Black Panther: Long Live the King

April 29, 2019 6:37 AM - by Nnedi Okorafor

As the Black Panther and an Avenger, T'Challa has had to save the world time and again - but those duties pale in comparison to his responsibilities as king of Wakanda. As the nation rebuilds in the wake of revolution, T'Challa finds his people besieged by a massive monster tearing through the country, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake! Written by Nnedi Okorafor and Aaron Covington, art by André Lima Araújo, Mario Del Pennino and Tana Ford
posted by dinty_moore (1 comment total)

All of the stories were enjoyable, but I like the third arc, the one about Ngozi, the best - I'd never heard about the character before, but it wasn't too difficult to figure out the basics about her: Nigerian that spent time in Wakanda, in a wheelchair, has a venom symbiote. Tana Ford's art works really well for her, too - there was a good amount of dynamism in the art and poses, and the melty venom look really worked for me.

The other two arcs were okay - I like the art in them as well (with the exception of Shuri's character design, wth), and the colors are fantastic (the constant red-orange sky, and everything is a lot less saturated than you'd usually find in superhero comics). The stories mostly felt functional, but not super exciting.
posted by dinty_moore at 3:52 PM on May 11, 2019