Black Panther By Reginald Hudlin Omnibus John Romita Jr. Cover

by Reginald Hudlin, Peter Milligan, John Romita Jr. (illustrator)

Hollywood heavyweight Reginald Hudlin delivers one of the most influential Black Panther runs of all!

Teaming with superstar artist John Romita Jr., Reginald Hudlin begins by going right back to the start — presenting T'Challa's origin in cinematic scope! The secret history of Wakanda is revealed as Princess Shuri becomes a huge part of the Black Panther mythos! But every king needs a queen, and so T'Challa embarks on his most dangerous quest to marry the love of his life, Storm of the X-Men! The wildest honeymoon ever known takes the newlyweds around the globe — and beyond! Stops include Latveria, the Moon, Atlantis and a United States locked in Civil War over the Superhuman Registration Act! But when disaster strikes, Shuri must claim the cowl and fight for Wakanda as the new Black Panther!

 Black Panther (2005) 1-41, X-Men (1991) 175-176, Black Panther Annual (2008) 1, Black Panther (2009) 1-6, Captain America/Black Flags of Our Fathers (2010) 1-4, Black Panther Saga (2008), Black Panther Annual (2018) 1 (C story)

Genres: Comics, Marvel, Superheroes

1368 pages, Hardcover

Published March 11, 2025

Reviews

[Davide Pappalardo · Rating 3 out of 5]

As a whole, I would say this run keeps its momentum longer than Priest's, but it never reaches its highs. There are a lot of useless retcons that I didn't like (the first arc is practically an elseworld story, with alternative versions of Rhino, Klaw, Radioactive Man, and an alternative past for Black Panther and the circumstances of his father's death) and all of a sudden, T'challa has a sister we have never head of before, destined to be a Black Panther, too. There is some forced humor in Hollywood-style, very typical of that time, and when Hudlin tries the same geopolitical scales that Priest tried, he comes off as the lesser writer, and even his attempts at social commentary are quite weak. Luckily, when it comes to action, he is quite good, and there is plenty of it. I would say the Omnibus gets better and better until the end of the third volume, then it ends on a weak note with the Shuri arc.

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly solid.

As instrumental as Priest’s run was, this will feel more familiar to a moviegoer. And in that is generally tamer with moments of pizzazz.

This introduces Shuri.

Marries T’Challa and Ororo.

It feels like it begins a lot of threads that never get fully pulled.


Oh and there’s weird little needless retcons.

[Doug Mason · Rating 3 out of 5]

Some terrific stuff in here, but some dreck as well. WWIi Cap tale at the end is the best part, Shuri Panther and opening Who is The Black Panther are next.

some of the crossover stuff is a bit of a waste especially the FF part