In case you've forgotten what Shang-Chi originally looked like, here is the cover to Master of Kung Fu Vol. Here's a strip that Mike Krahulik ("Gabe") and Jerry Holkins ("Tycho") posted on on 10-24-05: 6, especially the first and third panels:įor comparison, check out this drawing of Gabe from Penny Arcade's Wikia entry for him: 6 pay particularly close attention to the last two panels, which feature an atypically grinning Shang-Chi offering a baked treat to the latest incarnation of Captain Universe (originally a supporting character for another licensed comic book that Marvel published in the 1970s and 1980s, The Micronauts): An absurdly ripped and butch Gabe, but Gabe nonetheless.įirst, page 3 of Vol. 5, #6 (April 2013), drew Shang-Chi to look like Gabe of Penny Arcade. What left me gobsmacked, however, was how Adam Kubert, in Avengers Vol. While I loved Shang-Chi in Master of Kung Fu (he was originally created as the son of Fu Manchu, but his origins have been obscured since Marvel lost the rights to the Sax Rohmer character), I've been less than happy over his resurrection (first as a member of the X-Men's seemingly endless circle of acquaintances and allies) he's a full-time Avenger, not a Secret Avenger, here, which obviates the conclusion of MoKF, where he finally renounced covert (and overt.) action for the "games of deceit and death" that he saw them to be.įine, whatever maybe Iron Fist, Marvel's other premiere martial artist hero, was busy. Power Man but it's best not to inquire after Jessica Jones's first two, less than daunting superhero names.) At least Bendis can write snark and sarcasm better than Hickman, and Bendis has a much better handle on Spider-Man's personality than Hickman does, as evinced by Spidey's appearances here. ![]() (However, I did enjoy his work on Alias and The Pulse, which featured his character Jessica Jones, currently the wife of Luke Cage, a.k.a. ![]() While I was pleasantly surprised by Hickman's run on Fantastic Four and its spin-off FF (which technically stands for "Future Foundation" instead of merely "Fantastic Four"), his run on the latest reboot of Avengers actually makes me miss Brian Michael Bendis's run - and I'm pretty ambivalent about Bendis's work as a whole. 5) from the library the first eleven issues were written by Jonathan Hickman, but #12-17 were co-written by Nick Spencer. Uvula_fr_b4Checked out the first three hardbound collections of Marvel NOW!'s Avengers (technically, Avengers Vol.
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