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Marvel’s New Iron Man Is a Black Woman Sparking Controversy

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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:

While some people were offended by seeing a black woman playing Iron Man.

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.

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