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Spreadshirt trycker ett enormt urval av personliga kläder som T-shirts, tröjor och mycket mer. Beställningarna tas emot varje dag med ❤️ i Leipzig och skickas därifrån till hela världen!Spreadshirt använder din e-postadress för att skicka e-postmeddelanden till dig om produkterbjudanden, rabattkampanjer och tävlingar. Du kan när som helst återkalla ditt samtycke till att nyhetsbrev skickas. Mer information hittar du i vår integritetspolicy.Marvel Studios greenlit a Black Panther sequel almost immediately after the first film hit theaters in 2018, and Coogler and screenwriter Joe Robert Cole quickly got to work outlining T’Challa’s next adventure. They had just completed the first draft of the script and sent it to Chadwick Boseman, but then the actor died in August 2020 after a private battle with colon cancer. The loss of Boseman radically changed the future of the franchise, and Coogler and Cole rewrote the movie to address his death and focus on T’Challa’s sister Shuri (Letitia Wright) instead.

The script would have then flashed forward three years to trail T’Challa as he co-parents his now 8-year-old son. Namor, the villain played by Tenoch Huerta, would still have been the film’s primary antagonist. But Coogler added that he and CIA director Valentina Allegra de Fontaine (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) would have had slightly different roles in the story.”We had some crazy scenes in there for Chad, man,” Coogler said. ”Our code name for the movie was ’Summer Break,’ and the movie was about a summer that the kid spends with his dad. For his eighth birthday, they do a ritual where they go out into the bush and have to live off the land. But something happens and T’Challa has to go save the world with his son on his hip.”

Now, for the first time, Coogler has revealed his initial plot for Wakanda Forever. Coogler and Cole said their first draft would have been a ”father-son story” centered on T’Challa and his young son Toussaint in a new interview with The New York Times.The director explained that this original version was ”absolutely nothing” like the final film, and it would have picked up after T’Challa’s five-year disappearance in Avengers: Endgame. While T’Challa was absent, his partner Nakia (Lupita Nyong’o) would have given birth to their son, Toussaint.

”In the script, T’Challa was a dad who’d had this forced five-year absence from his son’s life,” Coogler told the Times. ”The first scene was an animated sequence. You hear Nakia talking to Toussaint. She says, ’Tell me what you know about your father.’ You realize that he doesn’t know his dad was the Black Panther. He’s never met him, and Nakia is remarried to a Haitian dude. Then, we cut to reality and it’s the night that everybody comes back from the Blip. You see T’Challa meet the kid for the first time.”The tribe that would become the Jabari worshiped Ngi, who was responsible for creating Gorilla-Man. Ngi was based on the Yaounde deity of the same name. Currently, the Jabari tribe worship the gorilla god Ghekre, based on the Baoulé deity of the same name. Wakanda evolved from a hunter-warrior society, and was traditionally ruled by its greatest warrior. The dominant Black Panther Cult outlawed the rival White Gorilla Cult’s worship in Wakanda. M’Baku (Man-Ape) of the Jabari tribe is one of Wakanda’s greatest warriors, second only to T’Challa, the Black Panther himself. While T’Challa, king of Wakanda, is on a several-month leave of absence from Wakanda, the ambitious M’Baku plots to usurp the throne. M’Baku flouts T’Challa’s edicts and revives the White Gorilla Cult, killing one of the rare white gorillas living in the jungles near Wakanda. M’Baku bathes in the gorilla’s blood and eats its flesh which ”mystically” confers the gorilla’s great strength upon M’Baku. He tries to defeat T’Challa in combat, hoping to take over the country, but is beaten and banished from Wakanda. According to the 2018 film, the White Gorilla cult, known in the film as the Jabari (or the Mountain Tribe), revere the (Hindu) monkey god, Hanuman. In the comics, Wakanda is the foremost military power on Marvel Earth. The Wakandan Army is the country’s main ground forces, while the Wakandan Navy oversees naval operations. The Wakandan Air Guard is the nation’s air force, which includes pilots wearing powerful suits of combat armor. In order to ensure peace and stability in Wakanda, the Black Panther picked Dora Milaje (”adored ones”) from rival tribes to serve as his personal guard and ceremonial wives-in-training. Wakanda has its own intelligence system known as the N’Charu Silema; a spy network that worked across the globe to maintain the nation’s secrecy. It was considered as good as the Mossad and certainly better than the CIA and MI6. Later, P.R.I.D.E. (Princess Regent Intelligence Division Executives) was developed as the nation’s protection agency. The nation has a secret police called Hatut Zeraze (War Dogs in the Wakandan language). Wakanda is one of the few Earth-616 civilizations who have contingency plans for dealing with Galactus, ”The Devourer of Worlds”. There are several theories about the etymology of Wakanda. The name may be inspired by a Siouan god called Wakanda, Wakonda, or Waconda; or Wakandas, a fictional African tribe from Edgar Rice Burroughs’ novel The Man-Eater, written in 1915 but published posthumously in 1957; or the Kenyan Kamba ethnic group, also called Akamba or Wakamba; or the word kanda, which means ”family” in Kikongo.Before the emergence of the Wakandan nation, mystic beings known as Originators lived in the region. Originators were diverse races: Anansi (spider-like), Vanyan (ape-like), Creeping Doom (insectoid), Ibeji (two-headed humanoids) and Children of Olokun (sea-creatures).

Birnin Zana is located within Wakanda. It is considered by some to be a smart city. In Birnin Zana, pedestrians walk along commerce-filled streets that are car-free except for the occasional appearance of (buslike) shuttles. The whole is quite similar to the woonerf concept, an approach to public space design which started in the Netherlands in the 1970s. Maglev trains are seen zipping above and around the city. The Wakandan buildings incorporate some traditional African elements (i.e. thatched roofs and hanging gardens) on some of the tallest structures.

Sekhmet the Lion Goddess, based on the deity of the same name, could possess the form of any human worshipers or the bodies of those sanctified and sacrificed by her worshipers, she transformed these subjects into human avatars of herself. She has a number of other powers, some of which she has demonstrated. Sekhmet could grow in size, move at rapid speeds, teleport herself and others, and alter her specific density. The Lion goddess possessed superhuman strength and durability, and she was immortal. She can manipulate the minds of the weak-willed.

When Hydra manipulates a sentient cosmic cube named Kobik into unknowingly replacing the real Captain America’s Steve Roger with his Hydra counterpart, then enact their Secret Empire, Wakanda is under a threat to be taken over by the rise of terrorist group across the universe, with its king T’Challa getting captured and forced to surrender, until all heroes and some villains who rebel against Hydra finally find a way to get both Kobik and the real Steve Rogers back, while rescuing both T’Challa and the rest of both captured and manipulated heroes. Once Hydra’s empire has been undone, Wakanda expanded its legacy to form an intergalactic empire on Planet Bast, while also revoking the mutant ban in their country, such as allowing Storm to visit and help anytime. The empire, now encompassing five galaxies, arises after a mission that sought the origin of Mena Ngai, the meteorite that brought the vibranium to Wakanda.In the distant past, a massive meteorite made up of the element vibranium crashed in Wakanda. The meteorite was named Mena Ngai. It was unearthed a generation before the events of the present day. T’Challa, the previous Black Panther and brother to the current Black Panther, Shuri, is the son of T’Chaka, the Black Panther before him and a descendant of Olumo Bashenga. Knowing that others would attempt to manipulate and dominate Wakanda for this rare and valuable resource, T’Chaka conceals his country from the outside world. He sells off minute amounts of the valuable vibranium while surreptitiously sending the country’s best scholars to study abroad, consequently turning Wakanda into one of the world’s most technologically advanced nations. Eventually, however, the explorer Ulysses Klaue finds his way to Wakanda and covers up his work on a vibranium-powered, sound-based weapon. When exposed, Klaue kills T’Chaka, only to see his ”sound blaster” turned on him by a grieving teenaged T’Challa. Klaue’s right hand is destroyed, and he and his men flee.

In the 2008 ”Secret Invasion” storyline, Skrull forces led by Commander K’vvvr invade Wakanda and engage Black Panther and his forces. Due to heavy resistance to the deployment of technological developments, both sides are forced to fight with swords and spears. The Wakandan forces voluntarily wear panther masks; this prevents the Skrulls from focusing attacks on their leader. Despite losses, the Wakandans defeat the Skrulls. They kill every single one, including K’vvvr, and send their ship back, packed with the bodies. A warning against invading Wakanda is left written on the wall of the ship’s control center.T’Challa’s ancestor Olumo Bashenga began to close the vibranium mound to outsiders. He formed a religious order that guarded the mound and fought to keep the ”demon spirits” from spreading across the kingdom. As the ceremonial and religious role, he took the title of Black Panther as chief of the Panther Tribe. As part of the cult’s ceremonies, a Black Panther is entitled to the use of a heart-shaped herb. The herb enhances the physical attributes of the person who consumes it to near-superhuman levels, in a similar manner to the super-soldier serum.

In the comics, Wakanda has three official languages: Wakandan, Yoruba and Hausa. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, characters from Wakanda are portrayed speaking the South African Xhosa language. The Jabari Tribe are portrayed speaking a dialect similar to Igbo from Nigeria. Wakanda (/wəˈkɑːndə, -ˈkæn-/) is a fictional country appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, the country first appeared in Fantastic Four #52 (July 1966). Wakanda has been depicted as being in East Africa. It is located in sub-Saharan Africa and is home to the superhero Black Panther. Some sources place Wakanda just north of Tanzania and exactly at Rwanda, while others—such as Marvel Atlas #2—show it at the north end of Lake Turkana, in between South Sudan, Uganda, Kenya and Ethiopia (and surrounded by fictional countries like Azania, Canaan, and Narobia).While under the cosmic power of the Phoenix Force, Namor attacks Wakanda for hiding the Avengers and destroys much of the country with a tidal wave. After the attack, all mutants (particularly those who were siding with Phoenix controlled mutants) are banned from entering Wakanda as stated by Black Panther. Some students from the Jean Grey school are attacked by the Wakandan people; the students barely flee with the help of Storm. Wakanda has appeared in comics and various media adaptations, such as in the Marvel Cinematic Universe, where it is depicted as the most technologically advanced nation on the planet. In the 2018 film Black Panther, the Wakandan language is depicted as being written in a Wakandan writing system based on the Nsibidi writing system; the Wakandan writing system was created for the film by production designer Hannah Beachler.

Wakanda contains a number of religious sects originating from various places in Africa, the Pantheon of Wakanda is known as The Orisha. Orisha is a Yoruba word meaning spirit or deity. Bast the Panther Goddess, Thoth, god of the moon and wisdom, and Ptah, the Shaper, are Heliopolitan deities, who left ancient Egypt at the time of the pharaohs. Kokou is a warrior orisha from Benin. Mujaji is a rain goddess of the Lobedu people of South Africa. Other deities are worshiped in Wakanda, such as Sekhmet and Sobek, other Helipolitan deities, and the gorilla gods Ghekre and Ngi, worshiped by the Jabari tribe. The mutant Ororo Munroe (aka Storm), ex-wife of T’Challa and former queen of Wakanda, is called Hadari-Yao (”Walker of Clouds” in ancient Alkamite), a goddess who preserves the balance of natural things. Other little-known gods of Wakanda are enemies of Bast,:K’Liluna, the Bast’s sister, considered a betrayer, and Magba.

Vibranium radiation has permeated much of Wakanda’s flora and fauna, including the Heart-Shaped Herb eaten by members of the Black Panther Tribe (although T’Challa once allowed a dying Spider-Man to eat it in the hope that it would help him deal with a mysterious illness) and the flesh of the White Gorilla eaten by the members of the White Gorilla Tribe.Bast the Panther Goddess, based on Bast the ancient Egyptian deity, is the primary deity of Wakanda. After the vibranium meteor fell, a number of Wakandans were painfully mutated into ”demon spirits” and began attacking their fellow Wakandans.Wakanda appears in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Inhabitants from this version of the country speak in the Xhosa language, as T’Challa’s actor Chadwick Boseman developed using a ”regional accent based on where Wakanda would be. He did great research on the very cultural aspects of the character. Even though it’s a fictional culture, [he figured] out ways to tether it into real African culture.” Additionally, it is located at the northern end of Lake Turkana, at a fictional point bordering Ethiopia, South Sudan, Uganda, and Kenya. In real life, this area is actually a disputed border region known as the Ilemi Triangle, claimed by each of these countries. This follows the location of the country in the comics according to Marvel Atlas #2.

The lords of each tribe sit on the king’s council, and after the Mountain tribe assists T’Challa in his overthrow of the usurper, Erik ”Killmonger” Stevens, M’Baku is also granted a seat on the council in recognition of his loyalty. The four main tribes speak a version of the Xhosa language while the Jabari speak an Igbo dialect. The opening animated sequence to Black Panther explains Wakanda was aware that the outside world was becoming increasingly chaotic throughout various historical events that affected Africa, such as the Atlantic slave trade, the colonization of Africa by European powers, World War I, and World War II. The Black Panthers of the past, however, were devoted to defending their own country and did not interfere, instead choosing to hide Wakanda from the world—fearing that if they became involved and revealed themselves, it would eventually lead to outsiders trying to invade Wakanda. Instead, Wakanda passes itself off as a small, poor Third World nation of humble herdsmen, using an advanced holographic projection shroud around its borders to hide the advanced technological civilization within. A core tension of the film’s narrative is that the new Black Panther, T’Challa, is torn between his loyalty to hide and defend Wakanda as its king, and his own conscience to help the faltering world beyond its borders. Later in the film, Killmonger arrives to try to seize the throne—sharing T’Challa’s desire to end Wakanda’s isolationism, but by conquering the outside world using Wakanda’s advanced technologies and weapons instead. Ultimately, T’Challa defeats Killmonger and decides to reveal Wakanda’s true nature to the world during an address at the United Nations. The film’s popularity led to a trend among athletes and celebrities around the world to throw up ”Wakanda Forever” salutes after their victories. Director Ryan Coogler stated that his depiction of Wakanda was inspired by the southern African kingdom of Lesotho. Basotho blankets also became more known as a result of the film and its basis on Lesotho.In an alternate timeline set 2000 years in the distant past, a man named after Killmonger’s real name, N’Jadaka, became a hero of the empire after retrieving the Shard of M’Kraan during the war against the Shi’ar Empire. However, the current ruler of Wakanda feared that N’Jadaka would overthrow him, so he sent N’Jadaka along with his squad on a secret suicide mission to take the Matrix of the Mamadou galaxy, which was inhabited by the Kronans, Shadow People, and the Klyntar. Upon arriving on a planet in the galaxy, they were quickly attacked by a race known as the Between. Trying to survive, he came across a member of the Klyntar race and bonded with it, since they had a mutual hatred against the current emperor, who made the Klyntar an endangered species. Upon defeating the Between, N’Jadaka and the symbiote killed the emperor and took the throne as the new emperor of the Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda. During this time, he got married and conceived a daughter. Upon finding out that T’Challa from the future had arrived in his present, he feared that T’Challa would join the Maroon rebels, so he had him become a member of the Nameless, slaves who had their memories wiped and were forced to mine for Vibranium on asteroids. However, T’Challa retained his memories of Storm and managed to escape to join the Maroon’s regardless. After that, N’Jadaka approached Bast and after recounting his origin, battled Bast’s avatar. He was successful in killing it and making his daughter the new Avatar of Bast. After the Maroons got ahold of N’Jadaka’s daughter and T’Challa had visited the planet of the Between, N’Jadaka with his army went after the rebels in order to get his daughter back. However, Bast betrayed him and made his Empire fighters crash into the mothership while a rebel commander set the planet holding the rebel base’s core to explode as a last ditch attempt to stop him; resulting in the sacrifice of thousands of lives and the apparent death of N’Jadaka.

In recent stories by writer Ta-Nehisi Coates, Wakanda is located on Lake Victoria, near fellow fictional nations Mohannda, Canaan, Azania, and Niganda. This places these nations mostly in what in real life is the eastern half of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Wakanda has an unusually high rate of mutation due to the dangerously mutagenic properties of the Vibranium Mound. A large number of these Wakandan Mutates are working for Erik Killmonger.

Little is known of the history of the Lion Goddess. She had apparently lost many worshipers over the years to the Cult of the Panther God, despite the fact that Sekhmet physically manifested before its followers, and the Panther God only appears to its priests.

Har nu börjat andra terminen i mitt andra år här i the Kubert School. Det har hänt mycket och varit en tung arbetslast. Den senaste veckan har varit rätt lugn dock. Vilket varit väldigt skönt. Nästa vecka inte lika mycket, men det ska allt fixas det också. Trots mycket sjukdom och annat som slöat ner mig så har jag lyckats få in de mesta av mina arbeten i tid. Känner också att det är roligt att teckna igen efter att ha tappat lusten lite. Att få komma hem under julen och umgås med flickvän, familj och vänner hjälper alltid att stärka arbetsmoralen. Det är ju viktigt att ha ett liv utanföt serievärlden också och umgås med folk som helt enkelt inte bryr sig om att Batmans nya kostym har suspensoar eller att Spider-Man filmens kostym ser ut som om han var sponsrad av Nike.Kontinuitetsuppdatering för dig som missade Shadowlands: Daredevil har existensiell kris, så han lämnar över uppdraget att vaka över Hell’s Kitchen till Black Panther, en hjälte som efter diverse kriser och elände i hemlandet Wakanda minsann har anledning att krisa lite själv. Men som alla (utom Matt Murdock) vet är bästa formen av terapi att rensa i Hell’s Kitchen och spöa upp rumänska gangstrar på löpande band. Eller nåt.

Detta är en bra inledning som lovar gott inför framtiden. En slående öppning med en härlig splash page på s 2 och vi är rakt inne i handlingen. Cap har genast hamnat i stora problem med en annan supersoldat som spöat upp honom efter noter och nu står i begrepp att avrätta honom. Sen flashback till ett uppdrag där Cap med sedvanlig helylleamerikansk kaxighet (här följer Aaron troget Millars version av figuren) förolämpar brittiska allierade och spöar upp nordkoreaner. Militäriskt våld till max m a o och det är ju gott så. Aaron har visat både i Scalped och i sina Wolverine-serier att han har bra magkänsla för action och dessutom kan lägga på det lager karaktärsbaserad fernissa som krävs för att höja ett trikåslagsmål över standardnivån – så också här.Det är här andra delen (första boken recenserade Rikard här) i Bryan Talbots serie om Lebrock, grävlingen vid Scotland Yard, och dennes kompanjon råttan Roderick Ratzi. Den kom ut i december och var en av de hårda klappar jag fann bredvid julbocken. I samband med att jag förberedde recensionen såg jag även till att få en intervju med upphovs-mannen som du (inom kort) kan läsa här. Talbots uttalade mål att skriva en serie där det känns som du inte kan vända sidorna fort nog av ren och skär spänning lyckas den här boken mer än väl att uppfylla.

Det kommande dygnet så kan man köpa hela House of M (åtta nummer) för 7 kr styck i ComiXolgy-appen för Iphone och iPad. House of M är en riktigt nice story, så passa på medan det är billigt. Ladda ladda.

Pass på, det närmaste dygnet så finns Marvel Knights Spider-Man #1-12 för 7 kr st i ComiXology-appen. Själv har jag inte läst Marvel Knights-versionen av Spider-Man, så jag kommer köpa första arc:en (#1-4) för att se om det är något att ha.Nu är det klart vem som kommer att spela Clark Kent/Superman i Zack Snyders nya Superman-film. Men helt ärligt, vem hade tidigare hört talas om skådespelaren Henry Cavill? Inte jag i alla fall… En snabbt slagning på IMDB visar dock att han kanske är mest känd från den historiska drama-serien The Tudors där han har haft en framträdande roll. Men det återstår dock att se hur väl han kommer att passa som Superman… Själv ställer jag mig lite försiktigt tveksam till det, men jag tror han har goda möjligheter att slå Brandon Rouths rolltolkning av The Man of Steel. Men vi får väl se… Snyders film The Man of Steel har planerad release någon gång nästa år.

Jag hade det stora nöjet att agera värd åt Bryan Talbot då han gästade Stockholm i juni 2003. Talbot var inbjuden till Swecon som det året hölls i Kulturhuset och han ställde även ut en mängd fina original på Serieteket. Han gav ett imponerade trevligt intryck under våra vandringar runtom i staden. Vi pratade magi, synkronicitet och serier. Talbot drog också ett par av de bisarra historier från seriemässor som han långt senare samlade i boken The Naked Artist. Minns också hur han visade mig de första bilderna från det som skulle komma att bli tegelstenen Alice in Sunderland och förbluffade alla närvarande med en spontan recitation av den långa texten till The Green Eye of the Little Yellow God (av Milton Hayes och Cuthbert Clarke) under en pubrunda efter kongressen. Förutom att vara en riktig hedersknyffel så är Talbot också en av de främsta serieskaparna verksamma idag. Det gör mig därför en stor ära att få presentera denna intervju som jag hoppas ska få fler att plocka upp någon av hans fantastiska serier. Mycket nöje!Så var då den stora seriefestivalen i Angoulême avslutad och vinnare i de olika kategorierna utsedda liksom vem som blir president för nästa års festival. Presidentskapet är väl den största äran en serieskapare kan få i Frankrike, i år var det Baru, och nästa års president heter Art Spiegelman. Att han inte fått äran tidigare är synnerligen märkligt, Maus är trots allt den i särklass bästa serien genom alla tider och hans påverkan i övrigt ska inte heller underskattas. Det finaste priset Fauve d´Or gick till italienaren Manuele Fior för 5000 Kilometres Par Seconde. Jag har bara läst den tyska utgåvan av Les Gens Le Dimanche men en av hans styrkor är onekligen de vackra teckningarna. Av övriga priser kan noteras att David Mazzuchellis suveräna Asterios Polyp fick juryns specialpris, priset för bästa albumserie gick till fjärde delen av Fabien Nurys och Sylvain Vallés Il etat une fois de France, Naoki Urasawa fick priset för bästa serie ”över generationsgränserna” för Pluto och Joe Sacco fick pris för bästa ”globala blick” med Footnotes in Gaza som kommer på svenska i vår. Mer om Angoulême finns på Comics Reporter i form av Bart Beatys krönikor.

Flashback finansieras genom donationer från våra medlemmar och besökare. Det är med hjälp av dig vi kan fortsätta erbjuda en fri samhällsdebatt. Tack för ditt stöd!The second and final arc, ”Panther vs. the Klan”, ran as mostly 17-page stories in Jungle Action #19–24 (January – November 1976), except for issue #23, a reprint of Daredevil #69 (October 1970), in which the Black Panther guest-starred. The subject matter of the Ku Klux Klan was considered controversial in the Marvel offices at the time, creating difficulties for the creative team. In an alternate reality where the Civil War between Iron Man and Captain America never ended, the Black Panther was killed alongside Maria Hill after activating Prison 42’s self-destruct mechanism. He is succeeded by his son, Azari, who takes on the Black Panther name. It is later revealed that the Black Panther who destroyed Prison 42 was actually Queen Veranke of the shape-shifting alien race the Skrulls, who had stolen T’Challa’s identity to manipulate and prolong the Civil War to suit her own needs. Fury has Captain America train and mentor the Panther, who reveals his damaged throat. Captain America, sympathizing for the Panther’s plight, encourages Fury to place the Panther in the superhero team the Ultimates. This turns out to be a ruse in which Captain America impersonates the Panther, allowing T’Challa to escape and return home to Wakanda.

During the 2016 ”Civil War II” storyline, Black Panther represents Wakanda on the Alpha Flight Space Program’s Board of Governors. He sides with Captain Marvel on needing help from an Inhuman who can predict the possible future named Ulysses Kain. Black Panther and Shuri take part in the fight against the Leviathon Tide.

T’Challa was next in line to be the king of Wakanda and Black Panther, but until he was ready to become the leader of the nation, his uncle S’yan (T’Chaka’s younger brother) successfully passed the trials to become the Black Panther. While on his Wakandan walkabout rite of passage, T’Challa met and fell in love with apparent orphaned teen Ororo Munroe, who would grow up to become the X-Men member Storm. The two broke off their relationship due to his desire to avenge his father’s death and to become the type of man who could suitably lead Wakanda, but they would see each other over the years when they could.

T’Challa then helps his old flame Ororo Munroe reunite with her surviving family members in Africa and the U.S. Shortly afterwards, he proposes and the two are married, in a large Wakandan ceremony attended by many superheroes. One of the couple’s first tasks is to embark on a diplomatic tour, in which they visit the Inhumans, Doctor Doom, the President of the United States and Namor the Sub-Mariner, with only the last one ending well. After the death of Bill Foster, the Black Panther and Storm side with Captain America’s anti-registration forces. During the end battle between both sides, the Wakandan embassy in Manhattan is heavily damaged, though no Wakandans are hurt. After the confrontation, the Panther and Storm briefly fill in for vacationing Fantastic Four members Reed and Sue Richards before returning to Wakanda. There was some debate at Marvel, with Lee wondering how far to go with the commercially-risky introduction of a black superhero in that era. In the first version of the cover for Fantastic Four #52, Kirby drew the Black Panther wearing a cowl that exposed his face. In the published version, the cowl became a full face-mask. Previews in other comics did not show the cover at all, indicating that Lee was hesitant. T’Chaka appeared for the first time in Fantastic Four #53 (August 1966) by Stan Lee (script) and Jack Kirby (art). The eldest son of King Azzuri and Queen Nanali, T’Chaka inherits the throne and the title of the Black Panther on his father’s death by being helped in his monarch duties by his younger brother and trusted adviser S’Yan. After having married a woman named N’Yami, believing she cannot have children, he adopts a child with her, Hunter; however, she later becomes pregnant and dies giving birth to her first child, T’Challa; from the relationship with a woman of another tribe T’Chaka then has a second son, Jakarra, and finally remarries with Ramonda, with whom he has his only daughter, Shuri. When Ramonda subsequently disappears into nothingness, leading him to believe that he has been abandoned, he raises his children alone. To protect the kingdom, T’Chaka instituted a policy of strong isolationism, but in the course of his life he often collaborated with agents of the U.S. government. He is killed by Ulysses Klaw after having surprised him when he was trying to illegally extract vibranium in his kingdom.In his first published appearance, the now-adult T’Challa invites the American superhero team the Fantastic Four to Wakanda, then attacks and attempts to neutralize them individually ito test himself to see if he is ready to battle Klaw, who had replaced his shattered right hand with a sonic weapon. For their part, the Four manage to rally and stymie T’Challa in a team counter-attack, enabling the impressed King to stand down and explain himself to the team’s satisfaction. After the ruler makes proper amends to the Four, they befriend and help T’Challa, and he in turn aids them against the supervillain the Psycho-Man. T’Challa later joins the Avengers, beginning a long association with that superhero team. He first battles the Man-Ape while with the group, and then meets the American singer Monica Lynne, with whom he becomes romantically involved. He helps the Avengers defeat the second Sons of the Serpent, and then reveals his true identity on American television. He encounters Daredevil and reveals to him he had deduced Daredevil’s true identity.

Following his debut in Fantastic Four #52–53 (July – August 1966) and subsequent guest appearance in Fantastic Four Annual #5 (1967) and with Captain America in Tales of Suspense #97–99 and Captain America 100 (January – April 1968), the Black Panther journeyed from the fictional African nation of Wakanda to New York City to join the titular American superhero team in The Avengers #52 (May 1968), appearing in that comic for the next few years. During his time with the Avengers, he made solo guest-appearances in three issues of Daredevil, and fought Doctor Doom in Astonishing Tales #6–7 (June & August 1971), in that supervillain’s short-lived starring feature.The mantle of the Black Panther is passed down from generation to generation among the rulers of Wakanda although it must still be deserved through a severe selection involving the best warriors of the nation.

T’Challa worked with his sorcerer, Zawavari, to endow T’Challa with immunity to mystical attacks and detection to defeat Dr. Doom. When T’Challa’s alchemical upgrade was tested by means of Wakanda’s most powerful acolytes attacking T’Challa in unison, each mystical attack was absorbed and only served to strengthen T’Challa. During these preparations, T’Challa invented a potent mystical-scientific hybrid art called ”shadow physics” and was able to use it to craft shadow weapons and to track vibranium on a quantum level.

After witnessing an alternate Earth over Wakanda being destroyed by the Black Swan, T’Challa reforms the Illuminati—with Beast replacing the now-deceased Charles Xavier—to confront the threat of the Incursions, parallel universes colliding with each other to the destruction of both. Although able to avert one Incursion with the Infinity Gauntlet, the subsequent destruction of the Infinity Gems forces the group to decide to resort to more questionable measures to protect Earth from future Incursions, wiping Captain America’s mind so that he will not remember these events, allowing them to do ”what needs to be done”. Although equipped with planet-destroying weapons to protect Earth, the Illuminati mostly become disgusted with the wholesale slaughter, until Namor breaks off from the group to form a new Cabal of villains to do what the heroes will not. Despite Namor’s Cabal achieving legitimacy as Earth’s protectors, Namor grew weary of the wholesale slaughter they carried out in the name of preserving their universe. Although he collaborated with the Illuminati in a plan to destroy the Cabal by trapping them on the next Earth to be destroyed, Black Panther and Black Bolt left him behind to die with the Cabal, disgusted at his earlier actions, although Namor and the Cabal escape to the Ultimate universe when the other Earth has a simultaneous Incursion.A four-issue miniseries, Black Panther vol. 2, (July – October 1988) was written by Peter B. Gillis and penciled by Denys Cowan. McGregor revisited his Panther saga with Gene Colan in ”Panther’s Quest”, published as 25 eight-page installments within the bi-weekly anthology series Marvel Comics Presents (issues #13–37, Feb.–December 1989). He later teamed with artist Dwayne Turner in the square-bound miniseries Black Panther: Panther’s Prey (September 1990 – March 1991). McGregor conceived a fifth arc in his Black Panther saga, titled ”Panther’s Vows”, but it failed to get off the ground.

In the aftermath, T’Challa loses all of his enhanced attributes given to him by being the Panther totem. As a result, he works with his sorcerer, Zawavari, to accumulate a replacement. He has since made a pact with another unknown Panther deity, returning his attributes to an even higher level as well as placing incantations on his body, making himself highly resistant to most magic and mystic assaults. This has all been done in preparation for the imminent battle with Doctor Doom, which culminated in T’Challa rendering all of the processed vibranium inert to give his people a chance to rebuild without their dependence on the element.

[T]here were real character arcs in Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four [comics] over time. But … ”Panther’s Rage” is the first comic that was created from start to finish as a complete novel. Running in two years’ issues of Jungle Action (#s 6 through 18), ”Panther’s Rage” is a 2
00-page novel that journeys to the heart of the African nation of Wakanda, a nation ravaged by a revolution against its king, T’Challa, the Black Panther.An alternate T’Challa later appears in the third Exiles series. His universe is still in the Wild West and he goes by King. He is a gunslinger equipped with vibranium clothing and bullets.

In the distant past, a meteorite made of the fictional mineral vibranium crashed in Wakanda, and was unearthed. Reasoning that outsiders would exploit Wakanda for the resource, the ruler, King T’Chaka, concealed his country from the outside world. T’Chaka’s first wife N’Yami died while in labor with T’Challa, and his second wife Ramonda was taken prisoner by Anton Pretorius during a visit to her homeland of South Africa. For most of his childhood T’Challa was raised by his father alone. T’Chaka was killed by Ulysses Klaw in an attempt to seize the vibranium. With his people still in danger, a young T’Challa used Klaw’s weapon on Klaw and his men, shattering Klaw’s right hand and forcing him to flee. Later, T’Challa finds he has a brain aneurysm like his alternate future self, and succumbs to instability and hallucinations. After his mental state almost causes tribal warfare, the Panther hands power to his council and hides in New York City. There he mentors police officer Kasper Cole (who had adopted an abandoned Panther costume), an experience that gives T’Challa the strength to face his illness, reclaim his position, and return to active membership in the Avengers, whom he helps secure special United Nations status. He is a skilled hunter, tracker, strategist, politician, inventor, and scientist. He has a PhD in physics from Oxford University. He is an expert physicist, proficient in advanced technology, and is also an inventor. T’Challa has been granted the strength and knowledge of every past Black Panther. T’Challa investigates a serial killer that he identifies as his former adopted brother, White Wolf, trying to draw him into a confrontation in the belief that he can defeat T’Challa without the former king’s enhanced weapons. T’Challa explicitly rejects Hunter, affirming that they abandoned him because of his cruelty rather than his adopted status. Black Panther is the first protagonist of African descent in mainstream American comics, having debuted years before early black superheroes such as Marvel Comics’ the Falcon (1969), Luke Cage (1972), and Blade (1973) or DC Comics’ John Stewart in the role of Green Lantern (1971). In one comic book storyline, the Black Panther mantle is handled by Kasper Cole, a multiracial New York City police officer. Beginning as an impersonator, Cole would later take on the moniker of White Tiger and become an ally to T’Challa. The role of Black Panther and leadership of Wakanda was also given to T’Challa’s sister Shuri while he was in a coma for a short time.

The Black Panther is the ceremonial hereditary title given to the chief of the Panther Tribe of the fictional African nation of Wakanda. In addition to ruling the country, he is also paramount chief of its various tribes (collectively referred to as the Wakandas). The Panther habit is a symbol of office (head of state) and is used during diplomatic missions.Years later, the Panther accepts a Washington, D.C. envoy, Everett K. Ross, and faces multiple threats to Wakanda’s sovereignty. Ross assists him in many of these threats. In gratitude, the Panther often risks much for Ross in return. The first threat he and Ross encounter is ”Xcon”, an alliance of rogue intelligence agents backing a coup led by the Reverend Achebe. Afterward, Killmonger resurfaces with a plot to destroy Wakanda’s economy. This forces T’Challa to nationalize foreign companies. Killmonger then defeats him in ritual combat, thus inheriting the role of Black Panther, but falls into a coma upon eating the heart-shaped herb—poisonous to anyone outside the royal bloodline, which had a hereditary immunity to its toxic effects. T’Challa preserves his rival’s life rather than allowing him to die.

He is well known for easily outmatching his ally Captain America and repelling Nazi super-powered invasion forces from their invasion during World War II.T’Challa finds himself up against an ambitious new crime lord, Vlad Dinu, who styles himself ”the Impaler”. He also seeks an understanding with the police through Detective Alex Kurtz. During an attempt by Vlad to terminate the Panther, Brian from the Devil’s Kitchen is seriously injured by an energy blast from Vlad, and is reported dead. The conflict between Vlad and the Panther becomes more personal, especially after Vlad discovers the Panther over his wife Angela dead from a gunshot wound.Later, while searching for and finding his stepmother Ramonda, the Panther contends with South African authorities during apartheid. T’Challa eventually proposes and becomes engaged to Monica Lynne, though the couple never marry.

After the defeat of Supreme Hydra Steve Rogers, Black Panther establishes his quest to go across the universe with his people, and found an Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda on Planet Bast, located in the Benhazin Star System.T’Challa learns that Iris was the serial shooter who killed abusers of children—Gabe was abused secretly by Angela. Brian was kidnapped by his doctor, Dr. Holman, at the behest of Nicolae who wanted to use someone who received a dose of Vlad’s power. After being subjected to torturous experiments, Brian lost the ability to think for himself but was rescued by Gabe who also stole the serum produced from the experiment meant to endow the recipient with Vlad’s powers. The Panther obtains evidence of Vlad Dinu’s crimes as well as clues to Iris as the serial shooter, and turns the evidence over to Kurtz. Vlad kills his own son Nicolae before being subdued by the Panther. Gabe is arrested for attempting to take Iris’ life. Before being taken away, Gabe reveals to the Panther Brian’s fate. Though aware of the Panther’s identity as Mr. Okonkwo, both Iris and Sofija promise to keep silent.

The Black Panther’s name predates the October 1966 founding of the Black Panther Party, though not the black panther logo of the party’s predecessor, the Lowndes County Freedom Organization (LCFO), nor the segregated World War II 761st ”Black Panthers” Tank Battalion. Scripter Stan Lee denied that the comic, which pre-dates the political usage of the term, was, or could have been, named after any of the political uses of the term ”black panther”, including the LCFO, citing ”a strange coincidence”. The Black Panther is the first black superhero in American mainstream comic books; very few black heroes were created before him, and none with actual superpowers. These included the characters in the single-issue, low distribution All-Negro Comics #1 (1947). Waku, Prince of the Bantu, who starred in his own feature in the omnibus title Jungle Tales, from Marvel’s 1950s predecessor, Atlas Comics and the Dell Comics Western character Lobo, the first black person to star in his own comic book. Previous non-caricatured black supporting characters in comics include U.S. Army infantry private Gabriel Jones of Sgt. Fury and his Howling Commandos.In 2005, Marvel began publishing Black Panther vol. 4, which ran 41 issues (April 2005 – November 2008). It was initially written by filmmaker Reginald Hudlin (through issue #38) and penciled by John Romita, Jr. (through #6). Hudlin said he wanted to add ”street cred” to the title, although he noted that the book was not necessarily or primarily geared toward an African-American readership. As influences for his characterization of the character, Hudlin has cited comic character Batman, film director Spike Lee, and music artist Sean Combs.

In the Marvel 2099 continuity, a greatly weakened Wakanda is soon to be governed by its princess, Okusana. Fearing that she is not ready, she requests Doom’s help in resurrecting Thandaza, her grandfather and a former Black Panther. Doom (who claims to have agreed to the proposal out of respect for T’Challa) and the Wakandan scientists revive Thandaza in a cyberbetic body made from vibranium, but the plan goes awry when Mkhalali, the current Panther Guard, opens fire on Thandaza, believing his resurrection to be an abomination. The attack throws off the calibrations and leaves Thandaza in a maddened state and constant pain, causing him to go on a bloody rampage. Doom is ultimately forced to kill Thandaza, who thanks him for ending his suffering.

The title ”Black Panther” is a rank of office, chieftain of the Wakandan Panther Clan. As chieftain, the Panther is entitled to consume a special heart-shaped herb which, in addition to his mystical, shamanistic connection with the Wakandan Panther Goddess Bast, grants him superhumanly acute senses, enhanced strength, speed, agility, stamina, durability, healing, and reflexes.When the final Incursion occurs during the 2015 Secret Wars storyline, resulting in all realities collapsing into one Earth, Black Panther is one of the few heroes to survive the Incursion in a specially-designed ”life pod”—other survivors including Mister Fantastic, Star-Lord, Spider-Man, the new Thor, Captain Marvel and a Phoenix-enhanced Cyclops—although they are only released into the new world after an eight-year stasis. Retrieved by Doctor Strange, they learn that Strange has assumed a role of ”sheriff” to Doctor Doom, who has appointed himself the god of the new ”Battleworld” created from the multiple realities. Although Doom effortlessly kills Cyclops, Strange protects the other heroes by dispersing them across Battleworld, with T’Challa and Namor eventually discovering a new version of the Infinity Gauntlet that Strange collected, ensuring that the Gems he found would work in the location where Doom built his main fortress. Recruiting the residents of the deadlands as an army, T’Challa marches on Doom at the same time as multiple other areas rebel against him through the encouragement of the heroes, but admits when Doom confronts him that he was only intended as a distraction while Reed targets Doom’s power source. As Reed takes Doom’s power and sets out to rebuild the multiverse, T’Challa uses the Time Gem to take himself back to Wakanda before the Incursions, proclaiming to his people that they will lead the way to the stars and explore new ideas.

Olumo Bashenga appeared for the first time in Black Panther #7 (January 1978) by Jack Kirby (scripts and drawings). Wise warrior at the head of the Panther Tribe, according to legends, during the tumult where the vibranium meteorite fell on the soil of the village, then composed of various warring clans, he gathered all the aforementioned under his guide to defeating the inhabitants transformed by the impact into fierce ”demonic spirits”, a company which has unified the nation by founding Wakanda and becoming its first ruler and the first to obtain the title of ”Black Panther” as it tells of his ”spiritual connection” with the Panther Goddess Bast that led to the foundation of the Cult of the Panther.T’Challa recounts the story of his ascension as the Black Panther in the fourth volume of his eponymous comic book series. He defeated his uncle during the Black Panther celebration, and during his walkabout when he met and fell in love with a street urchin named Ororo in Cairo, Egypt. Unbeknownst to him the US government is planning a coup to get access to the vibranium. They allow Klaw to recruit a team of villains to support his totalitarian neighbor, Niganda. Klaw recruits Rhino, Black Knight, Batroc the Leaper, and Radioactive Man to lead the invasion. The US government then deploys an army of Deathloks to ”support” T’Challa and justify an invasion, but T’Challa kills Klaw, and Storm wipes out the Deathlok army in a hurricane.

Some artists, such as Jack Kirby, need no plot at all. I mean I’ll just say to Jack, ‘Let’s let the next villain be Dr. Doom’… or I may not even say that. He may tell me. And then he goes home and does it. He’s so good at plots, I’m sure he’s a thousand times better than I. He just about makes up the plots for these stories. All I do is a little editing. In the 1998–1999 limited series Avengers Forever, Captain America and Goliath visit an alternate future timeline where Martian invaders have ravaged the Earth. An aged Black Panther leads this reality’s version of the Avengers, who consist of Jocasta, Living Lightning, Killraven, Crimson Dynamo and Thundra. He received his first starring feature with Jungle Action #5 (July 1973), a reprint of the Panther-centric story in The Avengers #62 (March 1969). A new series began running the following issue, written by Don McGregor, with art by pencilers Rich Buckler, Gil Kane, and Billy Graham, and which gave inkers Klaus Janson and Bob McLeod some of their first professional exposure. The critically acclaimed series ran in Jungle Action #6–24 (September 1973 – November 1976).During Hydra’s reign over America led by Arnim Zola, Baron Zemo and Steve Rogers, Panther is captured for opposing this regime, and brought into a containing room. Once Panther and Zemo are alone, Winter Soldier rescues Panther. Panther entrusts the unconscious Zemo to Winter Soldier, while trailing Rogers and Zola into the secret lab. Panther finds out that Zola infused a brainwashed Captain America with a Cosmic Cube using a stolen Stark tech modified by Zola himself, and warns his allies to retreat from a Cosmic Cube-powered Steve Rogers, but is too late. Even though one of the heroes knows they cannot defeat a Cosmic Cube-powered Supreme Hydra Rogers, Winter Soldier, Captain America (Sam Wilson) and Ant-Man (Scott Lang) trick Rogers by surrendering the last fragment of the cube to him. Winter Soldier and Ant-Man steal the cube from Rogers before he uses its full potential and bring back Kobik and the real Steve Rogers.

After receiving numerous urgent official letters requesting him to return to his increasingly troubled homeland, the Panther eventually leaves his active Avengers membership to return to a Wakanda on the brink of civil war, bringing Lynne with him. After defeating would-be usurper Erik Killmonger and his minions, the Panther ventures to the American South to battle the Ku Klux Klan. He later gains possession of the mystical time-shifting artifacts known as King Solomon’s Frogs. These produce an alternate version of T’Challa from a future 10 years hence, a merry, telepathic Panther with a terminal brain aneurysm, whom T’Challa places in cryogenic stasis.Though popular with college students, the overall sales of Jungle Action were low, and Marvel relaunched the Black Panther in a self-titled series, bringing in the character’s co-creator Jack Kirby—newly returned to Marvel after having decamped to rival DC Comics for a time—as writer, penciler, and editor. However, Kirby wanted to work on new characters and was unhappy at being assigned a series starring a character he had already worked with extensively. He left the series after only 12 issues and was replaced by Ed Hannigan (writer), Jerry Bingham (penciler), and Roger Stern (editor). Black Panther ran 15 issues (January 1977 – May 1979). Due to the series getting discontinued, the contents of what would have been Black Panther #16–18 were published in Marvel Premiere #51–53. Black Panther is a fictional character appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by writer-editor Stan Lee and artist-coplotter Jack Kirby, the character first appeared in Fantastic Four #52 (July 1966) in the Silver Age of Comic Books. Black Panther’s real name is T’Challa, and he is depicted as the king and protector of the fictional African nation of Wakanda. Along with possessing enhanced abilities achieved through ancient Wakandan rituals of drinking the essence of the heart-shaped herb, T’Challa also relies on his proficiency in science, expertise in his nation’s traditions, rigorous physical training, hand-to-hand combat skills, and access to wealth and advanced Wakandan technology to combat his enemies. Black Panther has made numerous appearances in various television shows, animated films and video games. Chadwick Boseman portrayed T’Challa in Phase Three of the Marvel Cinematic Universe’s films: Captain America: Civil War (2016), Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019), and posthumously voiced alternate versions of the character in the first season of the animated series What If…? (2021); while Letitia Wright, who played Shuri in previous MCU films, took over the Black Panther mantle in Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), following Boseman’s death in 2020.Anubhav Chaudhry of Sportskeeda described Black Panther as a ”powerful, regal, and intelligent black hero,” writing, ”The introduction of the Black Panther in 1966 marked a pivotal moment in the history of comic books, opening the doors for diverse characters to enter the mainstream. His influence on the genre can still be felt today, inspiring a new generation of readers and creators. As the comics continue to innovate and evolve, the legacy of the Black Panther remains a testament to the power of representation and inclusion in storytelling. Indeed, this groundbreaking character will always hold a special place in the hearts of comic book fans worldwide.” Laura Bradley of Vanity Fair included Black Panther in their ”Stan Lee’s Most Iconic Characters” list, describing him as the ”first superhero of African descent in the comics world.” Fred Bluden of Screen Rant included Black Panther their ”25 Greatest Comic Book Heroes” list, asserting, ”Black Panther is more than a superhero, he’s a king. As the leader of the incredibly advanced and highly private nation of Wakanda he has near-infinite financial resources, as well as access to technologies that are decades ahead of anything else in the world. Black Panther was created at a time when Black characters in mainstream comics were either sidekicks or racial stereotypes. As a technological genius, diplomat, statesman, and superhero, Black Panther helped to encourage the creation of other prominent black superheroes who were more than stereotypes. As a character, and a cultural milestone, his importance cannot be overstated.” The A.V. Club ranked Black Panther 1st in their ”100 best Marvel characters” list.T’Challa appears in Marvel Mangaverse Volume 2 as a man with a pet panther. When summoning the spirits, T’Challa and his panther combine to become the Black Panther. He also became the Falcon. This Black Panther found himself the object of affection of the Mangaverse version of Tigra. T’Challa’s sister, T’Channa, reveals herself to be this universe’s Doctor Doom.Rob Bricken of Gizmodo ranked Black Panther 11th in their ”Every Member Of The Avengers” list, stating, ”Black Panther is a tremendous hero of power, virtue and integrity.” Darren Franich of Entertainment Weekly ranked Black Panther 26th in their ”Let’s rank every Avenger ever” list, writing, ”The Black Panther has one of the most interesting backstory/mythologies in comic books.” ComicsAlliance ranked Black Panther 33rd in their ”50 Sexiest Male Characters in Comics” list. Wizard Magazine ranked Black Panther 79th in their ”200 Greatest Comic Book Character of All Time” list. T’Challa, the younger son of King T’Chaka of Wakanda, is severely injured during the ”Trial of the Panther” from which the protector of the nation is selected. His older brother M’Baku finds T’Challa bloodied, mute, and near death but derisively calls him a fool for attempting the trial. Later, M’Baku adds that he, not T’Challa, should have taken the trial. Angry that his father has decided to share Wakanda’s technology in exchange for America’s help in saving T’Challa’s life, M’Baku leaves the kingdom. On an unnamed alternate Earth where King Killmonger conquered Wakanda and Asgard, one baby version of T’Challa was placed into a rocket and was shot into outer space to protect him from being killed by King Killmonger. He landed on the planet Chandilar of the Shi’ar Empire. Years later, T’Challa was operating as Sky Spider where he saved an alien from King Killmonger’s mercenaries called the War Panthers after the alien got thrown out a window. Sky Spider claims that the War Panthers are marauders and mercenaries who do not deserve the Panther name. Sky Spider fights the War Panthers as King Killmonger attacks the village from his ship. Many tomorrows later, T’Challa is on the trail of King Killmonger as Vibranium Man complete with the Dora Milaje A.I. and attacks a War Panthers ship. When he finds the one that King Killmonger is on, Vibranium Man goes on the attack as he claims that his suit flows with the blood and spirit of the fallen Wakandans. King Killmonger called him a second-rate Tony Stark as he mentioned that his armor was forged by the gods that fell before his axe as he throws Vibranium Man off his ship quoting ”Wakanda Nevermore”. Three days later, Robbie Reyes, his Deathlok companion, and Ant-Man of Earth-818 find Vibranium Man in a solid Vibranium cocoon in an active star. After the cocoon is removed from the star, T’Challa comes out with the powers of the ”white-hot heavens” as he takes the name of Star Panther where he will use his new abilities to kill King Killmonger.

As king of Wakanda, the Pan
ther has access to a vast collection of magical artifacts, advanced Wakandan technological and military hardware, and the support of his nation’s wide array of scientists, warriors, and mystics. The Wakandan military has been described as one of the most powerful on Earth.

T’Chanda aka Chanda, Azzari, Azzaria or Azzuri the Wise was the Black Panther and ruler of Wakanda during the Second World War, Chanda is the husband of Nanali and father of T’Chaka and S’Yan; distinguished by an excessively good and compassionate nature, he welcomed the Nazi colonel Fritz Klaue after he crashed into his reign due to a plane crash. Over time, the two make a kind of friendship and Klaue develops a strong obsession with the culture of Wakanda coming to try to convince them to make their religion deist rather than spiritist, which causes a strong friction between him and Chanda culminating in the death of Nanali by the Nazi and in its subsequent expulsion from the country.To save T’Challa, T’Chaka turns him over to the Weapon X program. Over a year later, a healthy T’Challa, in his full Black Panther garb, has enhanced speed, strength and night vision and a healing ability. Additionally, he can summon short, cat-like adamantium claws from his knuckles by balling his hands into fists. T’Chaka becomes outraged upon learning that S.H.I.E.L.D. (who had shut down Weapon X and freed T’Challa) now considers his son an asset of the U.S. and S.H.I.E.L.D. He subsequently sends M’Baku a letter, claiming that M’Baku, not T’Challa, is the titular ”favorite son”, and he implores M’Baku to return. In February 2018, Christopher Priest, Don McGregor, and Reginald Hudlin each contributed one story to the Black Panther Annual #1. In May 2021, Marvel Comics announced the screenwriter and director John Ridley will write Black Panther comics. S’Yan the Fast first appeared in Black Panther vol. 4 #2 (May 2005) and was created by Reginald Hudlin and John Romita Jr. The second son of King Azzuri and Queen Nanali, S’Yan is T’Chaka’s younger and trusted advisor. Although he has no desire to reign, he agrees to ascend the throne after his brother’s death until his nephew T’Challa becomes an adult and becomes one of the most beloved monarchs in the history of Wakanda. When T’Challa returns home and obtains the title of the Black Panther, he gladly returns to being a royal adviser. He dies during the war with Latveria defending Ramonda from the soldiers of Doctor Doom.In July 2022 the limited series Wakanda was announced, written by Stephanie Williams and illustrated by Paco Medina, the series will have a backup series titled History of the Black Panthers, written by Evan Narcisse and illustrated by Natacha Bustos. In August 2022, Marvel announced the one-shot Black Panther: Unconquered, written by Bryan Edward Hill and illustrated by Alberto Foche. The chieftain of the Wakandan Panther Clan is one of the wealthiest people in the world, although financial estimates are difficult given Wakanda’s isolation from the world’s economy and the uncertain value of Wakanda’s vast vibranium reserves and extremely advanced technologies. T’Challa is rigorously trained in acrobatics and hand-to-hand combat. He is skilled in various forms of unarmed combat, with a unique hybrid fighting style that incorporates acrobatics and aspects of animal mimicry.In the 2013 Age of Ultron miniseries, Black Panther contacts the Fantastic Four and informs them that Ultron has invaded Earth with an army of Ultron Sentinels. Black Panther was later seen with Red Hulk and Taskmaster in Chicago spying on some Ultron Sentinels. When Taskmaster takes out a Sentinel that was sneaking up on him, alerting the other Sentinels, Red Hulk holds off the Sentinels while Black Panther and Taskmaster flee. During the mayhem, Black Panther falls several stories and breaks his neck, killing him instantly.

One now-common format McGregor pioneered was that of the self-contained, multi-issue story arc. The first, ”Panther’s Rage”, ran through the first 13 issues. Critic Jason Sacks has called the arc ”Marvel’s first graphic novel”:T’Challa’s attire is the sacred vibranium costume of the Wakandan Panther Cult. In Black Panther vol. 3, writer Christopher Priest expanded the Panther’s day-to-day arsenal to include equipment such as an ”energy dagger”, a vibranium-weave suit, and a portable supercomputer, the ”Kimoyo card”. In Black Panther vol. 4, writer Reginald Hudlin introduced such specialized equipment as ”thrice-blessed armor” and ”light armor” for specific tasks, and for a short while outfitted him with the Ebony Blade of the Black Knight. In Black Panther vol. 6, Ta-Nehisi Coates and Brian Stelfreeze introduced a new suit for T’Challa that allows him to absorb kinetic energy and redistribute it as energy bursts.CBR.com ranked Black Panther 1st in their ”10 Most Attractive Marvel Heroes” list, 1st in their ”10 Most Iconic Avengers Who Aren’t Iron Man, Captain America, Or Thor” list, 2nd in their ”Avengers’ Greatest Leaders” list, 7th in their ”10 Smartest Tech-Powered Heroes” list, 5th in their ”10 Best Team Leaders In Comics” list, 10th in their ”10 Greatest Avengers, Ranked By Courage” list, 10th in their ”10 Scariest Avengers” list, and 29th in their ”30 Strongest Marvel Superheroes” list.In the alternate universe of Earth X, T’Challa has been affected by the mutative event that drives the plot. Like most of humanity, he is mutated; in this case to become a humanoid black panther. He is entrusted with the Cosmic Cube by Captain America, who knows that T’Challa would be the only one to resist using it and to never give it back if asked. In fact, Captain America does ask for it back and T’Challa is forced to refuse.While transformed by the spider virus, T’Challa faces Overdrive and Lady Bullseye; T’Challa gains extra arms due to the infection. During the confrontation, he learns that the Kingpin is intending to go after the Bank of Wakanda, with the goal of forcing the Bank to foreclose its current debts by selling its remaining land rights so that they can be exploited for more conventional mineral wealth. With the aid of Sam Wilson and Luke Cage, T’Challa attacks Kingpin’s allies in the Hand while Shuri infiltrates the Hand as Fisk’s closes current confidant, Miyu, giving Shuri access to Fisk’s financial databases. Shuri plants a worm in the database that exposes most of Fisk’s illegal financial transactions, with a final backdoor worm that could expose and ruin what little resources Fisk has left if he ever tries to come after Wakanda again. Satisfied that he still has the confidence to defend Wakanda directly after this victory, T’Challa returns to Wakanda after a final talk with the returned Matt Murdock.

In a guest appearance in Fantastic Four #119 (February 1972), the Black Panther briefly used the name Black Leopard to avoid connotations with the Party, but the new name did not last. The character’s name was changed back to Black Panther in The Avengers #105, with T’Challa explaining that renaming himself made as much sense as altering the Scarlet Witch’s name, and he is not a stereotype.After the events of ”Shadowland”, Matt Murdock (the superhero Daredevil) asks T’Challa to replace him as guardian of Hell’s Kitchen, giving T’Challa a chance to discover himself and explore his new limits while Murdock takes a leave of absence to cope with the aftermath of his own recent experiences being possessed by the Beast of the Hand. With the help of Foggy Nelson, T’Challa assumes the identity of Mr. Okonkwo, an immigrant from the Congo and manager of a diner called Devil’s Kitchen, so that he can blend in and learn about the denizens as an ordinary man. He gets on well with two of the Kitchen’s staff: Sofija, a migrant from Serbia who was formerly involved in violent Serbian nationalism, and the busboy, Brian. He also gets to know some of the neighbors from his apartment block: Mr. Nantakarn and his son Alec, as well as Iris, a social worker assigned to handle cases of child abuse.

An alternate version of the Black Panther, called simply the ”Panther”, is drafted into the interdimensional superhero team the Exiles. The Panther is the son of T’Challa and Storm and named T’Chaka, after his grandfather. Originating from Earth-1119, he was ambushed by Klaw while examining some ruins. Caught in Klaw’s blast, the Panther was plucked out of time and placed on the team. Unlike the stoic 616-Black Panther, The Panther is a wisecracking flirt. After his assumed death on Earth-1119, his sister took up the mantle of the Black Panther.Writer Christopher Priest’s and penciller Mark Texeira’s 1998 series The Black Panther vol. 3 used Erik Killmonger, Venomm, and other characters introduced in ”Panther’s Rage”, together with new characters such as State Department attorney Everett Ross; the Black Panther’s adopted brother, Hunter; and the Panther’s protégé, Queen Divine Justice. The Priest-Texeira series was under the Marvel Knights imprint in its first year. Priest said the creation of character Ross contributed heavily to his decision to write the series. ”I realized I could use Ross to bridge the gap between the African culture that the Black Panther mythos is steeped in and the predominantly white readership that Marvel sells to,” adding that in his opinion, the Black Panther had been misused in the years after his creation.

Chadwick Boseman portrayed T’Challa / Black Panther in media set in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. This version displays enhanced speed, agility, strength, and durability, which he gains from ingesting the heart-shaped herb, as in the comics. Additionally, his suit has retractable claws and is made of a Vibranium weave, which can deflect heavy machine gun fire and withstand explosive attacks. T’Challa appears in the live-action films Captain America: Civil War (2016), Black Panther (2018), Avengers: Infinity War (2018), and Avengers: Endgame (2019). Following his death, Boseman posthumously voices three alternate timeline versions of T’Challa in the first season of the Disney+ animated series What If…? In Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022), T’Challa’s sister Shuri (portrayed by Letitia Wright) takes over the mantle of the Black Panther.Oliver Vestal of ComicsVerse gave Black Panther #1 a score of 97%, writing, ”Black Panther #1 made for a strong start to the series. Ta-Nehisi Coates uses thorough world-building to establish a plot and characters. Daniel Acuña uses a mix of blurry and clear details and a dark palette to reflect the tone of the issue. Overall, I am very happy with how this issue turned out. I went into this with high hopes. I’m sure I was not the only one expecting a lot after the Black Panther movie, and this comic lived up to those hopes. It established a new and interesting story and used telling art to help that story along. I have nothing but good feelings about future issues.” Jesse Schedeen of IGN gave Black Panther #1 a grade of 8.6 out of 10, asserting, ”Black Panther #1 is a promising start for this new era of Coates’ run. It’s certainly different enough from previous incarnations. And Acuna’s art ensures that the book looks better than it has since Brian Stelfreeze was drawing it. Issue #1 gives readers a fresh start with the character while also offering plenty of incentive to stick around and see where this strange odyssey is heading.”Alexander Jones of Comics Beat called Black Panther #1 ”exciting and unique,” saying, ”This is another comic that immediately kicks things off with a recap page and events that are directly affected by previously established continuity. However, this is not necessarily a bad thing. Like I mentioned, Coates said he aims to honor Black Panther’s history– not rewrite it. Indeed, you don’t need to know much going into the book, as Coates deftly uses Black Panther’s past to welcome new characters to the family. Immediately upon opening the pages of Black Panther #1, readers are going to be struck by Denny Mederos’ excellent design. The title page makes me think I’m looking at a Jonathan Hickman comic! This immediately sets Black Pantherapart from some of the competition, and the reader hasn’t even reached the first page yet!” Jesse Schedeen of IGN gave Black Panther #1 a grade of 8.8 out of 10, writing, ”After several years of ups and downs, Black Panther finally has the solo comic he deserves again. Coates and Stelfreeze build on the many stories that have come before to weave a tale about Wakanda in its darkest hour and a king who may not be up to the task of saving it. Whether you’re a hardcore fan of the character or Captain America: Civil War has you interested in learning more about T’Challa, this comic has plenty to offer.”

Hannibal Tabu of Bleeding Cool gave Black Panther #1 a grade of 8.5 out of 10, saying, ”This John Ridley script is a rush of adrenaline and smarts all at once, with clever elements introduced along the way. T’Challa’s secret balances both the old ways of Wakanda as personified by the White Wolf and the modern egalitarian Wakanda he’s trying to build. Then there’s the visual storytelling from Juann Cabal, Federico Blee, and Joe Sabino, which will tickle the fancy of fans of, well, any Marvel project featuring Sebastian Stan, basically. They feature a great Avengers fight scene (that also mixes in wonderful character work) with a gorgeous view of an evolving Wakanda. ”A king’s business is getting things done,” T’Challa says at one point. With a great espionage-tinted take, this issue takes that business very seriously.” Tim Adams of Comicbook.com gave Black Panther #1 a grade of 4 out of 5, saying, ”Marvel’s new era of Black Panther gets off to a captivating start. Whereas the previous volume by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Daniel Acuna primarily took place in the stars, John Ridley, Juann Cabal, and Federico Blue deliver the beginnings of an espionage tale. Marvel Stormbreaker artist Juann Cabal is quickly rising as a superstar artist after fan-favorite runs on X-23 and Guardians of the Galaxy. His work with Blee on Black Panther remains top-notch, and watching T’Challa balance his responsibilities between being the chairperson of the Avengers and ruler of Wakanda is even stressful for the reader. The main plot reveals some major secrets Black Panther has been keeping, which has those closest to him questioning his actions in an understandable way. Something I always enjoy with a first issue is an end-of-page teaser offering clues to future storylines, and this one has some juicy scenes of stories-to-come.”T’Challa earned the title and attributes of the Black Panther by defeating the various champions of the Wakandan tribes. One of his first acts was to disband and exile the Hatut Zeraze—the Wakandan secret police—and its leader, his adopted brother Hunter the White Wolf. He sold off small portions of vibranium to scientific institutions around the world, amassing a fortune which he used to arm himself with advanced technology. Later, to keep peace, he picked Dora Milaje (”adored
ones”) from rival tribes to serve as his personal guard and ceremonial wives-in-training. He then studied abroad for a time before returning to his kingship.