Immortal Iron Fist #9 Review

IMMORTAL IRON FIST #9
Written by Matt Fraction & Ed Brubaker
Art by David Aja

Immortal Iron Fist delivers the goods again this month with another excellent offering. It's hard to write reviews for a book like this since it almost always ends up being nothing but praise. It's much easier when it's a flawed book that you can point out good and bad parts.

This issue featured the first round of the tournament and the stunning fight with Fat Cobra. The issue was framed against several flashbacks to Wendell Rand's training and how he first met Davos, which mirrored the events that took place with the Fat Cobra fight. The blue eyed servant girl from last issue reveals herself to Danny and informs him he must lose to Fat Cobra in the first round and he must go on a journey to the outside world if he is to find the answers to what is really going on at this tournament.

While Danny refused to throw the fight, it seems Fat Cobra gives him little choice. After an incredible battle, Fat Cobra pounds on Iron Fist, similar to events in the past where Wendell beat on Davos. The difference is Danny yields and loses while Davos refused and took further beating before he was rendered unconscious. This loss does not eliminate Danny from the tournament, but makes it much more difficult for him. He will have another chance during the battle royale.

While Danny heals himself with his chi, he ponders whether he let himself lose on purpose or not. Before he can dwell on it too much, the servant girl interrupts him and reveals he must leave quickly for the real world. It is here she is revealed as the daughter of Orson Randall and, for her father's crimes, she is forced to look after the ancient, secret teleporter, which she informs Danny he must use to seek out her father's biographer, Ernst Erskine and find out all the secrets of Orson Randall.

The book ends in a comical scene of Luke Cage, Misty Knight and Colleen walking through a snowy village looking for Danny's friend Jeryn, who was kidnapped earlier in the series. Danny spots them in this village, but decides not to involve them as he has to leave quickly and find this Ernst Erskine, which takes place in this week's Iron Fist Annual.

It was another great offering from Brubaker and Fraction with plenty of twists and unexpected turns that keeps me wanting more of this great book. Excellent fights, plenty of action and enough story progression and mysteries to keep me coming back for more. Definitely a great issue and one of my favourite books month in, month out.

Verdict - Must Read

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