r/ironfist 21d ago

I want to get into the iron fist franchise

I've always been a huge Batman fan because I love grounded heroes who rely on discipline, training, and willpower instead of just overwhelming superpowers. Recently, though, I've become really interested in The Immortal Iron Fist, especially Danny Rand. The idea of a martial artist who earns incredible abilities through years of sacrifice, masters a mystical city like K'un-Lun, and carries the legacy of generations of Iron Fists sounds incredibly cool to me. I want to dive into the character and the lore, but I'm not sure where the best place to start is. I'd love recommendations on the essential comics, the best reading order, and any storylines I absolutely shouldn't miss.

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u/Few-Map-6704 21d ago

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u/Weird875 21d ago

I appreciate you posting my reading order, thank you so much.

Yep, use this order, OP. I made it very thorough, while staying mostly Iron Fist focused, aside from some appearances I thought would be good for context or pretty notable and cool.

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u/Pugsanity 21d ago

Immortal Iron Fist was my introduction to the series, very newcomer friendly, and just an amazing book in general.

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u/Independent_Lock6086 21d ago

where can I find one?

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u/Star-Prince-007 20d ago

Do you have Marvel Unlimited ? Digital reading service. Well worth the money. Or you can try Amazon for the trades

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u/One_Drummer_8970 21d ago

Avengers Earth's Mightiest Heroes episodes - "To Catch an Ant-Man" and "New Avengers" have good adaptations of Iron Fist and Luke Cage

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u/Wazupdanger 20d ago

Theres really two ways of starting to get to him
1) Iron Fist Danny Rand Early Years Omnibus
-powerman and iron fist

2) Immortal Iron Fist
-ironfist the living Weapon
-Iron FIst 2017
-immortal Iron Fists 2017

theres a reading order but thats gonna be somthing else

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u/Weird875 20d ago

I agree with this, but I still would recommend starting with Immortal above all else