Iron Fisticuffs
Marvel Comics has recently commenced publication of a new ongoing comic book titled The Immortal Iron Fist; Iron Fist (Danny Rand) is one of the premier martial artists in the Marvel Universe. The series is co-written by Ed Brubaker, one of my favorite comic book writers and also among the most consistent in terms of the quality of his work (spread over a broad range of genres), and features delightfully eccentric art by David Aja, with whose work I was previously unfamiliar. The first two issues have been paced quite slowly, but Brubaker is a writer on whom one can count to ultimately deliver the goods. I am enjoying The Immortal Iron Fist. And not to trivialize the efforts of Mr. Brubaker, his co-written Matt Fraction, Mr. Aja, or any of the numerous other creative talents behind the book, but far and away my favorite part of The Immortal Iron Fist is the title of the first story arc, "The Last Iron Fist Story." Sweet crack rock, I love a good title.

The Immortal Iron Fist No. 1, "The Last Iron Fist Story, Part 1," hee hee!