Deadly Hands Of K'un-Lun #2 - Marvel Comics

DEADLY HANDS OF K'UN-LUN No. 2, May 2026

Whilst there can surely be no doubt that Issue Two of “Deadly Hands Of K’un-Lun” is absolutely packed full of martial arts mayhem, Yifan Jiang’s script for the twenty-page periodical probably still serves as a good example of an author failing to provide his audience with any actual meaningful substance behind all the flash, bangs and wallops. In fact, despite many a fan inevitably enjoying the Inhuman Karnak giving General Davos a welcome beating at this comic’s very end, there isn’t debatably much else inside the book which will truly hook any perusing bibliophiles

By far this publication’s biggest problem is that the action takes place so fast that the narrative itself appears to repeatedly fail to inform any onlookers as to how or why the adrenalin-fuelled punch-ups are actually taking place – such as when Pei-Ya apparently decides to use Uncle Fooh’s Randall Gate 'off-screen' to transport herself and Ami to the City Outskirts of K’un-Lun. Admittedly, “one of the writers of the hit video game Marvel Rivals” does try to steer his ship by utilising the comic’s foreword to update any customers as to what supposedly occurred within this mini-series’ opening instalment. But such context is soon thrown aside once the dethroned ruler of K’un-Lun unsuccessfully attempts to assassinate her successor; “Did you really think it’d be that easy, Yu-Ti Sparrow..?”

Furthermore, it is not made particularly clear just why Lin Feng’s search for the last of Chiyou’s Soul Orbs has led his forces to New York, nor how they first encountered both Elektra (Daredevil) and the White Tiger. Instead, everyone is simply expected to hop aboard the violent bandwagon careening through Hell’s Kitchen, and just enjoy all the combatants exchanging super-charged attacks like it was an early episode of the 1989 Japanese animated series “Dragon Ball Z”.

Luckily, far more engrossing than Jiang’s penmanship is Paco Medina and Alessandro Miracolo’s artwork, which manages to convincingly convey the sheer physical violence needed for this somewhat senseless storyline. Of particular note has to be the sheer suddenness of General Davos’ aforementioned defeat at the hands of Karnak, and Lin Feng’s palpable shock at discovering that the next kingdom he needs to conquer is none other than that owned by the mighty Inhumans.

Writer: Yifan Jiang, and Artists: Paco Medina & Alessandro Miracolo