Has he appeared in any promotional material for the Gala?Does anyone know what to expect out of T’Challa’s appearances in the Doom marriage storyline with the Fantastic Four and the Hellfire Gala with the X-Men? I’m interested to see T’Challa the statesman and how writers approach that as far as his relationship with the Fantastic Four and Latveria. Namor will be there so I expect there to be a bit of tension from that angle as well. T’Challa’s probably there just because he was invited much to his own surprise and wants to see what’s up. Looking forward to some nice moments between him and Reed plus some insight into how Wakanda will be dealing with an increasingly aggressive Latveria.
I expect the usual shit slinging when it comes to the Hellfire Gala and expect some kind of update on his situation with Storm, who we know is going to be there. You got the whole Skybreaker situation that got settled in X of Swords and we know T’Challa still has feelings for her per the KIB tie-in, and no one has addressed that Wakanda has economic protectorates that are rejecting the Krakoan deals. I doubt T’Challa has a big role to play (much like with the FF story) but the Hellfire Gala will probably set the tone for future X-Men/Avengers relations moving forward and could have bigger implications on the wider Marvel universe going forward.
Whether Aaron plays into that in the current Avengers book remains to be seen but it’s worth pointing out Wakanda was highlighted red in HOX/POX, just like Franklin Richards who we know was gonna be a big player in Hickman’s saga prior to the retcon. One can only hope the next BP writer doesn’t lean too much into stuff happening outside the book but not so much that it seems the BP solo is operating in its own universe like Coates did.