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by Gene Luen Yang (Author), Dike Ruan (Illustrator), Philip Tan (Illustrator)
The comic-book saga of Shang-Chi and the legendary Ten Rings! An ancient and evil secret society has remained in hiding since the death of their leader, Zheng Zu. But now a successor has been chosen: Zheng Zu's son, Shang-Chi! In a fractious family reunion, Shang-Chi gets to know the siblings he never knew he had! But who among them can he trust -- and who is trying to kill him? As Shang-Chi assumes his rightful place as the leader of the Five Weapons Society, his fellow super heroes -- including Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four -- start to see him as the bad guy! And when he gains control of the massively powerful Ten Rings, every bounty hunter and assassin in the Marvel Universe is determined to take them from him! Collecting SHANG-CHI (2020) #1-5, SHANG-CHI (2021) #1-12, SHANG-CHI AND THE TEN RINGS #1-6, SHANG-CHI: MASTER OF THE TEN RINGS and material from MARVEL'S VOICES: IDENTITY (2021) #1.
Author Biography
Gene Luen Yang is an acclaimed cartoonist and experienced lecturer on the subjects of comic books and graphic novels. In 2016, the Library of Congress named him Ambassador for Young People's Literature, and he became only the third graphic novelist to receive the MacArthur Fellowship. Yang's American Born Chinese won an Eisner Award, among many other accolades, and he has earned acclaim at DC with works including New Superman -- starring the Chinese Superman, Kong Kenan -- and Superman Smashes the Klan. Yang contributed to the anthology series Strange Tales and Strange Tales II, but arrived properly at Marvel by writing his first Shang-Chi series and its immediate follow-up.
Born in Alberta, Marcus To has been drawing since childhood but never dreamed he would be able to do it professionally. In 2009, he made the move to Toronto; that same year, he started working for DC. In 2010, he joined the Royal Academy of Illustration and Design studio in downtown Toronto. To's Marvel credits include Black Panther, New Avengers, Guardians of the Galaxy, X-Men: Blue and New Warriors, but Excalibur is his longest and most acclaimed run.
