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fishmeal's review
3.0
I am not a Iron Man reader – I read three of his books for my big Civil War II project, but other than that I’m not interested in the character. Tony Stark is, in my mind, a generic superhero, generally an asshole, and usually a womanizer. I watch end enjoy his movies but have no desire to get into his books.
But when I saw that Riri would be taking over the mantle – oooh was I excited. I am a sucker for cute, I am a sucker for kid genuises, and I am a sucker for origin stories. Ironheart, Volume 1: Riri Williams delivers on all three, with bonus points for bad-ass side characters and a de-powered Tony Stark.
The only think that irked me a bit in this book is the sudden and very early suit upgrade. I was excited that Riri would be spending quite a bit of time in an ugly, rectangular, grey suit. Instead, she very quickly builds a replacement – one that’s both more feminine and much more powerful. I wish she had either spent more time in her first suit or struggled more before the power-up.
But this is a great book (especially the particularly nice cameo) and a super introduction for the new character. I can’t wait until she meets the rest of the young Avengers!
Read more of my reviews (plus cat pics!) on Her Little Book Review.
But when I saw that Riri would be taking over the mantle – oooh was I excited. I am a sucker for cute, I am a sucker for kid genuises, and I am a sucker for origin stories. Ironheart, Volume 1: Riri Williams delivers on all three, with bonus points for bad-ass side characters and a de-powered Tony Stark.
The only think that irked me a bit in this book is the sudden and very early suit upgrade. I was excited that Riri would be spending quite a bit of time in an ugly, rectangular, grey suit. Instead, she very quickly builds a replacement – one that’s both more feminine and much more powerful. I wish she had either spent more time in her first suit or struggled more before the power-up.
But this is a great book (especially the particularly nice cameo) and a super introduction for the new character. I can’t wait until she meets the rest of the young Avengers!
Read more of my reviews (plus cat pics!) on Her Little Book Review.
silver_star08's review
4.0
Tony Stark is dead. Who is Ironman? Introducing Riri Williams the new Invincible Ironman.
Riri is a super genius 15 year old, African American girl who lives in Chicago. Both her dad & stepdad were killed by gun violence, as well as her best friend, Natalie. She makes her own suit of iron armor.
Just when she decides she needs an AI to help with the operations of her iron suit, in walks a man with a box. In the box, an AI for her to use with her suit. The AI is the conscience of Tony Stark!
Riri is a super genius 15 year old, African American girl who lives in Chicago. Both her dad & stepdad were killed by gun violence, as well as her best friend, Natalie. She makes her own suit of iron armor.
Just when she decides she needs an AI to help with the operations of her iron suit, in walks a man with a box. In the box, an AI for her to use with her suit. The AI is the conscience of Tony Stark!
booksnchili's review
Some more deaths, some more flying, some more iron man. Nice. Could have more complexity in the second half.
noveladdiction's review
4.0
I like Riri! Looking forward to more of this title.
Also: OF COURSE Tony Stark made an AI of himself.
Also: OF COURSE Tony Stark made an AI of himself.
captwinghead's review
4.0
4 ish stars.
So, I've put off reading this series even though it's on my pull list. I own every issue but this is the first time I'm reading them. I've been wary because I heard that Riri has been written the same way most characters tangentially involved with Tony have been written these days: they're completely annoyed at Tony Stark's existence for no reason at all. I was hesitant to read this because of that and because the last 3 books I read from Bendis were terrible (Jessica Jones (2016), International Iron Man, Spider-Man, vol 1 (2016)).
I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this.
There were a few bugs:
- the intro reads like the start of Hidden Figures in a bad way. Honestly, I could not figure out for the life of my why Riri's parents looked as if they were being told that their daughter had some kind of disease. Even the teacher was acting as if Riri being extremely intelligent was some kind of curse. It was weird.
- I question why Miles and Riri's origins are steeped in criminal activity in their communities? Let me just say that I don't have any close family members that have been involved in/victimized by gang violence. None of my family members are felons? I don't understand why Bendis makes these decisions?
- Riri's mother is seems like such a non character. Perhaps I feel this way because I've never really understood familial relationships where the daughter takes care of the mother but she seemed so uninvolved. There is a portion where she questions if letting her 15 year old daughter go off to fight crime is a good decision and that's... okay.
- there are a couple of flashbacks that literally serve no purpose. Namely the one about Riri's experience sword fighting. I laughed out loud when it became clear that that page was completely and utterly pointless.
- All of Bendis' books blended together in that he brought in elements from that god awful International Iron Man book and I wasn't sure exactly how to feel about that. It's messy as hell that we got the overly drawn out conclusion of Tony meeting his mother just to have that series come to an end and have Tony put in a coma.
Anyway, those were the tough spots. Let's get into what I liked:
- Riri. I never found her to ungrateful or obnoxious. While I wanted a little more of her history outside of being treated like an automaton, there was enough here to get a feel for her personality. I'm totally onboard for more black, female geniuses in Marvel comics (... I just wish we could get black women to write them). I liked that she had so much in common with Tony such as forgetting to eat, getting super wrapped up in projects and having confidence in their abilities.
- The issues with Pepper were knock outs for me! I adore Rescue and I adored watching Riri and Pepper working together against Tomoe. Give me more of this! Give me a team up book because I love Pepper's chemistry with Riri! I loved Pepper in general. Sorry, but I would marry her in a heartbeat.
- I enjoyed Tony and FRIDAY's interactions with Riri to an extent. There are times where I'm not the biggest fan of Bendis' take on Tony. Not all of the jokes landed for me but I appreciated them overall.
- There were times Bendis actually got genuine laughs out of me which was interesting. Both from bystanders but I laughed all the same
- I liked seeing Team Iron Man come together: MJ, Pepper, FRIDAY and Amanda.
So, overall, this is definitely worth checking out. Even if you just check it out from your local library. I had a good time reading it and it didn't take me long at all. Surprising seeing as Bendis has been on my shit list as of late.
4 stars.
So, I've put off reading this series even though it's on my pull list. I own every issue but this is the first time I'm reading them. I've been wary because I heard that Riri has been written the same way most characters tangentially involved with Tony have been written these days: they're completely annoyed at Tony Stark's existence for no reason at all. I was hesitant to read this because of that and because the last 3 books I read from Bendis were terrible (Jessica Jones (2016), International Iron Man, Spider-Man, vol 1 (2016)).
I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed this.
There were a few bugs:
- the intro reads like the start of Hidden Figures in a bad way. Honestly, I could not figure out for the life of my why Riri's parents looked as if they were being told that their daughter had some kind of disease. Even the teacher was acting as if Riri being extremely intelligent was some kind of curse. It was weird.
- I question why Miles and Riri's origins are steeped in criminal activity in their communities? Let me just say that I don't have any close family members that have been involved in/victimized by gang violence. None of my family members are felons? I don't understand why Bendis makes these decisions?
- Riri's mother is seems like such a non character. Perhaps I feel this way because I've never really understood familial relationships where the daughter takes care of the mother but she seemed so uninvolved. There is a portion where she questions if letting her 15 year old daughter go off to fight crime is a good decision and that's... okay.
- there are a couple of flashbacks that literally serve no purpose. Namely the one about Riri's experience sword fighting. I laughed out loud when it became clear that that page was completely and utterly pointless.
- All of Bendis' books blended together in that he brought in elements from that god awful International Iron Man book and I wasn't sure exactly how to feel about that. It's messy as hell that we got the overly drawn out conclusion of Tony meeting his mother just to have that series come to an end and have Tony put in a coma.
Anyway, those were the tough spots. Let's get into what I liked:
- Riri. I never found her to ungrateful or obnoxious. While I wanted a little more of her history outside of being treated like an automaton, there was enough here to get a feel for her personality. I'm totally onboard for more black, female geniuses in Marvel comics (... I just wish we could get black women to write them). I liked that she had so much in common with Tony such as forgetting to eat, getting super wrapped up in projects and having confidence in their abilities.
- The issues with Pepper were knock outs for me! I adore Rescue and I adored watching Riri and Pepper working together against Tomoe. Give me more of this! Give me a team up book because I love Pepper's chemistry with Riri! I loved Pepper in general. Sorry, but I would marry her in a heartbeat.
- I enjoyed Tony and FRIDAY's interactions with Riri to an extent. There are times where I'm not the biggest fan of Bendis' take on Tony. Not all of the jokes landed for me but I appreciated them overall.
- There were times Bendis actually got genuine laughs out of me which was interesting. Both from bystanders but I laughed all the same
- I liked seeing Team Iron Man come together: MJ, Pepper, FRIDAY and Amanda.
So, overall, this is definitely worth checking out. Even if you just check it out from your local library. I had a good time reading it and it didn't take me long at all. Surprising seeing as Bendis has been on my shit list as of late.
4 stars.
claresbookshelf's review
5.0
4.5 out of 5 stars.
Let's be real, I really enjoyed this comic. It was fast paced and a nice little introduction to Riri.
It does feel like it needs a little padding out though, almost like there were some elements to the story that were missing and not necessarily in the sense that they will reveal them in later volumes. It just fell flat a couple of times, rushed.
Like I said, it was fast paced and for the most part that is a good thing, it just needs to find the right balance and I think Riri could go on to become someone incredible in the Marvel universe.
Let's be real, I really enjoyed this comic. It was fast paced and a nice little introduction to Riri.
It does feel like it needs a little padding out though, almost like there were some elements to the story that were missing and not necessarily in the sense that they will reveal them in later volumes. It just fell flat a couple of times, rushed.
Like I said, it was fast paced and for the most part that is a good thing, it just needs to find the right balance and I think Riri could go on to become someone incredible in the Marvel universe.
briqhtkit's review
funny
inspiring
lighthearted
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? No
5.0
disneywitch22's review against another edition
5.0
Iron Man is my favorite superhero! So hearing that Tony Stark is no longer Iron Man but a girl was taking his place made me really excited. Reading these comics absolutely did not disappointed me at all. I love RiRi. She's a spit fire and is so strong. I love where the story is going and maybe get more into the details on what really happen to Tony and Rhodey.
murderbot42's review
5.0
Oh shiz, oh shiz, oh shiz!!!
This is THE Marvel comic you have been waiting for!
Action! Adventure! High-flying hijinks! Cutesy teenage super genius! Heart-pounding family dysfunction! All the things you want in an Iron Man comic, but this is not the Iron Man you know!
This is Ironheart!
But seriously, though. If you haven't picked up this comic yet, what are you waiting for?!!? Go get it now! It's a super fun, super well-written new character and how often does one of those come around in the comic book industry? The last time I can remember a new character appearing with such a splash was Ms. Marvel.
Yes, I did evoke MM. It is THAT good.
So seriously, go out and get yourself a copy because if you are a fan of comics at all, You Should Be Reading This!!!
This is THE Marvel comic you have been waiting for!
Action! Adventure! High-flying hijinks! Cutesy teenage super genius! Heart-pounding family dysfunction! All the things you want in an Iron Man comic, but this is not the Iron Man you know!
This is Ironheart!
But seriously, though. If you haven't picked up this comic yet, what are you waiting for?!!? Go get it now! It's a super fun, super well-written new character and how often does one of those come around in the comic book industry? The last time I can remember a new character appearing with such a splash was Ms. Marvel.
Yes, I did evoke MM. It is THAT good.
So seriously, go out and get yourself a copy because if you are a fan of comics at all, You Should Be Reading This!!!