Avengers World 3 - To job or not to job

@laflux @wolverine08@jashro44 @slimj87d

I don't remember who else was in the original thread that may have discussion points to make... but yeah. The issue finally came out today, and lo and behold, The Gorgon did not job.

Gorgon clearly wasn't jobbing here. In fact, despite looking like he had the upper hand, Shang's internal monologue foreshadowed the inevitable outcome. Tomi's stone stare and telepathy are both intact and referenced, and he shows that he's still leagues above Marvel's "peak human" level fighters with his super human strength and speed. Being able to throw Shang as far as he did and taking him out every bit as viciously he did Wolverine, this isn't the same Gorgon that got blindsided in New Avengers.

That being said, Shang-Chi did have some very nice showings despite losing. Being able to tag Gorgon repeatedly the way he did, approaching the fight strategically, and holding his own for much longer than most others who came before him. The only thing I didn't really understand is why he needed those new bracers. He uses them twice, and they don't seem to hurt the Gorgon any more than his regular blows.

Regardless, there is undoubtedly going to be a rematch coming up. If nothing else, I'd love to see Wolverine and Shang-Chi team up against the Gorgon. On that note, one has to wonder what the rest of the Avengers in Madripoor were doing...

I know interest is slim, but any other thoughts on this issue?

While I have not read it, I am definitely looking forward to it and from the way you've described it, niether of the characters were lowballed or written out of character.

I was a bit disappointed with how the fight was paced. Shang dominated for the first 4/5 of the fight then gets wrecked in the last page I was expecting somewhat more of a back-and-forth. Aside from that though, it was a cool fight.

The outcome was the correct one. Although I advocate for Shang-chi any time I can Gorgon just has too many advantages over him to lose. That being said Shang-chi got some good hits in, as he should, so I'm satisfied.

@shenkuei: I agree, it did seem like Shang-Chi was beating him down a bit too much for most of the fight. I would've preferred a little more "back-n-forth."

Gorgon vs Shang-Chi is actually the only reason I even paid any attention to this series.