Tag: Heroes For Hire

IRON FIST Essentials

Iron Fist: The Living Weapon courtesy Marvel
Iron Fist: The Living Weapon courtesy Marvel

Who is Iron Fist?

He may not be most famous hero but he’s one of the coolest.

What do you need to know before the latest hero joins the Marvel universe on Netflix?

Finn Jones has been cast as Danny Rand in the Marvel Netflix Iron Fist series according to EW. The upcoming series along with others starring Daredevil, Luke Cage and Jessica Jones will lead to a team-up Defenders limited series.

As a boy, Danny joined his parents on a search for the mystical city of K’un L’un in the Himalayas. The tragic expedition led to Danny being raised by the city’s leader where he grew up to be a martial arts master and wielder of the mystical force (the Iron Fist) which allows him to summon and focus his chi. Continue reading IRON FIST Essentials

New Comics Picks for February 17, 2016

Avengers: Standoff courtesy Marvel
Avengers: Standoff courtesy Marvel

A major Avengers crossover begins, Harley Quinn’s torn between two lovers in Arkham Asylum and more new comics picks of the week:

Avengers Standoff: Assault on Pleasant Hill #0

Two Captain Americas won’t be enough to defeat the threat in this mysterious town. What is the secret of Pleasant Hill?

Estranged friends Steve Rogers and Sam Wilson unite in the prelude by Nick Spencer. The first big crossover of the All-New, All-Different Marvel Now and Civil War II begins here. Continue reading New Comics Picks for February 17, 2016

POWER MAN & IRON FIST Reunion

Power Man & Iron Fist #1 courtesy Marvel
Power Man & Iron Fist #1 courtesy Marvel

Power Man & Iron Fist are back together again, sharing adventures and a comic book title. Earlier this week Marvel announced David Walker and Sanford Greene as the team for the new book coming in 2016.

Both characters starred in solo books but when the Heroes-For-Hire came together in one book they became a hit and fan-favorite duo. Each hero took different paths but both ended up in New Avengers.

Luke Cage and Danny Rand will share a book again. Writer David Walker reveals what brings the two heroes back together: Continue reading POWER MAN & IRON FIST Reunion

MARVEL Revives POWER MAN And IRON FIRST

Power Man and Iron Fist #1 courtesy Marvel, a Fast Company first
Power Man and Iron Fist #1 courtesy Marvel, a Fast Company first

Long before the word “bromance” or “buddy cop” movies there was a team book featuring the coolest dudes in comics.

Marvel is bringing back Power Man and Iron Fist by David Walker (Cyborg, Shaft)and Sanford Greene. This marks a reunion for fan favorites Luke Cage and Danny Rand who co-starred in the 1970’s era comic as “Heroes-for-Hire.”

Both men would become Avengers and the inspiration for two new Marvel/Netflix television series.

As Walker explains, when Marvel asked who he wanted to write, the choice was easy to make: Continue reading MARVEL Revives POWER MAN And IRON FIRST

Who Will Star In Marvel Now Wave 2?

Who will be riding the Marvel Now! Wave 2? Marvel Editor-In-Chief Axel Alonso told Comic Book Resources new series will launch this July. Uncanny Avengers, All-New X-Men, Indestructible Hulk were some of the new titles in the aftermath of Avengers vs. X-Men.

Wave 2 will launch in the aftermath of Age of Ultron. Marvel already revealed the epilogue of that event will be co-written by Neil Gaiman and introduce Angela into the Marvel Universe and the finale will have a dramatic event on Hank Pym.

Will we see new concepts like Uncanny Avengers and Fearless Defenders and new takes with new creators like Avengers by Jonathan Hickman and Fantastic Four/FF by Matt Fraction?

Who deserves to star in their own Marvel Now! series next?

Here are my picks for Marvel Now! Wave 2:

Doctor Strange: The Oath cover courtesy Marvel.com
Doctor Strange: The Oath cover courtesy Marvel.com

Doctor Strange Stephen Strange could be starring in his own Marvel movie but the Master of the Mystic Arts hasn’t been able to sustain his own solo book. I loved Matt Fraction’s take on Strange in The Defenders so I’d love to see Fraction or Continue reading Who Will Star In Marvel Now Wave 2?

Luke Cage in New Heroes For Hire?

New Avengers #1 courtesy Marvel

Brian Michael Bendis brought Luke Cage out of comics oblivion and made him an Avenger. (Thank You!) With all the Marvel Now creative shakeups I was wondering where Cage might end up?

 

Spoiler Warning!

 

If you have not read New Avengers #34 you may not want to keep reading!

 

Ok

 

Here it comes

 

Essential Power Man and Iron Fist courtesy Marvel

In New Avengers #34 by Bendis and Mike Deodato Luke left the Avengers with wife Jessica and raise their baby. How will this former Avenger make a living? Luke teases that he’s bringing back his Heroes-For-Hire with “a new way to play it.”

Jessica didn’t seem to thrilled by the idea.

So far Luke Cage and Iron Fist have not been named as part of Jonathan Hickman’s huge roster for this Avengers relaunch or any other Marvel Now title.

Could there be a new Heroes for Hire starring Luke and Danny Rand by Bendis? I loved how there were “street level Avengers” like Luke, Danny and Daredevil but where do they fit in the Marvel Now?

I would love a new Heroes for Hire book with Luke and Danny taking on the Hand or a new Maggia. Way back in the day Power Man and Iron Fist was a cool, action packed buddy book and perfect for a modern reboot. Heroes or Hire, Avenger or something new…Luke Cage (and Jessica and Danny) is too great a character to go back on the back burner.

By Editor