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A review by frasersimons
The Immortal Iron Fist, Volume 2: The Seven Capital Cities of Heaven by Howard Chaykin, Jelena Kevic-Djurdjevic, Ed Brubaker, David Aja, Matt Fraction, Dan Brereton
adventurous
mysterious
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
5.0
This has everything you could want from an Iron Fist story, I’d wager. The wrap up of the last arc, nicely tailing into another. Three antagonists, one of which in a Kung fu tournament, the lore of Danny’s father story alternating with the current events, and a mysterious subplot that dovetails into the heroes for hire people.
It knows what tropes to hit on and which to subvert, making new characters compelling and the reveal of Davos’ backstory a contrast with the plot. It’s really tight and super fun. A good example of an author knowing the genre and the character and using it to full effect, with the partnership of some fantastic art. The annual is really spotty though, I must say. So many different artists, only a couple of which that are really good. But the annual is just a bonus thing, and apart from the arc, so I won’t knock it from the collections rating. And it’s not bad, I just dislike inconsistent art, personally.
It knows what tropes to hit on and which to subvert, making new characters compelling and the reveal of Davos’ backstory a contrast with the plot. It’s really tight and super fun. A good example of an author knowing the genre and the character and using it to full effect, with the partnership of some fantastic art. The annual is really spotty though, I must say. So many different artists, only a couple of which that are really good. But the annual is just a bonus thing, and apart from the arc, so I won’t knock it from the collections rating. And it’s not bad, I just dislike inconsistent art, personally.