This book is absolutely a must-buy. Read Full Review

The art was excellently detailed and beautiful. Both the action and the character moments looked visually stunning. Read Full Review

A seriously excellent start to what promises to be an interesting series, pick this issue up! Read Full Review

Ironheart #1 is a great start that feels both like a continuation of Riri's story and a new arc with a bit more agency assigned to her. Ewing writes a compelling script that feels fun and authentic, coupled with some excellent art to usher the story along. If issue #2 is any indication, Riri has a very bright future ahead of her. Read Full Review

Overall, IRONHEART #1 is a decent start story wise. Our character is fun, interesting, and pushing boundaries. The art is consistent with some strong elements, however, more could be done to make the pieces stand out and get the reader admiring the images. Read Full Review

Yes, I enjoyed this book. It hit all the marks starting with a great script and wonderful pacing to a visually stunning style that drew me in. It was great seeing an armored hero take on another tech based hero again, and the implications of the last have of this book are amazing. I canlt wait to see what comes next and will be adding this to my pull list.IRONHEART #1 has the well thought out story and amazing visuals that you want un your comics. Probably one of my favorite first issues of the year. Read Full Review

A strong start to a series to watch. Read Full Review

So, was Ironheart #1 worth the wait? Without a doubt! Ironheart #1 took some bold steps towards Riri Williams starting to write her own story. This is a big time for Riri in terms of stepping out of her OWN shadow, and being able to see a hopeful future that doesn't reflect everything she taught herself to be pessimistic towards. By the end of this series, I want to see the pessimistic young hero become optimistic Read Full Review

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As corny as it sounds, Eve L. Ewing puts the heart in Ironheart #1! An emotional read that took me back to reading comic books as a teenager. Read Full Review

Ironheart is off to a solid start with a new series that continues to mark Marvel’s commitment to expanding the diverse hero gallery they’ve put together over the last few years. If anything, it would have been good to see Ewing go deeper some of the social issues she only hints at throughout this book. Of course, as this is the first issue in an ongoing series, there is plenty of time to explore the many plot and character threads that Ewing sets up here. “Ironheart is an engineer who uses many tools,” we are told in one of the most perfect lines in the book. Here’s hoping we get to see Ewing and the art team take a few more of them out of the box in the coming months. Read Full Review

I can't wait for the next issue. Riri is finally given some direction, so this story actually feels like it's going somewhere, i.e. it's worth my time and money. The best part is it's only building on what Bendis had laid out before (except for the Da Vinci stuff. Good.), but not so much that this isn't a great place for those unfamiliar with the character to start. The art team kill it, elevating every aspect of the script. If Riri Williams wasn't your jam before, give her another chance. Read Full Review

Ironheart #1 stumbles from time to time, but still succeeds on the strength of its visuals and an engaging heroine. Read Full Review

I'll go back to my feeling that the idea of Ironheart has been more important than the execution. Maybe this issue is just a testing ground before Ewing gets a better sense of the character and takes her to fantastic new heights. Read Full Review

Well written and good art. Some panels were a bit too wordy and, of course, I could have used some more action. Overall a great establishing issue with good pace.

At first I wonder where the writer want to take us. But their was some good even if Amanda, MJ & Friday aren't in this story.
I enjoyed the encounter with clash. I'm super hooked by the fact he is part of the ten ring and give Riri their sign.
I was annoyed by the toooooooo long phone call, but the ending is interesting.

Cover - I the the variant with the planes. Not related but really great. 1/2
Writing - I have some question, but for now I'm interested by much of this. 2.5/3
Arts - Love the arts. 3/3
Feeling - I will let her a chance to prove herself. 2/2

Ironheart gets an old- and new-reader friendly intro as she foils a terrorist plot by Clash, makes a much-needed friend, and picks up stirrings of the 10 Rings organization. The storytelling has its glitches. The overall plot and characterization look stellar, though. The fact that they're clear despite a little nuts-and-bolts clumsiness confirms that the problems really are minor. It's all ennobled by some very strong artwork that does plenty to enhance the flow of the story.

I thought this was a solid issue. It re-establishes Riri's origins that Bendis basically ignored past her first solo issue. It goes a long way towards establishing her anti-social behavior that she really only exhibited in Champions until now. And in that regard, this issue works very well. It never feels gimmicky or overly pushed. The writing is actually pretty solid for someone who, from what I know, is a complete newcomer to comics. It can be a little wordy sometimes, but hopefully that's just growing pains. We get teased with the Ten Rings, so that's fun. And we get to see Dan Slott's punching bag still trying his best to break bad. Which proves the writer is aware of other stories besides Riri's and that is integral to making comics. So I've got a little bit of good faith now, moving forward. more

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Riri's introduction into the comics wasn't the best. Some might even say: controversial. Taking the place of a longstanding, established superhero, immediately after creation; that couldn't sit well with people. And I don't know if she deserves a second series solely dedicated to her so quickly, but...

Putting all that baggage aside, this was a fun read. With really good looking art and colors and a likable young hero, even if she does need to work a little on her quips and superhero banter.
The story seems to aim in the direction of Riri doubting herself and then, probably, believing in herself somewhere down the line and fighting some terrorist of course. I can dig it.

So yeah, I'm going to be on the lookout for the next issue. more

RiRi Williams is one of the most divisive characters in comics. She's cited as a diversity hire and one of the key targets when discussion comes up regarding identity politics at marvel comics or comicsgate.

What do I think about Riri? She's okay, in fact I think the whole identity politics debate happened more as a reaction to all of the changes at marvel circa 2016 than Riri Williams herself. 

What do I think about IronHeart #1? It's okay. The comics manages to be functional and does everything right but still didn't really resonate enough to keep me interested in the character or series. 

Eve Ewing was lambasted in certain circles for being a meritless hire. Coming off of the street and given a series of prominence. The truth is that the writing for IronHeart is solid and right in line with everything else at Marvel in 2018.

Riri is an introvert. She works better alone. She has a lot of trauma in her past and has a really hard time relating to people around her because of her extreme intelligence. Being a superhero and inventor is her outlet. 

We get a new villain and a reference to an old one that will be fun to see Riri deal with if Marvel plays their cards right. 

The art from Kevin Libranda and Luciano Vecchio make Ironheart and her world look distinct but nothing really stands out. Riri does looks great outside of the suit. I'm not a fan of the suit design as it looks more like an article of clothing than a suit of armor. There's even a panel where he costume transitions and underneath you can clearly see she's wearing a pair of converse. 

I guess the suit is in line with Tony Starks bleeding edge armor but I'm not really a fan of that either so, shrugs. My other complaint is that I'm really tired of the teen hero super genius trope. Marvel currently has Iron Heart, Moongirl and Shuri and they are essentially permutations of the same character. I'll never say that Riri doesn't deserve to exist. There are people  just like Riri in the real world but when you see the same concept over and over again it feels lazy.  

Overall if you're already a fan of the character you'll probably get more out of this issue than I did. For me the comic was bland. The issue looks good but overall the comic lacked any tension, danger or any "oh Shit" moments. 

It's a solid first issue and sets the foundation for the character. I may revisit the series when the first arc is collected into a trade. It's not a bad start you can do a lot worse. 

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Kreniigh - Nov 30, 2018

You forgot the new Wasp. And her whole crew. As great as it would be to live in a world teeming with teen girl geniuses, the concept is getting a little diluted.

I Review Comics - Nov 30, 2018

I always forget about wasp. It's not in my regular pull but year you're right.

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It's OK. I feel like i would've liked this comic book 10 years ago. Decent story by Ewing with great art (Kudos to Libranda and Vecchio) i'm just not the target audience for this book and i'm looking for different stories. If you already like Ironheart, you'll love it. As for me the search continues. Side note why does Marvel price #1s at $5.? If i knew that before i got to pay for it i would have put it back. Marvel needs comics like these to succeed but pricing it higher for younger readers isn't helping.

This was okay! Definitely some good moments.

That part where they were supposed to be hitting it off was so poorly written that it felt like one of those scripted calls Microsoft used to show while demonstrating how Skype works.

The half way of the story "part 1" is not a bad fight but it just has hidden messages of
social justice which makes it bad. Part 2 is just a phone call and it's really mediocre/feels
like something from a 90's comic.
Cover-Meh
Story-Could have been a lot better
Characters-Ironheart is pretty much a douche and her side characters aren't special/generic
Villain-Rushed and social justice tone

Maximum blandness: achieved. Boring and anti-climatic storytelling: done. Humour, which isn't funny: yup. Not super-bad, just super-skippable.

Just another terrible character that Marvel is forcing in and a terrible book.

Ew, why?