#Clive Reston

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Paul Gulacy and Pablo Marcos - Master of Kung-Fu #46 title splash page (1976) Source

The comic today

[all-action-all-picture]

Shang-Chi and Clive Reston from Master of Kung Fu No. 94, dated November 1980. Art by Mike Zeck and Gene Day. "It's a small mind that dwells in the past". Is it a quote from a Sherlock Holmes book? The character of Reston was written with him being not only the son of James Bond but also the great-nephew of Sherlock Holmes in mind. For legal reasons Marvel couldn't come out and specifically state this though.

[cantsayidont]

January 1977. Stylish Paul Gulacy layout from MASTER OF KUNG FU #48. Gulacy has a tendency to pepper his art with unauthorized celebrity caricatures, here including Bruce Lee as Shang-Chi, Sean Connery as Clive Reston, and Marlon Brando as Larner. (I assume Leiko Wu is as well, but I can't place her off the top of my head.)

[avengerphobic]

Kurt Wagner is first cousins to the guy shang-chi cucked

[atlasfoundation]

Art by Marco Rudy for a cancelled Master of Kung Fu and the MI13 (2016) series

[the-unspeakable-tsar]

The Holmes Family Tree

At the top are the parents. Sherlock's father; Sieger, Sherlock's Mother, Violet Rutherford; and Sherlock's Stepmother Eudoria

First lets start with Violet and Sieger's children:

Sherlock, Sherringford, Mycroft, Shirley, and Rutherford

Then there are Eudoria and Sieger's Children:

Enola, Sigrina, and Siegerson.

Let's start with the branch that descends directly from Sherlock.

I have placed Sherlock's Children as five in Number. Raffles is the son of Majorie Raffles (the sister of A.J Raffles). Henry Holmes and his wife Elizabeth are the creations of the Charlotte Holmes series.

Keep Sherlock Holmes Jr in mind as we'll focus on him later. We'll go down Henry and Elizabeth's line.

Pascal, Valentina, Agatha, Perpetua and Johnathan Holmes are the children of Elizabeth and Henry

Crispin and Morland are Pascal and Elizabeth's sons. Crispin marries Celine, and Morland marries May. Keep Morland in mind.

Crispin and Elizabeth have the following children: Alistair, Agatha, Julian, Leander.

Morland is a complicated old bastard with two sons: Sherlock and Mycroft. Note that i've written Elementary beneath them.

Alistair and Emma have: Milo and Charlotte

Julian and Kim Min-Ji: Margarate Holmes, Carmilla Holmes, and Sherlock Holmes (Sherlock & Co.)

Now let's move to the side along the chart and go back to one of Sherlock's children.

Sherlock Jr is a problem, I've decided. He is the start of a parallel branch. He had some unknown son. then that son would in time go on to sire the lineage that produced the following

Euris, Mycroft, and Sherlock (BBC's Sherlock). Euris would then later bear a child with a descendent of Moriarty. Resulting in Ron Kamonohashi.

Mycroft has a smaller branch. Three children:

Andrew Holmes, Violet Holmes, and Isabella Holmes.

Violet Holmes would then have a child later with James Bond, resulting in Clive Reston.

Shirly Holmes would marry Charles Jones. Resulting in the birth of Fetlock Jones and Laura Jones.

Laura Jones and her husband Lord Hamish Croft establish the lineage that would come to result in Laura Croft.

Fetlock's is Jupiter, and his daughter Charlotte marries Peerless Jones.

The following children of Peerless and Charlotte are: Barnaby, Darwin, and David.

David Marries Judith Walton and has three children: Fred Jones Sr, Martin "Merlin" Jones, and Ellie. Fred Jones Sr later illegally adopts a son, naming him "Fred Jones Jr".

Barnaby has a son named Harold and a grandson named Jebediah Romano Jones.

Sherringford Holmes, the older brother of both Mycroft and Sherlock, would have three children. Richard, an unknown country squire, and Sebastian.

Richard would change his surname to Queen in the United States to establish himself as an independent detective. He has two sons, Dan and Ellery Queen.

Ellery has two sons: Ellery Junior and Gullivar.

The Squire has one son: Stuart. Stuart has two kids, Jenny and David.

Sebastian marries a woman named Peg: Through them they have a son named Robert who becomes an ambassador for the United Kingdom.

Robert and his wife Joanna then later have a daughter named Shirley Holmes (many of her name).

Rutherford is Sherlock's twin brother and a vampire (making him a genetic dead end).

Sigerson Holmes (son of Eudoria) marries Jenny Hill, a descendent of Fanny Hill. Their daughter then marries a Weston and have a son named Geoffrey Weston.

I wasn't sure how to fit Enola Holme because, as far as I know,w she doesn't go on to have anyone I can identify as being a possible descendent. (good for her.)

Lastly, Charlotte Holmes. I also believe that Charlotte was having an affair with Mary Watson, but that is neither here nor there. She marries some fuck-off prince named Rupert of Kravonia and they have a son: Alexander (i accidentally named him Rupert as well in the image).

Sirgrina and John Vanstattart Smith have three Children:

Dennis Nayland Smith, Violet Smith, and John Smith.

Dennis Nayland fathers: George, Harold, and John "Hannibal" Smith.

Violet marries a man named Sneed and has a son named Lancaster "Shockwave" Sneed. A supervillain from Marvel Comics who used to beat the fuck out of Shang-Chi.

Thus concludes the family tree of The Holmes. Please reblog or message me if you have questions or comments.

[lgspears]

I nominated Cody Christian as Bob Diamond, Oliver Jackson Cohen as Clive Reston, Elizabeth Tan as Leiko Wu and Leo Wu as Lin Lie/Sword Master in Shang-Chi 2.

[ulkaralakbarova]

When Queen Elizabeth’s reign is threatened by ruthless familial betrayal and Spain’s invading army, she and her shrewd adviser must act to safeguard the lives of her people. Credits: TheMovieDb. Film Cast: Elizabeth I, Queen of England: Cate Blanchett Sir Walter Raleigh: Clive Owen Sir Francis Walsingham: Geoffrey Rush Sir Christopher Hatton: Laurence Fox Amyas Paulet: Tom Hollander Elizabeth Throckmorton: Abbie Cornish Robert Reston: Rhys Ifans King Philip II of Spain: Jordi Mollà Mary, Queen of Scots: Samantha Morton Anthony Babington: Eddie Redmayne Calley: Adrian Scarborough William Walsingham: Adam Godley Archduke Charles: Christian Brassington Count Georg von Helfenstein: Robert Cambrinus Dr. John Dee: David Threlfall Spanish Minister: Vidal Sancho Ursula Walsingham: Kelly Hunter Lord Howard: John Shrapnel Torturer: Sam Spruell Cellarman: David Sterne Admiral Sir William Winter: David Robb Courtier: Jonathan Bailey Walsingham’s Servant: Steve Lately Woman with Baby: Kate Fleetwood Infanta Isabel of Spain: Aimee King Annette: Susan Lynch Mary Walsingham: Kristin Coulter Smith Queen Elizabeth’s Waiting Lady #1: Hayley Burroughs Queen Elizabeth’s Waiting Lady #2: Kirsty McKay Queen Elizabeth’s Waiting Lady #3: Lucia Ruck Keene Queen Elizabeth’s Waiting Lady #4: Lucienne Venisse-Back Laundry Woman: Elise McCave Margaret: Penelope McGhie First Court Lady: Coral Beed Second Court Lady: Rosalind Halstead Manteo: Steven Loton Wanchese: Martin Baron Walsingham’s Agent: David Armand Sir Francis Throckmorton: Steven Robertson Ramsey: Jeremy Barker Burton: George Innes Mary Walsingham: Kirstin Smith Old Throckmorton: Tim Preece Dance Master: Benjamin May Royal Servant: Glenn Doherty Dean of Peterborough: Chris Brailsford Executioner: Dave Legeno Spanish Archbishop: Antony Carrick Marriage Priest: John Atterbury First Spanish Officer: Alex Giannini Second Spanish Officer: Joe Ferrara Courtier: Alexander Barnes Courtier: Charles Bruce Courtier: Jeremy Cracknell Courtier: Benedict Green Courtier: Adam Smith Courtier: Simon Stratton Courtier: Crispin Swayne Mary Stuart’s Lady in Waiting: Kitty Fox Mary Stuart’s Lady in Waiting: Kate Lindesay Mary Stuart’s Lady in Waiting: Katherine Templar Courtier (uncredited): Morne Botes Young Boy (uncredited): Finn Morrell Tyger Salior (uncredited): Shane Nolan Film Crew: Screenplay: William Nicholson Director of Photography: Remi Adefarasin Editor: Jill Bilcock Original Music Composer: A.R. Rahman Original Music Composer: Craig Armstrong Set Decoration: Richard Roberts Stunts: Peter Pedrero Stunt Coordinator: Greg Powell Casting: Fiona Weir Stunts: Rob Inch Stunts: Andy Smart Additional Camera: David Worley Costume Design: Alexandra Byrne Supervising Sound Editor: Mark Auguste Production Design: Guy Hendrix Dyas Supervising Art Director: Frank Walsh Director: Shekhar Kapur Screenplay: Michael Hirst Editor: Andrew Haddock Art Direction: David Allday Set Costumer: Martin Chitty Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Steve Single Scenic Artist: Rohan Harris Stunts: Ray Nicholas Art Direction: Andy Thomson Art Direction: Jason Knox-Johnston Production Manager: Mark Mostyn Stunts: George Cottle Stunts: David Anders Stunts: Peter Miles Visual Effects Supervisor: John Lockwood Stunts: John Kearney Stunts: Paul Kennington Stunts: Nick Chopping Costume Supervisor: Suzi Turnbull Hairstylist: Morag Ross Art Direction: Phil Sims Music Editor: Tony Lewis ADR Recordist: Robert Edwards Stunt Double: Abbi Collins Script Supervisor: Angela Wharton ADR Editor: Tim Hands Art Direction: Christian Huband Visual Effects Supervisor: Richard Stammers Stunts: Rowley Irlam Assistant Art Director: Helen Xenopoulos Foley Artist: Mario Vaccaro Visual Effects Supervisor: Steve Street Property Master: David Balfour Greensman: Ian Whiteford Foley Editor: Andrew Neil Stunts: Gordon Seed Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Tim Cavagin Dialogue Editor: Sam Auguste Scenic Artist: James Gemmill Unit Publicist: Stacy Mann Camera Operator: Ben Wilson Visual Effects Editor: Aled Robinson Stunts: Paul Herbert Hairstylist: Do...

[luimnigh]

Given that James Bond doesn't have any siblings to have produced a nephew, and I've always suspected he was actually a son who James was keeping at a distance...

I guess he's a variant of this Clive Reston.

...

Why is James Bond in the Summers Family Tree?

[comicwaren]

From Shang-Chi and the Ten Rings #003, “The Ring in the Stone”

Art by Marcus To and Erick Arciniega

Written by Gene Luen Yang

[shangchi]

Shang-Chi's classic 70's red and yellow Gi outfit remained mostly the same through the 80's, all the way to the end of the original Master of Kung Fu series. He occasionally sported some alternate looks, usually when he was off duty from working for MI6 or Freelance Restorations.

Here's his turtleneck and white slacks getup from Master of Kung Fu #92. Cover by Mike Zeck and Gene Day.

Here's a sort of parachute pants deal from '81, in Master of Kung Fu #115.

Sort of a Miami Vice sports-jacket thing for a dinner party.

I don't know much about fashion, but a brown suit with a blue tie and red headband...? Yikes.

This is an especially unusual costume that Shang-Chi wore during a raid on Carlton Vecro's island base, from Master of Kung Fu #106, 1981. There's a couple of things notable about it.

First off, despite Shang-Chi's Chinese origins, its clearly modeled on Japanese samurai armor. I'm inclined to think this is due to the old habit of Western creators conflating Asian cultures and influences. Orientalism strikes again.

Secondly, in this issue, Shang-Chi and Leiko use swords to cut through a few dozen henchmen of Velcro. While its all depicted pretty bloodlessly, I'm pretty sure this is the most killing either character had done up until that point by far.

Whatever the case, the armor comes in handy against their opposition, proving bullet proof against the weapons of Velcro and his minions. It also leads to a pretty badass moment where Shang-Chi takes off the armor in order to fight and handily defeat Velcro, despite the fact the latter has a bunch of weird cyber-weapons.

As the kung fu craze petered out, so too did Master of Kung Fu, wrapping up with our hero turning his back on the world of action-adventure and espionage that had defined his tenure into the early '80s. After all the deceit and death, he chose the life of a humble fisherman.

By 1983, American movie audiences were more into jingoistic death machines like Rambo and comic dorks were more into gritty mutant tough guys like Wolverine.

It'd be a whole 5 years before Shang-Chi came back in a Doug Moench story in Marvel Comic Presents (featuring the aforementioned Wolverine) #1-8, 1988. His outfit had changed a bit:

We're back to armbands, headband, and a lot of red, but now with a sleeveless disco vest and shoes. I'd forgotten how much Shang-Chi had walked around barefoot through the 70's, even on the streets of New York. It was a simpler and more tetanus friendly time.

This story features some of the most graphic violence in the entire series, including a pretty gratuitous torture scene involving Leiko and the loss of her hand. Gross.

Also - the idea that Shang-Chi had never heard of Bruce Lee by this point...don't get me started.

Next up, the '90s!

[tomoleary]

Shang Chi MASTER OF KUNG-FU #54 (1977) cover by Jim Starlin

[pandakailovesshangchi]

(WARNING: spoilers for shang chi and the ten rings #2)

Poor Shang chi, he’s straight out not having a good time. Although I really do like the twist that it was MI 6 who stole the rings and not someone else, plus some really cool callbacks to fans of the old master of kung fu series. Though I can see Shang chi not trusting any of his old friends any time soon after this, which is.... hm, I’m not sure if I hate it or love it, since I hadn’t honestly expected them to use black jack tarr or Reston again. I do like that their actions are rational from their POV and make sense, though I do wish that they trusted Shang chi a bit more.

While I still don’t really like that he has the rings right now, as I preferred when he was just a pure martial artist, I am liking how they’re handling them. Anyways, this issue was basically:

Shang chi: hey, maybe my time in the MI 6 wasn’t so bad, why do I have such bitterness still?

(gets betrayed, his rings stolen, left to fight a deadly cyobrg in an island in the middle of nowehere with possibly no way to get back)

Shang chi: ah, yes, this is why.

[justdealingwithsomeissues]

To prevent anyone from using the elixir, Shang destroys the rest of it... which his friends are not a fan of...

[avengerphobic]

Why is it when shang-chi embraces leiko for the first time the first thing he thinks about is how he's hurting clive and then when leiko cheats on shang-chi with clive the first person he thinks of (not even his own gf who hes cheating on) is shang-chi

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