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4 stars

Oh this was fun! I loved having the main storyline with Danny competing in the tournament and protecting K'un-Lun from outside forces (Hydra and Xao) and the inner corruption by the current Yu-Ti. But I also really enjoyed the flashbacks to Wendell Rand, Daniel's father, leaving Orson and making his own way to K'un-Lun, fighting for the chance of being the Iron Fist, while befriending and ultimately making an enemy of Davos, the Steel Serpent. It's a shame that such interesting characters like Wendell and Orson are dead, but their flashbacks gave so much meaning to what becoming and being the Iron Fist really entails. It's the weight of protecting a city stuck in its way, with empty rites and traditions, living short lives full of pain and sacrifice.
It's sad seeing Orson lost to drugs, and Wendell being embittered by his choice at the end, blaming the man who raised him and suffering the loss of his closest friend. I like how in comparison Danny's life seems warmer. He has Luke, Misty and Colleen fighting off the cold and Hydra to help their friend without Danny even having to ask. He has the respect of Lei Kung, the Thunderer, in K'un-Lun and now the other Immortal Weapons to keep him company in New York.
It was a really fun volume. This collection also includes the Annual with Danny reading about Orson's adventures and how against all the loneliness he did manage to find a little family, he wasn't always alone.

Now for the negatives, the art is all over the place in this one. It feels like Aja's work is barely there between many, many artists. And the quality is not always good. Particularly, I don't know what happened with Misty's design here but the whitewashing was awful. Gone is the afro and the dark skin and she truly looked like Colleen's twin in some pages.
I liked the reveal of an eight city. People looking for revenge, however given that Davos was working for them and never truly suspecting the true motivations, denying their attack on K'un-Lun here and then redeeming himself so quickly, I found it very rushed, very flimsy.
So, so far in the story I've found the villain/enemy characters to be the weakest part of this superhero story.

Excited to continue though. It's been fun.