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Ironheart (Riri Williams) Reading Order

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Ironheart Riri Williams Reading Order

Created by Brian Michael Bendis, Mike Deodato, Eve Ewing, and Kevin Libranda, Riri Williams is a legacy character who made her first appearance in a cameo inb Invincible Iron Man Vol. 3 #7 during the Civil War II event (see reading order here).

Riri Williams is a 15-year-old certified genius. Born shortly after the death of her father Riri Williams Sr., Riri grew up in Chicago, was raised by her mother Ronnie, her stepfather, and alongside her sister Sharon. Soon enough, Riri was working on her own inventions and given a scholarship at M.I.T. After reverse-engineering technology from the outdated Iron Man Armor Model 41, Riri Williams decided to create her own Iron Man Armor, using stolen material from campus. After learning of her accomplishment, Tony Stark came to visit her and gave her his blessing to pursue her ambitions.

Following the events of Civil War II, Riri decided to carry on Tony Stark’s legacy as a hero. With the help of an A.I duplicate of Stark to guide her at the beginning of her journey, she took the name of Ironheart. She joined the Champions, and worked to become a heroine in her own right.

Riri Williams was introduced to the Marvel Cinematic Universe in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), where she is portrayed by Dominique Thorne. She is set to star in her own Disney+ series, Ironheart, scheduled for release in June 2025.

Where to start Reading Ironheart Comics?

Marvel Comics has released a trade paperback to introduce the character Ironheart to new readers:

You can also simply check out her complete solo series, collected in one book:

At this point, Riri Williams has been part of the Marvel Comics Universe for over two years. s. Her early storyline is naturally intertwined with Tony Stark’s before she joins the Champions. She starts to really take shape as a character in her own series and beyond. For the Complete experience, follow our complete reading order provided below!

Invincible Iron Man Ironheart Reading Order

Riri Williams/Ironheart Comics Reading Order

As a legacy character, Riri’s history is intertwined with Tony Stark/Iron Man, so we invite you to check out our Iron Man reading order!

Becoming Ironheart

Civil War IIAfter her first appearances in Invincible Iron Man, Riri Williams shows up in Civil War II #4 to #6 and #8, and more importantly, she is in Invincible Iron Man #12. Even if she is not present in the last issues of Invincible Iron Man Vol. 3, it is not a bad idea to read them to know more about Tony Stark’s story before Riri takes over. For more information about the Civil War II event, go to the full reading order. 

Those issues were previously collected in two trade paperbacks:

During that time, Riri Williams appeared in other titles (mostly after issue #5):

Riri Williams with the Champions

Secret Empire Icon 29Introduced in Civil War II, it didn’t take long for Riri to appear in another Marvel event! She is present in the Secret Empire main event (see full reading order here), when Steve Rogers makes Hydra’s ideals a reality—and changes the landscape of the world dramatically. She was part of the Underground and also appears in Champions (2016) #11 and Secret Empire: Uprising (2017) #1.

A Marvel’s era was ending with that event, and it was time for Marvel Legacy–a publishing initiative that relaunched numerous titles with new creative teams in the wake of Secret Empire. Riri made a few appearances during that time:

After all that, she officially joins the Champions with issue #16, and continues to protect Tony Stark’s legacy:

Marvel Fresh Start and Solo Ironheart

Following Champions (2019) #1, Riri Williams takes her distance from the team and headlines her own series, with Eve Ewing at the helm. Riri accepts an offer from MIT, develops a new A.I. for her armor, and investigates the disappearance of several kids.

Those issues were previously collected in two trade paperbacks

Champions Icon Reading OrderRiri is back on the Champions but under the influence of Blackheart who is manipulating her, before she and her other teammates have to deal with a new law making superheroes under the age of 21 became outlaws in the event Outlawed (see reading order).

Next, we have an Iron Trinity storyline featuring Riri Williams, Tony Stark, and Rhodey as the trio find themselves caught up in the Kaiju War. Following this, Riri teams up with the Unstoppable Wasp (Nadia Van Dyne) as the two are called upon by the mysterious Paragon for aid. Both of these adventures are part of Marvel Unlimited’s digital-exclusive Infinity Comics.

  • Avengers Unlimited Infinity Comic #9-13
  • Avengers Unlimited Infinity Comic #21-24

Riri became the new owner of the Mandarin’s rings and, after some resistance from Tony, she is allowed to keep them for study.  But the rings quickly began to affect her.

Riri and Tony discussed in a few panels the fallout of the Mandarin’s rings for her in Invincible Iron Man (Vol. 5) #20

The story continues…

Did we forget an important issue? Did we make a mistake? Let us know in the comments!

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