Mary Jane Watson Joins Iron Man Comic Book Cast

 

Well, this is weird. Mary Jane Watson, model, nightclub owner, and ex-wife of Peter Parker (it’s a fact, you gotta deal with it) is making a transfer to the Iron Man supporting cast in the fourth issue of Brian Michael Bendis and David Marquez‘s Invincible Iron Man this December. Marvel made the announcement on its website today, declaring that she will take on a new, “unexpected” role.

Mary Jane Watson has spent decades swinging with Spider-Man, but come December, she’s upgrading. Beginning with INVINCIBLE IRON MAN #4, MJ will become a regular member of Tony Stark’s supporting cast in an unexpected new role. Writer Brian Michael Bendis pounced on the opportunity to integrate Marvel’s most famous redhead into the Armored Avenger’s world when it presented itself. “We were at one of our glorious Marvel publishing retreats and certain characters got brought up, sometimes almost accidentally, and I found out that nobody had anything going on with Mary Jane,” recalls Bendis.