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Immortal Iron Fist, Vol. 2: The Seven Capital Cities of Heaven
by: Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction

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Binding: Paperback
Dewey Decimal Number: 741
EAN: 9780785125358
ISBN: 0785125353
Label: Marvel Comics
Manufacturer: Marvel Comics
Number Of Items: 1
Number Of Pages: 216
Publication Date: September 24, 2008
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Sales Rank: 13261
Studio: Marvel Comics

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Once a generation, the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven align on a plane far beyond the ken of mortal men. It is here that these cities send their Immortal Warriors to compete against one another in a combat tournament to end all tournaments, and it is here that Daniel Rand was spirited to in his darkest hour. Generations of mystical war traditions await their chance to prove they have the greatest kung-fu - to the Immortal Iron Fist! Plus: The Book of Iron Fist, written on parchment made from the dragon scales of Shou-Lao the Undying, tells the life stories and kung-fu secrets of every man and woman ever to hold the mantle of the Immortal Iron Fist - except two. One, Danny Rand, the current Iron Fist and the possessor of this most remarkable book. The other was Orson Randall, the Golden Age Iron Fist, and he died as he lived: trying to outrun the Iron Fist legacy. And if Danny hopes to escape a similar fate, he'll have to track down Orson's long-lost story and learn the mysteries within before it's too late. Collects Immortal Iron Fist #8-14 and Annual #1.

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Average Rating: out of 5 stars

Rating:

- Finally... Iron Fist done right!
If you grew up during the 1970's Kung Fu craze you will love this series. If you grew up during the 1980's ninja craze you will love this series. If you grew up with Mortal Kombat and Street Fighter II in the 1990's you will love this series. Iron Fist has been a hit and miss character in the Marvel Universe for about 30 years. His longest run was as friend and partner to Luke Cage in the Power Man & Iron Fist series. The current Immortal Iron Fist takes the character in a new direction and brings back memories of those wonderful cheesy Kung Fu movies I grew up with.

The Seven Capital Cities of Heavens follows a tournament between the living weapons of seven mystical cities which only are accessible from Earth every decade. A KUNG-FU TOURNAMENT BETWEEN MYSTICAL CITIES~! For Pete's sake what more do you need to know?

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- Iron Fist 2.0
Iron Fist has never been an A-list character. Like Shang Chi the Master of Kung Fu, Iron Fist had an uneventful run before hitting his groove as the partner of Luke Cage as a Hero for Hire. Cut in the mould of Bruce Wayne (Batman) and Oliver Queen (Green Arrow) - ergo, the playboy with a lot of money and superpowers, blonde Daniel Rand has never really matched the former two in personality.

This new chapter of Iron Fist however, tries to retool Iron Fist by tapping into his mystic origins ala Batman Begins...and largely succeeds. Vol 1 was alright and Vol 2 steps up the storytelling. If kung fu heroics and intrigue are your thing, then Iron Fist will keep you happy. An interesting array of artists takes on the reins, making this a vivid showcase. The story would have worked better minus the happy Hollywood ending and really should veer into the noir territory. There seem to be a lot of possibilities ... Read More

Rating:

- excellent
excellent run: the quite obscure Iron fist character is given a solid background and new dynamics by the great team of brubacker, Fraction and Aja.
A must read for whoever love superheroes and martial arts

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- More than meets the eye
The principle thing that makes me give this book 5 stars is what it isn't. It isn't typical superhero fare, it hasn't typical superhero art and when you see the story is going to end with the typical "death match with the evil baddie getting his comeuppance", it doesn't.

Fraction is the writer on the rise at Marvel Comics and Brubaker is, well, Brubaker. He's the guy that killed off Steve Rogers and is still selling the book to fans (like me) who cannot get enough of it. In this tale, he is channeling elements of the pulps, from Argosy-type adventurers to tales of the "Mysterious East". Together, they are working genres filled with stereotypes and yet making it all feel fresh and new.

David Aja's art is perfectly suited to the story being told. His martial arts choreography is solid and his noir style fitting. If you like the pulps - hard-boiled detectives to tales of exotic places - or even ... Read More

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