Originally Posted by
Mr MajestiK
It's kind of irrelevant what anyone thinks when something is clearly stated on the written page.
Hickman's deciding (for whatever reason) not to explore the very premise for T'Challa's KOTD status beyond the wholly ineffectual raising of zombies in Secret Wars II which wasn't even part of the original KOTD power set, was a monumental failure on the writers part.
If Hickman had opted to actually depict T'Challa drawing on the insights and unique powers of previous BP's and channeling same, this would have gone a long way towards organically growing T'Challa as a character which in turn, would have been a worthy addition to the overall BP Mythos.
Just imagine a T'Challa drawing on the experience, memories and powers if all BP's that preceded him, going up against a Dr Doom wholly unaware of T'Challa's evolution?
The possibilities would have been epic if followed through but unfortunately, Hickman lacked the wherewithal to actually explore T'Challa's growth as a character beyond largely forgettable magic negro kneeling in the dust tropes.
In the end, all we got from Hickman's T'Challa, were empty threats, juggling knives, oversized boxing gloves and.......zombies.