WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?
GANG WAR has thrown the crime lords and super heroes of New York into a deadly conflic,t and as both, Shang-Chi must play each side against each other in a dangerous game of deception! When he became leader of his family's Five Weapons Society, he promised to use it for good, but friends and foes alike have been unsure of his true intentions. The stakes of Gang War will force his hand as he vows to protect Chinatown and use the opportunity to eliminate the Five Weapon Society's biggest rivals! He'll use his world-class fighting skills as well as deceit, calculation and manipulation to navigate the battlefields as h more
Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu: Gang War #1 brings another player onto the board. Initially wanting to be isolated from the rest of the event, it is evident that circumstances do not want that to remain the case. The notion of implications for what happens within this crossover is consistent with the majority of the tie-ins, giving the whole event more weight and edge. Read Full Review
Overall, Deadly Hands of Kung Fu: Gang War #1 is an excellent debut issue that shows why Shang Chi is such a beloved character in comics. The story by Greg Pak is brilliant. The art by the creative team is marvelous. Altogether, Deadly Hands of Kung Fu: Gang War #1 is a story that shows evil lurks in corners you do not necessarily see coming. Read Full Review
Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu: Gang War is a fun issue, leaning into the war aspect of "Gang War" while setting up Shang-Chi to be stripped down and tested in a way he hasn't for some time. Read Full Review
Instead of being a breakout issue, Deadly Hands of Kung-Fu: Gang War #1 ends up delivering an enjoyable, if predictable, tie-in to Gang War. The book is at its best in its action sequences, or in the exploration of Shang-Chis inner conflicts, but falls flat in the delivery of visuals in these introspective moments. The book approaches the status of moving past being just a tie-in status but doesnt quite reach its goal. Hopefully, the next issue will recalibrate after the establishment of the new status quo and strive to reach the highs that should come with the mantle of Master of Kung Fu. Read Full Review
Deadly Hands of Kung Fu: Gang War #1 is a solid idea that doesn't have the page count to bring it fully to life. Read Full Review
Deadly Hands of Kung Fu: Gang War proves to be the best of the limited series tie-in to this Amazing Spider-Man event, although the bar hasn't been set terribly high. Read Full Review
Art: 3/5
Story: 3.5/5
Total: 6.5/10
A fairly solid debut issue here, but this also, unfortunately, didn't do a whole lot to get me excited for the remaining two issues. I don't think there's really much for me to about this sone. This wasn't bad or anything and I'll be checking out the rest of the miniseries since it's part of Gang War, but I just hope things get more interesting with Issue #2.
Shang-Chi, now the reluctant leader of the Five Weapons Society, finds himself caught in a web of deceit and manipulation as the Gang War engulfs New York City. He must navigate a treacherous path to protect Chinatown and prevent further bloodshed for the citizens he’s been sworn to protect, but his own followers question his decisions. Greg Pak’s story is fine enough, though there isn’t much bite in this story yet. It follows a predictable narrative and Spider-Man’s cameo paints the webslinger as someone unwilling to budge on his own beliefs. In addition, Caio Majado’s art isn’t the strongest and can verge of lifeless in some panels. His younger version of Shang-Chi was a major wtf moment — Shang-Chi is meant to be an adolesc more
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