Iron Fist Storytime Part 2

Welcome back Anons, let's read some more Iron Fist!

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>Wearing a disguise over the costume
>Hat over the mask

This sort of thing will always amuse me.

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Can you imagine if they got the wrong guy?

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Hi Colleen!

>"Why didn't I think of that?!"

Man, I was going to wait for the reveal!

>not weaponizing the umbrellas themselves
Come on, it's comics.

Woops, sorry.

Yes, trap the Kung Fu master who walked through all of your father's defenses. I see no problem with this plan.

Everyone knows you weaponize MOPS, not umbrellas.

One thing I like about classic Iron Fist is the names of the martial arts attacks. I especially enjoy how they brought it back in Immortal Iron Fist, with the various Immortal Weapons having different themed names.

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And the narration means you can have named attacks without characters yelling them out like anime characters.

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As I said, it was just written on the panels of Immortal Iron Fist. I believe Bendis does that with Doctor Strange as well.

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>"This is better than Cable, Daniel!"

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This is the first time we actually hear Colleen Wing's first name. Unless I skipped it, we went her entire first issue without knowing her name.

Seriously, I really want you to remember this character for a few months from now.

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I'll be honest, I wouldn't mind if every Batroc appearance had him kick someone in the face.

>Batroc's foremost Marvel foe
>As opposed to his foremost DC foe, Richard Dragon

I though that was just how he said hi.

This page has a serious lack of face-kicking.

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This guy is a total prick, as you can tell.

You know what, I changed my mind about what I said a few threads ago, working for Batroc would probably be pretty good.

Wat? The ninja is really Professor Wing?

Batroc is an employer who cares.

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And he even makes certain that his men get paid.

And he can even be a bro with a hero who's earned his respect.

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This guy is alot nicer than Doc Noah from Luke cage.

Plus, he seems like the kind of guy who'd take everyone out for drinks after a good mission.

Meet Misty Knight, Anons. Yet another major Iron Fist character.

Notice that throughout Iron Fist's narration here that the fact that Misty is black never actually commented on. Only the fact that she's "beautiful" and skilled.

It helps that he's not doing human experimentation.

I can't decide if he's the "drinks for the crew" kind or the "If we get paid, we all go out for pizza" kind.
Honestly, I'd rather the pizza.

Please, no Temple of Doom references.

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I checked, Claremont isn't writing yet.

I think it's kind of funny that they keep giving her named karate attacks when later on she gets characterized as not being formally versed in martial arts, being more of a street brawler instead.

Does anybody actually refer to their own system as a "cult"? Really?

>Am I insane or does she look like a proto-Raven?

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I can see Danny waxing romantic over this first meeting.
>She looked so beautiful when she was about to kick me in the face...

Nah, I see it.

Believe it or not, by the time of Immortal Iron Fist, he still vividly remembers this meeting. Misty doesn't though, or at least she doesn't remember the specifics.

The sun's favor is glowstick nunchucks?

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Is there any problem that can't be fixed by spamming the iron fist?

I was hoping it would come to life like in a Harryhausen movie.

This is actually the first indication that Misty is anything besides "standard civilian female love interest".

>Misty
You mean Colleen, Misty was introduced with a flying dragon stomp.

Here's what you have to remember, especially this early on. Danny CAN NOT spam the Iron Fist. He basically gets one good shot with it, and then he's done. As power creep occurs (in the 00's, I believe) he gets the ability to fight with it active all the time.

I am a failure as an Iron Fist fan. That's it, storytime's over. Time to be an hero.

Actually I'm just tired. Let's finish up the arc.
TIME TO SEE WHAT DANNY RAND REALLY LOOKS LIKE

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And suddenly we're going Ditko-esque

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So do these chicks ever come back?

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I have been in to many Fifi threads, reading Batroc is making me feel confused.

Just listen to what your heart tells you.

>Master Khan

Anons, more than anyone else, I NEED you to remember this name.

Uh, "Fifi threads"?

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That's an exit right there.

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Another cool scene, and this one actually has face-kicking.

Danny loves chocolate.

This is irrefutable.

Maybe that's why he keeps going to New York.

>Iron Fist vs... Blood Sword?

I'll take that as canon that Batroc takes the boys out for pizza as a reward

>You hurl yourself across the gravity-less void at the beautiful ninja.
Out of context, this feels like a sentence formed by pulling phrases out of a hat.

Danny can bond with Luke over how hard it is to keep your shirts from getting destroyed.

So one turns off the lights and the other uses glowsricks?

Iron fist is fighting ravers.

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And the first appearance of Daniel Rand's unmasked face.

Tomorrow, we officially go to the Claremont days of Iron Fist.

>Those last panels.

I know how but that is some material right there. I thought it was funny, at least.

I know he's supposed to look all grim in that last panel, but I can't help but read his face as "Ugh, why is my hair so limp and lifeless?"