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We start with cleanup from last issue. Love that panel.
From there, Fu Manchu is up to no good again, lots of beautifully drawn action sequences and international intrigue.
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This is a densely packed, long-form story. A complex web.
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Shang Chi had been working for Britain’s MI-6 for a bunch of issues, so much more a “spy comic” than one about karate.
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The story takes Shang Chi and his allies all the way into space.
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Fu Manchu escapes capture at the very end by launching himself in a shuttle that lacks the ability to return to Earth, so he is presumed dead.
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But as Marvel fans we know dead ain’t dead until there’s a body. And even then…
Issue #51 is an epilogue in which Chi quits MI-6.
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This begins a period of free agency for Shang Chi, without his father, even, to serve as a constant foil. It will allow Moench to reboot the character.
This book has been consistently good. I can’t wait to see what comes next!