Thursday, September 21, 2023

KUNG FU "Aftermath"

After Shaolin monk Kwai Chang Caine avenges the senseless slaying of his sensei, the blind Master Po, at the hands of the sleazy nephew of the Emperor of all China, the local military commander, General Lin invades the monastery searching for the young monk...
There are two more chapters to this tale, based on the flashbacks from another TV episode.
Since they involve a supposedly-haunted temple, we're saving them for October, along with another "martial arts meets mysticism" story!
Please Support Pop Art Martial Arts
Visit Amazon and Buy....

Tuesday, September 19, 2023

KUNG FU "Worm in the Apple"

Kwai Chang Caine befriends Chao, another who was admitted to the monastery because he had nowhere else to go.
But, unlike Caine, Chao is far from a devoted student and disciple!
To Be Continued Wednesday, at...
Writer Steve Moore and artist Paul Neary, who created this never-reprinted story from Brown-Watson's Kung Fu Annual 1976 made a fascinating creative choice.
They adapted the TV series' pilot movie, "The Way of the Tiger, the Sign of the Dragon"...sort of!
Instead of following the script which begins with Caine already wandering the American Old West, then segueing into flashbacks about how he became wanted by the Chinese authorities and fled to America, the comic adapts only the back story...in chronological order!
Please Support Pop Art Martial Arts
Visit Amazon and Buy....