Iron Fist #3

Part three of "The Trial of the Seven Masters" arrives with a cover that pulls no punches — a shirtless, bloodied Danny Rand in his gold mask squares off against a tattooed, shouting opponent mid-kick on a stormy coastal shoreline, birds scattering in the chaos overhead. Jeff Dekal's painterly cover work gives the confrontation a raw, grounded intensity that feels less like superhero spectacle and more like genuine martial-arts hardship. With Ed Brisson writing and Mike Perkins and Andy Troy bringing it to life inside, this 2017 series is shaping up to be a bruising, stripped-down test of Danny's fighting spirit.