For years, Riri Williams — the hero otherwise known as Ironheart — has been synonymous with science and tech. Her genius-level intellect puts her on the same level as Marvel’s other technocrats, like Tony Stark and Bruce Banner. But in making the jump into Marvel’s Cinematic Universe, Ironheart is getting a crash course in dark magic.
This week, Dominique Thorne reprises her role as Riri Williams in Ironheart. Her first solo adventure in the MCU won’t be without its challenges: as she strives to build an iron suit better than any even Stark could make, she’ll have to turn to the shady broker known as Parker Robbins (Anthony Ramos). Parker brings Riri into his crew to assist in a series of heists across Chicago. Each member of his team has a particular skillset — Riri’s their eye in the sky, Clown (Sonia Denis) handles explosives, and Slug (Shea Couleé) is their expert hacker. But Parker’s also got a kind of superpower. Armed with a mystical, mysterious hood, he can turn invisible at will and shoot curved bullets like guided missiles.
