subhamroxx's review
3.0
This was fun but the only problem it has is that its all over the place with so many timelines and what not.
Its an interesting volume and yeah i can see why people won't like it as its very unclear and all over the place but if you frame it in the above manner it makes for an interesting read. The art is garbage but the story has elements of mystery and revelations and is building towards an epic finale and I love the character of Pei and Danny is met by multiple challenges: love, friendship, mortal enemies and everything at stake so no wonder it feels epic like that so yeah do read it for sure!
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So for the sake of simplicity I will try to summarize it here: we look into the past of Danny and how he grew up in K'un l'un and met some monster called "the one" then in the present he is making out with his GF until a girl Pei comes knocking and she is injured and tells him to go to K'un L'un again and what he sees there is death and destruction, fighting the being called One and discovering it has his fathers face manwhile Davos attacks Pei as he wants something from him, also we get to see Danny's first love Sparrow who he meets again after the battle with the one and in the end of the volume Davos and "The One" unite and their plans: make earth the new K'un L'un!Its an interesting volume and yeah i can see why people won't like it as its very unclear and all over the place but if you frame it in the above manner it makes for an interesting read. The art is garbage but the story has elements of mystery and revelations and is building towards an epic finale and I love the character of Pei and Danny is met by multiple challenges: love, friendship, mortal enemies and everything at stake so no wonder it feels epic like that so yeah do read it for sure!
pages_and_reels's review
3.0
One thing I've always hated about following superhero comics is the constant reboots they undergo. I finished the Immortal Iron Fist books by Fraction, Brubaker and Swierczienski last night, and started this one as I wanted to know more about him. But there were certain plot points here which contradicted those books. Even if it's ignored by chalking it up to the reboots, the Danny Rand in this book was the polar opposite of the wisecracking hero I had been reading about. He was rude, brooding and angry all the time. Also, what's up with Davos, the Steel Serpent? Why does he jump at the chance of becoming the adopted son of every bad guy he comes across?
All these things aside, I liked the art in this book and the direction the story is going, although the constant jumps from present to past and back was a bit distracting. Will be checking out the next volume anyway.
All these things aside, I liked the art in this book and the direction the story is going, although the constant jumps from present to past and back was a bit distracting. Will be checking out the next volume anyway.
lukeisthename34's review
3.0
I just don't know what to think of the character Iron Fist. I really liked the last series, but this one feel like much of the same theme. You can almost set your watch to the idea that at some point, he's going to lose his power, or his money, in each story arc. At least this seems a little different with the family history. The artwork is very 'The Dark Knight Returns' which is nice at times, and a bit confusing at others.
tabman678's review
1.0
For anyone looking to read a good Iron Fist story this is not it. This has two good things going for it, the art and how the paneling is done. The art at time looks like something Frank Miller might have drawn.
The writing is so grimy and dark it comes off cheesy and overplayed. And after this volume I have little interest in seeing the close of the story, even though there are only six issues left and it leaves on a cliff hanger.
I can’t recommend this title.
1 Star.
The writing is so grimy and dark it comes off cheesy and overplayed. And after this volume I have little interest in seeing the close of the story, even though there are only six issues left and it leaves on a cliff hanger.
I can’t recommend this title.
1 Star.
therudielibrarian's review
4.0
This was not at all what I expected. I suppose I really didn't know the Iron Fist character or Danny Rand. I was expecting a little more Keanu Reeves and a little less Hulk. I dug it though. I will definitely keep reading this run.
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