So today - Feb 21 2013 - I posted my final review of the original MOKF run.
I hope folks enjoy my work.
I plan on working more on my DEADMAN blog, you can check that out here -
http://deadmanissuebyissue.tumblr.com/

Of course Shang Chi has been popping up since 1983. Currently he’s a member of The Avengers.

There’s a decent Shang Chi time line here -

http://pjfarmer.com/woldnewton/Shangchi.htm

Though it is incomplete and only goes to 1997

Here’s a list of his post 1983 appearances, maybe I’ll get around to reviewing these too?

While I did add a few edits is is basically a list from the Marvel Wiki page -
http://marvel.wikia.com/Category:Shang-Chi_%28Earth-616%29/Appearances

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>Captain America #302 1985, February (Flashback)
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>Marvel Comics Presents #1 1988, September
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>Marvel Comics Presents #2 1988, September
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>Marvel Comics Presents #3 1988, September
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>Marvel Comics Presents #4 1988, October
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>Marvel Comics Presents #5 1988, October
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>Marvel Comics Presents #6 1988, November
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>Marvel Comics Presents #7 1988, November
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>Marvel Comics Presents #8 1988, December
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>Master of Kung Fu: Bleeding Black #1 1991, February
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> Silver Surfer Annual #4 1991, July (flashback)
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>Marc Spector: Moon Knight Special Edition #1 1992, October
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>Captain America #412 1993, February
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>Captain America #413 1993, March
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>Captain America #414 1993, April
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>Daredevil Annual #10 1994, May
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>Marvel Comics Presents #156 1994, June
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>Marvel Comics Presents #157 1994, June
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>Marvel Comics Presents #158 1994, July
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>Hulk #434 1995 Oct (Cameo)
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>X-Men Vol 2 #62 1997, March
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>X-Men Vol 2 #63 1997, April
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>X-Men Vol 2 #64 1997, May
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>Elektra #9/10 1997 Aug/Sept (Cameo)
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>Journey into Mystery #514 1997, November
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>Journey into Mystery #515 1997, December
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>Journey into Mystery #516 1998, January
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>Elektra #16 1998 March
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>Heroes for Hire #18 1998, December
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>Heroes for Hire #19 1999, jan
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>Marvel Knights #1 2000, July
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>Marvel Knights #2 2000, August
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>Marvel Knights #3 2000, September
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>Marvel Knights #4 2000, October
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>Marvel Knights #5 2000, November
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>Marvel Knights #6 2000, December
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>Marvel Knights #7 2001, January
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>Marvel Knights #8 2001, February
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>Marvel Knights #9 2001, March
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>Marvel Knights #10 2001, April
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>Marvel Knights #11 2001, May
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>Marvel Knights #12 2001, June
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>Marvel Knights #13 2001, July
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>Marvel Knights #14 2001, August
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>Marvel Knights #15 2001, September
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>Thunderbolts #57 2001, December (Cameo)
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>Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu #1 2002, September
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>Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu #2 2002, October
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>Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu #3 2003, January
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>Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu #4 2003, February
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>Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu #5 2003, March
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>Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu #6 2003, April
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>Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu - Hellfire Apocalypse TPB #1 2003, May
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>Marvel Universe: The End #5 2003, July
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>Great Lakes Avengers #2 2005, July (Cameo)
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>Black Panther Vol 4 #11 2006, February
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>Black Panther Vol 4 #18 2006, September (Cameo)
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>Heroes for Hire Vol 2 #1 2006, October
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>Heroes for Hire Vol 2 #2 2006, November
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>Heroes for Hire Vol 2 #3 2006, December
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>Heroes for Hire Vol 2 #4 2007, January
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>Heroes for Hire Vol 2 #5 2007, February
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>Heroes for Hire Vol 2 #6 2007, March
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>Heroes for Hire Vol 2 #7 2007, April
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>Wisdom #3 2007, April
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>Heroes for Hire Vol 2 #8 2007, May
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>Mighty Avengers #1 2007, May (Flashback)
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>Heroes for Hire Vol 2 #9 2007, June
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>Heroes for Hire Vol 2 #10 2007, July
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>Wisdom #6 2007, July
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>Heroes for Hire Vol 2 #11 2007, August
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>Heroes for Hire Vol 2 #12 2007, September
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>Heroes for Hire Vol 2 #13 2007, October
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>Heroes for Hire Vol 2 #14 2007, November
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>Heroes for Hire Vol 2 #15 2007, December
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>Wolverine: First Class #9 2009, January
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>Shang-Chi: Master of Kung Fu Super issue Vol 2 #1 2009, November
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>Black Widow: Deadly Origin #4 2010, April (Flashback)
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>Heroic Age: Heroes #1 2010, November (character stats)
http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/2532/2579974-2125984_heroicageheroesshang.png
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>Shadowland: Power Man #2 2010, November
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>Shadowland #3 2010, November
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>Secret Avengers #6 2010, December
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>Shadowland: Spider-Man #1 2010, December
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>Shadowland #4 2010, December
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>Shadowland #5 2011, January
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>Secret Avengers #7 2011, January
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>Shadowland: After the Fall #1 2011, February
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>Secret Avengers #8 2011, February
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>Secret Avengers #9 2011, March
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>Secret Avengers #10 2011, April
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>Free Comic Book Day Vol 2011 Spider-Man 2011, May
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>Amazing Spider-Man #664 2011, August
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>Amazing Spider-Man #663 2011, August
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>Fear Itself #3 2011, August
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>Amazing Spider-Man #666 2011, September
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>Amazing Spider-Man #668 2011, October
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>Amazing Spider-Man #667 2011, October
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>Spider-Island: Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1 2011, October
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>Spider-Island: Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #2 2011, November
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>Spider-Island: Avengers #1 2011, November
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>Amazing Spider-Man #672 2011, December
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>Secret Avengers #18 2011, December
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>Spider-Island: Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #3 2011, December
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>Amazing Spider-Man #673 2012, January
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>Fear Itself: The Fearless #3 2012, January
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>Fear Itself: The Fearless #2 2012, January
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>Avengers Vol 5 #1 2013, February
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>Avengers Vol 5 #2 2013, February
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>Avengers Vol 5 #3 2013, March
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>Avengers Vol 5 #6 2013, April

Here’s a list of the Different Reality Shang Chis -
http://marvel.wikia.com/Shang-Chi

MC2 -

J2 Vol 1 #11August, 1999

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Ultimate -

Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #15 2002, June

Ultimate Marvel Team-Up #16 2002, July

Ultimate Spider-Man #81 2005, October

Ultimate Spider-Man #82 2005, November

Ultimate Spider-Man #83 2005, November

Ultimate Spider-Man #84 2005, December

Ultimate Spider-Man #85 2006, January

Ultimate Spider-Man #106 2007, May

Ultimate Spider-Man #107 2007, May

Ultimate Spider-Man #109 2007, July

Ultimate Spider-Man #110 2007, August

Ultimate Fantastic Four #52 2008, May

Ultimate Fantastic Four #53 2008, June

Ultimate Origins #5 2008, December
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Zombiverse -

Ultimate Fantastic Four #23 2005, November

Marvel Zombies #1 2006, February

Marvel Zombies/Army of Darkness (Collected) #1 2007

Marvel Zombies - Dead Days #1 2007, July

Marvel Zombies Vs. Army of Darkness #5 2007, August

Marvel Zombies Return #3 2009, November
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Skrulls Invaded

Exiles #9 2002, April
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Marvel Apes - Shang-Chi-Chi / Shang Chimp

Marvel Apes Vol 1 2

Marvel Apes: Amazing Spider-Monkey Special Vol 1 1
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Earth X

Universe X #4 2001, January

Universe X #9 2001, June

Universe X #X 2001, November

Paradise X #0 2002, April
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Last gun on earth

Marvel Universe Vs. The Avengers #1 2012

Marvel Universe Vs. The Avengers Vol #4
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House Of M

House of M: Avengers #2 2008, February

House of M: Avengers #3 2008, February

House of M: Avengers #4 2008, March

House of M: Avengers #5 2008, April

W - Doug Moench
A - Rick Hoberg
I - Wray & Stevens
C - Rick Hoberg

Story #31 in Essential #5.
Reason for Placement - Since this is a non-canonical story it really doesn’t matter where it’s reprinted, I stuck it at the end just for the hell of it. However I do hope if Sax Rohmer reprint rights are ever gotten this is included since it’s a fun read, it’s written by Moench & I can’t see this comic ever being reprinted unless it’s a package deal with all of the other Fu Manchu comics.

The What If series proposed some divergent point in a characters history and follows from there. This one plays with the events in Special Marvel Edition #15 - what if Shang Chi leaves immediately after killing Dr. Petrie and then does not have the life changing conversation with Sir Dennis?

Well, he helps Fu Manchu grave rob, raise an undead army and then attacks Buckingham Palace (using giant-lizard riding zombie soldiers!) in an attempt to kidnap the Queen of England - Yea-Haw!

A fun time is had by all.

I have a bunch of links this time -

Dave Stevens (of ‘The Rocketeer’ fame) was one of the inkers on this book -
http://www.davestevens.com/html/ds_check.html

William “Bill” Wray (of ‘Ren & Stimpy’ fame) was the other -
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Wray

A review -
http://siskoid.blogspot.com/2010/01/what-if-shang-chi-master-of-kung-fu.html

The whole comic -
http://diversionsofthegroovykind.blogspot.com/2012/08/grooves-faves-what-if-shang-chi-master.html

W - Alan Zelenetz
A - William Johnson / Alan Kupperberg
I - Mike Mignola
C - Ron Wilson / Mike Mignola

Story #30 in Essential #5.
Reason for Placement - part 3 of 3

It’s the last issue of the series. Shang Chi decides to walk away from all the games of deceit and death of the west & settles in a small coastal Chinese village. In the end he finds atonement by becoming a fisherman.

I like this comic.
And I like the cover too - Ron Wilson is not my favorite artist, but back in 74/75 Wilson’s art graced MOKF so it seems appropriate that the final cover is drawn by someone with history on the title. It’s a solid, memorable image.

The path Shang Chi walks in this issue has a dream like quality - parts of the story seems metaphysical and as a reader it’s hard to tell if everything shown is suppose to have actually have happened, or if it just visually symbolizes the emotional turmoil experienced by Shang Chi.
And that’s fine.

The story opens at Fu Manchu’s fortress in Honan China where Shang gives respect to his sire with mourning, and preys Fu Manchu’s spirit finds peace. Seeing ghostly shapes Shang leaves the meditation chamber where he’s confronted by a giant tortose, an animal warped by his fathers biological experiments. Destroying the monster with fire Shang Chi then leaves his fathers retreat, only taking with him his fathers ceremonial chalice.

As Shang travels he comes across a touring group of actors and he takes up their offer to watch their next performance. Unfortunately the play they are performing is titled “The Accursed Son”, and hitting too close to home Shang Chi bolts before the drama’s end. Later Shang makes it to a village where he is haunted and attacked by a masked specter - a Noh Master - who claims to have been sent by Shangs mother. Attempting to drive him insane Shang is tormented by reliving past traumatic events, is disoriented by hallucination and finally engages in a sword fight in a rain storm.
Surviving the battle but losing his fathers goblet, Shang lets the storm wash his past away.

A final point - Shang Chi not only walks away from the west, but he also abandons his friends and loved ones. His newly self avowed “father” Sir Dennis, his close friends Blackjack Tarr & Clive Reston, his lover Leiko Wu - all are left behind without a goodbye of any kind. Over these final 3 comics we’re briefly shown Leiko crying, wondering if and when Shang Chi will return, being comforted by Blackjack and Sir Dennis.
To no avail.
To me this shows that Shang Chi is not yet a man holding up his end in responsible relationships, but his actions are that of a injured child.

This is an imperfect ending, and similar to life it’s not totally satisfying.
And I think that’s why I like it.

Here’s a few other takes on this comic -
http://random-happenstance.blogspot.com/2011/12/end-week-master-of-kung-fu-125.html

http://derek-checks.tumblr.com/post/37239366868/review-the-hands-of-shang-chi-master-of-kung-fu-125

W - Alan Zelenetz
A - William Johnson
I - Mike Mignola
C - William Johnson

Story #29 in Essential #5.
Reason for Placement - part 2 of 3

This issue starts in Tibet, where Shang Chi continues a quest to find peace with his fathers death. He’s searching for the Minya Konka mountain & must pass through the ‘monastery of fear’ of Rache Churan, a secluded mountain village that Fu Manchu studied at in his youth. Once at the monastery he’s defeated and then mind controlled by the Lama of Rache Churan. He’s forced to ascend the mount Minya Konka and throw himself off but is saved by a Migou, a Yeti like creature.

Leading up to this we also get a Raiders Of The Lost Ark type bar fight, Shang eats a pear, a rabbit is saved from a wolf and a Mani pile gets added to while the winds whip around, ripe with spirits. By the end of the comic SHang Chi converses with an unknown entity in the caves of wisdom where he’s told to show respect at his fathers grave…… on to part 3.

here’s a couple of links about author Zelenetz -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alan_Zelenetz

http://comicbookdb.com/creator.php?ID=922

W - Alan Zelenetz
A - William Johnson
I - Mike Mignola
C - William Johnson

Story #28 in Essential #5.
Reason for Placement - part 1 of 3

From all of my research it appears once Moench was fired from the book the plan was to burn off the fill in inventory issues on file then bring the series to conclusion. I’ve heard some harsh words on the internet about these final Zelenetz / Williams / Mignola issues and while I’m sure Moench would have done a better job, I find myself liking these comics.

Zelenetz had an impossible job to do and while not perfect I think he did decent work here.

Coming to terms with killing his father and hoping for some kind of family reconciliation, Shang Chi breaks into his mothers New York apartment only to find the place trashed and Si-Fan assassins waiting. After dealing with Fu Manchus still loyal henchmen (one is left dead in an elevator, stabbed through the chest) Shang continues to hunt for his mother. After various dead ends and a run in with a deceitful waitress Shang Chi succeeds and meets his mother face to face for the first time since Special Marvel Edition #15.

She is not happy to see him.

Still loyal to Fu Manchu, she denounces Shang Chi as a ‘false son’. Shes joined the Si-Fan and promises Shang Chi will suffer their vengeance for the death of Fu Manchu.

Crushed, Shang Chi bolts and runs into a tourist wanting to take his picture. Shang lashes out at the man and the final panel shows a Polaroid of a teary eyes Shang Chi.

Well done.

There’s a noticeable improvement in Williams artwork from last issue, I’m reminded of clean artists like Paul Smith, Jackson “Butch” Guice & Kevin Maguire - it makes me wonder how much effect inker Mike Mignola had on the art.

According to comics.org this was Mignola’s first full comics work -
http://www.comics.org/inker/name/mike%20mignola/sort/chrono/

Of course Mignola went on to make many many wonderful comics, here’s a link about his early years -
http://thegreatcomicbookheroes.blogspot.com/2012/10/the-hellboy-himself-mike-mignola.html

Here’s a Mignola piece from 1983 -

W - Doug Moench
A - William Johnson
I - Ernie Chan
C - William Johnson

Story #27 in Essential #5.
Reason for Placement - there’s a slight continuity problem where Clive thinks this mission made the first money for Freelance Restorations, yet in MOKF 121 Sir Dennis got paid. However this is a minor problem since these are fill in issues published (in Jim Shooters words) “maybe we had some inventory we were using up”.

The main focus of this story is Clive Reston - he gets hired to track down a former MI-6 agent that turned and worked for the Soviets, before betraying and attacking Clive & Leiko. The person who hired him winds up using experimental hallucinogens on Clive so we get fake castles, mountainous bodyguards dressed like Conan, a clown fight (lousy clowns) and Clive tearing his shirt off, Hulk like.
For a fill in it’s all right.

From my understanding Doug Moench was pulled off the book pretty fast and I doubt this is what he would want as his final story in the original run of MOKF.

No one ever said life is fair.

The art is shaky - William Johnson draws the final 4 MOKF issues and Chans inks are the only thing giving his art any personality.

This link gives over all praise to the series -
http://fanboyscholar.blogspot.com/2011/06/master-of-kung-fu-best-series-of-bronze.html

Archie Goodwin wrote a memorial to Gene Day that was published in this issues letter column, here it is -

W - Steven Grant
A - David Mazzucchelli
I - Vince Colletta
C - Armando Gil

Story #26 in Essential #5.
Reason for Placement - MOKF #120 ends in rural Scotland, Rom #38 starts in rural Scotland. Rom #39 ends in London, MOKF #121 starts in Paris, so i can see it being easier for Shang Chi to fly out London than rural Scotland.

At this point Doug Moench has been taken off of Master Of Kung Fu and it’s been decided to wind down the book and cancel it, so there’s two fill in issues published, then a final 3 part story to finish up the series.

This comic is artist David Mazzucchelli’s first comic work, and of course he’s gone on to produce some amazing comics - for example his collaborations with Frank Miller Batman Year One & Daredevil Born Again. His work here is serviceable and though I am not a fan of Colletta’s inking this is not too bad for a first job.

We get started in Paris - Shang Chi is on a mission for Sir Dennis, and the mcguffin is a little red code book. Shang snatched it from some Russians then takes a flight back to Heathrow where he has a run in with an English counter spy & gets an assist from helpful stewardess - who winds up being another spy named Vienna. There’s all sorts of back and forth and intrigue type goings on where I had to re-read the story a few times to follow all the double crosses and what not, but over all this is a fine comic where in the end no one really wins.

Here’s some links about this being Mazzucchelli’s first comic work -
http://michelfiffe.com/?p=145

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2011/03/19/david-mazzucchelli%E2%80%99s-back-pages/

And starting here former marvel Editor in Chief Jim Shooter discusses the cancellation of MOKF -
http://www.jimshooter.com/2011/08/comment-and-answer-about-gene-days.html?showComment=1314676911695#c5672876330106737435

W - Bill Mantlo
A - Sal Buscema
I - Akin & Garvey
C - Gene Day

Stories #24 & 25 in Essential #5.
Reason for Placement - Set in Scotland & London, these could be read following #120, or #121 or even #122. There’s no real continuity conflict one way or the other, so since Rom #39 was published the same month at MOKF #120 it might as well be read following that issue.

Note - the Rom character is owned by Parker Brothers - it was a toy turned into a very excellent 75 issue comic series by Mantlo, and Marvel no longer has the right to the character. So since it looks like it’ll be a long long time before Marvel gets the Fu Manchu rights cleared to reprint Master Of Kung Fu I understand the possibility of being able to include Rom comics in a MOKF reprint are nigh impossible. But this blog is me dreaming outloud, so it’s my happening and it freaks me out, logic & legalities be damned!
I will say if there ever is a MOKF reprint I would hope the rights to reproduce these beautiful Gene Day covers could be worked out, at least.

What we got here in #38 is Shang Chi discovering some mystical evil aliens - Dire Wraiths - experimenting with magic & reanimating the corpse of a long dead skeletal child. Shang sets the bad dudes (who kinda looked like mashed potato people) on fire (Die! Die! Die!) and as the ooga boogas burn the revived kid is allowed to return to her eternal slumber. This makes Shang a bit pensive, and later back at Stormhaven Castle a newspaper headline about a mummified Egyptian princess being brought to an English museum grabs his eye, so he wrangles up the gang for a trip to London to check it out.
Also in the issue Rom finds a mansion “reeking of sinister sorcery” - does he smell some stinky Dire Wraith farts? It’s an orphanage, were he discovers a den of the bad potato guys using children for nefarious reasons, so he sends them lousy aliens screaming to limbo.

In #39 we begin at the British Museum in London where Shang and the gang check out the mummy princess. Apparently Sir Dennis is some kinda know it all expert and he tells the tale of star falling in ancient Egypt that caught a Pharaoh’s eye. The star was actually a Dire Wraith spaceship, and the pilot changed shape to become a pretty girl, so of course the Pharaoh adopted the kid.
Right? Sure.
Soon after the kid killed the Pharaoh, but her attempt at taking over was stopped by the people, mummifying her as a witch. So the modern aliens wanna use kidnapped children as some kinda mystic batteries to revive their corpsey buddy. Shang Chi and Rom team up to fight the evil spuds, so Shang gets to fight magically animated mummies and clay cavemen, which he beats up real good. Successfully broght back to life, Rom takes on the princess but it unable to take her down. Sir Dennis - bless his black heart - realizes the captured kids are the source of her powers, so gun drawn (& accepting collateral damage as part of the job) he says ya gotta slay the children! Rom wacks the gun out of his hand, but Rom’s zapper is no match for the Egyptian mummy girl so it’s up to Shang Chi to save the day. Grabbing some handy throwing stars from a display case and decapitating the villainous girl - brutal! - Shang Chi bad asses his way to a win.

Showing Shang Chi willing to do what he must (killing included) means I do like this guest appearance, and the fact that Sir Dennis is so willing to kill innocent kids is a nice bitter touch too.

Here’s a few links covering these issues -
http://www.supermegamonkey.net/chronocomic/entries/rom_38-39.shtml

http://siskoid.blogspot.com/2009/01/spaceknight-saturdays-night-in-museum.html

For more info on Rom lookie here -
http://romspaceknightart.blogspot.com/

Finally, I want to mention that Bill Mantlo, the author who brought Rom to life, received a horrible brain injury in a hit and run incident in 1992 and has been unable to live on his own ever since. Marvel comics is about to release a ‘Guardians Of The Galaxy’ film using a character Mantlo created, Rocket Raccoon. Mantlos family has been struggling for years coping with the medical expenses his care has racked up and while I assume Mantlo isn’t legally owed any money by Marvel, it sure would be nice for them to compensate his family in some manner.
Read this for a more detailed history -
http://www.lifehealthpro.com/2011/11/07/tragic-tale

W - Doug Moench
A - Gene Day
C - Gene Day

Story #23 in Essential #5.
Reason for Placement - its the next issue

This is the final Gene Day MOKF and it’s Moench’s final regular issue too. Thankfully it’s a solid enjoyable comic.

Rufus ‘One Eye’ ‘Super Midnight’ Carter returns, and he needs Shang Chis’ help. No longer working for the CIA, Carter is running his own investigative agency now and he gets hired to help a Scottish land owner save his property from some treasure hunting neighbors. We get crusty old kilt wearing coots bag-piping, ghost stories, a family feud history, a colds nights sleep and a live fish thrown at our heroes for breakfast.
Once the dynamite gets pulled out things get all sorts of rad when a swooping eagle knocks explosives from the bad guys hands.

The story is a little dense, but over all we get a really nice comic here.

Of course Day does a wonderful job with the artwork - there’s a wonderful 2 page spread over pages 2 & 3 drawing out the stories title “Dweller By The Dark Stream” and I tried to scan it, but my scanner prowess is a bit lacking so part of the page is cut off -

Here’s a close up of the right hand ‘E” -

A solid effort.
Lookie here - this guy likes this comic AND my blog, thanks duders!
http://comics.gearlive.com/comix411/article/q308-master-of-kung-fu-120/

W - Doug Moench
A - Mark Silvestri
I - Kevin Dzubin
C - Gene Day

Story #22 in Essential #5.
Reason for Placement - part 1 of 1

Brynocki, the ‘lil homicidal robot, returns, still trying to get his dead creator issues under control. Brynocki decides it would be a good idea to kidnap Leiko, bring her back to Mordillos island where he can kill her and prop her bones up next to his deceased boss.
“I’ll install her bones on a throne right next to yours boss, where you can bleach in her love forever.”

While the immoral mecha-man puts his plot into motion we see Shang Chi at Smiths castle, recovering from last issues epic battle with Fu Manchu. Shang & Leiko (along with Clive & Dark Angel) decide to head to the London MI-6 office where Brynocki catches up with them. We get robot battles and in general a very silly comic.

While over all things are alright here, I do wish we could have seen what Gene Day would have done with Brynocki, and this issue mainly feels like a forced change of pace issue after the intensity of last issues Fu Manchu saga.
‘Tis alright, but this ain’t no high class chicken dinner, more of comic book version of a meal at Dennys - no real complaints, but nothing exceptionally memorable either.

Brynocki next pops up in ROM #47 (Oct 83) -

http://siskoid.blogspot.com/2009/03/spaceknight-saturdays-new-wraiths-and.html

http://www.supermegamonkey.net/chronocomic/entries/rom_47-49.shtml