Ice and Fire
Kaare Andrews continues to impress with his work on this series. And, while his artwork far outshines his writing, both are very good and wraps you up in the story at hand. There's a lot of good to be had here, despite a minor setback here or there.
The artwork is still as fantastic as ever, providing a variety of visuals that easily draws you into the work. There isn't anything terribly new or different done here when compared to the last few issues, so your opinions on that won't change this time around. The writing is still rather solid as a whole, focusing on Danny most prominently as he tries and reason out what's going on and how to react. There are a few touching moments that work in favor of making Rand more likable in such a dark environment, and the scenes from the past are very well done and make the story feel that much more fleshed out.
This issue in particular touches on a lot of the events and characters from the Immortal Iron Fist series, which I read the first 16 issues of, so am fairly familiar with the figures presented. For those uninitiated, however, these moments may be rather confusing, as there is little information given for those unfamiliar. And, while this reads well for me, others might be put off by it a little.
My one big gripe that I see with this work is the reveal at the end, one that I saw coming from a mile away, and, while the story so far has been pretty good, the reveal makes me concerned about where it will go from here. However, there are a lot of plot threads being tugged on right now allowing each issue to feel very diverse and telling a lot of story for so few pages, making feel like I get the most out of my money as opposed to some dialogue-light series like All-New Ghost Rider.
If you've liked this series so far, there's nothing stopping you from liking this one. And, while the reveal at the end is a little concerning, there's a lot to embrace and enjoy.