Review: IRON FIST #1

IRON FIST No. 1 (2017)
MARVEL COMICS – @Marvel

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STORY: Ed Brisson
ART: Mike Perkins
COLORS: Andy Troy
LETTERS: VC's Travis Lanham
COVER: Jeff Dekal
VARIANT COVERS: Mike Perkins with Andy Troy; Alex Ross; Kaare Andrews
28pp, Color, $3.99 U.S. (May 2017)

Rated T+

Iron Fist created by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane

Iron Fist a.k.a. Daniel “Danny” Rand is a Marvel Comics superhero.  The character was created by Roy Thomas and Gil Kane and first appeared in Marvel Premiere #15 (cover dated:  May 1974).  Iron Fist is a practitioner of martial arts, and he wields the mystical force known as “the Iron Fist,” which allows Danny to summon and focus his chi.

Iron Fist has had his own comic book series numerous times, but is best known for his association with the character Luke Cage/Power Man.  The two were stars of the long-running comic book series, Power Man and Iron Fist (which was recently revived).  Now, there is a new solo series, Iron Fist.  It is written by Ed Brisson; drawn by Mike Perkins; colored by Andy Troy; and lettered by Travis Lanham.

As Iron Fist #1 opens, we learn that Danny Rand is in a funk since the destruction of K'un Lun, the mystical city where Danny became the Iron Fist.  Now, Danny travels the world finding fights wherever he can, but these dudes he fights, no matter how skilled they might be, are beneath Danny.  Now, someone is about to call Danny out and offer him a way to find answers.

I think I picked up this Iron Fist #1 because it was (1) a first issue and (2) I like Jeff Dekal's cover art.  However, this is actually a good read.  I am not that crazy about inconsistent Mike Perkins' art, which ranges from good pages to hot mess pages.

There are several fight scenes and sequences in Iron Fist #1, but there is a page-turning quality to the funk writer Ed Brisson depicts in Danny Rand.  By the end of this issue, I really wanted to know, “What's next?”  For a superhero comic book, that's a good mark.

Reviewed by Leroy Douresseaux a.k.a. "I Reads You"


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