Marvel Omnibus Shang-Chi, Master of Kung-Fu 1 Hardcover – January 1, 2016

The Omnibus arrived earlier than scheduled and was exactly what I expected/hoped it to be.

Had a collection back when I was a kid and this has meant every expectation. Not to often does the fantasy exceed expectations but in this case it has. Art is fantastic, even compared to today's artist and the writing is far more advanced than I remembered as a kid. If your thinking about purchasing this.... do it! It is actually worth the money

My chilhood-hero was Shang-Chi ( or at least one of them). Some of the very best storied are in this volume 1. I'm looking forward to volume 2 in a couple of months. Highly recomendable.

One of the best series in the history of Marvel Comics. Wait until it reaches the next volume as well - outstanding characters and artwork as well.

This edition contains all of the covers, comics, and even the letters to the editor pages! Quality book with quality binding.

Truly excellent and ground-breaking comics from the '70s. While there's some lesser material in the middle, the first Shang Chi story by Steve Englehart and Jim Starlin is possibly the best single issue of both legends' respective careers (and that's really saying something!) and the later issues by Doug Moench, Paul Gulacy, and company are completely pitch perfect spy stories. It's a real thrill to watch Gulacy to develop from a raw talent with a Steranko fixation to one of the greatest illustrators in the medium's history. I'd give this volume five stars, but some of the stories in the middle volume aren't quite at the high level of the first issue and the Moench/Gulacy stuff. So, let's say, 4.75 starsAlso, historians of the medium will love the addition of the original letter pages, which feature many a future comics pro weighing in the series. One of my favorite letter pages in the volume is basically a series of complaints that issue 24 has too many guest pencillers, but those pencillers are Walt Simonson, Jim Starlin, and Alan Weiss, two bonafide comics legends (Simonson and Starlin) and a true artist's artist who would be considered a legend if he had a larger body of work (Weiss). Pretty funny in hindsight.

A great compilation of the classic MOKF run. Now if only the pricing was lower.

I would like to get the whole series it's good