Shang-Chi by Gene Luen Yang — complete modern cycle
Gene Luen Yang · Dike Ruan · Philip Tan · Marcus To
Story era 12 · King in Black and the Krakoan Age
Yang connects Shang-Chi’s martial-arts adventures to family obligations and the conflicts of a powerful inherited organization.
Setup & reading order
- After Shang-Chi (2020) #5
Continue directly with Shang-Chi (2021) #1–12, then Ten Rings #1–6 and Master of the Ten Rings #1.
About these books · 4 sources
Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.
The books
Shang-Chi by Gene Luen Yang
Book 1 of 1 · King in Black and the Krakoan Age
Shang-Chi inherits the Five Weapons Society, confronts his family’s legacy and becomes master of the Ten Rings.
See reading checkpoints9781302956202Planned edition#1–5#1–12#1–6#1#1Marvel’s Voices: Identity #1 contributes only “What Is vs. What If” by Gene Luen Yang and Marcus To. Read that short story with Yang’s Shang-Chi run; the anthology’s other characters’ features are not part of the collection.
Edition sources
Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.
Duplication across this project
These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.
No shared contents are recorded with other books in the plan.
Things to know
- The family reset is accessible without the 1970s run; critical reactions to the opening arc are mixed, while the sustained run’s family focus and fight choreography provide the selection value.