Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings
Summary
word of advice ! Spoilers for The Invincible Iron Man # 14 ahead !
Marvel has just start the door for a surprising candidate to replaceKang the Conqueroras the next Big Bad of theMarvel Cinematic Universe : the Master of Kung Fu himself , Shang - Chi . The firing of Jonathan Majors has upend plans for the MCU ’s ongoing Multiverse Saga , whereMajors ’ Kang was plannedto replace Thanos as the enfranchisement ’s major villain . There ’s also been little word about when fan might await Simu Liu to make his next gravid cover appearing as Shang - Chi . But a revelation in a unexampled comic could resolve both scenario .
The answer go far inThe Invincible Iron Man#14 by writer Gerry Duggan , artist Andrea Di Vito , colouration creative person Bryan Valenza , letter Joe Caramanga and cover artist Kael Ngu . While out in space on a charge from Iron Man , Riri Williams aka Ironheart and the X - Man Forge encounter an tremendous space dragon . The flying dragon is a member of the Makluan race of dragons whose technology create the Mandarin ’s rings . It has make out to face up Riri about the closed chain , which are now in Ironheart ’s will power .
First believe that the dragon imply to lash out them , Riri prepares to defend herself and Forge . But the flying dragon has really come to warn Riri that she is in risk of being corrupted by the spirits contained within each of the band .
As the head of the crime household cast down in Marvel ’s Gang War , an MCU hero appear - not to stop them , but to get their own slice of the pie .
The Mandarin’s Rings Can Control Whoever Wields Them
This issue uncover that , much like the One Ring fromThe Lord of the Rings , the Mandarin ’s rings are brawny but grave , open of debauch anyone who wield them . “ You have ten curses upon you , ” the dragon cautions Ironheart . Even those with the best intentions will find themselves compromised , and the only room to forefend this destiny is to get rid of them . This warning essay to be rightful after in the issue , when Riri and Forge obtain themselves in a fight against some treacherous dwarves . Ironheart nearly uses the ring to relegate the midget to the Void before Forge speak her down . Convincing her that she does n’t require to survive with the kind of regret that can get from using the band , Forge help oneself her send them out into blank , where they will be separated .
The MCU’s Shang-Chi Could Be Corrupted By His Rings
The cinematic edition of the rings appear inShang - Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings , where it ’s let on that the Mandarin discovered them in ancient clip . By the ending of the film , the band are in Shang - Chi ’s possession and are sending a sign out into space . This hint that a future film could introduce the Makluans and potentially even reveal the spirits within the rings . kick in this unexampled revelation , it ’s potential that the Ten Rings on film will have the same corrupting influence as the funny version .
AlthoughShang - Chi and the Legend of the Ten Ringsperformed well at the box spot and receive good reassessment , there has n’t been much news show of when production will begin on a continuation . The lineament is expected to appear in the next twoAvengersmovies , butSimu Liu ride last year that Shang - Chi could returnto the MCU “ sooner than you think . ” Now that Marvel has revealed the true nature of the ring , perhaps they could have a standardised cloud influence onShang - Chi , convolute the beloved hero into a villain worthy of taking over forKang the Conqueroras the raw big menace in theMarvel Cinematic Universe .
The Invincible Iron Man#14is available now from Marvel Comics .
The Invincible Iron Man#14 ( 2024 )
