Iron Woman: Marvel Comics' Tony Stark Replacement Is Black Teenager Riri Williams

Tony Stark is stepping out of the Iron Man suit and a newcomer will soon take his place, according to Marvel writer Brian Michael Bendis. Stark's replacement will be Riri Williams, a 15-year-old MIT student and science whiz who reverse engineers an Iron Man suit in her dorm room. 

In an interview with Time, Bendis explains that the transition will take place in end of the Civil War II series. He also talks about his rationale for taking the Iron Man universe in a new direction, saying Tony Stark is "aware that this young woman is flying by him in terms of how quickly she’s doing it. Her brain is maybe a little better than his. She looks at things from a different perspective that makes the armor unique."