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Published April 21, 2021

Your First Look Inside Gene Luen Yang and Dike Ruan's 'Shang-Chi' #1

It's Shang-Chi vs. the Marvel Universe in a brand-new ongoing series kicking off this May!

Shang-Chi

The Shang-Chi mythos was transformed in last year's critically-acclaimed series by Gene Luen Yang, Dike Ruan, and Philip Tan — this May, Gene Luen Yang and Dike Ruan return with a new ongoing series for Marvel's greatest fighter as he finds himself on the opposite side of Marvel's heroes in SHANG-CHI #1!

Make sure your local comic shop snags you a copy on May 19 — to get you pumped, take a sneak peek at the interiors of SHANG-CHI #1 below from artist Dike Ruan with colors by Tríona Farrell.

SHANG-CHI (2021) #1 cover by Leinil Francis Yu
SHANG-CHI (2021) #1 cover by Leinil Francis Yu

After the events of his latest series, Shang-Chi has finally taken his place as the leader of the Five Weapons Society but using an evil secret organization as a force for good won’t be easy. And it’s about to get a lot harder when Shang-Chi’s fellow super heroes from Spider-Man to the X-Men to the Avengers, start to question his motives!

SHANG-CHI (2021) #1 interior art by Dike Ruan with colors by Tríona Farrell
SHANG-CHI (2021) #1 interior art by Dike Ruan with colors by Tríona Farrell

“I'm very, very thankful for all the support that we got for the SHANG-CHI miniseries. I mean, the first two issues sold out,” Yang said. “I'm thrilled that we get to continue the story of Shang-Chi and his siblings in the Five Weapons Society."

SHANG-CHI (2021) #1 interior art by Dike Ruan with colors by Tríona Farrell
SHANG-CHI (2021) #1 interior art by Dike Ruan with colors by Tríona Farrell

"We're going to show how Shang-Chi's brand-new role affects the rest of the Marvel Universe. We'll have him interact with old friends and new foes... and even old friends who become new foes," continued Yang.

SHANG-CHI (2021) #1 interior art by Dike Ruan with colors by Tríona Farrell

"Dike Ruan and I are already hard at work," added Yang. "The stuff I've seen from Dike so far has been his best yet.”

SHANG-CHI (2021) #1 interior art by Dike Ruan with colors by Tríona Farrell
SHANG-CHI (2021) #1 interior art by Dike Ruan with colors by Tríona Farrell

Now take a peek at Modern Marvel Master Michael Cho's variant cover for issue #1!

SHANG-CHI (2021) #1 variant cover by Michael Cho
SHANG-CHI (2021) #1 variant cover by Michael Cho

Don’t miss what happens when Shang-Chi and his newfound family of warriors collide with the Marvel Universe’s biggest heroes!

Interested in learning more about one of Marvel's most formidable warriors? Marvel Unlimited has you covered with a 'Start Here with Shang-Chi' guide and then dive in to Gene Luen Yang's episode on Marvel's Voices where he discusses the might of Shang-Chi below!

Pre-order SHANG-CHI #1, from Gene Luen Yang and Dike Ruan, with your local comic shop today, then read it next month on May 19!

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First Look at SHANG-CHI (2021) #1
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SHANG-CHI (2021) #1 interior art by Dike Ruan with colors by Tríona Farrell

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