So, goodbye Matt and Ed and David. In sixteen issues (and a couple of one-shots) you did what I never would have imagined possible. You made Iron Fist one of the coolest, smartest, and most entertaining books on the stands. It's going to be a tough act to follow, and I don't pity the new guys at all, but I'll give them a chance. Read Full Review

Outside of a nice twist at the very end of the book, Iron Fist #16 is a low key passing of the torch between creative teams. If you're looking for an action-packed romp, then steer clear of this one. However, if you want some fantastic writing highlighted by some great character moments and unbelievably complimentary art work, make sure you don't pass this one up. Oh yeah… keep an eye out for a cameo by two of the best writers in the business. Read Full Review

Or - "Swan Song, Anyone?"So. I'm back. Those of you who listen to the podcast may have heard my oblique references to having a swollen arm and generally whining about something or other. The clinical diagnosis is "tendonitis," which means that my left arm swells, and throbs, and basically makes life miserable, and fine motor work (like, say, typing?) has a tendency to cause agony. I'm mostly over this bout, thanks for asking, just in time to go on a bravado run of reviewing unmatched by any man, woman, or energy being in a tiny scale model spaceship in recent memory. Provided, of course, that I manage my pain. In any case, my return to active duty coincides (in a general sense) with the end of Brubaker, Fraction and Aja's run on Immortal Iron Fist. Danny Rand has been through the fire over the last year and a half, and now he's ready to change his lifefor the better. The problem is fate, as always,has a surprise or two up her sleeve for our Daniel Rand-Kai...Previ Read Full Review

"The Immortal Iron Fist" #16 ends this part of the series with a figurative bang; here's hoping the new guys can pick up the torch and do even half as well. I'm really going to miss the Fraction, Brubaker, and Aja era. I suspect everyone else who's been on board will, too. This was a great book. Read Full Review

It's a shame to see Fraction leave Immortal, but he gave it a send-off that matched the level of quality the book's enjoyed for the better part of its run. Some really first class stuff here. Read Full Review

The end of Fraction’s run is this issue and it just may be the best issue yet. Aja’s art, as usual, makes this comic 10x better. The story picks up back in New York, with Danny running a Kung-Fu daycare for low income kids after school. After the events of the first 15 issues, Danny has changed. He has promised to disband Rand Industries and make it the world’s largest non-profit charity organization. Jeryn leaves the company and Rand buys him and Luke’s old Heroes For Hire office. Danny asks Luke to join him at Rand to help people everywhere. Danny and the Immortal Weapons are working on trying to prove Xao’s claim of an eighth city, to no avail. Danny goes home and does some reading in the Book of the Iron Fist. Danny notices something. Every single Iron Fist before Danny has either died or lost their powers at the age of 33. Luke, Colleen, and Misty walk in with cake, screaming the words: “Happy 33rd Birthday Danny!” Wow, I can’t believe Fraction’s run ended like this when their is so much more story to tell. This series was fantastic and I highly recommend the first 16 issues to everybody more