2021-09-06 "Shang-Chi," but not the movie

On this week’s Comics Syllabus, some examination of “Shang-Chi”… but not the movie, since host Paul is still avoiding theaters. Pandemic! Delta! (For a good take on Marvel’s groundbreaking movie, check out Christopher Chiu-Tabet’s Multiversity review as well as All Over the Internet.) Instead, Paul shares thoughts on the recent Marvel series written by Gene Luen Yang and drawn by Dike Ruan and Philip Tan, including the five issue mini-series “Brothers and Sisters” and the first three issues of the current ongoing.Then, a brief “Polybagged” with mentions of comics that Paul’s recently been reading, including:“Jia and the Nian Monster” by Mike Richardson and Megan Huang (Dark Horse)“Amazing Fantasy” #1-2 by Kaare Andrews (Marvel)“Always Never” by Jordi Lafebre (Europe Comics)“Eve” #1-4 by Victor LaValle and Jo Mi-Gyeong (Boom!)“Superman: Son of Kal-El” #1-2 by Tom Taylor and John Timms with Gabe Eltaeb (DC)“Mouse Guard: Fall 1152” by David Peterson (Villard, 2008)Finally, we launch our “Long Read” for the Fall, a re-read of “Y the Last Man” by Brian K. Vaughan and Pia Guerra. With the show coming in a couple weeks, join us as we read the original run of this series. A reading schedule:Deluxe Edition v1 and v2: Sep 19, 2021Deluxe Edition v3 and v4: Oct 3, 2021Deluxe Edition v5 and v6: Oct 17, 2021Read with us!Check out the Comics Syllabus SubStack, and find out how you can support Paul’s work on this podcast, at comicssyllabus.substack.comFind the Comics Syllabus at its home at Multiversitycomics.com: http://www.multiversitycomics.com/tag/comics-syllabus/Find the weekly audio podcast version of the Comics Syllabus on Sundays at its home at Multiversitycomics.com: http://www.multiversitycomics.com/tag/comics-syllabus/For video segments, subscribe/follow the Comics Syllabus on Apple Podcasts or video-friendly podcast apps like Pocket Casts. You can try this RSS feed including video or watch the segments here at our podcast host Castos.For audio-only episodes, you can find us on Google Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, your favorite podcast app, or use this weekly audio-only RSS feed. This is a public episode. If you would like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit comicssyllabus.substack.com