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Sword Master (2019) (Single Issues) #5
Sword Master (2019-) #5 (Sword Master
MAGICIANS AND GODS! LIN LIE’S magic sword draws the attention of his greatest opponent yet -- BARON MORDO! And when Mordo hits the scene, can the SORCERER SUPREME himself be far behind? Meanwhile, in our second story, can SHANG-CHI and Sword Master overcome their suspicion and pride in time to thwart the threat of the GODS OF MADRIPOOR?
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33 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 6, 2019
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January 25, 2020
Ok. Doctor Strange showing up was kind of cool. Still dragging a little though.
April 13, 2021
In this issue, it was clear that they didn't target the existing Marvel audience in the Sword Master story, after all, those might already know Mordo and Straneg so they wouldn't need this crappy introduction that is really just a guest appearance.
And I can totally understand why the sword rather wants to go with her (whose name I forgot) than Lin Lie, she seems waaaayyyyy more capable.
And strange has a good point, why should he let Lin Lie keep the sword if it is so powerful and causes so much trouble? And although he might be here just for star power, it makes sense that the sorcerer supreme would be involved in the possible resurgance of an old god of war. Sadly, that was pretty much all we got here, not much of substance. Albeit more than what was to come in the Pak story of the issue.
You see, why is there a potral to Madripoore in Pan? Madripoor is a cesspool of crime. Oh right, they are Asian. And that really seems to be the only reason now, because that is what Pan, is, if you're Asian (and rich), you can get in. Sure, these stories say everyone can get in, but you only see people that are definitely "Asian" according to current US definitions, maybe some people you could consider "White" but definitely no "Black" people.
And there was one issue where this surprised me: Pak actually can keep in mind what others have established about the characters he uses now. He could remember that Lin Lie is good at puzzles. Which only makes his Pan stories even worse in my mind as he could do better. It is really funny, how Pak can write decently if he wants to apparently. Even if things like this Davi Naka, the mother goddess of Madripoor come across a bit contrived.
Sadly, as "decent" as this was, for the standard set by this series, I knew bad things were to come in the following issue. And I was so, right.
And I can totally understand why the sword rather wants to go with her (whose name I forgot) than Lin Lie, she seems waaaayyyyy more capable.
And strange has a good point, why should he let Lin Lie keep the sword if it is so powerful and causes so much trouble? And although he might be here just for star power, it makes sense that the sorcerer supreme would be involved in the possible resurgance of an old god of war. Sadly, that was pretty much all we got here, not much of substance. Albeit more than what was to come in the Pak story of the issue.
You see, why is there a potral to Madripoore in Pan? Madripoor is a cesspool of crime. Oh right, they are Asian. And that really seems to be the only reason now, because that is what Pan, is, if you're Asian (and rich), you can get in. Sure, these stories say everyone can get in, but you only see people that are definitely "Asian" according to current US definitions, maybe some people you could consider "White" but definitely no "Black" people.
And there was one issue where this surprised me: Pak actually can keep in mind what others have established about the characters he uses now. He could remember that Lin Lie is good at puzzles. Which only makes his Pan stories even worse in my mind as he could do better. It is really funny, how Pak can write decently if he wants to apparently. Even if things like this Davi Naka, the mother goddess of Madripoor come across a bit contrived.
Sadly, as "decent" as this was, for the standard set by this series, I knew bad things were to come in the following issue. And I was so, right.
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