Better, but I can't shake the feeling like we're going in narrative circles. How many more times do we need to "gather the ploughmen"?

What is going on...? I'm all for slow burn mysteries where key plot information is held back for a time and secrets are slowly unraveled...but this just seems like Lemire doesn't know what to do next... It's one thing to string readers along when they can make educated guesses as to where the story will go next. It's another thing entirely to give them no clue whatsoever what is happening for several issues in a row THIS late in a story. Probably would've rated it lower if not for Sorrentino's gorgeous art.

I liked this better back when it was a small town horror/mystery... This dimension hopping is really starting to lose me. There's only 3 more issues left... Lemire has his work cut out for him in tying up this series satisfactorily. more

One of the dumbest and most unnecessary annuals I've read in recent memory. I knew it was gonna be a doozy from the very first page and second panel when Danny said: "The resources absurd wealth provides are AS MUCH a part of what makes me the Iron Fist as ANYTHING ELSE" (Emphasis mine). I mean....are you kidding me...? So, according to Fraction and Brubaker, Danny being loaded is an EQUALLY essential part of his being the Iron Fist as, oh I don't know...having defeated a literal dragon and absorbed its power to gain an actual mother effing super powered fist?!?!? Not to mention his training...his fighting skills...his ability to focus his chi... Oh yeah. That's all a part of it too, but apparently his inherited wealth is just as important a reason that he's the Iron Fist. Listen...I'm no expert on the character, and I'm not even that huge of a fan of him, but this feels like straight up Iron Fist blasphemy. If these writers said something similar about a character I actually gave a rip about, like Daredevil or the Silver Surfer...then I'd be clawing at the drapes. But even so... as casual a fan of IF as I am... even I know that this is so collosally idiotic it defies every shred of logic and reason in this world.

I can cover the rest of the issue in one sentence. It was boring, unnecessary, and poorly drawn. There.

Oh, and as a sidenote, I found it hilariously stupid that the artist depicted the Hydra assassin's binocular vision as having the Hydra logo pasted over the screen like an unfaded watermark as well as their "Cut off one head and two shall grow in its place!!!" tagline gliding across the top and bottom of the screen like a score update ticker on the sports channel. I truly hope this was meant to be funny and intentionally lame, cause if not...if somebody actually thought that would be cool if Hydra had binoculars like that...then I don't want to live on the same planet as that person anymore. more

I hope Lemire has a plan here...I'm still somewhat enjoying this but the plot seems to be slowly meandering towards nothing. If we don't get any clear direction soon, I don't have much hope that Lemire will be able to pull off an overly satisfying conclusion.

I liked this one better than the last couple. Even though I'm still not really sure where this story is headed, I felt like this issue was easier to understand and was better written.

Welp, guess I'm back in "wtf is happening" mode.

I know filler when I see it, but I like filler from time to time. I definitely miss Aja’s artwork and this issue itself was very unnecessary, but it was still somewhat enjoyable and a nice breath of fresh air

Well, I wanted to know more about the female Iron Fist they briefly showed in one of the earlier issues, and I got my wish. This was a fun little interlude, although it seems odd to cut away from the main story for a tale that doesn’t appear to have anything to do with what's been going on with Danny and friends (although it's entirely possible the significance will be revealed later). For what it was though, I enjoyed it. A bit wordy at times, but a good story. The narration seemed to jump between serious and silly, which makes me wonder who exactly is supposed to be narrating it, but perhaps that, too, is a story for another time. more

Davos isn't an overly compelling villain to me, so I wasn't super invested in this showdown. Aja's art continues to be stellar though. Also, I thought Orson deserved a little better than that.

I feel like we were given a very good idea of what is going on in this issue. It didn't really give any new information we couldn't have surmised already, but the bishop laid it all out in a coherent way that made it make a lot more sense, which is nice since there was so much that was unclear up till now. Some truly terrifying moments, fantastic art, and a clear picture of where things are headed, and this was one of the strongest issues yet. more

Creepy AF. With the smiling man breaking free, I imagine things are gonna start getting nuts.

Orson Randall's chi pistols are sick. What a cool extension of the Iron Fist power.

This was great. Not a lot happened, but it was really well written and the art was, once again superb. Aja's style is a little less refined here than it is in his later work on Hawkeye, but it works really well for the tone. It gives more Michael Lark, whereas his Hawkeye stuff is closer to Jorge Fornes. Anyway, good writing, good art, I'm enjoying myself so far. I also really like the historical Iron Fist flashbacks at the start of each issue. I'm not sure how that's going to come into play in the future, but for now it's cool to see how the character's history spans back centuries, showing how the Iron Fist is more than just a vigilante superhero. It adds a certain weight to the character that makes him a lot more compelling. more

This was really good. Loved the art throughout, although I'm having to really try hard to convince my brain I'm not reading a previously unreleased prequel to Fraction and Aja's Hawkeye, cause the way Aja draws Danny is almost exactly like how he drew Clint, bandages and all. But yeah, I really enjoyed this. That female Iron Fist at the beginning was badass, I would love to see more of her. I'm interested to know more about this Randall fellow, why he is alive after all this time, and how he fits into the narrative. more

I am confusion.

Finally getting to this! Sorta confusing first issue, a lot going on, but the art was great and it was well-written. Looking forward to seeing how the plot unfolds and becomes clear.

A fun little run. Kinda wish it was longer, I feel like Waid could've fleshed things out a little better and not had to make it so fast paced, but what we got was good and enjoyable so I'm happy.

Great action, great art.

What a confusing, confounding conundrum this is. Good thing I'm enjoying it.

*SPOILER ALERT*

Loved this. While the deaths of the Weeping Lions might seem cheap seeing as how they were set up as the main villains of this story and they never even got to have their final showdown with Natasha, I thought the way they each went mostly made up for it. Ilija's death in particular blew my mind (see what I did there?). Seriously...what an insane way to kill someone off! My jaw was on the floor. I loved the dynamic between Nat and Bucky here. It made me want to see more of the two of them. Waid should do a Bucky/Natasha centric mini with Samnee on art.

It wasn't a perfect issue, but I really, really enjoyed it. more

Kinda weak. Starts off with a death, which makes said death a little anti-climactic, and the fight with Recluse was a little silly in parts, namely the way Natasha got in close to Bucky who Recluse was standing directly beside with a gun, then was able to throw something at a lever that opened a trapdoor which only her and Bucky fell through, all while Recluse just...what? Stood there? To think that she wouldn't be able to react in time to that maneuver with how easily she handled the two of them together immediately after that is a little unbelievable. Samnee's art throughout the fight scene was also a bit lesser than I've come to expect from him. more