Marvel fans are not too happy with a black woman playing Iron Man.
Iron Woman movie coming soon? Maybe. As part of Marvel Entertainment’s Marvel Now! relaunch this fall, the inventor of the Iron Man armor will be taken by Riri Williams – a teen genius who built her own version of Iron Man suit at MIT.
Williams debuted in Invincible Iron Man No. 7 in March of this year, and will headline a relaunched version of the character later on this year.
The comic book series was created by Brian Michael Bendis who also co-created Miles Morales, the half-black, half-Latino Spider-Man who debuted in 2011.
Many people reported their excitement on social media:
There’s going to be a black iron woman. Litttttt
— miles (@_jasoncuz) July 6, 2016
RIRI WILLIAMS YALL
A 15 YEAR OLD
BLACK
MIT STUDENT
I AM SCREAMING
?? “Meet the new Iron Man …err Iron Woman”https://t.co/yPBuwSL4sZ
— MOVE MOJITO (@HUNGHOTEBONY) July 6, 2016
Honestly I’m still very excited. Black Iron Woman means a lot to me and Iron Man has always been my fave after a couple Marvel mutants.
— Megane-hime????? (@BaelockHolmes) July 6, 2016
While some people were offended by seeing a black woman playing Iron Man.
Black Woman to Replace Tony Stark as Iron Man https://t.co/qLPu6S58UF STUPID IDEA
— TedS (@FLBigBass) July 7, 2016
This is so stupid…. Marvel’s new Iron Man is 15-year-old black girl https://t.co/NmnY8VyV11
— Mac (@Velocita_) July 7, 2016
Iron Man****** this is stupid af https://t.co/jMagml2Pav
— 🙂 (@y_jakub) July 6, 2016
Marvel is adding a more diverse cast of superheroes with their more recent collection of comic books. How will this impact the future of the Marvel series? We will have to wait and see. Until then check out this clip from the comic book series.
- Robert Downey Jr.: Iron Man Would Back Hillary Clinton
- Robert Downey Jr. Returns as Iron Man in ‘Captain America 3’
- Robert Downey Jr. Reveals ‘No Plans’ for Another Iron Man Movie
What do you think? Share with us your thoughts in the comments below.
