Why Simu Liu Is Refusing to Sign Certain Shang-Chi Comics at Events
At an upcoming comic book convention in Washington D.C., Simu Liu will not sign certain issues in the hero's comic history. Liu joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the titular character of Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings. The film centers on the martial arts-skilled hero as he is recruited by his father Wenwu (Tony Leung) to track down the entrance to a mythical world and resurrect his long dead mother. The film was a hit at a pandemic-restricted box office, grossing over $400 million, and was praised for its positive Asian representation.
Shang-Chi was first introduced to Marvel Comics in 1973 during America's Kung Fu film craze. Although Shang-Chi was an original character to the superhero world, he made his debut in Special Marvel Edition #15 — later tilted Master of Kung Fu — alongside popular novelist Sax Rohmer characters such as Fah Lo Suee, Sir Dennis Nayland Smith, and arch-nemesis, Dr. Fu Manchu. The evil mad scientist originated in Rohmer's 1913 book series The Mystery of Dr. Fu Manchu, and can be clearly seen as an embodiment of the xenophobic metaphor «yellow peril,» which was an irrational racist fear that East Asian cultures threatened the Western world.
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According to the Ace Experience webpage for the Awesome Con website, Liu has decided that he will not sign certain comics in Shang-Chi's long publication history at an upcoming convention in Washington D.C. The comics in question belong to the original Master of Kung Fu series that first introduced the hero with the infamous evil Dr. Fu Manchu, Shang-Chi's rival and father. Although the comic series was very popular upon its initial release, they remain a racist
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