Immortal Weapons Explained
The Immortal Weapons are fictional characters appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. They are each a champion of one of the Seven Capital Cities of Heaven in the Marvel Universe. The Immortal Weapons first appear in The Immortal Iron Fist #8 (September 2007) and as a group, were created by Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction and David Aja.
Publication history
The characters were first introduced in The Immortal Iron Fist #8 - and remained supporting characters 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 and Duane Swierczynski with art by Mico Suayan and Travel Foreman.[1]
Members
- Bride of Nine Spiders - A woman who controls spiders and can store them in her body.
- Dog Brother #1 -
- Fat Cobra -
- Prince of Orphans -
- Tiger's Beautiful Daughter -
Former Members
Appearances
A list of appearances made by the group, categorised alphabetically:[2]
- Defenders (2012) - #6
- Iron Man 2.0 (2011) - #5 - 6
- Spider-Island: Deadly Hands of Kung Fu (2011) - #3
- The Amazing Spider-Man (1963) - #672
- The Immortal Iron Fist (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 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.[3]
- Fat Cobra appears in the Hulu animated series Hit-Monkey.[4]
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Solicitations for July .
- Web site: Immortal Weapons. Comic Book DB. 2012-09-04.
- Immortal Emerges from Cave. Marvel's Iron Fist. RZA (director); Dwain Worrell (writer). Netflix. March 17, 2017. 1. 6.
- Web site: Marvel . September 20, 2021 . 'Hit-Monkey' Premieres November 17 On Hulu . September 20, 2021 . Marvel.com.
