fictional character
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Marvel Comics
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. They are each a champion of one of the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven in the . The Immortal Weapons first appear in ''
The Immortal Iron Fist
''The Immortal Iron Fist'' was a comic book series published by Marvel Comics and starring the superhero Iron Fist.
Publication history
The series was written jointly by Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction from issues #1-14 with artists Travel Forema ...
'' #8 (September 2007) and as a group, were created by
Ed Brubaker
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,
Matt Fraction
Matt Fritchman (born December 1, 1975), better known by the pen name Matt Fraction, is an Eisner Award-winning American comic book writer, known for his work as the writer of '' The Invincible Iron Man'', '' The Immortal Iron Fist'', ''Uncanny ...
and
David Aja
David Aja (born April 16, 1977) is a Spanish comic book artist, best known for his work on ''The Immortal Iron Fist'' and '' Hawkeye''.
Career
Aja obtained a degree in Fine Arts at the University of Salamanca and served as a member of the facult ...
.
Publication history
The characters were first introduced in ''The Immortal Iron Fist'' #8—and remained
supporting character
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s in the series until its cancellation (#27). The group then starred in their own series, which began in July 2009—with the first issue focusing on Fat Cobra; written by
Jason Aaron
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and
Duane Swierczynski
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Duane Swierczynski was born and raised in Frankford, a neighborhood in lower Northeast Phi ...
with art by Mico Suayan and
Travel Foreman
Travel Foreman is an American comic book artist.
Biography
Travel Foreman gained attention with his work on Com.x’s ''Cla$$war'', where he replaced original series artist Trevor Hairsine.Prince of Orphans -
* Tiger's Beautiful Daughter -
A list of appearances made by the group, categorised alphabetically:
* ''
Defenders
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The Amazing Spider-Man
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'' (1963) — #672
* ''
The Immortal Iron Fist
''The Immortal Iron Fist'' was a comic book series published by Marvel Comics and starring the superhero Iron Fist.
Publication history
The series was written jointly by Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction from issues #1-14 with artists Travel Forema ...
'' (2007) — #8—14, #16, #19—20, #22—23 + #25—26
* ''Immortal Weapons'' (2009) — #1—5 (Fat Cobra #1, Bride of Nine Spiders #2, Dog Brother #3, Tiger's Beautiful Daughter #4 and Prince of Orphans #5)
In other media
Television
* Bride of Nine Spiders appears in '' Iron Fist'' played by Jane Kim. This version is a Korean
arachnologist
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whose real name is Alessa. As a nod to her name in the comics, her lab number is 'B-09 S'. She appears in the episode "Immortal Emerges from Cave" where she is invited by Madame Gao to take part in a Da Jue Zhan (Grand Duel) against Danny Rand. Alessa is the second opponent that he faces and is shown to be a master of seduction and poison. Alessa manages to strike Danny with several poison needles before he manages the strength to kick her down defeating her.
* Fat Cobra appears in the Hulu animated series '' Hit-Monkey''.