Reddit reviews Immortal Iron Fist: The Complete Collection Volume 1
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In the Luke/Danny relationship Danny is the funny man, Luke is the straight man. As to how Danny is supposed to act, well, he's light hearted, funny and frequently in over his head. He's courageous, well mannered and generally the everyman. He's closer to Paul Rudd's Ant Man than Netflix's Danny. My problems with Danny on the show is he was petulant, WAY too serious, way to whiny and just a pompous dick (also the martial arts was terrible). I'd highly recommend picking up this: https://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Iron-Fist-Complete-Collection/dp/0785185429/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_14_t_0?_encoding=UTF8&psc=1&refRID=8JKZ1FGGBJ3BN77B60RD You'll love it!
The volume 1 omnibus collects all of brubaker and fractions comics. Volume 2 is by someone else and not as good. Just to be clear its this:
https://www.amazon.co.uk/Immortal-Iron-Fist-Complete-Collection/dp/0785185429
Forget about continuity, universes, timelines, etc; it's all very confusing, even to creators/fans. The best way to jump in is to just start reading.
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Think about your favorite stories from other media. What you might like to read in a comic? Are you more interested in good storytelling or becoming a Marvel knowledge nerd?
Creative teams change often and characters get re-worked e.g. I never cared for Hawkeye until Matt Fraction’s run. Focus on well-received and relatively self-contained stories. Pick an interesting character/team and seek their “greatest hits”. You may encounter the occasional unexplained reference/character/event—just ride along (Wiki if necessary).
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Modern Marvel characters/teams:
Title | Writer | Note
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Alias (Jessica Jones) | Bendis
Ultimates 1 & 2 (Avengers) | Mark Millar | Ultimate
Avengers / New Avengers | Jonathan Hickman | Hickman 2
Captain America | Ed Brubaker
Captain Marvel | Kelly Sue DeConnick
Daredevil (1979) | Frank Miller | Daredevil 1
Daredevil | Bendis | Daredevil 2
Doctor Strange: The Oath | Brian K. Vaughn
Fantastic Four / FF | Jonathan Hickman | Hickman 1
Hawkeye | Matt Fraction
Immortal Iron Fist | Brubaker & Fraction
Inhumans | Paul Jenkins
Iron Man: Extremis | Warren Ellis | Iron Man 1
Invincible Iron Man | Matt Fraction | Iron Man 2
Marvels (Marvel History) | Kurt Busiek
Moon Knight | Warren Ellis
Ms. Marvel | G. Willow Wilson
Planet Hulk | Greg Pack | Hulk 1
Punisher Max | Garth Ennis
Thor | Jason Aaron
Ultimate Spider-man | Bendis | Ultimate
Vision | Tom King
New X-Men | Grant Morrison | X-Men 1
Astonishing X-Men | Joss Whedon | X-Men 2
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Secret War | Bendis |
House of M | Bendis | X-Men 2.5
Annihilation | Abnett, Lanning, Giffen | Cosmic
Civil War | Mark Millar |
World War Hulk | Greg Pak | Hulk 2
Annihilation: Conquest | Abnett, Lanning, Giffen | Cosmic
Messiah Complex | Brubaker, Kyle, Yost, et al. | X-Men 3
Secret Invasion | Bendis | Dark Reign
War of Kings | Abnett, Lanning, et al. | Cosmic
Messiah War | Kyle, Yost, Swierczynski | X-Men 4
Dark Avengers / Utopia | Bendis, Fraction, et al. | Dark Reign
Siege | Bendis | Dark Reign
Realm of Kings | Abnett, Lanning, Reed | Cosmic
Second Coming | Kyle, Yost, Fraction, et al. | X-Men 5
Fear Itself | Matt Fraction |
Schism | Jason Aaron, Kieron Gillen | X-Men 7
Avengers vs. X-Men | Bendis, Brubaker, et al. | X-Men 8
Infinity | Jonathan Hickman | Hickman 2.5
Secret Wars | Jonathan Hickman | Hickman 3
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Plus you can get the entire thing in two trades (links for Vol 1 and Vol 2 I'm pretty sure the origin story is in there somewhere as well. Vol 1 specifically mentions "Immortal Iron Fist: The Origin of Danny Rand 1".
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Pick an interesting character/team and seek their “greatest hits”. Don’t get stuck “preparing”, just start reading. Focus on well-received, relatively self-contained, and complete stories. You may encounter the occasional unexplained reference/character/event—just ride along (Wiki if necessary). Remember, there are so many other great characters and publishers to explore, and not all comics are about superheroes.
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Have you tried Amazon?
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This is what you need... about 18 issues including an annual. Its an incredible story, one of the best Marvel has put out in the past 15 years imo
http://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Iron-Fist-Complete-Collection/dp/0785185429/ref=pd_sim_14_3?ie=UTF8&dpID=51vwq4AXhJL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL160_SR104%2C160_&refRID=1K5P4E0GC7T5F62WY71G
The Iron Fist Epic collection TPB that collects all his first appearances from the 1970s.
https://www.amazon.com/Iron-Fist-Epic-Collection-Fury/dp/078519164X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1482557649&sr=1-1&keywords=iron+fist+epic+collection
That gives you all you need to know about how he got started.
Then read Brubaker and Fraction's Inmortal Iron Fist collection Vol 1.
https://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Iron-Fist-Complete-Collection/dp/0785185429/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1482557712&sr=1-1&keywords=immortal+iron+fist+the+complete+collection+volume+1
That uses all the 1970s backstory stuff and builds a wonderful and rich history around the whole Iron Fist legend.
Read those two books and you're pretty much caught up on everything you need to know.
Well I wouldn't be an X-Men superfan, if I didn't recommend some more X-Men to you. Check out my X-Men Reading Guide and jump down to the 2012-2015 section. Those comics directly follow Avengers vs. X-Men.
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As for the other characters:
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If you haven't already done so, subscribe to Marvel Unlimited. You can read all those issues and more for only $10/month or $70/year.
You can still buy Immortal rather easily...
I thin thats the whole run in those two complete collections.
Definitely skip Iron Fist: The Living Weapon. It is horrible.
The Current Iron Fist series is a throw back. Good stuff if you like kung fu action comics. I actually like it better than Immmortal personally.
Trade will be out in september if you don't wanna buy digital
https://www.amazon.com/Iron-Fist-Vol-Trial-Masters/dp/130290776X/ref=sr_1_7?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1501334801&sr=1-7&keywords=Iron+Fist
It is still ongoing as well btw
The Immortal Iron Fist by Brubaker/Fraction/Aja is really all you need for modern Iron Fist. This trade ought to have all of that.
He has been in some Avengers books, but always as a side character. About the only major character point from those is that he got a white costume at some point. He has a new solo series, but I didn't like the first issue.
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How to Get Into Comic Books (13:40) | Patrick Willems
Consider your intent/commitment. Think about your favorite shows, movies, books, etc. Reading primarily for enjoyment or encyclopedic knowledge? Collecting? Have the time/resources to read 50 or 500 comics per character?
Don’t try to read everything at once. There’s too much. Forget about catching up, continuity, universes, etc. for now. Older comics can be an acquired taste for modern audiences, so they aren’t necessarily ideal starting points. Writers change often, characters get re-worked, and origins are re-told. Remember, there are many great characters, creators, publishers, etc. to explore.
Pick an interesting character/team and seek their most popular/acclaimed stories. Focus on self-contained, complete stories in one corner of the universe. There will be unexplained references/characters, just persevere or Wiki. Don’t let the tangled web of shared-universe comics overwhelm you. Think of it like solving a jigsaw puzzle one small piece at a time until you finally see the big picture.
Discover your preferences and let them guide you. Don’t get stuck preparing/over-analyzing, just start reading. Do you like/dislike old/new comics? Specific writers/genres? Cartoony/realistic art? Familiar/weird concepts? References/self-contained? All-ages/mature content? Follow these instincts. Didn’t understand a reference? Maybe read that next.
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DC
You can skip to the 2016 re-launch with DC Universe: Rebirth and then any Rebirth series #1.
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Even better news they are re-releasing it as a Paperback at the end of the year
> I haven't read comic books since the early 90's
If you want some good Iron Fist you should check out this series from a few years back.
Only downside is it'll only make the show seem even worse in comparison.
For Iron Fist, I recommend reading the Immortal Iron Fist series, which I'm fairly sure the show is going to draw heavily from:
http://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Iron-Fist-Complete-Collection/dp/0785185429
Thanks, I should probably just wait for this collection then?
Alias, Immortal Iron Fist, old school Power Man & Iron Fist and Heroes For Hire.
Yeah, this one by Matt Fraction and Ed Brubaker. It's the definitive run.
Immortal Iron Fist: The Complete Collection Volume 1 https://www.amazon.com/dp/0785185429/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_ck0MybD2E7S6Y
Echoing everyone else on Fraction's Immortal Iron Fist. Everything you need can be found in The Complete Collection Vol 1 (though support your local CBS if you can).
https://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Iron-Fist-Complete-Collection/dp/0785185429/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1474243145&sr=8-1&keywords=immortal+iron+fist+complete+collection
There's also going to be a collection of all of Iron Fist's solo adventures from 1996 to 2004: The Return of K'un Lun, but I can't speak to the quality of the stories within.
In addition, the original Iron Fist series is available in very nice, fully restored form as part of the Marvel Masterworks line: Volume One and Volume Two. They're relatively expensive (and I'm sure you could find them cheaper elsewhere,) and from 1975ish, so keep that in mind if you don't enjoy older comics.
There's really not much else available. You could pick up back issues of Ostrander's Heroes for Hire series from 1997/8, or the Power Man & Iron Fist series from 1978.
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Avengers
The Ultimates 1-2 (Avengers)
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Captain America
Captain Marvel
Daredevil
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Deadpool
Doctor Strange: The Oath
Fantastic Four / FF
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Hawkeye
Immortal Iron Fist
Inhumans
Iron Man: Extremis
Invincible Iron Man
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Moon Knight
Ms. Marvel
Planet Hulk
Punisher Max
Thor
Ultimate Spider-man
Vision
New X-Men
Astonishing X-Men
Uncanny X-Force
Avengers Disassembled
Secret War
House of M
Annihilation
Civil War
World War Hulk
Annihilation: Conquest
Messiah Complex
Secret Invasion
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Kings
Messiah War
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Utopia
Siege
Realm of Kings
Second Coming
Fear Itself
Schism
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The living weapon run blew my mind.
http://www.amazon.com/Iron-Fist-Living-Weapon-Rage/dp/0785154353/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453605170&sr=8-1&keywords=iron+fist+the+living+weapon
Brubaker is amazing as well.
http://www.amazon.com/Immortal-Iron-Fist-Complete-Collection/dp/0785185429/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1453605192&sr=8-1&keywords=brubaker+iron+fist
This?
If you like Iron Fist, I highly recommend the Immortal Iron Fist books. /u/Wallzo recommended them to me and I freakin' loved them.
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/078519164X/ref=mp_s_a_1_7?qid=1453605276&sr=8-7&pi=AC_SX118_SY170_QL70&keywords=iron+fist&dpPl=1&dpID=61bau-bXUSL&ref=plSrch
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0785192964/ref=pd_aw_sim_14_1?ie=UTF8&dpID=618-A7YPKwL&dpSrc=sims&preST=_AC_UL100_SR100%2C100_&refRID=0MA0CAGCZ1QHQNDGQ82E
http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0785185429/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?qid=1453605276&sr=8-2&pi=SY200_QL40&keywords=iron+fist&dpPl=1&dpID=51vwq4AXhJL&ref=plSrch
There you go, sport.