Ironheart, Vol. 1: Those With Courage

Ironheart, Vol. 1: Those With Courage

ByEve L. Ewing
2019 • 136 pages
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Renata Sancken

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.

September 1, 2019