Dustin Gebel
After Marvel revealed the return of the Immortal Iron Fist in a 50th Anniversary Special, the company unveiled a new variant cover for the one-shot by famed artist David Aja. The artist illustrated the series Immortal Iron Fist written by Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction, which introduced a secret history to the Iron Fist mantle. The run helped to define the modern era of the character, introducing Orson Randall, a gun wielding previous Iron Fist.
In the press release, editor Danny Khazem spoke about the Brubaker, Fraction, and Aja run, stating:
“I knew I wouldn’t be doing this anniversary book justice if I couldn’t get David to come back for a cover! His run with Matt Fraction and Ed Brubaker was a pivotal point in Iron Fist’s history, and inspirational for me as a reader!”
Aja’s cover and a list of stories included in the series can be seen below.
- Visionary Iron Fist scribe Chris Claremont teams up with artist Lan Medina for a classic tale set during Iron Fist’s early years and co-starring Wolverine!
- Alyssa Wong, the writer behind today’s Iron Fist, brings you the next chapter of Lin Lie’s saga alongside artist Von Randal.
- Writer Justina Ireland and artist Elena Casagrande send Iron Fist on a mission where he join forces with his longtime allies—THE DAUGHTERS OF THE DRAGON!
- Writer Frank Tieri and artist Ty Templeton’s story sees Iron Fist send out the call to his old teammates—HEROES FOR HIRE!
- And writer Jason Loo and artist Whilce Portacio spotlight what the future may hold for Danny Rand!
IRON FIST 50TH ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1
Written by CHRIS CLAREMONT, ALYSSA WONG, JUSTINA IRELAND, FRANK TIERI & JASON LOO
Art by LAN MEDINA, VON RANDAL, ELENA CASAGRANDE, TY TEMPLETON & WHILCE PORTACIO
Cover by ALAN DAVIS
Variant Cover by DAVID AJA
On Sale 8.14
