Deadly Hands of Kung Fu Omnibus Vol. 2

Deadly Hands of Kung Fu #2

by Chris Claremont, Bill Mantlo, Doug Moench

Completing this never-before-reprinted series, volume two shifts focus to Iron Fist, the Living Weapon! Written by Chris Claremont and with lush artwork by Rudy Nebres, Danny Rand battles Firebird and Dhasha Khan in a saga filled with the mystery of K'un-Lun! Meanwhile, from the ashes of the Sons of the Tiger, Bill Mantlo and George Pérez introduce Hector Ayala, the White Tiger! Also featuring Shang-Chi, Master of Kung Fu; Jack of Hearts; Swordquest's samurai action; two team-ups with all of Marvel's martial arts heroes; and Claremont and Marshall Rogers' beautiful Daughters of the Dragon! COLLECTING: DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU (1974) 19-33; MATERIAL FROM BIZARRE ADVENTURES (1981) 25

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Graphic Novels, Fiction, Martial Arts

1000 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2017

About the author

Chris Claremont is a writer of American comic books, best known for his 16-year (1975-1991) stint on Uncanny X-Men, during which the series became one of the comic book industry's most successful properties.

Claremont has written many stories for other publishers including the Star Trek Debt of Honor graphic novel, his creator-owned Sovereign Seven for DC Comics and Aliens vs Predator for Dark Horse Comics. He also wrote a few issues of the series WildC.A.T.s (volume 1, issues #10-13) at Image Comics, which introduced his creator-owned character, Huntsman.

Outside of comics, Claremont co-wrote the Chronicles of the Shadow War trilogy, Shadow Moon (1995), Shadow Dawn (1996), and Shadow Star (1999), with George Lucas. This trilogy continues the story of Elora Danan from the movie Willow. In the 1980s, he also wrote a science fiction trilogy about female starship pilot Nicole Shea, consisting of First Flight (1987), Grounded! (1991), and Sundowner (1994). Claremont was also a contributor to the Wild Cards anthology series.

Reviews

[Little Timmy · Rating 4 out of 5]

If ya like some high kicking martial arts action in your comics then here is a series for ya. Marvel let the writers and artists loose in their 1970s magazines and the stories show it!. Great art and stories. Very recommended

[Jimbo · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked these stories and the history (at least the Marvel view of the history of the Kung Fu craze of the seventies).

Chris Claremont's Iron fist and Daughters of the Dragon were interesting stories and since I am a huge fan of them--they were great.

The story of the Swordquest was kind of a mess for me. Following it was easy enough, it just didn't feel right.

The Bruce Lee story was interesting, basically a short bio of his life and death.

Rudy Nebres and of course George Perez did beautiful artwork on the stories. Mantlo, and Doug Moench kept the stories going for Shang Chi and the Sons of the Tiger/White Tiger.

NOTE: This may sound weird, but I did find it odd that in the Daughters of the Dragon story in DHofKF #33 that both Misty Knight and Colleen Wing lost their clothes and were running around topless. It made no sense, did not add to the story, it was just soft core, juvenile male need to see cartoon nudity. THAT made me crazy because it had no purpose at all.

[Paul Anderson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved these stories when I was growing up and had to get it!

[Ryan · Rating 3 out of 5]

I liked this volume even less than the first. The stories are just about unreadable. Sure, there is the occasional well-written story. But it is surrounded by so much filler as to be inaccessible. Top-notch art throughout, though. Also, this is a rarity. I don't expect to see it in print again for a very long time.

[Timo · Rating 3 out of 5]

What did I learn from this edition: Chris Claremont has written too many words to comics since early 70s.
Thankfully the closer the ending of this edition moved, the better stories got, more focused. And the art was totally solid black and white goodness thoroughly.

[Victor · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars. Definitely a step up from the last omnibus, but not really enough.