NEW IRON MAN Is A Woman

Invincible Iron Man by Jeff Dekal courtesy Marvel
Invincible Iron Man courtesy Marvel

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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

DIVIDED WE STAND Is the Future of MARVEL NOW!

After this summer’s superhero showdown the Marvel Universe will be divided with new heroes, new teams and missing iconic characters.

After a series of Divided character teasers, Marvel revealed Divided We Stand as part of the Marvel Now! initiative coming soon.

courtesy Marvel
courtesy Marvel

Civil War II is underway. One hero is dead. The publisher promises more deaths are coming. Iron Man and the Inhumans are at war. The Inhumans/X-Men cold war is set to flare up. Tony Stark and Captain Marvel are ready to declare on each other.

Following the big event, the branding of Marvel NOW! returns with a new tag line: “Divided We Stand.” Continue reading DIVIDED WE STAND Is the Future of MARVEL NOW!

Who Will Be the New Iron Man?

Invincible Iron Man #518 courtesy Marvel.com

  Tony Stark declares he will be Iron Man no more but will he be allowed to give up? From today’s cover art on Marvel.com it appears something or someone has control of the armor.

Who will wear the armor? What can it do? What will happen to Tony?

Matt Fraction and Salvador Larroca’s Long Way Down arc launches this May.

Invincible Iron Man #519

Here’s the earlier post in which Fraction reveals why Tony quits.