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agnewjacob120's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated
4.0
bites_of_books's review
adventurous
emotional
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
fast-paced
4.5
I thoroughly enjoyed this installment of Shang-Chi's journey of trying to make a new name for himself as the Commander of his father's crime organization. Shang-Chi is trying to use his new power and influence to do good things, but this is difficult for his siblings to believe and follow, as well as other superheroes who are confused as to why Shang-Chi is suddenly head of a crime organization.
I loved seeing so many other Marvel superheroes in this installment and also how Shang-Chi stands up for what he believes in regardless of how it might look to others. He has faith that they will believe him and follow him and just do good things in the end.
I can't wait to read the third and last installment of this series!
I loved seeing so many other Marvel superheroes in this installment and also how Shang-Chi stands up for what he believes in regardless of how it might look to others. He has faith that they will believe him and follow him and just do good things in the end.
I can't wait to read the third and last installment of this series!
ayoung720's review
3.0
I did enjoy this story, the growth shown by Shang as the head of the 5 Weapons society is great. However, I was extremely deceived by the cover art and the subtitle of "vs The Marvel Universe" because I was expecting some sort of huge team-up, all out brawl between Shang + family vs The Avengers, when really that's only about 4 pages of the whole book. Definitely deceiving!
stadkison's review
5.0
Structurally this is a masterpiece. Writers need to study how Yang builds an episodic story issue by issue. Characters feel real and flawed, keeping secrets, making mistakes, and feeling trapped between impossible decisions, all while staying in character.
This kind of narrative complexity only comes from fully trusting the art. Ruan ladies the story with dense panels and clear action, necessary for a story in which each issue features a marquee Marvel Universe fight.
This kind of narrative complexity only comes from fully trusting the art. Ruan ladies the story with dense panels and clear action, necessary for a story in which each issue features a marquee Marvel Universe fight.