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Old 04-20-21, 05:59 PM
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Originally Posted by Bandoman
I know absolutely nothing about this character, and didn't even know they were making this, but now that I've seen the trailer I'm in. This looks like fun! I'm sure they'll find a way to fit this into the larger MCU, most likely via post-credit scenes hinting at future involvement with the Avengers, et al.
Shang-Chi, "The Master of Kung Fu" was a cult hit for Marvel Comics in the 1970s. It was inspired by the interest in Bruce Lee and martial arts movies from that era. Like Tomb of Dracula, Master of Kung Fu was a popular b-list title and expanded the Marvel Universe beyond just superheroes.




...and then there's that lovely art by Paul Gulacy.

The character is still around in the comics, but is pretty much relegated to the B/C-list these days. (Not unlike Guardians of the Galaxy before the movie hit.)
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Originally Posted by Josh-da-man
Shang-Chi, "The Master of Kung Fu" was a cult hit for Marvel Comics in the 1970s. It was inspired by the interest in Bruce Lee and martial arts movies from that era. Like Tomb of Dracula, Master of Kung Fu was a popular b-list title and expanded the Marvel Universe beyond just superheroes.




...and then there's that lovely art by Paul Gulacy.

The character is still around in the comics, but is pretty much relegated to the B/C-list these days. (Not unlike Guardians of the Galaxy before the movie hit.)
Hey, Guardians had some prominence before the movie came out. If not for Annihilation and the series that followed, I'm not even sure they would've been used in the MCU at all.

Shang Chi was a part of Hickman's run of Avengers a few years ago... that was probably the first time he regularly appeared in a book in a long time. And I think he got a series by Gene Luen Yang this past year or so.
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Old 04-21-21, 06:33 AM
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I loved the original run of "Master of Kung Fu" and even bought the more recent omnibuses. There had been a lot of problems doing reprints because they'd have to pay the Sax Rohmer estate because the character was the son of "Fu Manchu". The comic began as a play off the Kung Fu craze, and their was a spin-off magazine "Deadly Hands of Kung Fu" which covered the magazines and included "Shang Chi" stories, and other characters like "Sons of the Dragon". Eventually Doug Moench and Paul Gulacy took MOKF in a different direction, and made it a pastiche of "James Bond" films.
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I'm looking forward to this. I'm probably the only person in this thread who actually bought the Shang-Chi comics during its first run in the 70's, I still have these comics stashed away somewhere. There was actually a lot of humor in it along with the martial arts and being Asian it was nice to see some representation at that time even though there were a lot of stereotypes that are very dated today. I'll be happy if they are able to incorporate the spirit of those martial arts movies from that era with great action choreography and a good story, not really that concerned with how it ties into the MCU.
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Old 04-24-21, 08:31 AM
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Originally Posted by xraybies
I'm looking forward to this. I'm probably the only person in this thread who actually bought the Shang-Chi comics during its first run in the 70's, I still have these comics stashed away somewhere. There was actually a lot of humor in it along with the martial arts and being Asian it was nice to see some representation at that time even though there were a lot of stereotypes that are very dated today. I'll be happy if they are able to incorporate the spirit of those martial arts movies from that era with great action choreography and a good story, not really that concerned with how it ties into the MCU.
I was with you. Still have every issue from his first appearance in Special Marvel Edition 15 through his most recent mini-series. I was a big Bruce Lee/martial arts movie fan, well I still am, but that was the appeal for picking up the comics back in the day. With newsstand distribution back in the day I had to fill in some holes during the 80s when I found a comic book store but I've loved these comics for years. Gulacy on art was the high point, with Gene Day and Mike Zeck not too far behind but I love them all. The film looks like its own thing and I'm good with that. Really looking forward it.
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Old 04-26-21, 08:37 AM
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The action figures (including the Target exclusive) dropped out of nowhere on Sunday... I'm sure the retailers have been sitting on the stock for this wave for quite a while.
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New trailer

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Looks more Marvel-ish than the previous trailer. That looked like abomination fighting in that arena thing. That wasn't him, was it?
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Fin Fang Foom?
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Originally Posted by devilshalo
Fin Fang Foom?
​​​​​​Was that him under water?
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Originally Posted by Deftones
​​​​​​Was that him under water?
I'm assuming that's who that was...

I know Fiege has said Abomination/Tim Roth was supposed to be in She-Hulk.. but it is interesting if that is him and it looks like he's fighting Wong.
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Yeah according to the Twitters, that is indeed Abomination. Cool.
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Yeah according to the Twitters, that is indeed Abomination. Cool.
That’s cool. I’ve always liked The Incredible Hulk and feel like it’s been treated like the red-headed stepchild of the MCU. I’m glad to see them utilize some of its pieces.
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Re: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021, D: Destin Daniel Cretton)

Looks good to me.
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I guess we'll see if there's a cameo by Danny Rand/Iron Fist or at least a mention of K'un-lun since there's a mystical element to this.
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Re: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021, D: Destin Daniel Cretton)

I don't like the ten rings being bracelets. That's not what the 10 rings are.
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Never thought I’d see the day when a Tony Leung action figure was a thing, but there it was in Walmart. 😎

The face on the little one – as well as the smaller Simu Liu figure – are weirdly passive looking, but the “Big Tony” figure (yeah, I see what I did there 😉 ) at least has a little intent designed in the face.


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Re: Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings (2021, D: Destin Daniel Cretton)

Originally Posted by dsa_shea
I don't like the ten rings being bracelets. That's not what the 10 rings are.
With the origin of the Ten Rings being alien tech (prisons that hold powerful cosmic warriors), I can see them having the Tolkenesque quality of changing size depending on the wearer and their preference (like the “One Ring”).

I like the concept of them as sequential armbands as that would be a more practical way of using the powers rather than trying to punch someone with a set of “brass knuckles” that would undoubtedly break fingers in combat.

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Originally Posted by Deftones
​​​​​​Was that him under water?
Spoiler:


Maybe, but the toy version is called "The Great Protector"






That looks awesome. I've said before that I prefer the hand-to-hand stuff in Marvel over the big CGI battles. While this certainly has those battles, it looks like this is more my speed.

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With the origin of the Ten Rings being alien tech (prisons that hold powerful cosmic warriors), I can see them having the Tolkenesque quality of changing size depending on the wearer and their preference (like the “One Ring”).

I like the concept of them as sequential armbands as that would be a more practical way of using the powers rather than trying to punch someone with a set of “brass knuckles” that would undoubtedly break fingers in combat.

My 2˘.
I get that. However, do these 10 armbands even wield the same powers that the ten rings do? We will see how this plays out. I will still this movie.
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Never thought I’d see the day when a Tony Leung action figure was a thing, but there it was in Walmart. 😎

The face on the little one – as well as the smaller Simu Liu figure – are weirdly passive looking, but the “Big Tony” figure (yeah, I see what I did there 😉 ) at least has a little intent designed in the face.

There's not one, but two kids toylines with... Awkwafina in it. Now that's something I never thought I'd see.
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That trailer was definitely better than the first one.

I’m curious does Tony Leung speak fluent English? The way he spoke his dialogue in that trailer looked dubbed.
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So essentially all of these characters were in hibernation during Endgame??


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That trailer was definitely better than the first one.

I’m curious does Tony Leung speak fluent English? The way he spoke his dialogue in that trailer looked dubbed.
This interview was from 2008...
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I’m going to love seeing that comment about every new or different character the MCU introduces.

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