco de caracterización.



La trama no fue gran cosa,pero era suficiente. Esto tiene esas vibras a primeros cómics de Ms Marvel donde no sucedieron muchas cosas,más que el crecimiento del protagonista.
No soy fanático del nuevo ¿Killmonger? ¿Mandarín? Se sentían raros. Prefiero que Marvel cree nuevos villanos para los nuevos héroes. Sé que son rip-offs,pero no se supone que sean solo eso. Sino un personaje en sí mismos.
El issue más interesante fue el sexto. Mg la dinámica entre Miles y Riri. ¿El villano? Eh, ni siquiera mencionó su nombre aquienleimporta.

El arte me encantó. Caricaturesco con un toque de estilo manga realmente sirve acá,las escenas de acción se ven increíbles.

Espero esto siga,amo a Riri.

[Chris Lemmerman · Rating 4 out of 5]

[Review covers both volumes]

Riri Williams takes flight in her own solo series, battling new foes and blasts from the past, while teaming up with all and sundry on her tour of the Marvel Universe.

I like Riri. I wasn't sold on the Iron Man run that introduced her, but that was more my general dislike of modern Brian Bendis than Riri herself. Having her take centre stage after her appearances in Champions is a good idea, and these twelve issues showcase her strengths and weaknesses well, as well as showing that she is a rounded character in her own right.

The plots that Eve L. Ewing throws at Riri are fitting for her given her relative greenness as a superhero. She takes down an old Spider-Man baddie, has some fun team-ups with Miles Morales and Nadia Van Dyne, and then everything builds to a greater confrontation over in Wakanda with Shuri, Okoye, and Silhouette along for the ride. The momentum builds nicely, and Riri's personality, while sometimes abrasive to her friends, is well-defined and showcased from different angles across the twelve issues. Things don't wrap up entirely, but there's a nice sense of completeness to the story by the time it comes to a close.

The artwork is predominantly by Luciano Vecchio, whose clear and consistent style across eleven of the twelve issues really defines Riri's look and her style. I'd love to see him on a Power Rangers book - he seems to draw armoured characters really well, and straddles the line between cartoony and serious perfectly.

A good showcase for a new-ish character, letting her strike out on her own and really put her mark on the world.

[James · Rating 2 out of 5]

While I support Marvel's efforts to establish a new (and more diverse) generation of heroes, I found "Ironheart" to be clumsy and heavy handed.

The book stars Riri Williams, a teenager from the South Side of Chicago who is basically Iron Man. She brings a healthy share of trauma to this reboot--her step-dad and best friend were both killed in the crossfire of a shootout on the streets.

Much of the book sees her trying to balance her genius with her loyalty to where she's come from, which could be an interesting set-up, but the execution here is about what you'd see from a "Law and Order" episode. (It's also reminiscent of the vibe of the superior Moon Girl and Devil Dinosaur comics.)

The villains are telegraphed a mile away (including a literal Fagin-style Chicago politician), and Ironheart doesn't run into many interesting obstacles. Much of the book is dedicated to establishing the Ten Rings, an illuminati style Kung Fu organization that has a 1970s Power Man and Iron First vibe. They're represented here a kind of tech ninja named "Midnight Fire," who offers an "embrace the darkness" Darth Vader pitch to our hero. But I saw a dozen of these guys reading '90s-era X-comics, so it doesn't really appeal to me.

While the storytelling is over the top, the art by Luciano Vecchio is engaging enough. This just wasn't for me, although I'm glad if there are people who find it an exciting entry point into the Marvel-verse.

[Sharaya Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

Again, FTR, I'm not a super heroes person.

I probably couldn't tell you the difference between the DC characters and Marvel characters.

Doesn't Disney own the rights to all of them now, anyways? *shrugs

However, I did thoroughly enjoy reading the Ms. Marvel comic when that came out, so when I saw the cover for Ironheart vol. 1 I totally judged the book by it's cover and I just knew I had to give it a go.

It was almost like learning to ride a bike again - for me -because I don't really read comics. They throw you right into the story and it was a lot for me to take in, at first. I was amazed by the illustrations and the attention to details. Once I got into it, though, it was like reading any other book that I couldn't wait to read AND with blockbuster movie quality, storyboard pictures to boot!

As a black woman who comes from a city that could (at times) be referred to as the Chicago of Connecticut (we have at least 3) I could absolutely appreciate this level of representation. Although, I know of MAYBE one person who I, personally went to school with that could have graduated high school super early and/or fast-tracked to a college like MIT. Hi Tamara! That was just not a reality for most "inner city black/brown children" from my generation.

From what I know of traditional super heroes, the storyline was pretty spot on for the genre - young, super-intelligent loner with questionable self-control helps various victims, in various situations while "finding themselves." There are a few instances that make you believe they might actually die but it never really gets that serious. Then there are times when they have to figure out how to save someone they love. At some point other super heroes and villians are revealed and the good side wins. . . happy ending!

[Loves2Read644 · Rating 5 out of 5]

I had never read a graphic novel about RiRi Willams so I decided to get this first volume to learn about her character. I have to say that I had such a great time reading this. RiRi is a flawed young superhero who is very smart but has a lot to learn. She is very hot headed and very socially awkward which is why I came to really like her. I like how her story is her own and not some carbon copy of Tony Stark. I love her as Ironheart. There is this mission that she has with Miles Morales that was short but interesting. I loved the dynamic between the two. The Villain that she has to face was very confusing, I didn’t completely understand the organization he was working for. I look forward to reading more volumes of this series.

[Danielle · Rating 4 out of 5]

I've been hyped for this ever since I saw that Eve L. Ewing was writing Riri Williams, and I never should have doubted her. I saw a little bit of Riri in Champions, but this volume made me actually love her.

I love her backstory and everyone that's important to her (whether she'll admit it or not). The story is all about the people - whether that's who Riri has and has lost in her life, kids on the street, or anyone else. It all comes back to everyday people trying their best to get on with their lives. It really comes back to the circumstances we're put in and where we go from there and it's so powerful, and I'm super excited to keep reading.

[Red🏳️‍⚧️ · Rating 5 out of 5]

Eve Ewing manages to channel classic comic tropes while also injecting her Ironheart stories with much needed updates and postmodern reflection. Riri is both an awkward social oddity surrounded by loving ppl who just want her to learn to ask for help (classic), but she is also dealing with survivor’s guilt as a Black woman who “got out alive,” uses powers like hacking and x-ray vision in ways most heroes don’t, and she has strong boundaries when it comes to white supremacy.

Marvel’s heroes can learn so much from both Riri and Eve. So can pretty much its entire staple of regular writers.

Great effing book.

[Laura · Rating 3 out of 5]

I won this in a lottery at school. I'd never heard of Ironheart. It's been years since I really read Marvel comics. I figured it was worth a shot.

It's cute! I'm not really fond of comics but I liked this one. There was a nice bit of humor, especially in the episode with Miles.

I'm going to use this one for my school's first Comic Book, Graphic Novel, and Manga Club. (If you're interested in donating to us, DM me!)

[Anthony · Rating 5 out of 5]

A great new chapter in the Iron Man corner of the Marvel Universe, Riri Williams proves herself to be a fantastic and exceptional hero all her own. Her brilliance and need to help others make her a worthy successor to the legacy Tony Stark has built and her bumpy road between heroism and her personal life gives a whole new perspective for the character and the Marvel Universe as a whole that is so needed in the world right now.

[Lauren · Rating 4 out of 5]

4.5 stars. I really enjoyed this comic. I love that Riri is a young black woman. I love that the story is set in Chicago (rather than New York). I love Ironheart's design. I liked the story and how characters talked about mental health and well being.

I really liked how Xavier and I think N.A.T.A.L.I.E. mentioned that Riri needs therapy, needs friends, and needs to ask for help. YES! It's so true, and I'm thrilled that the authors brought that in.

[ViJei · Rating 4 out of 5]

.Typical, Still Fun Tho.

I laughed a lot. Riri is great. Her relationship with miles even greater. I enjoyed the adventures and would love to continue going on adventures with her. I like this new brand of superheroes marvels got going. They still need to work on their villains though.

[m ♡ · Rating 4 out of 5]

this was such a fun read! riri williams is an amazing character and her backstory in this comic was very interesting. i didn’t know much about her character beforehand, but this comic made me want to read more books with her in it. i’m looking forward to reading more about her in the future

3.5/5 stars

[Ianire Garcia · Rating 4 out of 5]

Riri es un personaje que merece muchas historias buenas en el futuro. Tiene todo lo necesito para engancharme a una superheroína. Las cuatro estrellas son porque la última grapa no me ha convencido, me da la sensación de que sobraba.

[Rhiannon Grant · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fun superhero story with a nice link to the team element (Ms Marvel and Spiderman appear in one story), but mainly focused on Ironheart herself. My favourite/least favourite part is the running 'gag' where people get her code name wrong over and over in all sorts of ways... Irongirl? Ironchick?... it's somehow so... realistic.

[Anna · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this on recommendation that it would have lots of Star Trek jokes. I was not disappointed! Riri is great!

[Megan Sanks · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ironheart is such a great addition to Marvel. I hope she gets added to the MCU or gets her own tv show like Ms. Marvel!