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Comic Book Chop Socky
Black Canary 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
Bronze Tiger 5%  5%  [ 1 ]
Iron Fist 41%  41%  [ 7 ]
Karate Kid 23%  23%  [ 4 ]
Richard Dragon 5%  5%  [ 1 ]
Shang Chi 17%  17%  [ 3 ]
White Tiger 0%  0%  [ 0 ]
_______ 5%  5%  [ 1 ]
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 Post subject: Superhero Martial Artists
PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 8:57 pm 
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A redundant category,since most all superheroes use martial arts,or somehow acquire the moves,but for some,their skill set rests entirely on martial arts;they (usually) don't have superpowers or utility belts or batarangs (so no Batman,please).

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 Post subject: Superhero Martial Artists
PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 9:08 pm 
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Karate Kid in this costume please. Great design, great color scheme.

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 Post subject: Superhero Martial Artists
PostPosted: Sat Nov 17, 2012 10:52 pm 
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Iron Fist for me. Love the whole mythology around the character, as well as his partnership with Luke Cage.


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 Post subject: Superhero Martial Artists
PostPosted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 11:59 am 
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This was my first kung-fu/martial arts comic and I've enjoyed the character of Richard Dragon ever since!

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 1:10 pm 
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Batman. :lol: I'm not a big fan of the Kung Fu genre.


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PostPosted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 1:35 pm 
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Shang-Chi.


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 Post subject: Superhero Martial Artists
PostPosted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 2:05 pm 
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Mister Fantastic

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 Post subject: Superhero Martial Artists
PostPosted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 2:14 pm 
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I haven't been a big reader of any of them, but I like Shang-Chi the best. I went through a phase of reading him when I was young to be familiar enough, and I like the way he's tied into the Sax Roehmer "yellow peril" genre of pulps. In fact, the whole martial arts and kung fu genre is kind of a interested turn on of the "yellow peril."

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 Post subject: Superhero Martial Artists
PostPosted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 3:52 pm 
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The Human Top wrote:
Iron Fist for me. Love the whole mythology around the character, as well as his partnership with Luke Cage.


As Jay said, I like the fact that Shang-Chi was tied to Fu Manchu but the Lost Horizon/Razor's Edge background for Danny Rand trumps that.

Both of those examples, as I've said before, are what made Marvel's approach to its characters in general different and special once upon a time. Dracula for instance, was not only tied to the novel but to the historical Vlad. A similar transformation occurred to Stan after the debut of Thor. I love that approach and it's what I would do.


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PostPosted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 4:19 pm 
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Chop Chop.


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PostPosted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 4:21 pm 
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 Post subject: Superhero Martial Artists
PostPosted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 4:25 pm 
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Martial Rogers is a good superhero artist.


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 Post subject: Superhero Martial Artists
PostPosted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 5:49 pm 
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As dull and repetitive as they are

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I'm reading Secret Avengers right now and I'm liking Brubaker and Ellis' treatments of Shang-Chi.


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PostPosted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 5:52 pm 
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Jeff wrote:
Batman. :lol:


Always the right answer.

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 Post subject: Superhero Martial Artists
PostPosted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 6:23 pm 
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The Human Top wrote:
Iron Fist for me. Love the whole mythology around the character, as well as his partnership with Luke Cage.

This.

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PostPosted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:02 pm 
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Iron Fist, because his fist is like unto a thing of iron.


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 Post subject: Superhero Martial Artists
PostPosted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 7:29 pm 
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Rafael wrote:
Jeff wrote:
Hanzo's Penis. :lol:


Always the right answer.

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 Post subject: Superhero Martial Artists
PostPosted: Sun Nov 18, 2012 11:36 pm 
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Fraxon! wrote:
Rafael wrote:
Jeff wrote:
Hanzo's Penis. :lol:


Always the right answer.

:ohyes:

Like a thing unto iron!

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PostPosted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 2:52 am 
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PostPosted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:06 am 
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Howard the Duck.

The Master of Quack-Fu! :thumbsup:


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 Post subject: Superhero Martial Artists
PostPosted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 9:50 am 
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I'll choose Shang Chi due to Paul Gulacy, Mike Zeck and Gene Day.


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 Post subject: Superhero Martial Artists
PostPosted: Tue Nov 20, 2012 1:42 pm 
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Bolgani Gogo wrote:
I'll choose Shang Chi due to Paul Gulacy, Mike Zeck and Gene Day.


They made some interesting efforts at doing something different in comics storytelling with that series. It never really worked that well for me, but I respect the way they made it stand out.

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