Entertaining, but also somehow vacant and meaningless in the way of stuff that tries to be relevant but doesn't really want to take a stance. Don't get me wrong, it's great that a black girl gets to step into the Iron Man legacy. But at the same time, it boils down to 'who can beat whom' and
'choices are difficult', without going deeper into the difficulties of living in an unjust society built on…mehrEntertaining, but also somehow vacant and meaningless in the way of stuff that tries to be relevant but doesn't really want to take a stance. Don't get me wrong, it's great that a black girl gets to step into the Iron Man legacy. But at the same time, it boils down to 'who can beat whom' and 'choices are difficult', without going deeper into the difficulties of living in an unjust society built on violence. (Comparing another Marvel comic about a racialized teen superhero: I liked Ms. Marvel better than Ironheart.)
