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Marvel revealed some big news about its new female Iron Man today! Apparently, the character is going to be called Ironheart.

Recently, it was announced that after the events of Civil War 2, Tony Stark would be stepping away from his role as Iron Man. Who will take his place? A 15 year-old black female MIT student named Riri Williams. This is huge news for diversity in the comic-book world, and it was met with mixed reactions by fans. This isn’t surprising, but Marvel has not backed down.

Today, they revealed the name of Riri Williams alter-ego, Ironheart. They also talked about the decision to name her alter-ego:

Iron Woman seemed old fashioned to some. Iron Maiden looked like a legal nightmare. And Ironheart, coined by Joe Quesada, after I told him my planned story for Riri, speaks not only to the soul of the character but to the Iron Man franchise as a whole. Tony first put on the armor to save his heart. Riri puts it on for different reasons altogether but still heart-related. When people see her story, you’ll be amazed at how simple and brilliant Joe’s suggestion was.

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(via GeekTyrant)

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Nick Golden is based in Los Angeles, California where he currently works as a freelance writer and actor.