If there’s one comic book that’s constantly rocking my face every month, it’s The Immortal Iron Fist by Matt Fraction, Ed Brubaker, and David Aja. It’s just a consistently face-rocking read every month. Its awesome pulp Kung Fu flair also translates into the one-shots, most recently in the form of Orson Randall and the Green Mist of Death. The title alone oozes with face-kicking goodness. I mean, really. And here’s five more reasons why this one-shot wonder rocked my face:
ACTION!
OK, there wasn’t enough Kung Fu goodness here as I expected, but there’s still a fair amount of gun fights and ass kickings to satisfy my hunger for comic book violence.
COWGIRLS FROM HELL!
Seriously, that’s what they call themselves. They’re experts on the oldest trap in the book: THE HONEY TRAP! Women. Pff.
DRAGOTTA AND THE ALLREDS!
I just love their artwork. Some people dislike the “stiff” style of Nick Dragotta, Mike Allred, and Laura Allred, but I love it. I’d definitely prefer it over the “dynamic” artists out there that require you to concentrate on a page to understand what the hell’s going on (I’m looking at you, Humberto Ramos!). The rest of the artists did equally awesome artwork too.
FRANKENSTEIN!
Frankenstein and his monster. I don’t feel the need to explain.
MATT FRACTION!
Even without his regular Iron Fist partners in crime, Fraction still managed to make the Iron Fist mythos richer and still entertaining as hell. In one comic book, he gave us bounty hunters who look like strippers, Hydra goons, ass whoopin’s, and Frankenstein’s monster. And it’s all beautifully glued together by the strange relationship between Orson Randall and John Aman, the Prince of Orphans. God bless Fraction! God bless the Immortal frickin’ Iron Fist!
07 Mar 08 2:00 am
I know you like to review comics and rock it’s face for being whack… just thought I’d give you some pages from a Street Fighter comic book that I thought was as cool as turd.
Rock the face of these comics.
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc216/threepogi/SFcover-noscale.jpg
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc216/threepogi/SF10-noscale.jpg
http://i216.photobucket.com/albums/cc216/threepogi/SF11-noscale.jpg
07 Mar 08 11:33 am
Iron Fist is one of my favs. I really hope they turn it into a film.
I actually quite like Humberto Ramos’s style he’s similar to Chris Bachalo I reckon (who’s my favourite artist at the minute).
08 Mar 08 12:44 am
Ditto on the film idea.
I like Chris Bachalo, but Ramos’ style isn’t my bag of fun. Just saying.