T'Challa: The Black Panther Appreciation 2021

[Marvell2100]

Yeah I mean... that dude Akili or whatever who ran up to Tetu and... hit him with a rifle (lolol) might be the greatest HZ on panel other than Hunter. By Far

Backhand Barry. He took a hit from the king and lived. T'Challa never threatened him again.

[Cville]

The way these short stories read they feel like really well executed one shots. They’re all by different authors but read together they’re consistently great so far (I’ve read 3 stories). Idk if that’s enough to go off of to say they’re the best for the BP solo but Sheree Reneé Thomas (a poet I’ve been following for a few years) seems like she’d do something great if she could handle the comic medium. Same goes for Marcus Broaddus, who would probably feel like a spiritual successor to Priest. Cadwell Turnbull wrote one of the most underrated sci-fi novels of 2019 and his Killmonger story was really solid. I’d prefer if they got their feet wet with some actual comic series before I put them on my list of top BP comic scribes. Everyone’s blown me away in book form but comics are a different beast altogether lol.

That said I think there’s a good chance Nnedi Okorafor gets the gig for the next BP solo. She wrote 3 miniseries during the Coates era, is a black woman, and plays well into the literary/non-traditional comic buyer crowd Marvel is pushing the franchise to. Her comic work has been mixed though, her Shuri and Dora miniseries were wack and her Long Live the King mini was average at best. She has decent ideas but for such a strong novelist I find her dialogue in comics weak. Also concerned she might double down on what Coates did (T’Challa outshined by new side characters, Orisha origins, etc.) Obviously nothin is confirmed but Okorafor is to me the most likely follow up.

I don't think it will be her. The last thing she said was she only wanted to work on her original characters or Storm.

I finished eight stories. For now there is only one I would throw away outright. He leaned too hard into and idea that Narcisse started, but never expanded on. I skipped most of it and just quick read the last half. Jesse Hollands' story was right after that and it made up for it.

[MindofShadow]

Backhand Barry. He took a hit from the king and lived. T'Challa never threatened him again.

some say BackHand Barry is still orbiting the earth to this day

[Cville]

That Taskmaster issue was solid. If the next issue is up to par with the rest, I'd nominate it for mini-series of the year.

[Pulp Fiction]

The way t'challa is drawn in the heroes return cover is creeping me out. Looking like nosferatu

[Ekie]

is it considered csnon?

When it comes to The Black Panthers universe I dont think theres a such thing anymore. Still dont know what version of shuri is "cannon"

[Marvell2100]

That Taskmaster issue was solid. If the next issue is up to par with the rest, I'd nominate it for mini-series of the year.

The thing I like is that each of his plans made sense on how he would get what he needed.

And like I said earlier, Taskmaster is no joke.

[Ezyo1000]

The way these short stories read they feel like really well executed one shots. They’re all by different authors but read together they’re consistently great so far (I’ve read 3 stories). Idk if that’s enough to go off of to say they’re the best for the BP solo but Sheree Reneé Thomas (a poet I’ve been following for a few years) seems like she’d do something great if she could handle the comic medium. Same goes for Marcus Broaddus, who would probably feel like a spiritual successor to Priest. Cadwell Turnbull wrote one of the most underrated sci-fi novels of 2019 and his Killmonger story was really solid. I’d prefer if they got their feet wet with some actual comic series before I put them on my list of top BP comic scribes. Everyone’s blown me away in book form but comics are a different beast altogether lol.

That said I think there’s a good chance Nnedi Okorafor gets the gig for the next BP solo. She wrote 3 miniseries during the Coates era, is a black woman, and plays well into the literary/non-traditional comic buyer crowd Marvel is pushing the franchise to. Her comic work has been mixed though, her Shuri and Dora miniseries were wack and her Long Live the King mini was average at best. She has decent ideas but for such a strong novelist I find her dialogue in comics weak. Also concerned she might double down on what Coates did (T’Challa outshined by new side characters, Orisha origins, etc.) Obviously nothin is confirmed but Okorafor is to me the most likely follow up.

Well I would say, give them 1-2 issue non canon mini's to test their merits, Plus it's not canon so T'Challa doesn't end of looking bad if it's trash. I look forward to getting these and what you guys have said gives me hope for BP.

Nnedi would be a terrible choice. The literary crowd has long since bounced. Why cater to a crowd that doesn't care about the character or franchise at all? And why give the franchise to a writer who has already struck out 3 times, and one who will cause the franchise to bleed just as hard if not worse than Coates because she doesn't have the same "name" behind her as he does?

It's really crazy how redjack was passed up at all, especially since KiB

[XJlock]

The way t'challa is drawn in the heroes return cover is creeping me out. Looking like nosferatu

I am no professional when it comes to drawing, but judging by your comparison, is it due to the length of/something particular about his fingers?

[Cville]

One of the writers pulled one unexpected side character and almost fulfilled my fan request.
spoilers:

Kasper is tasked with rescuing some kidnapped WK ambassadors from a white supremacist group. He does the enemy than hero teamup with Nightshade. But its David Walker's Nightshade still wearing the Nighthawk armor. The main bad guy turns out to be American Panther. Lol

end of spoilers It was a good adventure.

[MindofShadow]

The ears are messed up

[Marvell2100]

I am no professional when it comes to drawing, but judging by your comparison, is it due to the length of/something particular about his fingers?

The ears and the shading on the mask make him look really bad.

[chief12d]

I don't think it will be her. The last thing she said was she only wanted to work on her original characters or Storm.

I finished eight stories. For now there is only one I would throw away outright. He leaned too hard into and idea that Narcisse started, but never expanded on. I skipped most of it and just quick read the last half. Jesse Hollands' story was right after that and it made up for it.

That’s a relief, I don’t think she’s got it in her to do a BP solo. Okorafor is the best example I can think of of someone who’s really good at fiction in one medium but terrible in comics. John Ridley’s subpar Batman over at DC is another good example too but that’s a whole different convo lol.

Interested to read what story you’re talking about but if it’s about who I think it is I don’t have high hopes.

Well I would say, give them 1-2 issue non canon mini's to test their merits, Plus it's not canon so T'Challa doesn't end of looking bad if it's trash. I look forward to getting these and what you guys have said gives me hope for BP.

Nnedi would be a terrible choice. The literary crowd has long since bounced. Why cater to a crowd that doesn't care about the character or franchise at all? And why give the franchise to a writer who has already struck out 3 times, and one who will cause the franchise to bleed just as hard if not worse than Coates because she doesn't have the same "name" behind her as he does?

It's really crazy how redjack was passed up at all, especially since KiB

That’s a great idea. That’s basically what they did with Coates minus the canon aspect. I’d kill for Broaddus to do a Hatut Zeraze mini that features T’Challa in a supporting capacity. Let actual fiction writers contribute to the World of Wakanda.

Nnedi would be an improvement in terms of pacing and action, but she seems to take a similar deconstructive approach to Wakanda and T’Challa all while having paper thin characters. She’d be better than Coates but the overarching issues he had would carry over. Redjack is really the best writer I can think of to do the solo so I’m interested (and a bit scared) to see who they have take over from the current writer.

[Redjack]

It's really crazy how redjack was passed up at all, especially since KiB

Come over to Green Lantern in April. We got something for ya.

For real.

[Mike_Murdock]

Just read it.

I'm not too bummed by this. Taskmaster is no joke. At least it wasn't short.

Taskmaster, when written well, should be one of the most formidable characters out there. That being said, it's possible to be annoyed at the decision to test his mettle against Wakandans if one is so inclined.