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A new Iron Man arrives for the Marvel Now!

Marvel announced via Time that Riri Williams will become the new star of Invincible Iron Man. The new character will armor up when Tony Stark is out in the aftermath of Civil War II.

There’s no official word yet on if Stark will quit, be forced out or possibly die in the superhero conflict.

Riri is an African-American teen genius at MIT who grabs Stark’s attention when she builds her own Iron Man suit…in her dorm.

Riri is just one of several new young and diverse heroes arriving with the Marvel Now! initiative of books following Civil War II. Continue reading NEW IRON MAN Is A Woman