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Post by Randle-El on May 10, 2014 23:29:17 GMT -5
I'm starting to get into Iron Fist, so I thought I'd turn to the fine folks of this board to give me some more education on the character. Unfortunately, Iron Fist is one of those characters that has never seems to be able to sustain an ongoing series for very long. From what I've seen, he's had a few scattered limited series, a brief solo series in the 70s, and the Power Man/Iron Fist series. I'm reading the current series (The Living Weapon) and it's been pretty good so far. I recently also finished reading the entire Immortal Iron Fist series which I also enjoyed. Any thoughts on the older appearances of Iron Fist? Which of his many series would be considered to be must read or classic runs?
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Post by Deleted on May 10, 2014 23:41:10 GMT -5
Weirdest Iron Fist story I ever read featured Drom the Backwards Man who talks backwards (cues up a patented Jez 'what the f*ck?  '). If anything, this team up with Spidey makes for a great cover for impressionable starry-eyed little girls at the turn of the 90s. Interesting word-balloon...together again for the first time...   |
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Post by Crimebuster on May 11, 2014 0:08:56 GMT -5
Immortal Iron Fist by Brubaker, Fraction and Aja from a few years ago is excellent. It's just far too brief. They got in two very strong arcs to start the series, plus a handful of stand-alone one issue stories, and then... I dunno why, but they all left the book. It was set up to be a great, great run, too.
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Post by Cei-U! on May 11, 2014 0:20:12 GMT -5
The first 5 issues of Iron Fist's run in Marvel Premiere (#15-19) are quite good. I also like the Claremont/Byrne run that starts in Premiere, runs through the 15-issues of his own title, continues in Team-Up #63-64 and concludes in Power Man #49-50. I actually like the character better once teamed with Cage and highly recommend Jo Duffy's run of their combined title (#56-84), one of the most entertaining Marvel series of that era in my opinion.
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Post by fanboystranger on May 11, 2014 1:39:43 GMT -5
In addition to the runs mentioned,I'd also recommend John Ostrander and Pascal Ferry's Heroes for Hire series from the '90s. It featured Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Black Knight, Hercules, Ant Man, and a new White Tiger working for Jim Hammond's corporation. (Well, Namor's company, but Jim was running it because Namor was presumed dead.) She-Hulk was in the series, too, but in a legal capacity. Really fun series. I wish Marvel would reprint it-- it's pretty much the perfect size for the new Epic collections, even with the two crossover issues with Quicksilver.
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Post by Cei-U! on May 11, 2014 8:15:16 GMT -5
How long did Heroes For Hire run? I love Ostrander's work and have been curious about this series for a while.
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Post by The Captain on May 11, 2014 9:00:14 GMT -5
How long did Heroes For Hire run? I love Ostrander's work and have been curious about this series for a while. Cei-U! I summon my want list! It only ran for 19 issues, and I've seen lots of those books in the $.50 or $1 bins. at least around where I live. |
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Post by Roquefort Raider on May 11, 2014 9:00:53 GMT -5
There is a cool fight sequence in Power man / Iron Fist 83, between Warhawk and the Fist: you can see how Danny's circular kick is going to be stopped by his opponent, which is what happens. The choreography shows that Denys Cowan knew what he was talking about (being a black belt and all), unlike many pencillers who are happy with just having characters strike dramatic poses or jumping here and there.
like Cei-U, I thought the humour of the Duffy run was enjoyable, as was the case with her Star Wars work!
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on May 11, 2014 9:10:00 GMT -5
In addition to the runs mentioned,I'd also recommend John Ostrander and Pascal Ferry's Heroes for Hire series from the '90s. It featured Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Black Knight, Hercules, Ant Man, and a new White Tiger working for Jim Hammond's corporation. (Well, Namor's company, but Jim was running it because Namor was presumed dead.) She-Hulk was in the series, too, but in a legal capacity. Really fun series. I wish Marvel would reprint it-- it's pretty much the perfect size for the new Epic collections, even with the two crossover issues with Quicksilver. You beat me to it. This is about the extent of my reading of Iron Fist. But yes this is a good fun read no matter what characters you like. Deadpools appearance is probably the funniest two issues. |
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Post by fanboystranger on May 11, 2014 9:35:46 GMT -5
In addition to the runs mentioned,I'd also recommend John Ostrander and Pascal Ferry's Heroes for Hire series from the '90s. It featured Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Black Knight, Hercules, Ant Man, and a new White Tiger working for Jim Hammond's corporation. (Well, Namor's company, but Jim was running it because Namor was presumed dead.) She-Hulk was in the series, too, but in a legal capacity. Really fun series. I wish Marvel would reprint it-- it's pretty much the perfect size for the new Epic collections, even with the two crossover issues with Quicksilver. You beat me to it. This is about the extent of my reading of Iron Fist. But yes this is a good fun read no matter what characters you like. Deadpools appearance is probably the funniest two issues. Yeah, especially when he joins the H4H gang at the airport disguised as Indiana Jones with a monkey on his shoulder. |
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Post by fanboystranger on May 11, 2014 9:38:49 GMT -5
How long did Heroes For Hire run? I love Ostrander's work and have been curious about this series for a while. Cei-U! I summon my want list! It only ran for 19 issues, and I've seen lots of those books in the $.50 or $1 bins. at least around where I live. It also crossed over with Quicksilver, which Ostrander was also writing, for two issues and an annual. Quicksilver wasn't as good as H4H, but it was a pretty fun series, too, depending on how much you like the High Evolutionary and the New Men. |
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Post by Randle-El on May 11, 2014 13:57:35 GMT -5
Thank for the suggestions all -- classics forum comes through again.
Does anyone know if Danny Rand and Shang Chi ever fought or sparred each other? That would be something to see for sure.
And something that I don't quite get about Kun Lun that maybe someone can clear up for me. It's always referred to as a heavenly city that exists beyond our plane of existence, intersecting with Earth once every 10 years. Yet it seems to have a strong affinity with Chinese/Asian culture. I think there was an issue of Immortal Iron Fist that showed many of its citizens as being refugees from an actual city in China, but always understood the presence of Chinese culture and martial arts in Kun Lun as predating the arrival of the refugees.
I also noticed that in Immortal Iron Fist, Danny's martial arts school for children is called a dojo and the kids are wearing gi. I had always assumed that Danny Rand's knowledge of martial arts was mainly Chinese martial arts. Has it ever been established that his mastery of skills includes Karate or other Asian styles? Or is that just another example of people thinking all Asian cultures are interchangeable?
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Post by Roquefort Raider on May 11, 2014 18:07:03 GMT -5
The latter, I think. Iron Fist's fighting style is a made-up one, but you're right in saying that k'un-lun feels much closer to China than to Japan.
I don't really mind, though. Perhaps Danny just uses the terms an average clientele will be familiar with, and "dojo" is a familiar name nowadays.
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Post by Cei-U! on May 11, 2014 18:34:53 GMT -5
Does anyone know if Danny Rand and Shang Chi ever fought or sparred each other? That would be something to see for sure. The duo met--and briefly clashed--in Master of Kung Fu Annual #1-and-only. Cei-U! I summon the martial arts mayhem! |
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Post by Rob Allen on May 12, 2014 18:05:53 GMT -5
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'). If anything, this team up with Spidey makes for a great cover for impressionable starry-eyed little girls at the turn of the 90s. Interesting word-balloon...together again for the first time... 
