Shang-Chi is One-Upping His Huge MCU Battle in a Bloody Way
Warning! Spoilers ahead for Shang-Chi #10
In the latest issue of Marvel Comics' Shang-Chi, the titular hero looks ready to one-up the major battle featured in the MCU's Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. Having assembled his four siblings as the new leader of the Five Weapons Society, Shang-Chi is following in the footsteps of his MCU counterpart by traveling the Ta-Lo, the birthplace of his mother. However, it's teased that the battle to come will be far bloodier if this new issue is any indication.
In previous issues of Shang-Chi, the son of Zheng Zu has taken his late father's place as the Supreme Commander of the Five Weapons Society. Traditionally a criminal organization, Shang-Chi has been working to reform the Five Weapons as a force for good, though that's easier said than done. Not only is he struggling to ease the concerns of his fellow heroes such as Spider-Man and the Avengers, but he's also trying to balance his loyalties to his previously estranged half-siblings: Brother Sabre, Sister Dagger, and Sister Staff. However, greater dangers have emerged with the arrival of Chieftain Xin from the dimension of Ta-Lo (Shang-Chi's grandfather).
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Having kidnapped Shang-Chi's mother whom the Supreme Commander just rescued from the Negative Zone, Chieftain Xin has sworn revenge on all who carry the blood of Zheng Zu, the man who «stole» his daughter. Using that blood, the Ta-Lo warrior is able to create Taotie, vicious creatures who mercilessly hunt anyone in the same bloodline. Now, the newShang-Chi #6 from Gene Luen Yang and Marcus To features Xin going after Sister Hammer and cutting off her hand, giving the chieftain plenty of blood to create even
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