The Creators – Jason Loo – Writer, Fran Galán – Artist, Jim Campbell – Colours, VC’s Travis Lanham – Letters

The Players – Danny Rand (Iron Fist), Luke Cage, Miles Morales (Spider-Man), Orson Randall

The Story – Danny Rand was dead. Now he is alive. Or is he?

The Take – Sometime back, Danny Rand would find himself having died and no longer among the living. That did not mean his story was over, for he would continue fighting in the afterlife, for what else is there for someone like him to do? That being said, he would be given a purpose. A purpose as to what, though? Jason Loo and Fran Galán present a tale of everyone’s favourite martial artist, aside from Shang-Chi, that finds the man possibly dead, possibly alive, or at the very least, somewhere in the middle. He is on a quest; just what that quest is remains a mystery. For the moment. Part of it has to do with vengeance, and in return, he must deliver souls in order to take that vengeance. His now singular purpose gets a little complicated, though, as the demons he fights hide in the bodies of men, and those he leaves in his wake end up forming a trail that Spider-Man ends up following. Loo has the two heroes duke it out in the classic misunderstanding vein until Miles realizes that Danny is not the actual bad guy that he seems to be. The book concludes with a brief flashback that finds Danny meeting up with Orson Randall, who shares some strange, almost prophetic words. That utterance is guaranteed to be a factor in what comes next, yet for readers, they will have to wait until the next issue to see just what Randall means. There were a few people upset when Daniel Rand passed beyond the veil, but since he is a Marvel Comics character, one has to know that nobody in the Marvel Universe ever stays dead for long. Loo and Galán have brought him back in the best of ways as well, staying true to his character, yet changing things up in the meantime with the hint that he will have a new status quo should he make it out the other side alive. Truly alive, that is. As it is, the book sets a good pace, almost breakneck, one could say. There is a ton of action to be had, and it looks incredible, each panel full of kinetic energy as Iron Fist battles his way through demons and such from the first to the last. Galán proves to be a master of his craft, and coupled with Loo, whose story is just as engaging as the artwork, makes this issue one that readers cannot afford to miss if they like action, Iron Fist or just good books in general.

Worth It? – Yes.