Spider-Woman #3
(W) Steve Foxe (A) Carola Borelli
(C) Arif Prianto (L) Joe Sabino
(CA) Leinil Yu (VCA) Corin Howell
RATED T+
In Shops: Jan 24, 2024
SRP: $3.99
GANG WAR RAGES ON!
Spider-Woman tried to take down Diamondback’s operation from the top…and barely escaped with her life. Now she’s angrier than ever and ready to hit him – and Hydra – where it hurts. Jessica Drew goes street level as GANG WAR nears its brutal conclusion!
Amazing Spider-Man #42
(W) Zeb Wells (A/CA) John Romita Jr.
RATED T
In Shops: Jan 17, 2024
SRP: $4.99
GANG WAR CONTINUES!
Miles Morales: Spider-Man #15
(W) Cody Ziglar (A) Federico Vicentini (CA) Alan Quah
Rated T
In Shops: Jan 10, 2024
SRP: $3.99
MS. MARVEL CHARGES INTO GANG WAR! MILES MORALES is losing his battle to save Brooklyn – can MS. MARVEL turn the tide?! HOBGOBLIN is out for revenge against SPIDER-MAN – but he’s not the only classic Spidey villain who wants a piece of Miles…
Daredevil: Gang War #2
(W) Erica Schultz (A/CA) Sergio Davila
Rated T+
In Shops: Jan 10, 2024
SRP: $3.99
AS GANG WAR RAGES ON, A NEW PLAYER EMERGES!
New York City’s criminal element stands poised to tear itself and the entire island to pieces with only Elektra standing between them and the citizens of Hell’s Kitchen! Fighting against foes first seen in Saladin Ahmed and Aaron Kuder’s first explosive chapter of DAREDEVIL, Elektra has her hands full to begin with – but a dangerous new player with powerful and lethal abilities and skills to match Elektra’s own explodes into the fray!
Luke Cage: Gang War #3
(W) Rodney Barnes (A) Ramon Bachs (CA) Caanan White
Rated T+
In Shops: Jan 10, 2024
SRP: $3.99
THE FIGHT FOR NEW YORK IS ON!
SPIDER-SLAYERS are back and bigger than ever! Luke Cage, Danny Rand, Jessica Jones, Cloak and Dagger face a GIANT threat as they battle for the soul of New York!
Amazing Spider-Man #41
(W) Zeb Wells (A/CA) John Romita Jr.
Rated T
In Shops: Jan 03, 2024
SRP: $4.99
GANG WAR CONTINUES!
With all of New York’s super underworld fighting for dominance, you didn’t think Wilson Fisk, the former Kingpin of Crime, would sit it out, did you?
Amazing Spider-Man #41
(W) Zeb Wells (A/CA) John Romita Jr.
Rated T
In Shops: Jan 03, 2024
SRP: $4.99
GANG WAR CONTINUES!
With all of New York’s super underworld fighting for dominance, you didn’t think Wilson Fisk, the former Kingpin of Crime, would sit it out, did you?
As someone who has worked in some terrible organizations, it is still bewildering how oblivious people in power are. As these workplaces often are insidious with fiefdoms and littered with sycophants. Rarely, do you see people who actually know or do their jobs. As one person I know pretty much scared everyone off from her department and is still in charge with only 2 people, vice where they had 14 people.
So it is always hopeful, when they have new leadership. As they come in with their on promises and what they feel is morally acceptable. This is often where idealistic meets pragmatic. In Deadly Hands of Kung Fu: Gang War #1, Shang Chi’s part in the city wide war forces his hand as the head of the Five Weapons Society.
We’re taken to a flashback 20 years ago, in China, when Zheng Zu, then Supreme Commander of the Five Weapons Society, teaches Shang Chi, the importance of tactical strategy. We are taken to present day, where Shang Chi wants to stay neutral in the gang war, which is until Lady Yulia and her vampires try to grab a piece of Chinatown, which forces him to at least defend , with the help or distraction of Spider-Man. He has another run in with Mister Negative, a battle that would visibly wear him down. By the issue’s end, Shang chi used the perception of his injury to thwart out the traitors in his organization, ending their plans for a coup to an end.
Overall, Deadly Hands of Kung Fu: Gang War #1 is an excellent debut issue that shows why Shang Chi is such a beloved character in comics. The story by Greg Pak is brilliant. The art by the creative team is marvelous. Altogether, Deadly Hands of Kung Fu: Gang War #1 is a story that shows evil lurks in corners you do not necessarily see coming.
Story: Greg Pak Art: Caio Majado
Color: Jim Campbell Letterer: Travis Lanham
Story: 9.0 Art: 9.0 Overall: 9.0 Recommendation: Buy
Marvel provided Graphic Policy with a FREE copy for review
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Spider-Woman #2
(W) Steve Foxe (A) Carola Borelli (CA) Leinil Yu
Rated T+
In Shops: Dec 27, 2023
SRP: $3.99
SPIDER-WOMAN GOES TO WAR…
…against the GANG WAR tearing through New York. On the trail of the ruthless DIAMONDBACK and his mysterious backers, Jess commits a little corporate espionage, which may bury her in a dark corner of her past. Plus, the shadowy GREEN MAMBA prowls for a rematch Spider-Woman may not be ready for!
Deadly Hands of Kung Fu: Gang War #1
(W) Greg Pak (A) Caio Majado (CA) David Aja
Rated T+
In Shops: Dec 27, 2023
SRP: $4.99
WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?
GANG WAR has thrown the crime lords and super heroes of New York into a deadly conflict and as both, Shang-Chi must play each side against each other in a dangerous game of deception! When he became leader of his family’s Five Weapons Society, he promised to use it for good, but friends and foes alike have been unsure of his true intentions. The stakes of Gang War will force his hand as he vows to protect Chinatown and use the opportunity to eliminate the Five Weapon Society’s biggest rivals! He’ll use his world-class fighting skills as well as deceit, calculation and manipulation to navigate the battlefields as he learns the Art of War is all about the shades of gray!
