Archive for the ‘Misty Knight’ Category
May 12, 2011
Brian Michael Bendis // Michael Lark
July 2005
****
Lark nails the seedy, cynical tone that Bendis aims for—no surprise, considering how akin this mag is to Lark’s previous gig, Gotham Central. Jess & her Bugle colleagues are pawns in a superspy intelligence leak. But she only cares about Luke Cage, whom she finds w/ his kung fu pals in a safehouse.
last issue: The Pulse #8
next issue: The Pulse #10
also indexed for Jul. ’05
Astonishing X-Men #11
Young Avengers #4
Tags:Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Lark
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December 8, 2010
Matt Fraction // David Aja
August 2008
*****
Few comic book runs open up character like Immortal has—& in under 20 issues! Fraction calls Aja back for a superb final issue. On one page, IF simply meditates! More generally, Rand turns his financial empire into a charitable trust. It generally points a way forward, not just for IF but for the creative collab.
last issue: The Immortal Iron Fist #15
next issue: The Immortal Iron Fist #17
also indexed for Aug. ’08
Tags:David Aja, Matt Fraction
Posted in Colleen Wing, Immortal Weapons, Iron Fist, Jeryn Hogarth, Luke Cage, Misty Knight, Prince of Orphans | Leave a Comment »
December 2, 2010
Ed Brubaker & Matt Fraction // Kano, Clay Mann, & Tonci Zonjic
June 2008
*****
Aja is missed, but Zonjic’s capable & the tale’s so good, it doesn’t matter. Bru & Frac harmonize their actors in a grand finale of kung fu: the Heroes for Hire, the Immortal Weapons, the women’s revolution, even Steel Serpent redeems himself. A satisfying conclusion to a superb 13-issue epic arc.
last issue: The Immortal Iron Fist #13
next issue: The Immortal Iron Fist #15
also indexed for Jun. ’08
Tags:Clay Mann, Ed Brubaker, Kano, Matt Fraction, Tonci Zonjic
Posted in Colleen Wing, HYDRA, Immortal Weapons, Iron Fist, Jeryn Hogarth, Lei Kung the Thunderer, Luke Cage, Misty Knight, Prince of Orphans, Steel Serpent, Yu-Ti | Leave a Comment »
December 1, 2010
Ed Brubaker & Matt Fraction // David Aja, Kano, & Tonci Zonjic
May 2008
****
Bru & Frac pull a superb bait-&-switch: this arc isn’t about a kung fu tourney at all, it’s about a revolution! The warriors join IF & help to defend heaven from terrorists! Craziest stake: will Fist archfoe Steel Serpent fight with them or against them? Aja, sadly, is nearly MIA & sadly missed.
continued from The Immortal Iron Fist: Orson Randall & the Green Mist of Death #1 of 1
last issue: The Immortal Iron Fist #12
next issue: The Immortal Iron Fist #14
Tags:David Aja, Ed Brubaker, Kano, Matt Fraction, Tonci Zonjic
Posted in Colleen Wing, HYDRA, Immortal Weapons, Iron Fist, Jeryn Hogarth, Lei Kung the Thunderer, Luke Cage, Misty Knight, Prince of Orphans, Steel Serpent, Yu-Ti | Leave a Comment »
November 28, 2010
Ed Brubaker & Matt Fraction // David Aja, Kano, & Javier Pulido
February 2008
*****
Bru & Frac transform pulp fiction into meaningful drama. The kung fu contest is a screen for a feminist, anti-royalist celestial revolution! Rand’s father, like his adopted father Randall, wins by refusing to fight. Even a substitute artist can’t detract from this brilliant issue.
continued in The Immortal Iron Fist: Orson Randall & the Green Mist of Death #1 of 1
last issue: The Immortal Iron Fist #11
next issue: The Immortal Iron Fist #13
Tags:David Aja, Ed Brubaker, Javier Pulido, Kano, Matt Fraction
Posted in Colleen Wing, HYDRA, Immortal Weapons, Iron Fist, Lei Kung the Thunderer, Luke Cage, Misty Knight, Prince of Orphans, Steel Serpent, Yu-Ti | Leave a Comment »
November 27, 2010
Ed Brubaker & Matt Fraction // David Aja & Kano
January 2008
****
Immortal‘s long, strong second arc just keeps building! Its fifth issue sees the villains triumphant. Davos, arch-foe to both Danny Rand & his father, wins a round in the kung fu tourney & earns a flashback. And the Heroes for Hire can’t stop HYDRA & their supersonic transdimensional train!
last issue: The Immortal Iron Fist #10
next issue: The Immortal Iron Fist #12
also indexed for Jan. ’08
Astonishing X-Men #23
Tags:David Aja, Ed Brubaker, Kano, Matt Fraction
Posted in Colleen Wing, HYDRA, Immortal Weapons, Iron Fist, Jeryn Hogarth, Lei Kung the Thunderer, Luke Cage, Misty Knight, Prince of Orphans, Steel Serpent, Yu-Ti | Leave a Comment »
November 26, 2010
Ed Brubaker & Matt Fraction // David Aja & Kano
December 2007
****
The title character is MIA this ish: a ballsy move. Check Annual #1 for his whereabouts & enjoy another round of the mag’s supernatural kung fu tournament! A pair of century-old plans build steam, one by HYDRA & one by a cabal of Fists. Aja’s partnered w/ Kano, whose flashback provides the action.
continued from The Immortal Iron Fist Annual #1
last issue: The Immortal Iron Fist #9
next issue: The Immortal Iron Fist #11
Tags:David Aja, Ed Brubaker, Kano, Matt Fraction
Posted in Colleen Wing, HYDRA, Immortal Weapons, Jeryn Hogarth, Lei Kung the Thunderer, Luke Cage, Misty Knight, Prince of Orphans, Steel Serpent, Yu-Ti | Leave a Comment »
November 23, 2010
Ed Brubaker & Matt Fraction // David Aja & Scott Koblish
November 2007
****
In a twist, the whole kung fu tourney is a red herring! Danny Rand’s a pawn in a conspiracy set up by his mentor, the late Orson Randall, & Danny’s father. Thus, a tertiary plot flashes back to Rand Sr.’s training while the present sees Dan exit thru a steampunk portal, bound for Paris.
continued in The Immortal Iron Fist Annual #1
last issue: The Immortal Iron Fist #8
next issue: The Immortal Iron Fist #10
also indexed for Nov. ’07
The Immortal Iron Fist Annual #1
Tags:David Aja, Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, Scott Koblish
Posted in Colleen Wing, Immortal Weapons, Iron Fist, Lei Kung the Thunderer, Luke Cage, Misty Knight, Prince of Orphans, Steel Serpent | Leave a Comment »
November 19, 2010
Ed Brubaker & Matt Fraction // David Aja & Russ Heath
July 2007
****
Tho’ the gunplay drowns out the kung fu, this battle in a skyscraper is a kick. And in all the ways that count, the Heroes for Hire lose: Orson Randall, the last Iron Fist, sacrifices himself (a la Ben Kenobi) & Danny’s lawyer is kidnapped! Next up: an old-fashioned martial arts tournament.
last issue: The Immortal Iron Fist #5]
[next issue: The Immortal Iron Fist #7]
also indexed for Jul. ’07
Tags:David Aja, Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, Russ Heath
Posted in Colleen Wing, HYDRA, Iron Fist, Jeryn Hogarth, Lei Kung the Thunderer, Luke Cage, Misty Knight, Orson Randall, Steel Serpent, Yu-Ti | Leave a Comment »
November 18, 2010
Ed Brubaker & Matt Fraction // David Aja & Travel Foreman
June 2007
*****
WW1 vet Randall refused to fight in a tourney of 7 Immortal Weapons, earning the emnity of a crane goddess. Now he gives Danny the kung fu diary, a legacy of the Fist. This expansion of the IF mythos into pulp history is better than Brubaker’s revival of Bucky! Is Fraction’s contribution the humor?
last issue: The Immortal Iron Fist #4
next issue: The Immortal Iron Fist #6
Tags:David Aja, Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, Travel Foreman
Posted in Colleen Wing, HYDRA, Iron Fist, Jeryn Hogarth, Luke Cage, Misty Knight, Orson Randall, Steel Serpent, Yu-Ti | Leave a Comment »