#the Pirate Queen of Pinghai Bay

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the Pirate Queen of Pinghai Bay, by Travel Foreman.

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The Immortal Iron Fist - issues #1-6 - “The Last Iron Fist Story” (2006-2007)

Writers: Ed Brubaker and Matt Fraction

Art and covers: David Aja with Travel Foreman, Kano, Tonci Zonjic, et al.

Between 2000 and 2010, Marvel had kind of a mini golden age. It seemed like everything on the shelves was outstanding and even now, nearly 15 years on, the roster of classic runs during the decade is still thoroughly impressive. It was such an impressive time that Fraction, Brubaker, and Aja’s The Immortal Iron Fist run sometimes gets a bit lost, but it’s among the best.

The problem with Danny Rand, Iron Fist, is that he was never particularly interesting. Marvel already had Shang Chi, then there’s that whole white savior thing, and he has kind of an odd, murky origin story that comes off something like a kung fu Bruce Wayne. Pairing him with Luke Cage, a character also suffering from low sales in the 70s, helped, but the character was just never really able to stand on his own. That all changed with this run.

Fraction and Brubaker explode the mythology of the Iron Fist out in every direction and establish the Iron Fist as part of a mystical lineage, like that of the Sorcerer Supreme or the Black Panther. They immediately introduce Bei Ming-Tian, Iron Fist during the 13th century, then we meet Orson Randall, the previous Iron Fist, who has been living in hiding since the 1930s. In issue #2, we meet Wu Ao-Shi, “The Pirate Queen of Pinghai Bay”, Iron Fist of the 16th century, who could channel her chi into her arrows.

Most of the run is told in a nonlinear format, jogging between Danny’s story in the present and the stories of past Iron Fists. Aja handles the art in the present with various artists handling the pencils for the past. Aja’s covers are beautifully composed, using broad vertical and horizontal bands surrounded by eye-catching white negative space. His interior art is even more gorgeous with a dark, gritty, noir-ish style, dominated by shadows and muted colors. But the first arc is just a warmup. Things really get going in the second arc.

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"A story about the first woman to defeat the dragon. Her name was Wu Ao Shi. You know her as the Pirate Queen of Pinghai Bay. A woman who mau very well be your ancestor.

Which means there maybe a reason why I met a young woman in the park hanging fliers. It may be that the destiny that I believed was mine, was always hers, always yours, from the start."

[thedragoncolleen-a]

Trope

For every “Trope” I get, I will post a TV trope for my muse.

( You Can’t Fight Fate ) — So this is mix of meta ig and some stuff that DID happen in canon. So there was the famous note at the end of Iron Fist S2 where Danny tells Colleen that maybe it was destiny the whole time that she end up with the Iron Fist. One of her alleged ancestors is the Pirate Queen of Pinghai Bay, the first woman to ever hold the Iron Fist, and in the farewell note he tells her that the childhood story she heard about the Pirate Queen wasn’t a story because it was also told in K’un-Lun. (Bonus points for Colleen telling Danny point blank that she didn’t want the Fist and he couldn’t just dump it on her.) 

But anyway, there has been a lot of discussion about whether or not Bakuto knew about this before he took her into the Hand and if the Hand had taken her in with the intention of hijacking that ‘destiny.’ Have Colleen take the Iron Fist from the current one (Danny) because having someone they had brainwashed since a child wielding the Immortal Weapon? Wouldn’t that have been great for them? Of course, they weren’t counting on Colleen meeting Danny, falling in love with him, or her loyalties shifting away from the Hand and Bakuto, towards Danny Rand. But it’s a lot of speculation, did Bakuto know about Colleen’s ancestry? Had he or the other Hand members been trying to track down a descendant of an Iron Fist in the hopes that having a direct line that could be traced back to K’un-Lun and an Iron Fist – had they hoped that having that would help tip the scales in their favor so that they could find more of their “substance”? The long and short of this is that there are some theories out there that the Hand had every intention of exploiting Colleen’s connection to the Iron Fist, and that the intention might have been to groom her to take the Fist and use it in a way that favored the Hand. 

It also brings into question that if Danny didn’t ask for Colleen to take the Iron Fist at the end of S2, and he reclaimed it, would she have had to take it from him at a later time? Was Danny ever meant to have it or was fate using him as a delivery system to bring balance? And if so – then why did Danny regain not one but two Fists just before the credits rolled on the final episode? THANKS, NETFLIX MARVEL. This long rant was brought to you by Dawn at 11PM. I have a lot of feelings and all of them make me sad. 

[bookoftheironfist]

So many thoughts racing in my head after watching all episodes of IFS2 but what does the final scene with Danny mean? Did he find another way to get the Fist or is it the guns?

    Ooooh man, it means there’s a whole lot of awesomeness on the horizon! I highly, highly recommend for anyone who hasn’t done so before to read Immortal Iron Fist, given what’s clearly in store for Danny next season. 

    It’s not the guns. That is all our boy Danny. He’s using an Iron Fist technique called “Lightning from God”, in which the chi of Shou-Lao is extended out past the body and into a weapon, thus temporarily imbuing it with added power and a heat/fire factor. 

    This technique was initially pioneered by Iron Fist Wu Ao-Shi, who did it with a bow and arrows. And much more recently, Iron Fist Orson Randall– Danny’s direct predecessor– made a habit of doing it with guns.   

Danny: “So then I guess it’s time to see your mighty gun fu.”

Orson: “I told you. Wu Ao-Shi. The Pirate Queen of Pinghai Bay. Lightning from God.”

Immortal Iron Fist #4 by Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, David Aja, and Matt Hollingsworth

    Danny is also dressed like Orson in that scene, which is really intriguing. Whatever the details of the situation may be, it means that 1. he is digging into the legacy, and 2. he not only has his powers back somehow (a mystery for next season!), but he has powered way up– both of which are a big relief, and hugely exciting for his development as the Iron Fist. 

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Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings Trailer Teases Iron Fist Connection for the MCU

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Marvel Studios celebrated Simu Liu’s birthday by giving us all a present: the first trailer for Shang Chi and the Ten Rings. And there’s a lot to get excited about: a ripped Liu kicking several things; some of the best looking fight shots in the MCU to date; Awkwafina being generally delightful.

Watch it here if you haven’t already…

But buried in the middle of the trailer was a very quick flash of something fascinating:

Was that an Iron Fist?

Iron Fist and the MCU

Up until now, the first character who jumps to mind when you think “Marvel martial artists” is likely Danny Rand, the Iron Fist. Rand was part of Marvel’s wave of characters capitalizing on mid-70s pop culture (along with grindhouse-y Ghost Rider, blaxploitation hero Luke Cage, and ironically a few months earlier than Danny’s introduction, martial artist Shang Chi). He was created by Roy Thomas, Gil Kane, and Bill Everett, and he had some staying power: he was spun out of Marvel Premiere and into his own title (written by X-Men legend Chris Claremont), and partnered with Cage as the Heroes for Hire, and the pair starred in their series through the mid ‘80s. He floated around the background of the Marvel Universe through the ‘90s and early aughts until 2004, when his title was resurrected by Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction and David Aja for the groundbreaking classic, The Immortal Iron Fist. 

Their run, and Duane Swierczynski and Travel Foreman’s follow ups, introduced a sprawling backstory to the Iron Fist mythos that included the long history of Iron Fists – a title given to the protector of the mythical city of K’un L’un every generation, given that every Iron Fist dies at the age of 33.

Iron Fists (Irons Fist?), in addition to their martial arts prowess, are known for their traditional green and gold outfits, something the filmmakers behind Shang Chi almost certainly knew when they put the fight sequence with a woman in a green and yellow outfit in the middle of this trailer. 

Wu Ao-Shi, The Pirate Queen of Pinghai Bay

That tradition of Iron Fists dying at 33 would seem to indicate that there are any number of possible defenders of K’un L’un who could have appeared in this trailer. However, in the comics, we’ve only seen four women hold the title: two, in borderline nonsensical Avengers stories (Fongji Wu was an Iron Fist and the Phoenix at the same time, and Fan Fei was the Iron Fist of 1,000,000 BC back when Odin and Phoenix were dating and somehow people existed on Earth?), and one from a digital first series that may be out of continuity (Iron Fist: the Living Weapon). The one with the biggest profile: Wu Ao-Shi, the Pirate Queen of Pinghai Bay. 

Wu was a K’un L’un prodigy who claimed the mantle of Iron Fist early, defeating the dragon Shou Lao with ease. She abandoned K’un L’un after beating the dragon to join her love, a simple fisherman, on the mortal plane, and after some adventuring as a mercenary, she eventually channeled her chi through flaming arrows and single-handedly defeated an entire flotilla of pirates to liberate Pinghai Bay, settle down with her beloved, and start a family. In the comics, this story is told with stunning economy and grace in the second issue of Brubaker/Fraction/Aja’s run, and it is very likely the moment when that story was cemented as one of the best comics from that era of Marvel.

With that story, Wu was the only woman we saw hold the title of Iron Fist for the first 40 years of the character’s history, and the only adult woman to hold the title that wasn’t tainted by a vague association with an X-Men concept. 

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This isn’t to say that the mysterious green and yellow martial artist in the Shang Chi trailer is without a doubt Wu. K’un L’un has likely existed in the mythical corners of the MCU for centuries, and even if they don’t adhere to the “every Iron Fist dies at 33” rule that isn’t especially hard and fast in the comics, that still leaves plenty of space for other Iron Fists to exist. But make no mistake: Shang Chi and the Ten Rings is almost certainly plucking Iron Fist out of the Marvel Netflix universe and dropping the characters and the history into the MCU proper.

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[untolikeiron-a]

man if I were to ever make that multi i keep talking about i would absolutely include Wu Ao Shi the Pirate Queen of Pinghai Bay and the new Thunderer (Orson Randall’s daughter) and literally would fuck people up with Iron Fist legend and legacy all. day. long.

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1297) Iron Fist / The Pirate Queen of Pinghai Bay - Wu Ao-Shi

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Iron Fist Countdown: 7 Days

Danny’s Superpowers

    Danny is the most powerful member of the Netflix Defenders team. Or at least, he has the greatest power potential. In addition to his mad kung fu skills, the uses for the chi of Shou-Lao could (and, in fact, do) fill an entire book, and the vast power it grants its wielders is ever-evolving. Even Danny hasn’t yet learned everything he’s capable of. Here are some of the highlights of what various Iron Fists have achieved over the years, and of what we might possibly see in the show.  

    To start: This post is going to give the impression that Danny is really, really overpowered, so we’re going to stick in a little caveat: the Immortal Iron Fist Power Upgrade Factor (IIFPUF). Speaking generally, 616 Danny has had two major power levels (so far, anyway-- his upcoming solo series is going to explore another, but that is a very special situation and probably not relevant here). Before Immortal Iron Fist (BIIF) Danny was still very powerful, but his power had frequency limits. Using the chi of Shou-Lao left him drained, thus preventing him from summoning it more than once-or-twice per day and prompting him to only use it in dire situations.              

Danny: “Can... hardly... move-- By the silver dragon, what have I done? Heartbeat’s racing almost too fast to count... feel flushed, sweating... system overloaded... Power has a definite limit-- remember that! More I use, more it drains me...”

[Iron Fist vol. 1 #6 by Chris Claremont, John Byrne, and Karen Mantlo] 

    In Immortal Iron Fist he acquires the Book of the Iron Fist, which was stolen by his predecessor in an ill-conceived attempt at ending the Iron Fist legacy. This book contains techniques for, among other things, not getting worn out by using the chi of Shou-Lao. Having gained this knowledge, post-Immortal Iron Fist (PIIF) Danny now uses his powers all the time without suffering any ill effects.

    In the Netflix show, we know that Danny will be operating at a BIIF level-- which makes sense, from a storytelling perspective as much as a worldbuilding one. The less frequently he uses his powers on-screen, the more dramatic they will remain. However, the actual range of abilities he might possess in the show remains to be seen. Here are some of the exciting options...     

The Iron Fist 

[Power Man and Iron Fist vol. 1 #67 by Mary Jo Duffy, Kerry Gammill, and Ben Sean]

    Iron Fists are, of course, named after their big signature move. Summoning the Iron Fist involves focusing the chi of Shou-Lao into a concentrated spot (usually a hand), thus imbuing it with temporary super strength and invulnerability. A few writers have suggested that there’s an actual molecular shift involved, which causes the limb in question to literally become “like unto iron”, but generally the actual iron aspect of this technique is treated as a metaphor. Wielding the dragon chi in this way allows the Iron Fist to strike with immense force without suffering any damage themselves. 

[New Avengers vol. 1 #59 by Brian Michael Bendis, Stuart Immonen, and Dave McCaig]     

    With this move Danny has-- to name just a few feats-- obliterated giant robots, sunk ships, blown up trains, taken down a helicarrier (see above), and he once sucker punched 300-pound Luke Cage through a wall, across a street, and into a building that then collapsed on top of him. (Don’t worry, he was fine.)  

    Obviously, we know Danny’s gonna be chi punching things to awesome effect in the show as well. 

    (Aw yessssss...)

Accelerated Healing

[Immortal Iron Fist #9 by Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, and David Aja]

    The chi of Shou-Lao can also be used as a healing force, enabling Iron Fists to perform what is essentially epic-level reiki on themselves and others. Take it away, Danny...  

Danny: “Your doctors did most of the hard work weeks ago... All I’m doing... is focusing your chi a bit.. to speed up your natural healing process.”

[Daredevil vol. 2 #111 by Ed Brubaker, Clay Mann, and Matt Hollingsworth]

    This is a versatile skill that works on more than just cuts and bruises and broken bones. The chi can be used to burn out harmful infections and substances within the body. It is, for example, difficult to poison an Iron Fist. Danny also once used the dragon chi to cure cancer, and has managed to break himself out of mind control with it on occasion. It can be used to grant prolonged life. And it works quite well for combating demons who have possessed your friends. 

[Shadowland #5 by Andy Diggle, Billy Tan, and Victor Olazaba]

    This is one power that was drastically impacted by the IIFPUF (see above). When Danny first learned to use the chi in this way, it was a difficult procedure that actually caused him immense physical pain. PIIF, however, he is able to heal rapidly, almost without thinking about it.   

Resurrection

[Iron Fist: The Living Weapon #12 by Kaare Andrews]

    Chi is life energy, and so it makes sense that there are high-level Iron Fist techniques that can be used to bring dead things back to life. This isn’t a skill that Danny has mastered in the comics (it requires a level of spiritual awareness that he hasn’t achieved yet), but given the link to the Hand mythos in the MCU, and their tendency of bringing people back from the dead, we wonder if it might come up in the show...

Lightning From God (chi projection)

[Immortal Iron Fist #7 by Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, and Khari Evans]

    This is a move trademarked by former Iron Fist and all-around badass Wu Ao-Shi, the Pirate Queen of Pinghai Bay. She developed a technique that allowed her to project her chi out of her body and into her arrows, thus making them extra lethal on impact. Orson Randall, Danny’s direct Iron Fist predecessor, was able to do the same thing with bullets, and it’s a skill that Danny has mastered as well.

[Thunderbolts (2006) #137 by Andy Diggle, Carlos Rodriguez, et al.]

Hypnosis

[Immortal Iron Fist #2 by Ed Brubaker, Matt Fraction, and David Aja]

   This is one of those Iron Fist powers that rarely comes up, but there is a technique that allows the chi of Shou-Lao to be used to plant mental suggestions, and to control people against their will. It’s not entirely clear how (this is one of those That’s Not Really How Chi Works things) but it’s very cool, so we’ll buy it.

[Mighty Avengers (2013) #6 by Al Ewing, Valerio Schiti, and Frank D’Armata]

    It’s probably related to this next ability....

Illusions

[Immortal Iron Fist #24 by Duane Swierczynski, Jose Angel Cano Lopez, and Edward Bola]

    One neat aspect of the chi of Shou-Lao is that, because it is such a versatile power source, it can be shaped to suit the talents and tendencies of the individuals who acquire it. Li Park, an artistic Iron Fist with a powerful imagination, used the chi in a way that enabled him to draw others into his fantasies. All evidence suggests that this is the Hypnotic Fist technique (above), enhanced to its most potent level.  

Energy Absorption/Manipulation

[Iron Fist vol. 1 #7 by Chris Claremont, John Byrne, and Bonnie W.]

    Chi is energy, as we said, and the physical fact of having absorbed a giant dose of highly-volatile dragon chi seems to enable Iron Fists to do the same with other such energy sources. Danny has shown immense tolerance for radiation bombardment and magic, seemingly by absorbing the energy without being harmed by it. Along these same lines, he has found ways of connecting to and manipulating magnetic fields, and he once plugged himself into the chi of every single person in K’un-Lun for a final ditch-effort power boost. He didn’t enjoy it, but he did survive the experience, which is saying something...          

[Iron Fist: The Living Weapon #9 by Kaare Andrews]

Perfect Strategy Mind (mental enhancement)

[Immortal Iron Fist #15 by Matt Fraction, Khari Evans, and Paul Mounts]

    Developed by master tactician and former Iron Fist Bei Bang-Wen, this technique seems to enhance mental performance and focus. We’ve never seen Danny use this-- but he’s made enough poor judgment calls in his life that he probably should. (Just kidding, Danny. Love ya.)    

Vulcan Mind-Melding

[Iron Fist vol. 1 #6 by Chris Claremont, John Byrne, and Karen Mantlo]

    We doubt this one will be used in the show, but anything is possible! At a certain point, Colleen is kidnapped and mind controlled into trying to kill Danny. After failing to snap her out of the mind control by conventional means, and desperate to avoid either being killed or having to kill her, Danny takes a wild shot and attempts to merge his chi with hers. This allows him to break through the brainwashing, but it’s an extremely unpleasant, violating experience for both of them, and he never does it again. This literal meeting of minds results in a transfer of memories, emotions, and knowledge between the two. Afterward, Colleen is able to pull off some advanced K’un-Lun kung fu techniques that she didn’t know before.    

[Iron Fist vol. 1 #14 by Chris Claremont, John Byrne, and Janice Cohen]

Levitating (Ack!)

[Iron Fist: The Living Weapon #12 by Kaare Andrews] 

    It’s not clear how, or why, or wherefore, but Iron Fists can levitate! (Kaare Andrews, if you’re reading this, please explain.) 

Increased Energy

[Immortal Iron Fist #16 by Matt Fraction, David Aja, and Matt Hollingsworth]

    Danny is able to successfully go without sleep for long periods of time (or, at the very least, to replace sleep with periodic meditation). Of course, most superheroes don’t get much sleep, but Danny has an advantage in that dragon chi is a slightly more powerful stimulant than coffee. 

And finally, uh, whatever this is...

[Immortal Iron Fist #17 by Duane Swierczynski, Travel Foreman, and Matt Milla]

    We’re not sure what this move does, since Danny never actually completes it... but holy moley, it should be on the show.    

    One more week!

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Wu Ao-Shi Iron Fist by mcguan

Decided to throw some color on my drawing of Wu Ao-Shi, The Pirate Queen of Pinghai Bay, because I love her so.

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The Immortal Iron Fist - issues #7, #15, Annual #1, The Immortal Iron Fist: Orson Randall and the Green Mist of Death, #16 (2007-2008)

At first glance, you might think these issues are superfluous, but they are essential in grasping the fullness of the mythology that Brubaker and Fraction created surrounding the Iron Fist.

Issue #7 tells the story of Wu Ao-Shi, Iron Fist during the 16th century. Drawn by Travel Foreman, Khari Evans, and Leandro Fernandez, it tells the story of how a young woman, born in poverty, became the avenger of the oppressed known as The Pirate Queen of Pinghai Bay. Issue #15 is the story of Bei Bang-Wen, Iron Fist during the mid-1800s, who, with his “perfect strategy mind,” fought British colonizers during the Opium Wars and was taken prisoner and sent to India.

With a present day framing device drawn by Howard Chaykin, Annual #1 sees Danny Rand traveling to find the surviving friends of Orson Randall, the previous Iron Fist, to discover more about him. Who was he? Why did he run away from his destiny? What was his relationship to Danny’s father? The issue answers some of those questions and presents some adventures of Orson Randall and the “Confederates of the Curious” from the pulp era and after.

Orson Randall and the Green Mist of Death is crucial. Drawn by a host of artists, including Mike Allred, Stefano Gaudiano, and Mitch Breitweiser, the issue tells of Orson’s encounters being hunted by the Immortal Weapon known as the Prince of Orphans. Why was he hunting him down? How does their story relate to Danny? And most shocking of all, who is he?

And then, finally, issue #16. Aja returns for the finale and together with Fraction presents a poignant, beautifully accomplished issue that ties some loose ends and connects Danny back to his home of New York and, more importantly, to his partner, friend, and lover—Luke, Colleen, and Misty. It reveals how Danny wants to spend his fortune, what happens to his company, and leads ultimately to a shocking revelation about every Iron Fist who has ever lived.

It’s a lovely end to one of the very best comic runs of the early aughts.

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[whifferdills]

in the Fraction/Brubaker Immortal Iron Fist run there’s an issue about a previous Iron Fist, Wu Ao-Shi, called “The Pirate Queen of Pinghai Bay”, and i would like to return the Netflix Iron Fist in exchange for a cartoon about her, please, thank you

[untolikeiron]

what if i actually made that sideblog for all the 65 other Iron Fists like I’ve been meaning to do. then i literally have a character to interact with LITERALLY ANY CHARACTERS IN ANY TIMELINE

[newrulesnewlife]

Zero marks for missing out Brubaker/Fraction/Aja's Immortal Iron Fist #7, the story of Wu Ao-Shi, the Pirate Queen of Pinghai Bay

Hello again Comics Guru My favorite TV show about the golden age of pirates just ended and I'm completly bereft 😭 Can you recommend pirate themed comics please? Also, are they any English translations of the Les Pirates de Barataria series?

Ahoy there, matey! 

I absolutely love CONAN Vol. 13: Queen of the Black Coast, in which Conan is in love with a pirate queen and they have all sorts of adventures together.

Kicking off Dark Horse’s sweeping adaptation of Robert E. Howard’s “Queen of the Black Coast,” Conan turns his back on the civilized world and takes to the Western Ocean. Finding first danger and then passion in the arms of the pirate queen Bêlit, the Cimmerian begins a new life of pleasure and pillage along the Black Coast, in this epic of romance and terror! A perfect jumping-on point for new readers!

Another great pirate character in comics is Captain Raven, the Pirate Princess from Princeless. You can read about her in PRINCELESS: THE PIRATE PRINCESS and in RAVEN: THE PIRATE PRINCESS Vol. 1: Captain Raven and the All-Girl Pirate Crew.

Adrienne has been on the run and working to save her sisters, but when she finds another princess locked away in a tower, she decides to spring her! But Raven Xingtao, the daughter of the Pirate King, is more of a handful that Adrienne could have ever expected. Before she knows it, Adrienne is off on a whirlwind adventure to complete Raven’s quest for revenge!

Raven is ready to set out on her quest for revenge against her brothers. They’ve stolen everything that should be hers and now she’s going to get it back. But first, she needs a crew. Share the laughs, action, and adventure as Raven assembles the fearless crew of awesome ladies who will help her get her revenge.

For a little vintage flair, check out this amazing restored collection of Polka Dot Pirate.

The Polka Dot Pirate returns from the mist of the 1940s! A little known Canadian hero, Polka Dot Pirate patrolled the harbours and fought crooks with her bare hands. Always triumphing she somehow managed to fight crime in the most stylish outfit possible. 

Originally published in Canada in the 1940s and created by Ross Mendes, this collection is one of the rare Canadian Whites that have been lost to time. This collection has been fully restored, includes the one colour appearance of Polka Dot Pirate, and features pinups by Scott Chantler, Kelly Tindall, David Cutler, and Randal Milholland.

CURSED PIRATE GIRL is absolutely beautiful, the art almost reminds me of antique etchings.

Adventures on and under the high seas lead a cursed pirate girl to encounter mythic creatures, gnarled and crusty pirates, and ghostly apparitions as she tries to find her lost father, one of the dreaded Pirate Captains of the mythical Omerta Seas. A whimsical swashbuckling tale of wonderland journeys and unimaginable dangers, starting in Port Elisabeth, Jamaica in the year 1728, and quickly heading across – and beneath – the waves. The first three issues are collected with an all-new epilogue.

Also, that one time DEADPOOL was a pirate.

WAVE OF MUTILATION PART 1 Deadpool has ceased to exist, he’s given his good-byes, he’s driven his car into the ocean. But he is not dead. No…now, he’s a pirate!

Well, I hope these can ease your suffering a little! It doesn’t look like we have a translation of Les Pirates de Barataria but I can pass along your interest to the international team. 

Wishing you fair winds and smooth sailing, Lou from the podcast crew

[sweaterkittensahoy]

Wu Ao-Shi, The Pirate Queen of Pinghai Bay