Shang-Chi #12 is a good finale to a series that has made the character more relevant and complex than ever. This issue also serves as a fantastic finale as it both adds closure and sets up the next series that's not too far away. Shang-Chi #12 is proof the series is in good hands and, if we're lucky, it'll stay that way. Read Full Review

This run of Shang-Chi comes to a conclusion here in issue #12 and it largely makes for a satisfying conclusion. Read Full Review

Typical for the last few issues this series has produced. Just a lot of unnecessary dialogue, and a very cliche ending where the hero goes mad and gets talked down by others.

It might be harsh for me to describe this as a "relentlessly adequate" comic, but that's how I feel. The art's nice, though I think some prior issues have looked nicer. Strategically, the script is OK. The plot's a trifle predictable, but the character work is solid.

The nonstop cliches in the dialogue, though! Every eyeball-rollingly familiar phrase helps persuade me that this story just isn't special. Not *bad*, but not nearly as good as it could be.

A dialogue overhaul that made Chieftan Xin sound like 20% less of an idiot would make me a lot happier with this comic. He could even still *act* like an idiot if he talked a little smarter.