Spider-Island: Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #1

Shang-Chi stands front and center in a fighting stance, fists raised and ready, as the looming visage of a masked enemy and two mysterious women materialize behind him in a wash of fiery orange — a composition by Sebastián Fiumara that immediately signals high stakes and dangerous company. This three-issue limited series drops into the thick of Marvel's 2011 Spider-Island event, bringing the Master of Kung Fu into a corner of the chaos all his own. With Antony Johnston writing and Fiumara on art, it's a grounded, martial-arts-focused chapter that earns its place in the larger crossover.