Power Man & Iron Fist #6 Review *SPOILERS*

Writer: David Walker

Artist: Flaviano

Colorist: John Rauch

Cover Price: $3.99

Rating: T

As I stated in my Rocket Raccoon and Groot #7 review, I HATE CROSS-OVERS!!!! Especially when they occur in books that I enjoy reading. This series is a blast, and David Walker balances comedy and action so well in this book, so needless to say I was pissed when I saw the Civil War II on the cover. Well lets get to the book and see just how pissed off I will be after all. 

 We start off with Luke and Danny watching the new as Jessica enters with their daughter to the "Underground Headquarters".  They are freaking out seeing the events of Civil War II unfold and there is a report that War Machine has died (I'm not sure how cuz I won't but the other books in this cross-over!).

 We get a flashback of Luke and War Machine having it out and it looks like he would have ripped him out of the armor and killed him if he wasn't pulled back. We also get a flashback of She-Hulk kissing Danny as he hears on the news that she is in a coma. Danny, Luke, and Jess don't want to get involved, but fell bad for what is happening to their friends as well.

We then cut to a man running from a car down an alley and it turns out to be a former villain named Charles "Ganecock" Cardona. Some freaks in masks calling themselves Preemptive Strike is going around looking to put a beat done on former villains before they revert back to a life of crime. He makes it clear that he does not want any part of it, but they attack him. It is six against one and he puts up a good fight, but they have baseball bats and beat him really bad. (I felt bad for this guy!) Hopefully these assholes get the beat down they deserve in future issues. This story line actually has me intrigued, even though its based on the cross-over.

 We are back to Danny and Luke as they meet up with Captain Marvel. She says she wants to explain what is going on but not asking them to take sides (Yeah right!). They both feel the same as they did before and do not want to get involved.

 We see Preemptive Strike um, strike again? This time it is Shadricj "Mangler" Daniels, another former villain who has not done anything wrong since becoming reformed. They are all whaling away on him pretty good, but this guy is much tougher than the Gamecock that's for sure. We cut away, so we don't see the final outcome on this fight at this time.

We see Luke and Danny's headquarters door open and they look like they are ready to throw down when we see it is actually relatives of the victims of Preemptive Strike. They want to hire them for protection and as they are deciding if they will take the job Preemptive Strike busts in on them (How does everyone know where this underground base is?)!

Danny and Luke are beating the crap out of them as we find out that one of the guys has powers and is about to blast the the Gamecock's daughter. Luke covers her and they get blasted out of the building. The place gets raided by the authorities and Danny is rounded up with Preemptive Strike and the family members looking for help. 

 Luke wants to go back and help, but he is pulled away by two of the relatives, Part of me thinks he didn't really wanna go back. there is no way that he can be pulled away by a small girl. Three of the Preemptive Strike members breaks away and are heading back to their base and we see Danny driven off to jail as he looks at Luke through the back window. I am sure that this will mean that our heroes will be on opposing sides in this civil war crap! I hope that is not the case, I really enjoy this series and would hate to see the tone change. Being that it had to tie into civil war, I feel that David Walker did a good job keeping the same vibe from earlier issues even though it had none of the comedy elements included. The art as usual is amazing and fits the tone of the book. I wish I could draw in this style, it is a perfect blend of comic strip and comic book art.

I am a huge fan of the series and David Walker, but it fell a bit for me since it was an obvious tie in issue. With that being said, the book was still really good and I would recommend it for those who were following from issue one, but if you are new to the series I can see this as an issue to pass up on If you haven't read the series yet, I recommend getting the first four for sure either as single back issues or when the trade comes out. Hopefully after this cross-over is over we can get back to what this book was, a fun read with a good blend of action and comedy and awesome art.

7/10

So until next time, DatBeardedBastard is out...