Black Panther by Christopher Priest Omnibus, Vol. 2

Black Panther by Christopher Priest Omnibus

by Christopher J. Priest, Liam Sharp (Cover Art), Jim Calafiore (Illustrator)

Christopher Priest's revolutionary run concludes! It's Black Panther vs. Iron Man - with Wolverine in the middle! Secrets are revealed, punches are thrown, and King Solomon's Frogs wreak havoc - but who is the second Black Panther? The action heads forward into the future and back to the Old West! But when and where in the timestream falls the death of the Black Panther?! And with T'Challa gone, who will inherit the mantle? Could it be…the guy with the trenchcoat and guns? Kevin "Kasper" Cole is a man out for revenge, but his quest soon brings him into conflict with corrupt cops and a brutal hunter! As Cole discovers his own heroism, who will join his Crew to handle Big Trouble in Little Mogadishu? Collecting BLACK PANTHER (1998) #34-62, INCREDIBLE HULK (2000) #33, THE CREW #1-7 and THOR (1966) #370.

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Adventure, Action

920 pages, Hardcover

Published February 20, 2024

About the author

Formerly (before 1993) known as James or Jim Owsley.

Christopher James Priest is a critically acclaimed novelist and comic book writer. Priest is the first African-American writer and editor for Marvel and DC Comics. His groundbreaking Black Panther series was lauded by Entertainment Weekly and The Village Voice and will serve as the basis for the 2018 Marvel Cinematic Universe adaption.

Besides Black Panther, Priest has written comics for Conan, Steel, Green Lantern, The Crew and edited The Amazing Spider-Man. He also co-created Quantum & Woody along with Mark Bright and co-founded Milestone Media.

After a decade long hiatus he is currently writing comic books again and recently concluded a stint writing the comic book Deathstroke (2016-2019).

In addition to being a writer, Christopher J. Priest is also a baptist minister.

Reviews

[Andrew · Rating 4 out of 5]

I was surprised by my joy to reenter Priest's run. This indicated by the end of the last omni that Priest had wormed his way into my soul to a greater extent than I expected.

This omni resolves Priest's writing of T'Challa and then continues on with what is arguably a prolonged side story to his original run. It feels like Priest was really taken with the first season of The Wire and decided to do his own take adjacent to his Panther work. It took a while for me to transition, but I eventually found myself really invested in his modern hardboiled take. More, his The Crew mini-series is a hidden gem that concludes this omni.

I am curious where Hudlin picks up the Panther at, because it feels like T'Challa is left treading water.

[Sadiel Giron · Rating 4 out of 5]

This volume wraps up Christopher Priest's run on Black Panther. It's not as great as the first volume but still a solid run. My favorite storylines from this omnibus is the Enemy of the State sequel and as well as the Black and White arc. I also enjoyed the mini series The Crew. Now onto reading the Reginald Hudlin run on BP.

[Yazan Al-Jurf · Rating 5 out of 5]

Surprisingly liked this one way better than the first volume, first volume is a 4, this one I would say 4.6. Great read, pacing is really great as well, I loved the crew and the new Panther, was a very fun ride.

[Davide Pappalardo · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not as good as the first Omnibus, the second half is a bit of a drag. Still, better than current Panther stories. But that’s not saying much, is it?

[Joshua]

I’m more of a “Vol. 1” guy.

[Aaron · Rating 3 out of 5]

It’s a big epic swing that works and fails at the same time.

[Sean · Rating 4 out of 5]

Maybe 4.5

[Austin Crowder · Rating 4 out of 5]

The Black & White arc and Ascension arc with Kasper Cole is the best Priest has to offer. There are some boring sections of this omnibus, but the final third really nails it