Shang-Chi is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin, first appearing in Special Marvel Edition #15 in the Bronze Age of Comic Books. He will make his live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in his own standalone movie Shang-Cho and the Legend of the Ten Rings, scheduled to release on July 9, 2021.
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Shang-Chi is a fictional superhero appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. The character was created by writer Steve Englehart and artist Jim Starlin, first appearing in Special Marvel Edition #15 in the Bronze Age of Comic Books. He was spun off from novelist Sax Rohmer’s licensed property as the unknown son of fictional villain Fu Manchu. In later editions, his connection to Fu was underplayed after Marvel lost the comic book rights to the latter’s character. He is proficient in numerous unarmed and weaponry-based wushu styles, including the use of the gùn, nunchaku, and jian. He will make his live-action debut in the Marvel Cinematic Universe in his own standalone movie Shang-Cho and the Legend of the Ten Rings, scheduled to release on July 9, 2021. He has appeared in numerous other titles, such as Marvel Team-Up, Marvel Knights and X-Men. Most of the original, licensed characters in his supporting cast have been phased out or renamed in the more recent series and stories. In 2010’s Secret Avengers #6-10, writer Ed Brubaker officially sidestepped the entire issue via storyline where the Shadow Council resurrects a zombified version ofFu Manchu, only to discover that that was only an alias and that the real father was an ancient Chinese sorcerer who discovered the secret to immortality. In 2017, after a 34-year gap, Shang-chi once again starred in Master of Kung Fu’s 126th issue as part of the Marvel Legacy relaunch, written by mixed martial artist CM Punk and illustrated by Dalibor Talajic.
He had two stories in the comics anthology series Marvel Comics Presents, including one by Moench that ran in the series’ first eight issues in 1988, and co-starred in the Moon Knight Special. In 1997 a story arc starring Shang- Chi ran in Journey into Mystery #514-516, and was intended to lead into a miniseries for the character in 1998. He appeared regularly in The Deadly Hands of KungFu, a run including four giant-size issues and an annual that lasted until issue #125. In an early issue, he bears a strong resemblance to Kwai Chang Caine with the addition of a moustache. With artist Paul Gulacy, his visual appearance was modeled after that of Bruce Lee. No characters from the Kung Fu television series carried over into the comic series, though the character Lu Sun, in an earlyissue, bears astrong resemblance to Kwai Chi with the additions of a moustache and a baldness to the character of Lu Sun. Although spun out of licensed properties, he is a Marvel-owned character and has been firmly established as a part of the Marvel Universe with guest appearances in many other titles. In some of his modern appearances, mention is made of his father either in cryptic terms or a variety of new names, either using either the villainous father or the half-sister Fahe Smith.
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