Isn't that what fans want? Heroes battling heroes! All the time! It worked once, decades ago!
I honestly can't understand how the writer who came up with that story turned into the one we have now, pulling new concepts and powers out of nowhere to justify his story. I used to think that Aaron would be a good BP writer. I don't, anymore.
Because not all characters are the same? Because having a 45-year history used to mean something?
We're in a situation where a hero best known for street-level crime stories is going face to face with Immortal Weapons, gods, demons, and the freaking SORCERER SUPREME, defeating them without breaking a sweat, and stealing their powers by waving Egyptian bling in their faces.
But hey, T'Challa didn't get punked out! Yay. The best showing of the main characters of the book is a guy who regularly out-thinks demons and cosmic threats surrendering. And yes, MK didn't get what he wants, but that doesn't change the fact that T'Challa didn't even TRY to fight back.
Meh. I'm done with this arc.
If you've got a god and magical egyptian bling why not? Wrecker was a normal dude until he got a magical crow bar one day. Magical bling can do that sort of thing.
As far as T'Challa not trying to fight back... I think that's the point. Because the battle took place on Wakanda, there was potential threat to civilians. Him opting to meet MK's god instead of fighting isn't entirely out of character for him.
But yes... to advance the story MK does have to get the better of BP and pretty much everyone else he faces up to this point. In the least I'd say this was a more protected loss than what anyone else has gotten so far.
I agree with you here, honestly TChalla surrendering like he did is definitely a step up from Thor IF, and Steven getting straight wrecked for sure. However I would rather have a little less subtle end game panther, and more Hudlin/Priest Panther. Would i would of liked to see is this: TChalla stack's up to MK, they have a short fight, both are holding their own but clearly TChalla has the advantage, maybe MK then gets a hit on TChalla, TChalla has a realization, knocks mk back then surrenders, mk then pulls out the anhks and the scene that took place about not being able to take his power unfolds.
Showing that yes, TChalla COULD of beaten mk like he said, but there is more at play here and it would be smarter to meet with khonsu due to something bigger is happening.
I like the idea that TChalla is the most dangerous man alive and the greatest warrior on earth, so when it comes to a fight, dude is prepared to throw down, but this is also a grandmaster chess player mind so he is constantly looking at the Forest instead of the trees
Last edited by Ezyo1000; 05-30-2020 at 12:12 PM.
It's fairly normal for the Avengers who don't have solo books to get their own story arcs in Avengers. The guys with solo books get their lions share of development in their solo books. But the Avengers writer can pretty much do whatever they want with the characters who don't have their own books.