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Is DC Comics Muscling In On Marvel's Gang War Territory? (Spoilers)

This week sees Marvel Comics publish two Gang War crossover titles, with Deadly Hands Of Kung-Fu #1 and Spider-Woman #1

Published Mon, 25 Dec 2023 12:27:10 -0600

by Rich Johnston

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Marvel's Gang War rages in NYC with Shang Chi and Spider-Woman tackling rival factions.
DC Comics enters the fray with Batman facing the Orgham family's criminal expansion.
The Penguin is scheming a comeback, hinting at tension within his notorious family.
Cross-title drama unfolds with gang wars shaking up both the Marvel and DC universes.

This week sees Marvel Comics publish two Gang War crossover titles, with Deadly Hands Of Kung-Fu #1 and Spider-Woman #1. Shang Chi seems to be heading up one of the gangs making war in New York, though there is sure to be some revelation regarding that to come.

While Spider-Woman is just chasing the Hydra gang members who may know where her baby that everyone else has forgotten, went.

And yes, if you are thinking that pumping drugs into the water system of New York City sounds more like a Batman plot, this week's Batman: Brave And The Bold sees Mid-West gangs gathering inside a Kord-Mart. How the mighty have fallen.

While Detective Comics #1080 has the Orgham criminal family looking to franchise their operation in Gotham…

While the Penguin plots his return to Gotham, with friends and new but, it sees, diametrically opposed to his family.

Well, Cobblepots do tend to have a tendency to kill their parents, which really isn't the penguin way… either way, this is clearly DC showing a lack of respect to Marvel Comics right now. And after Aquaman, they are going to sleep with the fishes…

DEADLY HANDS OF KUNG FU GANG WAR #1
MARVEL COMICS
OCT230596
(W) Greg Pak (A) Caio Majado (CA) David Aja
WHOSE SIDE ARE YOU ON?
GANG WAR has thrown the crime lords and super heroes of New York into a deadly conflic,t and as both, Shang-Chi must play each side against each other in a dangerous game of deception! When he became leader of his family's Five Weapons Society, he promised to use it for good, but friends and foes alike have been unsure of his true intentions. The stakes of Gang War will force his hand as he vows to protect Chinatown and use the opportunity to eliminate the Five Weapon Society's biggest rivals! He'll use his world-class fighting skills as well as deceit, calculation and manipulation to navigate the battlefields as he learns the Art of War is all about the shades of gray!
Rated T+In Shops: Dec 27, 2023
SRP: $4.99

SPIDER-WOMAN #2
MARVEL COMICS
OCT230600
(W) Steve Foxe (A) Carola Borelli (CA) Leinil Yu
SPIDER-WOMAN GOES TO WAR…
…against the GANG WAR tearing through New York. On the trail of the ruthless DIAMONDBACK and his mysterious backers, Jess commits a little corporate espionage, which may bury her in a dark corner of her past. Plus, the shadowy GREEN MAMBA prowls for a rematch Spider-Woman may not be ready for!
Rated T+In Shops: Dec 27, 2023
SRP: $3.99

DETECTIVE COMICS #1080 CVR A EVAN CAGLE
DC COMICS
OCT232726
Batman: Outlaw concludes in part five of five of the biweekly Detective Comics event! The Batman is dead. The Reality Engine, a device capable of amplifying the Orghams' hypnotic powers, has roared to life. The people of Gotham, having watched the Dark Knight die on the gallows, begin to forget there ever was a Batman, and the Gotham that the Orghams have been working toward since their arrival in the city emerges: a city without a Batman. A city that never had a Batman. Check out the reality-bending, city-altering finale to Batman: Outlaw, and ask yourself: will Gotham ever be the same again?In Shops: Dec 26, 2023
SRP: $4.99

PENGUIN #5 CVR A CARMINE DI GIANDOMENICO
DC COMICS
OCT232771
With the dust settling in the aftermath of the Gotham War, Penguin's gathering the final member of his team before his return to Gotham…but who is this mysterious villain and what's his connection to the Dark Knight?In Shops: Dec 26, 2023
SRP: $3.99

BATMAN THE BRAVE AND THE BOLD #8 CVR A SIMONE DI MEO
DC COMICS
OCT232749
Written By Guillem March, Kyle Starks, Gabriel Hardman, John Higgins Art By Guillem March, Fernando Pasarin, Gabriel Hardman, John Higgins Guillem March's gripping, white-knuckled Back to Year One Batman adventure concludes! In part two of Kyle Starks and Fernando Pasarin's Wild Dog: Here Comes Trouble!, Wild Dog comes face to face with the new gang taking over the Quad Cities! Aquaman's bare-knuckle mission takes him to…Gorilla City?! Gabriel Hardman's undersea adventure continues!In Shops: Dec 26, 2023
SRP: $7.99

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