INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #6 brings the human side of Ironheart to life. Brian Michael Bendis crafts a personal story. While the action is light, artist Stefano Caselli is able to show off when the post-Doctor Doom Latveria is portrayed later in the book. Read Full Review

Riri gets a dose of fame and all the good stuff that comes with it. For now. The book is mostly dialogue as Riri gets a lot of options thrown at her. Its a lot of set up and a calming after the last arc, but it puts the story in prime position for some big things moving forward. Read Full Review

Writer Brian Bendis uses this issue as an opportunity to play Riri against many mainstay characters from his iron Man run, including Mary Jane, Pepper Potts and even Tony's birth mother, Amanda Armstrong. Tony's digital A.I. self provides ample comic relief (perhaps a little too much at times), but the book resonates most when it simply focuses on Riri's struggle to decide what she truly wants and her inability to acknowledge her fears and doubts. Read Full Review

Fortunately, Invincible Iron Man has enough working in its favor in the writing and art department to help me move past the fact that Bendis is stringing me along with this possibly evil AI Tony plot. Read Full Review

Invincible Iron Man once again gives us great art and smart dialogue. Unfortunately, that's all we get from this issue. We get a lot of set up that may or may not change this book completely. The fact that we don't know is pretty scary. This issue will be remembered as the beginning of a huge chapter in Riri's book, or it will go down as the most inconsequential issue of a comic in the modern era. At the very least, we got to know Riri a little better in this issue. Read Full Review

I am definitely NOT supposed to be liking this book. I hate when they re-use a hero as someone else instead of introducing a new hero. I double hate gender swapping. I triple hate race swapping. Maybe Riri should be a lesbian muslim midget too? HOWEVER... this book is freaking amazing. They are doing everything in their power to make us love this girl Riri - and it's working. The art is fantastic. The opinions and reactions she has are perfect. The writing is perfect. I can definitely say, if it stays like this, I'm all for Riri and I'll be reading her book when Tony comes back to this one.

This issue was enjoyable, if a bit heavy on Riri being gobsmacked to be in the position she is now because ohmygod. A big help in issues like this where not a lot happens is Stefano Caselli's art, which is just great, and always helps this title stand out.

The pacing of Riri's character development is a little faster than Bendis' 2000 Ultimate Peter Parker which is nice. Riri has a hard time confronting things and this issue gives her plenty.

This issue has some interesting things going on. I really like the idea of RiRi joining the champions. Shes going to have some big decisions to make in upcoming issues.

The humour was a bit off.

The whole world suddenly has an opinion on Ironheart (IRONIC META COMMENTARY). In quick succession, Riri gets "hay come work with us" offers from the ladies of Stark Industries, MIT, and the Champions. Riri gets a bit anxious over her sudden celebrity. In the shadows, multiple actors move on Latveria, suggesting that Riri's story is headed for a collision with her "Substitute Iron Man" peer, Victor Von Doom. The plot is light on action, but the dialogue is solid and Stefano Caselli's art remains very pleasant.