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Iron Fist: Deadly Hand of Kung Fu – the total Collection

Danny Rand may have been canceled by Netflix, however he stays a crucial player in the marvel Universe. No doubt, he’ll be back on screen ultimately as well as to tide you over, marvel has come up with Iron Fist: Deadly Hand of Kung Fu – the total Collection. This trade collection takes the stories from the black as well as white Deadly Hands of Kung Fu hardcover collection as well as uses us a character-specific collection, which well complements the contemporaneous Iron Fist the legendary Collection (which I composed about here).

The stories are culled from problems 10, 18-24, 29, 31-33; together with a terrific tale pulled from Bizarre Adventures #25. The magazine was finest understood for mining the martial arts trend with extra Iron Fist as well as Shang Chi stories, however the mag likewise provided us Sons of the Tiger together with features on Chuck Norris as well as Bruce Lee. It may have lasted 33 problems however did have an effect on the ever-expanding marvel world of characters.

Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #10

Iron Fist wasn’t a routine however a recurring player, making his very first appearance in problem 10, in a story from Tony Isabella, David Anthony Kraft, Frank McLaughlin as well as Rudy Nebres. It’s a singular effort including a villain Steel Serpent, who showed up as well as died so the name might be reused later on.

He was off having four-color adventures up until expense Mantlo brought him back in problem #18 to team up with the Sons of Tiger in a prolonged tale with art by newcomers Pat Broderick as well as Terry Austin.

Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #24

The title was one more location to enjoy Chris Claremont grow as well as establish as a writer. He was great with the one-off tale, however provide him an arc, as well as he dazzled. Under Bob Larkin’s cover to problem #19, he as well as Nebres provided us a six-part serial called “Firebird”. Apparently, humanity had been enslaved by the N’Garai up until “the one true God” chased them away. A woman, Jade, had been so savagely beaten that she longed for death however instead, was merged with an entity understood as the Firebird, referred to as the living embodiment of humanity’s “soul”. It’s nearly Claremont working out the Phoenix story in this trial run.

A N’Garai agent, Dhasha Khan, has been seeking Firebird as well as had the misfortune of discovering her each time Iron Fist might interfere. The action shifts to the N’Garai’s underworld, Feng-Tu, which was likewise where K’un-Lun’s dead resided. There, Rand satisfied defeat at the hands of a figure understood as the Silver Dragon. She exposed herself to be infused with the spirit of his mother, Heather, who had sacrificed herself to save her young kid when their airplane crashed in the Himalayas all those years ago. She stole Firebird from Jade in a spirit gem (no, not that one) as well as utilized the power to reform the earth to the method it was when the N’Garai ruled. Meantime, Danny had to fight his mother, however she refused to fight her kid as well as Dhasha Khan dispatched her.

Although Jade ended up being Firebird again, we haven’t seen her since.

Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #29

Issue #29 brought Iron Fist back in a story pairing Iron Fist as well as Shang Chi, seeking to save Blevins, one of Sir Denis’ former compatriots, only to discover it was a lure to recruit them to the Cadre of Salvation, which was sworn to defeat Shang’s father, Fu Manchu.

Iron Fist made his final appearance in problem #31, partnering with White Tiger, Shang-Chi, as well as the Jack of Hearts to oppose Stryke, a new threat, in a 41-page tale by Mantlo, Joe Staton, as well as Sonny Trinidad.

Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #32

The final tales in this collection focus on the Daughters of the Dragon – Colleen Wing as well as Misty Knight. problem #32, with a fine Malcolm McNeill cover painting, is the very first time they fight as a duo even though they earned the name in marvel Team-Up #64 almost a year later.

Anyway, Claremont partners with Marshall Rogers for a number of stories as well as with them, we see exactly how strong a bond they have while their backstories are deepened. We begin with satisfying Colleen’s grandfather, Kenji Ozawa, who was killed by agents of Emil Vachon. seeking vengeance, they head for Hong Kong as well as mayhem ensues. The pair gets caught by Vachon’s underling, Chung. In part two, Colleen is hooked on heroin by Vachon while Misty takes care of business. As Wing attempts a hazardous chilly turkey withdrawal, their bond is deepened. (There was some short nudity right here as well as it’ll be fascinating to see if the original pages or the doctored ones, which have been utilized elsewhere, are used.)

We wrap up with the only other black as well as white legendary with the Daughters, this taken from  Bizarre Adventures #25, as well as kudos to marvel for including it. The one-off by Claremont, Rogers, as well as Bob McLeod is well worth having in this collection.