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knight_movesI'll put myself out there: I've found Shang-Chi so far to be pretty strongly written, despite the dated aspects of it. You've got good art, you've got interesting characters, you've got a good pace. Is it damning with faint praise to say most superhero comics, then and somewhat now, aren't trying to be The Godfather, but simply Rockford PI, and that's a perfectly acceptable thing to be?
At any rate, this issue feels noticeably rushed and a little lame. Let's see if you agree with me.
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At any rate, this issue feels noticeably rushed and a little lame. Let's see if you agree with me.
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knight_movesHaving foiled Fu Manchu's latest evil scheme, Shang is on the run through the swamplands, pursued by a pair of deadly assassins.
A pretty typical trip to Florida in all respects.
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A pretty typical trip to Florida in all respects.
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knight_movesMorally awakened as he is, Shang-Chi still killed someone. And people aren't about to let him get away with the loathsome murder of a helpless innocent. This isn't a Harley Quinn comic, after all.
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knight_movesFresh off telling his dad that it's on like Donkey Kong--because even in the seventies, you didn't just FIGHT your arch-nemesis, you had to feud for a while first--Shang-Chi goes to catch some shuteye in Central Park. Yeah, that's... that's not gonna work out for him.
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knight_movesControversial is an overused term in comics fandom, usually meaning a story that everyone thinks fucking blows except for the jackass writer. The Hands of Shang-Chi, Master of Kung-Fu, is a case where I feel the term is warranted.
On the one hand, it's a genuine and deserved smash hit, created by a murderers' row of talent that resulted in an iconic work of seventies counterculture.
On the other hand, it's dated, of its time, and arguably behind the times, as antagonist Fu Manchu was becoming a subject of parody and condemnation after several cheapie Bond-wannabes produced in the previous decade (starring Christopher Lee (!) as the good doctor). These days, 'Master of Kung-Fu' is looked back on seemingly little. Heavily retconned to bring Shang-Chi up to snuff as a presentable modern character and largely dismissed when the time came to "adapt" it to the MCU, it seems destined to fall between the cracks.
So let's take a look at it, warts and all, and see what all the fuss is about, no?
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On the one hand, it's a genuine and deserved smash hit, created by a murderers' row of talent that resulted in an iconic work of seventies counterculture.
On the other hand, it's dated, of its time, and arguably behind the times, as antagonist Fu Manchu was becoming a subject of parody and condemnation after several cheapie Bond-wannabes produced in the previous decade (starring Christopher Lee (!) as the good doctor). These days, 'Master of Kung-Fu' is looked back on seemingly little. Heavily retconned to bring Shang-Chi up to snuff as a presentable modern character and largely dismissed when the time came to "adapt" it to the MCU, it seems destined to fall between the cracks.
So let's take a look at it, warts and all, and see what all the fuss is about, no?
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King Conan #3
Mar. 3rd, 2022 02:00 pmcyberghostface
"Disgusted isn't even close to a word for it. how?? how is this okay?? [Pocahontas] was a REAL LITTLE GIRL – to do this her, to us, over and over again… i am just at a loss. disgusting. does she not deserve rest? reclamation? honor? you colonizers make me vom. Marvel – i HIGHLY RECOMMEND you pull this from your canon. you create something amazing like echo, then pull this crap out? for SHAME. stan lee would be rolling in his grave… this is active violence against us and our community. the sexualization of a real young girl that was r*ped and killed young affects our murdered & missing indigenous women TODAY. you are backwards, sick, and should donate every penny you earned creating this to #MMIW" -- Kelly Lynne D'Angelo
"In KING CONAN #3, I made the ill-considered decision to give a character the name of Matoaka, a name most closely associated with the real-life Native American figure, Pocahontas. This new character is a supernatural, thousand-year-old princess of a cursed island within a world of pastiche and dark fantasy and was never intended to be based on anyone from history. I should have better understood the name's true meaning and resonance and recognized it wasn't appropriate to use it. I understand the outrage expressed by those who hold the true Matoaka's legacy dear, and for all of this and the distress it's caused, I apologize. As part of that apology, I've already taken what I was paid for the issue and donated it to the National Indigenous Women's Resource Center. The character's name and appearance will be adjusted for the rest of this mini-series and in all digital and collected editions." -- Jason Aaron
Warning for racism
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leahandillyanaEver wondered how a magical girl series written by Garth Ennis would look like? Look no further.
Warning: I will talk about death and sexual violence against teenagers a lot, as well as incest and violence against animals. Also, spoilers to the ending of the manga. Seriously, this series required ALL the trigger warnings on Scans Daily, proceed with the utmost caution.
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Warning: I will talk about death and sexual violence against teenagers a lot, as well as incest and violence against animals. Also, spoilers to the ending of the manga. Seriously, this series required ALL the trigger warnings on Scans Daily, proceed with the utmost caution.
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