It has been challenging, to say the least. The character has gone through a lot of changes. What’s it like to return to the character decades later but this time as his writer? I AM IRON FIST: You’re no stranger to Iron Fist after you took the artistic reins from Gil Kane on Marvel Premiere. I caught up with Hama recently and he graciously spent some time to answer some of my burning questions about his past and present work on Iron Fist. He teams up with former Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles artist David Wachter to form the core of the title’s creative team. Needless to say, I was ecstatic to find out that Hama will be returning to Iron Fist, this time as a writer. He also wrote Wolverine (1988), Nth Man: The Ultimate Ninja (1989), and Elektra (1996) which he co-wrote with Peter Milligan. Joe: A Real American Hero (1982), a monthly title based on the Hasbro toyline. He later worked as a writer and an editor for Marvel Comics, but he is most fondly remembered by many for his writing on G.I. Hama had a short stint on Marvel Premiere (up to issue 19 only for reasons which he will explain later), but he had a huge influence in the Iron Fist mythology when he co-created Lei-Kung the Thunderer, Shou-Lao the Undying, and Colleen Wing. Interestingly, the title of that issue is “Heart of the Dragon.” Whether it was intentional or not, the title of the upcoming mini-series certainly works for what he has planned for Danny. In fact, his first Marvel Comics work was on Marvel Premiere (1972) #16, when he took over for Iron Fist co-creator Gil Kane as penciler. Helming the series is legendary writer Larry Hama, who longtime Marvel fans will remember as Iron Fist’s artist in the ‘70s. Though Iron Fist: Heart of the Dragon is only a mini-series, fans are just thrilled to know that the Living Weapon will be back in action very soon. Iron Fist is back in the news once again with a new solo title heading our way in January.

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