Marvel's Iron Fist: 10 Reasons To Be Excited

10. The Strong Source Material

First things first, Iron Fist is a great character with a rich comic book history. And actually, in terms of The Defenders, he is probably second only to Daredevil in having the strongest source material to mine from.

Originally created to cash in on the kung-fu craze of the early 1970s, Iron Fist is - simply put - a martial arts expert who has the mystical ability to channel his 'chi' into his fist. Hence the name Iron Fist. The title - and the power that goes with it - is a mantle passed down through the generations and is given to the appointed protector of the mystical eastern city of K'un-L'un.

New Yorker Danny Rand was on a trip to Tibet with his family when he was a boy. Sadly, his parents died and he was taken in by the people of K'un-L'un and eventually became the Iron Fist. As an adult, Danny returns to NYC to run his father's multi-million business, Rand Industries.

There are elements of more familiar heroes like Batman and Green Arrow to Iron Fist's story, but he has a expansive mythology around him that should make for an amazing TV show.