FIRST LOOK: Immortal Iron Fist #17

[Ben Morse]

A sneak peek at Travel Foreman's art for his an Duane Swierczynski's debut on Immortal Iron Fist!

http://www.marvel.com/news/comicstories.4090.FIRST_LOOK~colon~_Immortal_Iron_ Fist_%2317

[Shellhead]

I'm not seeing any pictures at that link, even when I click on the boxes.

[Will.S]

That's some great looking action right there, I'd like to see previews with some actual dialogue though.

[Shellhead]

Now I see the pictures. I honestly don't like the artwork, except for the Aja variant cover. Looks like I'm dropping Iron Fist.

[Will.S]

Now I see the pictures. I honestly don't like the artwork, except for the Aja variant cover. Looks like I'm dropping Iron Fist.
I guess it's mostly because Travel's art isn't inked, usually his art on the flashbacks looked great because he had Derek Fridolfs inking him and the colors by Matt Hollingsworth weren't as saturated as Matt Milla's.

[Splatt]

A depart from the usual style, but the art still looks great.

Can't wait.

[Shyft]

i think the art looks pretty good.

[Shellhead]

The choreography of the fight is pretty good, but the artwork itself has a rough, sloppy texture. And the anatomy is dubious, especially the legs, which seem to vary in length from panel to panel. The faces are uniformly ugly, and the backgrounds are mostly absent.

[HeckBoy]

I'm okay with the art. It's a lot brighter/bolder than Aja's stuff but I can get used to it. I'm just anxious about the writing and storyline. By all accounts, the new crew is going to continue on w/ telling the story about Danny and other past Iron Fists so I'm cool with that. I just don't want it to turn into 90s H4H or anything like that.

[The Iron Fist]

Can't wait for the new arc.

[Will.S]

Is the variant cover going to be a 50/50 split?

[Tien Long]

Artwork doesn't look as clean as Aja's, but it reminds me of a very dynamic anime style, something you would see during a fight scene in Samurai Champloo. A little rough, a little hard to make out at times, but still very frenetic and exciting.

I must admit, I'm digging the depiction of some of the qi powers of Danny, the dragon fist being my favorite. Furthermore, I think I said "woah" out loud after seeing the villain eat Danny's qi.

I was a little hesitant at first, but now i can't wait for the issue to come out!

[StoneGold]

The choreography of the fight is pretty good, but the artwork itself has a rough, sloppy texture. And the anatomy is dubious, especially the legs, which seem to vary in length from panel to panel. The faces are uniformly ugly, and the backgrounds are mostly absent.

Wait, you're complaining because the legs change length as they are kicking? To show motion? Seriously, if you're complaining about that, you're not allowed to do it while using the word anatomy.


Otherwise, we can watch Aja use the same basic art trick.

http://www.davidaja.com/marvel02/IRFIST_000_002.jpg

[RedRonin]

I'm still giving the new team a shot, mostly cause I love Foreman. But I hate Matt Milla's colors with a passion.

[B. Kuwanger]

When I think "Foreman" I think of a super detail artist being rushed beyond belief. Those preview pages seem decent but sloppy. Though at least he has Matt Milla.

[Toboe]

I remember not liking Foreman that much on the Ares mini, but this looks good. Sure, there's some room for improvement, but it's a good fit for the title. The Iron Fist punch with the dragon looks awesome.

I'm curious to see where Duane is taking the book, Fraction left quite an interesting setup for his run to build up to.

[rogerio]

Wait, you're complaining because the legs change length as they are kicking? To show motion? Seriously, if you're complaining about that, you're not allowed to do it while using the word anatomy.


Otherwise, we can watch Aja use the same basic art trick.

http://www.davidaja.com/marvel02/IRFIST_000_002.jpg
Foreman's artwork looks interesting but I am gonna miss Aja's dark tones...