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scans_dailyTime again for my seasonal contribution to the community!
As per request ofskjam, I'm posting in three parts the interactions between the Iron Fist and the Prince of Orphans from the Brubaker run of The Immortal Iron Fist.
The character is, like many of those introduced during the supreme "The Capital Cities of Heaven" story arc, both awesome and mysterious.
What went down when these supernatural martial artists crossed paths?
So... Danny Rand, 33rd Immortal Iron Fist, is back in the mystical city of K'un-Lun to participate in something called the "Tournament of Heaven".
That question will be answered later, but it's not really important for our purposes. To the Banquet Hall!
(sorry, for the tiny-ness; it's a double page spread panel.)
So basically, the Prince of Orphans is the MOST mysterious ancient fighter amongst all these other mysterious ancient fighters. Groovy.
After a little demonstration of power, the boisterous cult favorite Fat Cobra gets the honor of choosing his first opponent. He chooses the Iron Fist as, for reasons not yet clear, everybody has it out for Danny, as his predecessor, Orson Randall, did some nasty stuff at the last meeting of the cities, and then did a runner from his duties from that day on. We'll get back to that.
Also, Prince of Orphans is so badass, he gets the honor of having a round 1 buy amongst the odd-numbered competitors.
Seated beside the Prince of Orphans is Davos, Danny's longtime evil-counterpart and the villain from the first arc of the series.
Danny expects he has a shot at taking down this big sumo guy with some fast moves. Unfortunately, Fat Cobra is called that for a reason: he's big AND he's fast. Danny loses, though he's not completely out of the tournament yet.
After another round of fighting, Lei Kung the Thunderer (Danny's old trainer and mentor) is congratulating one of the fighters when ol' Prince rolls up.
More dramatic background you'll have to read the series to enjoy the details of. Back to the fighting!
So, Davos is set to fight next...
Davos underestimates his opponent and loses a hand for it. This is why you don't ignore the battle fan wielders, folks. Sometimes it's paper, sometimes it's razor sharp metal.
In retribution, Davos unleashes the fury, and beats Tiger's Badass Daughter into the dirt and then rattles her limp body a little forgood bad measure. All of the spectators are appalled.
Some more intrigue plot development happens, and the next day we get this...
Oh, shit... You see a martial artist with that many scars, you run away.
Oh, I forgot to mention, y'know how all these fighters have some kind of special power or something, like Danny's fist of iron or Fat Cobra's lightning flail? Yeah, the Prince of Orphans turns into an intangible green-hued hurricane that can rip you limb from limb.
Given Davos' eventual character development, it says a lot that this little "lesson" he's given by the Prince is a major factor for things later on. Also, being an elder of the Immortal Weapons group, and even older than all the other long-lived denizens, the Prince gets the most epic names for his martial arts techniques.
"Away." That's all he has to say and they know to back the fuck up.
But later on...
Huh. So he's got a real name, and apparently he and the Thunderer have something they're cooking up. And what was going on with the Prince of Orphans and Orson Randall?
Tune in tomorrow to find out.
DISCLAIMER: Violence and bloodshed behind the cut. May be unsuitable for little tykes.
1 2/3 pages from Immortal Iron Fist #8, 1/3 page from #9, 2 pages from #10, 1 page from Iron Fist #11, and a whopping 7 pages from #12.
As per request of
skjam, I'm posting in three parts the interactions between the Iron Fist and the Prince of Orphans from the Brubaker run of The Immortal Iron Fist.The character is, like many of those introduced during the supreme "The Capital Cities of Heaven" story arc, both awesome and mysterious.
What went down when these supernatural martial artists crossed paths?
So... Danny Rand, 33rd Immortal Iron Fist, is back in the mystical city of K'un-Lun to participate in something called the "Tournament of Heaven".
That question will be answered later, but it's not really important for our purposes. To the Banquet Hall!
(sorry, for the tiny-ness; it's a double page spread panel.)
So basically, the Prince of Orphans is the MOST mysterious ancient fighter amongst all these other mysterious ancient fighters. Groovy.
After a little demonstration of power, the boisterous cult favorite Fat Cobra gets the honor of choosing his first opponent. He chooses the Iron Fist as, for reasons not yet clear, everybody has it out for Danny, as his predecessor, Orson Randall, did some nasty stuff at the last meeting of the cities, and then did a runner from his duties from that day on. We'll get back to that.
Also, Prince of Orphans is so badass, he gets the honor of having a round 1 buy amongst the odd-numbered competitors.
Seated beside the Prince of Orphans is Davos, Danny's longtime evil-counterpart and the villain from the first arc of the series.
Danny expects he has a shot at taking down this big sumo guy with some fast moves. Unfortunately, Fat Cobra is called that for a reason: he's big AND he's fast. Danny loses, though he's not completely out of the tournament yet.
After another round of fighting, Lei Kung the Thunderer (Danny's old trainer and mentor) is congratulating one of the fighters when ol' Prince rolls up.
More dramatic background you'll have to read the series to enjoy the details of. Back to the fighting!
So, Davos is set to fight next...
Davos underestimates his opponent and loses a hand for it. This is why you don't ignore the battle fan wielders, folks. Sometimes it's paper, sometimes it's razor sharp metal.
In retribution, Davos unleashes the fury, and beats Tiger's Badass Daughter into the dirt and then rattles her limp body a little for
Some more intrigue plot development happens, and the next day we get this...
Oh, shit... You see a martial artist with that many scars, you run away.
Oh, I forgot to mention, y'know how all these fighters have some kind of special power or something, like Danny's fist of iron or Fat Cobra's lightning flail? Yeah, the Prince of Orphans turns into an intangible green-hued hurricane that can rip you limb from limb.
Given Davos' eventual character development, it says a lot that this little "lesson" he's given by the Prince is a major factor for things later on. Also, being an elder of the Immortal Weapons group, and even older than all the other long-lived denizens, the Prince gets the most epic names for his martial arts techniques.
"Away." That's all he has to say and they know to back the fuck up.
But later on...
Huh. So he's got a real name, and apparently he and the Thunderer have something they're cooking up. And what was going on with the Prince of Orphans and Orson Randall?
Tune in tomorrow to find out.
DISCLAIMER: Violence and bloodshed behind the cut. May be unsuitable for little tykes.
1 2/3 pages from Immortal Iron Fist #8, 1/3 page from #9, 2 pages from #10, 1 page from Iron Fist #11, and a whopping 7 pages from #12.
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Date: 2010-12-04 11:12 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-12-04 12:15 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-12-04 12:26 pm (UTC)Fat Cobra x Volstagg teamup anyone?
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Date: 2010-12-04 12:48 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2010-12-04 07:51 pm (UTC)Volstagg and his sidekicksThe Warriors Three as it is!