As a rule, I have a Pavlovian response to new Mezco preorders. Because I’ll never know how popular an item is, and my strong sense of FOMO, I grab the Pre-Orders as quick as I can.
That’s what happened with the Mezco Iron Fist. I’m not a HUGE Danny Rand fan per se, but back in the day, there was always a Power Man & Iron Fist comic on the ol’ spinner rack. Couple that with my fascination with Martial Arts and 8 year old me was sold.
I went through a period where I watched every Chuck Norris and Bruce Lee movie. Every horrible “American Ninja” film was the vernacular I used when looking at my life through the lens I was currently viewing my future with.
Martial Arts Lord. Me.
It wasn’t until I got good and punched in the face in the 7th grade before I actually started studying Martial Arts. Prior to that, I was a big student of No-Kind of Martial Arts. It’s where you randomly swing your limbs at someone.
I figured out pretty quickly that while I may accidentally win a fight or two, I’d never be a master.
Danny Rand first appeared in 1974, when I was 1 year old. However, thanks to flushing out of the character and concept of the Iron Fist, we know it’s one of the primal forces of the planet, and the first Iron Fist was a member of the Avengers 1 Million BC. In general, Iron Fist has had a long history in the 616 universe, so it is worth checking out.
The Mezco Iron Fist is not my first Iron Fist figure or even the first I reviewed, but he may just be the last. Let’s crane kick this review in the face and get started.
What comes in the Mezco Iron Fist box?
We get the figure itself.
There are no less than ten interchangeable hands (or five sets if you’re not good at the maths), not including the “Chi Effects.”
There are fists.
Open palmed hands.
Open hands
A set of holding hands that hold things (like his three sectioned staff, also seen here).
There is a set of flat, “HI YAH!” hands.
HI-YA!
Finally, there is a set of hands that I don’t know how to describe. Perhaps some chi channeling method or generic martial arts hands, but they are similar to a Doctor Strange spell casting set of hands.
“PLAY LIKE A RAINBOW IN THE DARK!!!” 
Kung-Fu hands
Speaking of Chi Effect hands, we get the following:
One flaming ‘Hi-Yah!” left hand.
We get a set of smaller flame chi hands.
There is a right hand, longer chi effect fist.
Long Chi effect 
Finally there is my favorite effect piece, a flaming dragon chi! I didn’t know this was coming, even though I saw the solicits, it was hard for me to envision how striking that one piece was going to be.
Dragon-Chi!
We get two head sculpts as well. The Mezco Iron Fist comes with a masked head sculpt, and an unmasked Danny Rand head sculpt. Both are nice, though the unmasked sculpt is rather boring. Well done, just emotionless.
Danny Rand, Randing.
The last items in your Mezco Iron Fist box are the standard Mez stand and adjustable posing post.
Mezco Display Stand 
Mezco flight stand
Here are a few other detailed shots for your enjoyment.
Iron Package 
What doesn’t work with the Mezco Iron Fist?
There is very little to find to complain about with the Mezco Iron Fist. As I mentioned, the unmasked sculpt is a little boring, but I didn’t want an Danny Rand figure, I wanted an Iron Fist figure.
I suppose if I am being nit picky, I’d have liked to seen more weapons. Basically the same amount as a Punisher figure, but sharp and stabby and less shooty. Also, I would like to have seen a deeper butterfly should articulation. I always want that, but especially on these type of characters (hand to hand fighters, Spider-Men, etc).
What works with the Mezco Iron Fist?
Often times a figure falls short of our expectations. Even Mezco misses the mark occasionally. However, in this instance, I had no expectations.
With that, they far exceeded that lack of expectations with the Mezco Iron Fist figure.
Even the ankle articulation is really nice. In general, his entire articulation scheme is very smooth.
Not bad at all.
His costume, while not the old school deep V with the butterfly collars, is still very nice. It looks “functional” for a guy that uses karate to beat down crime. Like the kind of moisture-wicking material you’d expect a rich, handsome, vigilante to come up with.
While we may see these chi effects again in the future right now they are fresh, new, and look spectacular.
The weathering and texture of his wraps look extremely gritty, and I am here for it.
Fist wraps!
I love that they articulated his obi.
Even when comparing him to some of Hasbro’s latest contributions to the Iron Fist shelf, this Mezco Iron Fist still stands out from the crowd.
Should you purchase the Mezco Iron Fist?
Look guys, I want to celebrate here how this review is almost topical, with the Mezco Iron Fist figure still dominating my insta-feed and my Facebook groups. Still, even with my relatively quick turnaround (for me anyway), this figure is a hot item. As such, the aftermarket has adjusted accordingly. The bad news is, I doubt he’s coming down in price.
If you can find him, pick him up. He’s action figure art in motion.
You can look here:
This figure was so much fun to photograph, I really hope you all enjoy these pictures as much as I enjoyed taking them. Here’s hoping we get a Mezco Luke Cage to go along with our Mezco Iron Fist.
Meditation 
“Whoever sent you here was a fool, Taskmaster. But nice cape, I guess.” 
Heroes for Hire. Get paid, sucka.
