The Marvel Universe's greatest fighter returns to a world of death and destruction he thought he left behind! An ancient and evil secret society has remained in hiding since the death of their leader, Zheng Zu. But now a successor has been chosen to shift the balance of power in the world: Zheng Zu's son, Shang-Chi! In a fractious family reunion, Shang-Chi gets to know the siblings he never knew he had, including the deadly Sister Hammer! But who among them can he trust - and who is trying to kill him? Shang-Chi will find out the hard way as his life ends up on the line - and the only one who can save him isâ?¦his father? But isn't he dead… (más)
This Shang-Chi revival once again finds him trying to get out from under the thumb of his late father, Zheng Zu, and the ancient and secret martial arts cult he founded, the Five Weapons Society. Writer Gene Luen Yang sneaks in a little Chinese history as he sends Shang-Chi on an adventure that spans the globe as he unwillingly gets caught up in a succession fight among the factions wanting to claim the society's leadership.
It's fast-paced and has interesting characters, and I'm sort of hoping we can finally be done with Shang-Chi's daddy issues now as a new generation takes the stage. ( )
Tianjin Prefecture, China. Early Qing Dynasty. "No one is certain when exactly the Five Weapons Society was founded . . . " By order of the emperor, all martial arts are acts of sedition!* And the punishment -- " . . . but by the mid 1700s -- or the late 4300s according to the old calendar -- it had caught the attention of the imperial government." -- is death!
* Translated from Ancient Mandarin. -- DS
"No one is certain when exactly The Five Weapons Society was founded..."
The Marvel Universe's greatest fighter returns to a world of death and destruction he thought he left behind! An ancient and evil secret society has remained in hiding since the death of their leader, Zheng Zu. But now a successor has been chosen to shift the balance of power in the world: Zheng Zu's son, Shang-Chi! In a fractious family reunion, Shang-Chi gets to know the siblings he never knew he had, including the deadly Sister Hammer! But who among them can he trust - and who is trying to kill him? Shang-Chi will find out the hard way as his life ends up on the line - and the only one who can save him isâ?¦his father? But isn't he dead
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It's fast-paced and has interesting characters, and I'm sort of hoping we can finally be done with Shang-Chi's daddy issues now as a new generation takes the stage. (