We all have problems in some life. For some, it's worrying about things like money. For Shang-Chi, his big problem basically involves his family. He was raised to be an assassin and warrior for his warlord father. But Shang-Chi has a couple of tools that are all he needs to solve this problem. Those tools are his hands. The Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu.
First appearing in Special Marvel Edition #15 (December 1973), Shang-Chi was created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin. Shang-Chi would be quite popular, and he debuted in the midst of a marital arts craze in America. The title of the book would be retitled Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu, and last until 1983 with issue #125.
In the years since, our deadly man would appear in mini-series and one-shots. He would also appear in other characters' books. Most notably, he was a member of an incarnation of the Agents of Atlas, and he's getting a new on-going series.
Despite this, he's never really appeared in media outside of comics. Until now. Chinese-Canadian actor Simu Liu will be portraying the character in the upcoming film Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Let's look at the trailer!
"So...we meet again, wooden beam. I see you bear the scars of our last battle."
I love those kind of deceptive shots.
Oh, I don't know. Shang-Chi got an honest job, he's made some friends. I think he hasn't done half bad for himself in ten years. As long as he's happy, I guess.
I get the feeling that Shang-Chi and X-23 would find common ground over the whole "raised to be a weapon" thing.
Yeah, The Mandarin's idea of "take your son to work day" is...unconventional, at best.
Huh. That purple energy. Agatha Harkness's magical energies are purple as shown in WandaVision. Could Mandy's men possibly be bulking up their fighting skills with a bit of magic?
I'd love to ride in a helicopter.
Personally, I can imagine that Iron Man no longer worried about the Ten Rings after the events of Iron Man 3. I wonder if the Iron Man movies will be alluded to here. After all, if it weren't for the Ten Rings, Tony Stark would not have built his first suit.
I love the idea of the Mandarin's trademark ten rings being basically arm wraps. I've seen people compare them to the metal arm rings used by the character of Tailor in Kung Fu Hustle. Watch Kung Fu Hustle. It's a great movie.
I do hope we get to see that the movie Mandarin's rings get to do the same stuff his comic counterpart's rings do. For those not in the know, the Mandarin's ten rings grant him the following powers:
- Cryokinesis (Ice generation)
- Black Light (Darkness creation. In the comics, it's connected to the Darkforce)
- Mind control
- Disintegration beam (This ring requires twenty minutes of recharging between uses)
- Electrokinesis
- Air manipulation
- Pyrokinesis
- Impact beam (concussive force generation)
- White Light (energy abilities)
- Molecular rearrangement
Yeah, with his rings, Mandarin is pretty OP, as they say.
Holy Raya!
Was that a Fu Dog?! Is Shang-Chi going to have a Fu Dog with him?!
RAZOR FIST, BABY!
Wait, are there Mongols in this movie, too?!
Don't you just hate it when a brawl breaks out on the bus while you're riding it?
That's his martial arts pose. That's how martial artists identify each other.
Everybody is okay!
...that was awesome! This felt so unique from anything else from the MCU. I think this film will be a ton of fun, and I can't wait to watch. Thanks for reading this blog entry! If you liked it, show it off! Take care of yourselves and each other! Stay safe, stay healthy, stay home, wash your hands often, wear a mask, and get vaccinated! See you next time!
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