Marvel Television‘s Ironheart has a new trailer out giving us a better look at the live action series set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Ironheart debuts June 24 at 6pm PT/ 9pm ET with 3 episodes on Disney+.
Breakout young hero Riri Williams armors up and takes center stage this April in Ironheart: Bad Chemistry, a new one-shot by Hugo-and Eisner-winning writer John Jennings and all-star artist Jethro Morales. Ironheart’s latest solo story will reintroduce KHEM, a deadly new villain Jennings co-created with artist Paris Alleyne in 2023’s Free Comic Book Day: Marvel’s Voices #1. Kicking off when Khem steals a legendary Marvel artifact to upgrade her already formidable alchemy-based powers, this thrilling rematch will shed light on Khem’s origin and cement her as Riri’s fiercest adversary. Packed with all the elements that have made Riri Williams such a unique addition to the Marvel mythos from her genius inventor skills to her strong connection to the Windy City, this exciting and new reader-friendly IRONHEART saga arrives just ahead of the debut of Marvel Television’s Ironheart, coming to Disney+ this June.
A NEMESIS RETURNS SENDING SHOCKWAVES THROUGH RIRI’S WORLD!
She’s already attacked Chicago once and made off with a valuable artifact from the DuSable Black History Museum. Now the alchemical transformer Khem is back for another bite of Ironheart’s city – and this time, she’s not alone. What is Khem’s connection to a classic Iron Man villain – and can Riri stop her before all of Chicago burns? It’s an action-packed flurry of blows in the Windy City!
Check out the main cover by Eder Messias along with a variant cover by rising star artist Godtail and preorder Ironheart: Bad Chemistry #1 at your local comic shop today!
Fans can get a first look at the major Marvel stories to enjoy on Free Comic Book Day! Free Comic Book Day is on May 3 this year, and once again, Marvel Comics celebrates this exciting day for the industry with something for every fan! Readers can look forward to seeing creators and characters from different cultures, communities, and identities spotlighted in a special Free Comic Book edition of Marvel’s Voices.
Free Comic Book Day 2025: Ironheart/Marvel’s Voices #1 is written by Justina Ireland, and more and features art by Julian Shaw and more.
CELEBRATING A YEAR OF MARVEL’S VOICES WITH A BRAND-NEW STORY STARRING IRONHEART!
Bestselling writer Justina Ireland blasts Ironheart into Chicago’s past for a story of Black innovation through the ages! And explore the past year of Voices anthologies with selections from Mystique and Destiny’s star-studded wedding issue, Patriot’s explosive return to super-heroing, the introduction of a brand-new Ghost Rider and more!
Kabam is celebrating an array of holidays and Super Heroes this month, kicking off with the reveal of two new Champions to its popular mobile fighter MARVEL Contest of Champions – the young prodigy Ironheart, and transmorph mutant Dust! Ironheart arrives in-game on February 15 and Dust on February 29. Players will have the opportunity to earn a 2 & 3-Ironheart with an in-game giveaway beginning on February 12th. You can catch up on The Battlerealm with character Deep Dive and Special Moves trailers for Ironheart and Dust on the official MARVEL Contest of Champions YouTube channel.
In celebration of Black History Month, Kabam is spotlighting Black Super Heroes on their official Marvel Contest of Champions Social Media Channels HERE. Check in every week for a new Super Hero highlight!
This month also brings many treats and rewards. With Valentine’s Day around the corner, players can participate in the “Listen To Your Ironheart” in-game event to build their own special romance-seeking-suits–Gather materials for these suits by cracking their code with Heart-Coded Keys!
Kabam is also celebrating the Year of the Dragon with a special Lunar New Year Quest–Earn Red Envelope Crystals containing lucky rewards!
Other Marvel Contest of Champions updates, including bug fixes, balance updates, Winter of Woe challenge, Champion Bios and more can be found HERE.
At San Diego Comic-Con, Marvel Studios dropped a lot of their plans for the future announcing film and television projects. Now, at D23, the movie studio has expanded things with even more.
The trailers for Secret Invasion and Werewolf By Night were revealed but there was far more news to come out of the Disney focused event.
Armor Wars, which was not mentioned at SDCC leading to rumors got some focus as the series was announced (again) with Don Cheadle returning as James “Rhodey” Rhodes, aka War Marchine. The series will stream on Disney+.
Matt Shakman was formally announced as the director of Fantastic Four. Shakman had directed WandaVision and has also directed numerous episodes of It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, The Good Wife, You’re the Worst, and more. Shows relevant to the Fantastic Four include Heroes Reborn, Chuck, The Boys, and Succession. Shakman was attached to the upcoming Star Trek film.
Carl Lumby, Danny Ramirez, and Tim Blake Nelson, will all return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. The trio will reprise their roles as Isaiah Bradley, Joaquin Torres, and Dr. Samuel Sterns in Captain America: New World Order.
The cast of Thunderbolts has been revealed! The film will feature David Harbour as Alexei Shostakov/Red Guardian, Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost, Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Valentina Allegra de Fontaine, Sebastian Stan as Bucky Barnes, Wyatt Russell as John Walker/U.S.Agent, with Florence Pugh reprising her role as Yelena Belova.
Loki Season 2 gets a new cast member in Ke Huy Quan. They’ll join the returning cast of Tom Hiddleston as Loki, Owen Wilson as Agent Mobius, and Sophia Di Martino as Sylvie.
Anthony Ramos has been officially announced as Parker Robbins, aka the Hood, in Ironheart.
It’s Disney+ Day and the digital streaming platform has dropped teases of what’s coming to the platform from Marvel and more.
The rumored continued of X-Men: The Animated Series is official and dubbed X-Men ’97 is coming in 2023.
We know Moon Knight is on its way.
We got a new title card for She-Hulk.
Ms. Marvel has been announced for Summer 2022.
Marvel Studios’ What If…? is getting a second season.
Spinning out of Hawkeye will be Echo.
Spider-Man gets a new animated original series with Spider-Man: Freshman Year.
We knew I Am Groot is coming… and it still is.
Ironheart gets an official title card.
Spinning out of WandaVision is Agatha: House of Harkness.
Spinning out of Marvel Studios’ What If…? is Marvel Zombies! It’s unknown if the show will continue the story from the animated series, an adaptation of the comic series, or something else.
Secret Invasion got a plug.
Riri Williams will be coming to the screen as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and you can catch up on her adventures and save with the Marvel Ironheart Sale currently running on comiXology.
The sale features 44 releases with collections up to 67% off with single issues just $0.99.
The sale ends on Sunday, April 25.
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Riri Williams will be coming to the screen as part of the Marvel Cinematic Universe and you can catch up on her adventures and save with the Marvel Ironheart Sale currently running on comiXology.
The sale features 44 releases with collections up to 67% off with single issues just $0.99.
The sale ends on Sunday, April 25.
This site contains affiliate links, which means that if you click on one of the product links and make a purchase, we’ll receive a percentage of the sale. Graphic Policy does purchase items from these sites. Making purchases through these links helps support the site.
During the Disney investor presentation, numerous announcements were made as to what to expect from Marvel Studios over the next years. Numerous first looks were released and updates to movies, television shows, and a whole lot of reveals.
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings has wrapped its production. The film is in theaters July 9, 2021.
Brie Larson will return as Carol Danvers/Captain Marvel in Captain Marvel 2. Nia DaCosta will direct the film and Larson will be joined by Iman Vellani, the new Ms. Marvel, and Teyonah Parris who will play Monica Rambeau. Parris will debut as the character in WandaVision.
Captain Marvel 2 will fly into theaters November 11, 2022.
Hawkeye is currently filming. Jeremy Renner returns as the character and will be joined by Hailee Steinfeld as Kate Bishop.
Additional cast include Vera Farmiga, Fra Fee, and newcomer Alaqua Cox as Maya Lopez, with episodes directed by Rhys Thomas and directing duo Bert and Bertie.
Tatiana Maslany is now confirmed as Jennifer Walters/She-Hulk… and Tim Roth is joining her!? Roth returns as the Abomination. Mark Ruffalo will also appear on the Disney+ series. It will be directed by Kat Coiro and Anu Valia.
Moon Knight is confirmed though no more details have been released.
Samuel L. Jackson is back as Nick Fury in the Disney+ series, Secret Invasion. Ben Mendelsohn will return as well as the Skrull Talos.
Dominique Thorne will step into the armor as Riri Williams in Ironheart! The character is coming to a series soon on Disney+.
Ironheart and… Armor Wars!? Don Cheadle suits up again as James Rhodes, aka War Machine. The classic story comes to the small screen of Disney+ as Tony Stark’s fear of his tech falling into the wrong hands comes true.
Hopefully it’ll be as much of a trainwreck as the Star Wars special, but in 2022 we’re getting The Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special directed and written by James Gunn. You’ll be able to watch it on Disney+.
I am Groot! Baby Groot will get a series of shorts on Disney+.
Christian Bale has officially joined the cast of Thor: Love and Thunder as the villain Gorr the God Butcher. This will have a major impact on the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Thor: Love and Thunder comes to theaters on May 6, 2022.
Peyton Reed will return to direct the third Ant-Man film, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania. Paul Rudd, Evangeline Lilly, Michael Douglas, and Michelle Pfeiffer all return. Kathryn Newton joins the cast as Cassie Lang and Jonathan Majors as Kang the Conqueror.
And… the Fantastic Four are coming to the Marvel Cinematic Universe directed by Jon Watts!
2020 Ironheart #1 is an interesting comic. It’s a tie-in miniseries to two different events that appear to be happening at the same time. Focused on Riri Williams, Ironheart, the issue takes on the current “2020” storyline playing out in Iron Man but also the “Outlawed” story impacted Marvel‘s younger heroes.
In “2020” Arno Stark has taken over Tony’s company and decides to wage a ware against Artificial Intelligence. In “Outlawed,” legislation has been passed banning kid superheroes. It’s two very different stories but writers Vita Ayala and Danny Lore brilliantly focus the issue on the morality of both plotlines.
2020 Ironheart #1 isn’t an action comic. Sure, there are some scenes involving out of control AI-powered cars. But, at its core, the comic is Riri debating her artificial intelligence, N.A.T.A.L.I.E. about what they should do. In this debate, the roles are reversed from expectations. Riri is the cold, logical individual, while N.A.T.A.L.I.E. is full of emotion. It’s an interesting thing to read as it plays out and circumvents expectations of a superhero comic where you’d expect them to punch things most of an issue. Instead, comes off more as a thought-provoking play than a blockbuster movie.
The art by David Messina is good. With color by Mattia Iacono and lettering by Joe Caramagna, visually the comic is solid though doesn’t quite suck you in. There’s some solid sequences when it comes to the action but the comic is about the quieter moments. Those quieter moments never quite deliver visually. And, that’s hard to do generally. The comic feels more cerebral than emotional and part of that is the visuals never quite connect emotionally. Still, they do the job in telling the story.
2020 Ironheart #1 is a good comic. But, unless you’re invested in the character or the two storylines that are connected, it’s hard to say this is a must get. Still, there’s some solid moments and debate about the role of superheroes within.
Story: Vita Ayala, Danny Lore Art: David Messina
Color: Mattia Iacono Letterer: Joe Caramagna
Story: 8.15 Art: 7.0 Overall: 7.25 Recommendation: Read
Marvel provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
Purchase: comiXology – Kindle
