TIME magazine is reporting a new addition to the Marvel landscape. In the Iron Man universe, Marvel writer Brian Michael Bendis talks about creating Riri Williams, a Black female character who will take over for Tony Stark in the storyline.
Riri is a science genius who enrolls in MIT at the age of 15. She comes to the attention of Tony when she builds her own Iron Man suit in her dorm. Creator and Iron Man writer Brian Michael Bendis spoke exclusively to TIME about the creation of Riri Williams with book artist Stefano Caselli and Marvel’s increasingly diverse cast of characters.
For the full interview, visit the TIME story below.
http://time.com/4394478/iron-man-riri-williams-tony-stark/
