The comic series of Shang-Chi will soon be the protagonist of a relaunch at Marvel: The magazine featuring the master of kung fu will in fact adopt a new title, starting from number 1, but will keep the creative team that has managed the series that is currently being published in the United States in recent months.
Recently, Marvel made the will clear brings the cartoonish Shang-Chi closer to its cinematic counterpart played by Simu Liu in last year’s Marvel Studios film (here is our review of Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings).
In fact, the ten rings already become part of the Shang-Chi comic storyline in Shang-Chi #12, which is slated for a May 2022 release in the US, albeit before the film These mystical artifacts have never played a particularly prominent role in the stories of the kung fu master.
With Marvel’s announcement, we discover that what should have been Shang-Chi #13 will be instead Shang Chi and the Ten Rings #1, the first in a new series whose title is clearly reminiscent of the film with the Asian hero.
Either way, screenwriter Gene Luen Yang and artist Marcus To will remain at the helm of the series. “It has been a pleasure working with Marcus To over the past few months. He’s a brilliant artist“Yang said.”His characters are lively and energetic, and he’s great at choreographing fights. We are very happy about this new number 1! And to bring ten of the most powerful objects of all time to the Marvel Universe“.
Judging by Dike Ruan’s cover of Shang Chi and the Ten Rings #1 (shared below), it appears that the ten rings have undergone a graphic redesign aim to make them more similar to their cinematic counterpart, and from Yang’s words it seems clear willingness to make a retcon compared to the artifacts present in the comics so far.
In any case, the mystery will be revealed next July when Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings #1 appears in American comics.
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