Friday, February 22, 2008

PICK OF THE WEEK

Every Wednesday new comic books arrive at my store and I choose my favourite as my personal ‘Pick of the Week’. This decision is made before I read the issue and is based upon several variables. Contributing factors include the creators, cover, story summary, previous events in the comic, and personal interest in the comic. The options I choose from our only limited by what Diamond has listed to release this week according to their shipping list (and in some rare cases the issue won’t even arrive at my shop). So without further adieu, this week’s pick is:

IMMORTAL IRON FIST: ORSON RANDALL AND THE GREEN MIST OF DEATH # 1



Matt Fraction
Mothers, lock up your daughters when we revisit the continuing adventures of that dashing rogue, Orson Randall, the Golden Age Iron Fist! The last time we flashed back to the life and times of Orson Randall, in the much fan-loved and critically acclaimed IMMORTAL IRON FIST ANNUAL, readers unlocked several secrets affecting Danny Rand, the Iron Fist of today. Now get ready for more! We promise you spine-tingling chills, ass-kicking action and pulp-fiction adventure like you’ve never seen, featuring gorgeous flashback art by Mitch Breitweiser, Chris Brunner, Russ Heath and Lewis LaRosa! Orson Randall goes head-to-head again and again versus none other than…the endlessly mystifying and unstoppably powerful Prince of Orphans! How will their battle through the ages echo in the life of Danny Rand?! You bet your kicked butt it has everything to do with the kung fu tournament of death unfolding in the pages of IMMORTAL IRON FIST!!

Not only does this title take the prize for pick of the week, but that has to be the longest comic title published this month if not so far this year. If you have been reading the Immortal Iron Fist (and you all should be reading it) then this pick would be of no suprise to you. Right now this series is one of the best out there and the one-shots seem to be right on par with the on-going. I could have easily had to fight with myself over this weeks pick, with great titles like Angel, Runaways, JLA, Avengers, and the FINAL Cable & Deadpool...but upon see this title it was a no contest win.

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