Power Man & Iron Fist Epic Collection: Heroes For Hire [New Printing] (Power Man and Iron Fist Epic Collection) Paperback – May 18, 2021

This was a good one. After Iron Fist's book folded after 15 issues and sales on Power Man's book beginning to soften, Marvel decided to combine Power Man and Iron Fist together in one title. After the obligatory Power Man vs. Iron Fist, hero on hero introductory two issue story the cover title of the Power Man book changed to Power Man and Iron Fist (although the official title remained Power Man for some years to come).I enjoyed both the Luke Cage and Iron Fist masterworks but was undecided about buying this book. It seemed to be to much of a shotgun marriage. But I took the plunge and my fears were groundless. This was a great book.The two heroes and their supporting casts merged surprising well, the main casualty being Power Man's Claire Temple who was written out of the new book. There are interesting additions along the way also as Jennie Royce, Bob Diamond, and El Aguilar all join the cast.The slant of the new book was definitely toward Power Man but only slightly. The focus is definitely on evil at the street level.The writing is top notch throughout but Mary Jo Duffy turns out some really good stories. Artistically, a number of fine artists come and go but the best in my opinion is Kerry Gammill. The team of Duffy and Gammill are superb. Interestingly, I think this is the first time I've encountered either of them.I was also concerned about not having read the issues of Power Man between this collection and the end of the Luke Cage, Hero for Hire masterwork. There was nothing to worry about; this collection is virtually completely self contained with few references (besides numerous recaps of our heroes origins) to other books. There is an unresolved plot line but no cliffhanger.For the first time I bought the Kindle edition of a comics collection. Although I haven't seen the print collection I doubt that everything in the print collection is in this one. The front cover and all the issues are present, of course, but the rear cover, inside front and rear covers, title and contents pages are not here. Any bonus material that might have been in the print edition are not here as well.If you buy the Kindle edition I do not recommend reading it on a Kindle ap. The Kindle ap does not permit you to resize the pages as you see fit. There is a "guided view" but I did not find that satisfactory. Read the Kindle edition on the Comixology ap. This ap does allow you to resize the pages to suit and the pages are of high enough resolution to avoid pixelation. One gotcha, you have to have both the Kindle and Comixology aps on the same device for this to work. Amazon does not deliver direct to the Comixology ap. On the Comixology ap, the reading experience was quite pleasant and convenient. I intend to buy other Kindle comic collections.All in all, highly recommended whether in print or digital. This series was definitely greater than the sum of its two parts. I hope a volume 2 is in the works.

These stories really hold up well all these years later, especially the Jo Duffy issues. Great memories, great team-up, lots of fun.

The 70's were a great time for comics. This compliation of Power Man and Iron Fist is a great example. This Mag is a cross between 2 very popular 70's genres: Black action cinema and Mystical Kung Fu. What can be better than that. Luke Cage(Power Man) is the coolest, funkiest superhero from the streets and his partner Iron Fist is the mysterious, magical Kung Fu master from a secret forbidden city. This set starts right where it should with the first issue of Hero for Hire when Luke and Iron Fist first team up officially. When reading this collection you will find it has everything a young man would want in a comic: Foxey ladies, guns, car chases, martial arts action, weird villians, super science, and fantastic full color art with a great 70's flair. This collection is 70's comics at thier best. The only thing missing is the ads for Xray Specs and Grit.

Had fun reading this series.. so retro in terms of art, style, dialogue and story, as compared to comic books nowadays.. got it on sale so it was a good deal, the Kindle edition also is easy to read. Best read before watching the upcoming Luke Cage and Iron Fist series on TV..

I never purchased the one of the Hero for Hire books when they first appeared or either of the individual heroes' respective titles but the dialogue and action are reflective of the setting and time period. This was a good non-stop read. I must research to find out the history of the writers and artists. This was a great find!

I grew up reading late 70s to early 90's Marvel and this was one of my favorite books. Great art, but new generation may be put off by the dated diologue and campy costumes.

This TPB comes with Power Man 48-49, Power Man & Iron Fist 50-70. The print is great and blah blah blah! I hope this review was unhelpful and irritating to you.

This collection hits the mark nicely on why we love these characters together. These characters are the peanut butter and chocolate of the Marvel Universe. Together they are one tasty treat!