The Immortal Iron Fist
| The Immortal Iron Fist | |
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| Publication information | |
| Publisher | Marvel Comics |
| Format | Ongoing series |
| Genre | |
| Publication date | November 2006 – August 2009 |
| No. of issues | 27 |
| Main character(s) | Iron Fist |
| Creative team as of September 2008 | |
| Created by |
Ed Brubaker Matt Fraction David Aja Travel Foreman |
| Written by | Duane Swierczynski |
| Artist(s) | Travel Foreman |
| Collected editions | |
| Volume 1: The Last Iron Fist Story | ISBN |
The Immortal Iron Fist was a comic book series published by Marvel Comics and starring the superhero Iron Fist.
The series was written jointly by Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction from issues #1-14 with artists Travel Foreman and David Aja. Fraction wrote issues #15 and 16 alone. From issue #17 to the series' cancellation at issue #27, the series was written by Duane Swierczynski and largely drawn by a returning Travel Foreman.
The series' first story arc introduces Orson Randall, Daniel Rand's immediate predecessor as Iron Fist, who reneged on his responsibilities to K'un-L'un after suffering immense psychological trauma during the First World War. Randall, living in drug-soaked seclusion, is pursued by agents of the Steel Serpent and the terrorist group HYDRA. Jolted out of his decades-long ennui, Randall seeks out Daniel Rand in New York and gives him The Book of the Iron Fist, a sacred ledger supposedly containing all the Kung-fu secrets of previous Iron Fists, which Randall claims will be necessary if Rand is to compete successfully in the coming Tournament of the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven.
The Steel Serpent, whose powers have been greatly augmented by Crane Mother, a ruler of another timeless city, quickly dispatches Randall in single combat. On the brink of death, Randall surrenders his Chi to Danny, giving him sufficient power to battle the Serpent to a standstill. After the battle, Rand is immediately summoned by his master, Yu-Ti.
This issue focus on the life of Wu Ao-Shi, the first female Iron Fist who lived circa 1545 A.D.
Summoned by Yu-Ti, Iron Fist has to compete in a tournament against champions from other cities, that will decide the order in which each of the Seven Cities of Heaven will appear on Earth. During the tournament, it is discovered that the leaders of the Seven Cities had secretly erected gateways between Earth and each city without the knowledge of the populace. The corruption of the leaders of the Seven Cities of Heaven has spurred Iron Fist, his master Lei Kung the Thunderer, Orson Randall's daughter, and the Prince of Orphans to secretly plan a revolution. Meanwhile, Crane Mother and Xao, a high-ranking HYDRA operative, are planning to destroy K'un-Lun by using a portal to deliver a train full of explosives to the city.
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