Hey everyone. This is Logan, and the first character I’ve brought with me is Shang Chi.
For those who dont know him, Shang Chi is a character with lots of ties to street level heroes in the comics (Heroes for Hire, Daredevil, et cetera). He joins the Avengers during Johnathan Hickman’s run. In a nutshell Shang is like if Bruce Lee was a superhero (to the point where some artists even draw them as basically identical). He was raised and trained by Kung Fu masters, at the behest of his batshit father, who is an immortal crime lord (long story).
What sets Shang Chi apart from a random Shoalin Monk? Well he’s in any top 5 list of martial artists in Marvel Comics (they actually list him as #1 on Marvel.com.
https://www.marvel.com/articles/comics/top-10-martial-artists ) Which is interesting as he theoretically doesnt have any superpowers. Theoretically because he’s one of those characters they SAY doesnt, but totally does. He blocked a direct punch from a Hulk level foe, and cut the leg off of an alien robot with one chop- a robot that had taken a huge lighting blast from Thor and was still swinging. So... yeah, lol.
Right now he’s working as a spy for China’s homegrown super spy agency, SPEAR. He’s just been dispatched to figure out who the hell murded 700 million Chinese citizens, and how the Avengers are connected. So he’ll be seeking out the various team members. For a spy he’s really nice though. More likely to help with your life issues than try to kill you. So if anyone wants to plot, or set up some existing history, let me know. Otherwise, glad to be on the team.