Marvel Comics has just announced that its current Shang-Chi series will soon be getting renumbered with an all-new title, completing the hero's MCU makeover in the comics canon with the Ten Rings. While the powerful weapons were wielded by the live-action version played by Simu Liu, it looks as though the comics will be following suit by giving them to his comics counterpart as well, serving as a new addition for the character. However, this is only one element of many where Marvel has been working to make the character more recognizable to the MCU version following the success of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings.
In the current pages of Gene Luen Yang's ongoing Shang-Chi series with artist Marcus To, the titular hero has become the Supreme Commander of the Five Weapons Society following the death of his evil father Zheng Zu (whom the Mandarin replaced in the MCU). Hoping to turn the traditionally criminal organization into a force for good, Shang-Chi has struggled to make his vision a reality as he faces pushback from his previously estranged siblings while concerns mount from his fellow heroes such as Spider-Man and the Avengers. However, Shang-Chi and the Five Weapons have recently united in the most recent issue to save his mother, venturing to the dimension of Ta-Lo and preparing for a conflict that could be even bigger than the battle Shang-Chi faced in the MCU.
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Now, it looks as though the Ten Rings will soon be coming into play in the series, preceding the recently announced title change. According to Marvel Comics' new announcement, Shang-Chi will be retitled in July to Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings, a change that will renumber the series
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