Meanwhile, back in K'un-Lun Lin-Lie struggles to handle the demon sword shards in his hands from interfering with his ability to channel Shao Lou's, Dragon Chi. But he also has to deal with a few people who are not too happy with him being the new Iron Fist. Read Full Review

This issue is just what the run needed to show it's an excellent reimagining of the character. Read Full Review

Michael Yg and Sean Chen deliver some beautifully detailed panels on every page of this story. The issue if visually stunning and the action is engaging. Read Full Review

Overall, Iron Fist #2 is a story that takes an interesting turn. The story by Wong is exhilarating. The art by creative team is gorgeous. Altogether, a story that astounds. Read Full Review

The new Iron Fist is a likeable kid and his quest to find the shattered pieces of his magic sword makes for a nice driving force for the story, but there's a LOT going on in these pages. Read Full Review

Iron Fist #2 answers one of the biggest questions from issue #1 (How?) by throwing out the rules and writing an entire issue dedicated to saying "the rules don't matter so we're making new ones. The net result is a character that's significantly less interesting and special. At least the art in this issue is good. Read Full Review

This exceeded my expectations. A very solid "training montage" style issue with some nice art and solid dialogue.

The words about the traditional way of things not being the only way ring true especially for this character. Even still, we do see him training to live up to the title of the Iron Fist. Irs pretty good stuff all around

This issue spends a lot of time justifying the new Iron Fist rather than really continuing the overall narrative. I'm understanding of working that self doubt into the character, but it does come across a little over indulgent.

I think there were some good parts. I think it floundered in some but, I'm willing to stick with it for now.

The cover by Leinil Yu was really good. Unfortunately, it was the artistic high point of this issue, with the interior pages being fairly uneven. Something weird was going on with the art - Sean Chen is credited as one of the pencilers, and I couldn't tell which pages were his. Everything seemed a bit off. The art wasn't bad, it just wasn't good.

The story continues to be engaging, though it struggles in places. The opening fight scene, against generic demons was a bit jarring because the characters were chatting about social media during the fight. It's demonstrated that Lin Lie doesn't have full control over his powers, and that he doesn't have to rely on them in a fight. There's a wonky scene where Lin gets a boost from another character. I don't know if she has super strength or what, but she appears to throw him about 200 feet in the air.

I appreciate that Lin Lie acknowledges that he hasn't earned the Iron Fist in the traditional way. This leads to some dialogue later in the comic about "different isn't bad, just new", which is a bit too on the nose. We have the obligatory jealous "it shoulda been me" bully who challenges Line Lie. It's been done, but the scene emphasized that Lin Lie hands are badly damaged, to the point where he has trouble doing everyday things, because of the embedded sword shards. This, to me, demonstrates that Lin Lie has the character to become a hero. He still hasn't earned it, but he's got the stuff.

Danny Rand continues to be treated with respect. There's a scene that briefly talks about how he feels, physically, since losing the Iron Fist. So far, there's a lot to enjoy about this series. I'm hopeful the character of Lin Lie is allowed to continue his development, because he has potential.

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It's a small improvement over the previous issue in characterization and particularly in the art. But the plot moves terribly slowly. A lot of pages are given over to action and a few to Danny Rand -- neither feel particularly important to the main story right now.

I agree wholeheartedly with the inclusion of feminist and self-realization themes -- and the way they're linked is great. I just wish they were appearing in a stronger, better-told story.

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