Black Panther Appreciation 2020

[Blind Wedjat]

Somebody's handing out superpowers?

https://mobile.twitter.com/lottidot/...43012847316992

[DigiCom]

Black panthers are leopards. They even have spots. I agree, however, that they wouldn't probably name him "black" panther. Leopard King?

Melanistic leopards (panthers) do exist in the rainforest of Africa, Gessela is the name of the ones in several of the languages of Ethiopia. Also camera traps have spotted them in other parts of the continent.

Yes, which is why I suggested various African words for leopard or lion (focusing on Xhosa & isiZulu)

Hey Digi you might get your wish lol

https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/...k-panther/amp/

They read my post!

[Golden Guardian of Good]

lol is Coates still writing the book.

[Blind Wedjat]

I think some of the more cliched elements might go by the wayside, like the tribal challenge and the heart-shaped herb. Instead, a franchise created from scratch would be more likely to lean into real-world African spirituality, especially if it was created by someone who was, you know, actually African.

I also suspect it wouldn't be called Black Panther, since not only is the whole "Black hero named Black something" old-fashioned, but there are no panthers in Africa. Perhaps Ingonyama, Ingwe, or Tau.

Visually, there's an artist on Deviantart I revisit every once in a while who has a great Afrofuturist aesthetic:

https://www.deviantart.com/mshindo9/...alth-340623939

Our own Flex Hectic knows him, I believe.

I actually think they might just do away with the whole "Panther" thing and just make T'Challa an Afrofuturist warrior king. His moniker would just be T'Challa, like Namor. I doubt he would be masked at all.

Also I love that guy's art. Had no idea Flex knows him.

[DigiCom]

I actually think they might just do away with the whole "Panther" thing and just make T'Challa an Afrofuturist warrior king. His moniker would just be T'Challa, like Namor. I doubt he would be masked at all.

Also I love that guy's art. Had no idea Flex knows him.

Call it a hunch:

https://www.deviantart.com/mshindo9/...ctic-147523254

[Cville]

lol is Coates still writing the book.

Would have been finished in this past July, Covid pushed it to April. Feburary will be the first issue out in almost a year.

[Ezyo1000]

Yes, which is why I suggested various African words for leopard or lion (focusing on Xhosa & isiZulu)



They read my post!

Next up will be MBJ being put as the one who will take rhe mantle, then we May have 3 Black Panthers I. The sequel! "Black Panther II, Panther Trinity"

[Ezyo1000]

I actually think they might just do away with the whole "Panther" thing and just make T'Challa an Afrofuturist warrior king. His moniker would just be T'Challa, like Namor. I doubt he would be masked at all.

Also I love that guy's art. Had no idea Flex knows him.

That would be boring as hell lol

[Marvell2100]

https://mobile.twitter.com/lottidot/...43012847316992

Super-genius.

[Gessela]

Yes, which is why I suggested various African words for leopard or lion (focusing on Xhosa & isiZulu)



They read my post!

You may have gotten it but I’ll elaborate to be clearer. Gessela is the name specifically for the panther (melanistic leopard), the regular leopard is Nabir/Neber. For isiZulu the leopard is Ngwe/Ingwe, the melanistic leopard may not have been common enough to warrant a separate name in the language.

In my opinion, the panther (from Kemet, Kush to Oakland) is too important and powerful as a symbol to change.

[Cville]

Hey Digi you might get your wish lol

https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/...k-panther/amp/

I believe I said M'baku first. lol.

I waited a respectful week after Chadwicks' death and said either bring back Killmonger or use M'baku.

[Ekie]

I believe I said M'baku first. lol.

I waited a respectful week after Chadwicks' death and said either bring back Killmonger or use M'baku.

The sequel is going to be such trash. Marvel's UPN.

[Cville]

The sequel is going to be such trash. Marvel's UPN.

Wouldn't that imply that every movie that doesn't have Tchalla in it is trash?

And what if a recasted Tchalla movie isn't has good. MCU has a habit of the 2nd movie not being as good as the first.

[Marvell2100]

Hey Digi you might get your wish lol

https://wegotthiscovered.com/movies/...k-panther/amp/

I give up.

[DigiCom]

Next up will be MBJ being put as the one who will take rhe mantle, then we May have 3 Black Panthers I. The sequel! "Black Panther II, Panther Trinity"

Or they use Kang to bring in a BP from an alternate future: BLACK PANTHER II: BLACK TO THE FUTURE