Shang-Chi by Gene Luen Yang, Vol. 1: Brothers & Sisters
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Summary
THE MASTER RETURNS！ An ancient and evil secret society has stayed in hiding since the death of their leader， Zheng Zhu。 But now his successor has been chosen to shift the balance of power in the world。。。Zheng Zhu's son， Shang-Chi！ Witness the Marvel Universe's greatest fighter return to a world of death and destruction he thought he left behind long ago。。。and discover the secrets to Shang-Chi's past that will change his world forever Don't miss out on this epic tale of family， betrayal and justice as the incredible team of Gene Luen Yang （American Born Chinese）， Dike Ruan （SPIDER-VERSE， BLACK CAT） and Philip Tan （UNCANNY X-MEN） launch a new chapter in the legend of Shang-Chi！
COLLECTING: SHANG-CHI （2020） 1-5
COLLECTING: SHANG-CHI （2020） 1-5
Reviews
Optimist Books
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Dang， this actually got pretty meaningful in the end。 I did not expect that。 It’s all very well drawn and the characters get better and better as they go on with moments to breathe and express themselves through action and dialogue。 Just fun stuff。 A good martial arts romp。
Parker
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It's a little more boring than I hoped， but I was happy to get an introduction to the character before his big screen debut。 It's a little more boring than I hoped， but I was happy to get an introduction to the character before his big screen debut。 。。。more
are we there yet
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I don't normally read Marvel comics。 Are they all confusing as this？ Did Shang-Chi time-travel from the past？ Or does his family live in some kind of parallel universe， or just a village in China that's uniquely secluded and somewhat stuck in time （Amish-like perhaps）？ I don't normally read Marvel comics。 Are they all confusing as this？ Did Shang-Chi time-travel from the past？ Or does his family live in some kind of parallel universe， or just a village in China that's uniquely secluded and somewhat stuck in time （Amish-like perhaps）？ 。。。more
Ashe Catlin
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New movie is coming out， so I thought might as well read the latest series。 I kind of expected this to be a cash grab but was pleasantly surprised and Marvel says movies don't increase comic sales。 This was a solid introduction it paints Shang Chi as an everyman， whilst introducing us to his cultish upbringing。 His siblings are head of the cult， when one of them is slain he's selected to be the next leader， unbeknownst to him。 Of course that puts a target on his head， whilst he's trying to live New movie is coming out， so I thought might as well read the latest series。 I kind of expected this to be a cash grab but was pleasantly surprised and Marvel says movies don't increase comic sales。 This was a solid introduction it paints Shang Chi as an everyman， whilst introducing us to his cultish upbringing。 His siblings are head of the cult， when one of them is slain he's selected to be the next leader， unbeknownst to him。 Of course that puts a target on his head， whilst he's trying to live a normal life。 Before reading this， I had already made my mind up that Shang Chi was just another Iron Fist。 You know he had the whole martial arts and I just felt this character was a race card， to pursue diversity within Marvel。 I'm happy that I was completely wrong， from the world building alone this is worth your time， glad they decided to invest in the character。 。。。more
Erika
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3。5/5
Kenny Stevenson
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Read this to read up on the character before the film comes out in a few months
Brandon
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Shang-Chi is so danged fun。 Definitely upped the action level of the character from "martial arts" to "battle shonen" but whatever， it's an exciting ride。 I like the Five Weapons Society， and the various leaders they introduce。 Sister Dagger is especially fun to watch grow as the series goes on from a reluctant come-along to a hot-tempered little kid （who can， you know， kill you without any effort）。 The artwork from both Dike Ruan and Philip Tan is fantastic！ Tan handles the flashback scenes， gi Shang-Chi is so danged fun。 Definitely upped the action level of the character from "martial arts" to "battle shonen" but whatever， it's an exciting ride。 I like the Five Weapons Society， and the various leaders they introduce。 Sister Dagger is especially fun to watch grow as the series goes on from a reluctant come-along to a hot-tempered little kid （who can， you know， kill you without any effort）。 The artwork from both Dike Ruan and Philip Tan is fantastic！ Tan handles the flashback scenes， giving them a certain glow and mysticism as you see giant dragons and mystic powers。 Ruan's art has a more charming feel to it， from the scenes of Shang-Chi with the Grandma to the actual fight scenes。 It's more quippy than fast-paced action， and buddy team-up than lone warrior， but those are nice elements to add to a character who， in the relatively few other incarnations I've seen from him， is usually more stoic and refined。 。。。more
FrontalNerdaty
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Shang-chi is trying to live a ‘normal’ life but as with most heroes his past comes back to haunt him。 What I liked - The story hits the ground running and doesn’t work too hard to build a decent， if not generic， narrative。 The action is fast and fun and the dialogue is decent。 What I didn’t like - The story is beyond basic and there’s a fake out in issue 3 （that the villain will be more layered） and this was a disappointment。 3/5
Megan Farve
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I was unfamiliar with Shang-Chi， but with the movie soon to be released I wanted to start learning more about him and his storyline。 I was pleasantly surprised。 He seems like a butt kicking character and I really enjoyed his family from the other houses。 Now I want more Shang-Chi！
Danielle
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I really wish I liked this more than I did。 I liked the themes of family （especially the ending）， but there wasn't enough substance。 I'm a sucker for origin stories and I just wanted more to Shang-Chi's story， because I know he can be a more developed character。 I really wish I liked this more than I did。 I liked the themes of family （especially the ending）， but there wasn't enough substance。 I'm a sucker for origin stories and I just wanted more to Shang-Chi's story， because I know he can be a more developed character。 。。。more
Adam M
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I mean。。。 this is fine。 It's not overly inspiring as a way to try to get new readers onboard with Shang-Chi， but I also understand it had a lot to try and to。 I think it overcomplicated what was a story about family and legacy。 This could have been simpler and cleaner and I think it would have landed better。 The antagonist had plenty of motivation， but it got lost in a lot of wild， unnecessary plot contrivances。 There are better Shang-Chi stories out there。 The art is good at times and kind of j I mean。。。 this is fine。 It's not overly inspiring as a way to try to get new readers onboard with Shang-Chi， but I also understand it had a lot to try and to。 I think it overcomplicated what was a story about family and legacy。 This could have been simpler and cleaner and I think it would have landed better。 The antagonist had plenty of motivation， but it got lost in a lot of wild， unnecessary plot contrivances。 There are better Shang-Chi stories out there。 The art is good at times and kind of jumbled at others， which didn't help。 Sort of a disappointment， but not terrible。 。。。more
Art
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I am not too familiar with Shang-Chi's backstory。 Well， I wasn't before this graphic novel。 I don't know how it differs from the original origin， but this one was fun。 It hung together pretty well。 It sets up future stories。 Lots of small moments that were caught by the illustrator。 Nicely done。 While I haven't read a lot of Shang-Chi before， I think I am going to keep an eye on this series going forward。 I am not too familiar with Shang-Chi's backstory。 Well， I wasn't before this graphic novel。 I don't know how it differs from the original origin， but this one was fun。 It hung together pretty well。 It sets up future stories。 Lots of small moments that were caught by the illustrator。 Nicely done。 While I haven't read a lot of Shang-Chi before， I think I am going to keep an eye on this series going forward。 。。。more
Chris Lemmerman
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Shang-Chi's long-lost family come home to visit/murder him， and antics ensue。 I'll freely admit that I don't know a lot about Shang-Chi。 This volume goes a little way to rectify that， but most of what we learn here feels like new developments for the character （aside from the constant daddy issues which are retconned like three times in five issues）。 The supporting cast are a good mix of personalities， and the bookends of Shang trying to find his way in a world that he never grew up in are actua Shang-Chi's long-lost family come home to visit/murder him， and antics ensue。 I'll freely admit that I don't know a lot about Shang-Chi。 This volume goes a little way to rectify that， but most of what we learn here feels like new developments for the character （aside from the constant daddy issues which are retconned like three times in five issues）。 The supporting cast are a good mix of personalities， and the bookends of Shang trying to find his way in a world that he never grew up in are actually a bit more engaging than the kung-fu mysticism in the middle。The artwork's a bit of muddle。 Philip Tan's flashback sequences are nice， but he has this odd way of proportioning characters so they look distended for no reason。 Main artist Dike Ruan has a good style， but his backgrounds fall away during fight scenes in favour of a lot of movement lines which feels kinda cheap。So not a bad reintroduction to the Marvel Universe for Shang-Chi， but not quite as adventurous as I'd have liked。 Hopefully the follow-up will be a little better。 。。。more
Adam Fisher
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With the Shang-Chi movie coming out later this year， we had to suspect that Marvel would be relaunching the title。 As I have never read Shang-Chi before， in fact having very little knowledge about the character， I looked forward to this Volume with great interest。 I was rewarded with a great start to what I hope will be a long run。 （and it should be with Gene Luen Yang at the helm！）Highlights:- Shang-Chi is working at a bakery in San Francisco's Chinatown。 An old contact in MI-6 （from when he wa With the Shang-Chi movie coming out later this year， we had to suspect that Marvel would be relaunching the title。 As I have never read Shang-Chi before， in fact having very little knowledge about the character， I looked forward to this Volume with great interest。 I was rewarded with a great start to what I hope will be a long run。 （and it should be with Gene Luen Yang at the helm！）Highlights:- Shang-Chi is working at a bakery in San Francisco's Chinatown。 An old contact in MI-6 （from when he was a spy apparently） gets in touch and warns him that the Five Weapons Society has come out of hiding。 The Five （Hand， Staff， Sabre， Dagger， Hammer） was started by Zheng Zu， Shang-Chi's father， and was thought disbanded when he died。- Actually， the Five Weapons is currently being led by Sister Hammer， who is Shang-Chi's sister， turned against him by unfair treatment from her father。 Shang-Chi should be the one leading them， as it is "Hand's" turn， but he refuses to have anything to do with it all。 Brother Sabre and Sister Dagger show up and get Shang-Chi to come home。- Shi-Hua， Sister Hammer， has an army of Jiangshi （undead） soldiers。 When one of them wounds Shang-Chi， he begins to grow slowly into one of them。 - With the help of Sabre， Dagger and Staff， Shang-Chi （Brother Hand） is able to overcome the corruption of the Jiangshi wound， help his sister realize she needed to let go of the pain of her father's hurt， and take over the Five。。。。 though he makes it clear that traditions will start being different。Overall， a great start for this run。 If it continues to be this good， I might just go back and read other previous Shang-Chi stuff。 Recommend。 。。。more
Leonardo
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Solid （re-）introduction of the character with some nice ideas and a good setup for the upcoming series。Quite disconnected from the rest of the Marvel universe at this point in the story。
Dustin
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I like most things that Gene Yang does， so it makes sense that I would enjoy this new series for a character that I am not at all familiar with。
Joseph
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Pretty decent for this old fan of the 70s Shang-Chi。 Confusing in places but overall the book moves at a rapid clip。
Steve Cline
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Reminds me of Jack Kirby writing style action adventure comics
Paxton Holley
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Oooo，I really liked this。 Great set up for Shang Chi moving forward。 Great art。 Good writing。 Will definitely continue reading this incarnation of the character。
Maybaby
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If you don't have not read the previous volumes of this franchise， this is the perfect one to start with before the movie comes out。 Fills in the backstory nicely so you don't feel out of the loop on the history of Shang-Chi。 If you don't have not read the previous volumes of this franchise， this is the perfect one to start with before the movie comes out。 Fills in the backstory nicely so you don't feel out of the loop on the history of Shang-Chi。 。。。more
David Dalton
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Guess I am getting old。 This is not my Shang-Chi。 Not even close。 I am from the old school 70's duo of Doug Moench and Paul Gulacy。 Plug in some Fleetwood Mac （Rumors） and drift away into the shadow world of Shang-Chi （Fu-Manchu， British agents， & spies）This modern version smacks a little too much of Iron Fist and the mystic aspects。 I borrowed this book from Comixolgy Unlimited and it is one and done for me on this version of Shang-CHi。 Guess I am getting old。 This is not my Shang-Chi。 Not even close。 I am from the old school 70's duo of Doug Moench and Paul Gulacy。 Plug in some Fleetwood Mac （Rumors） and drift away into the shadow world of Shang-Chi （Fu-Manchu， British agents， & spies）This modern version smacks a little too much of Iron Fist and the mystic aspects。 I borrowed this book from Comixolgy Unlimited and it is one and done for me on this version of Shang-CHi。 。。。more
Richard Knight
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Eh， it was alright。 I do dig the five houses， but the story around it was pretty mediocre。 I hope the upcoming movie is better。
Chris W
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I wanted to love this but it doesn't deliver on anything。 The action is rushed and none of the panels truly wow you， it doesn't showcase much martial arts， shang chi and the abundant side characters are barely developed either。 The 70s rendition is honestly much more enjoyable and entertaining than this version。 I wanted to love this but it doesn't deliver on anything。 The action is rushed and none of the panels truly wow you， it doesn't showcase much martial arts， shang chi and the abundant side characters are barely developed either。 The 70s rendition is honestly much more enjoyable and entertaining than this version。 。。。more
Trike
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The writing is so clunky here that this barely feels like a Marvel book。 Yang never lets the art carry any of the storytelling。 Whenever there’s a change in scenery a character will exclaim， “There’s a change in scenery！” Although perhaps that’s understandable since the art is fairly basic without nuance。 For instance， one of the characters， Esme， is 13 years old， but she doesn’t look like it。 She just appears to be the standard 20-something。No one has ever really dialed in on Shang-Chi’s core c The writing is so clunky here that this barely feels like a Marvel book。 Yang never lets the art carry any of the storytelling。 Whenever there’s a change in scenery a character will exclaim， “There’s a change in scenery！” Although perhaps that’s understandable since the art is fairly basic without nuance。 For instance， one of the characters， Esme， is 13 years old， but she doesn’t look like it。 She just appears to be the standard 20-something。No one has ever really dialed in on Shang-Chi’s core character， and that tradition is carried on here。 I think it’s because the guy is only reactive to the point of passivity。 He lets things happen to him rather than steering the story， which makes him forgettable and dull。 。。。more
Erik Stern
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Loved this book。 10/10 art and story are flawless
Kenneth
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One of my favorite Shang Chi outings for a long time。 It really brings the character back to his roots。 the art is great， the story does a great job feeling complete in five issues。 I will definitely follow the character to his own title and hope the movie is half as good。
Sesana
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I think this is good for what it is， but I don't think a martial arts comic is for me。 I have no idea if this is faithful to older portrayals of Shang-Chi， or if this is the same kind of thing the upcoming movie will be going for。 I think this is good for what it is， but I don't think a martial arts comic is for me。 I have no idea if this is faithful to older portrayals of Shang-Chi， or if this is the same kind of thing the upcoming movie will be going for。 。。。more
Garrett
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This is a cool story about families and expectations and dynasties （of both kinds）。 Lavishly illustrated and with Asian last names aplenty in the creative roster for this tale， it seems obvious why this one works。 Good character development， tight story， and fantastic dialogue。 I recommend this one as one of the primers for people gearing up for the new MCU movie， and will be looking for some of the 1970s stuff now， too， as it will have been 30 years since I read any of that。
Tiag⊗
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Not a great relaunch for Shang-Chi， Gene Luen Yang used all of the chinese fantasy tropes and then added vampire zombies and the same light feeling Marvel uses on three quarters of their catalogue， so there's nothing here that stands out， and that's why this failed in my opinion， thankfully the movie looks better， can't get that trailer music out of my head。 Not a great relaunch for Shang-Chi， Gene Luen Yang used all of the chinese fantasy tropes and then added vampire zombies and the same light feeling Marvel uses on three quarters of their catalogue， so there's nothing here that stands out， and that's why this failed in my opinion， thankfully the movie looks better， can't get that trailer music out of my head。 。。。more
Andre
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