Like the first Ironheart volume, this is happy to stick to mostly empty entertainment. I liked Riri's excitement over schools getting built/re-opened in Latveria. I also liked the idea that Tony Stark pays for rehabilitation programs for criminals he brings in, although I dislike the sentiment that
he has to do it secretly because otherwise those bigbadevilvillains(tm) wouldn't accept. Let's all…mehrLike the first Ironheart volume, this is happy to stick to mostly empty entertainment. I liked Riri's excitement over schools getting built/re-opened in Latveria. I also liked the idea that Tony Stark pays for rehabilitation programs for criminals he brings in, although I dislike the sentiment that he has to do it secretly because otherwise those bigbadevilvillains(tm) wouldn't accept. Let's all Marvel at this wonderful world in which crime is a purely personal choice and superheroes only ever fight individuals but never even glance at systemic evils.
I was also turned off by the worship of Tony Stark holding babies. I liked the cuteness, but I also felt that this particular issue (11) helps normalize and uphold toxic masculinity (in which a man holding a baby apparently has to be a secret, while regularly using heavy weapons in civilian areas is a super accepted behavior. The fantasies we tell each other matter, dude.
Oh, well, sorry. I know there are much worse examples. Ironheart isn't all that bad. I'm just a bit disappointed thinking about what it might have been.
