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Ultimate Black Panther (2024)
Ultimate Black Panther By Bryan Hill Vol. 4: Destiny and Destruction
The Black Panther investigates the deepening mysteries of Vibranium!
T’Challa leads a campaign against Adi and his associates, the monsters of Vibranium Incarnate! Meanwhile, the Panther’s trusted confidants must protect Wakanda when the Vodu-Khan wants to advance their own prophecies!
COLLECTING: Ultimate Black Panther (2024) #19-24
T’Challa leads a campaign against Adi and his associates, the monsters of Vibranium Incarnate! Meanwhile, the Panther’s trusted confidants must protect Wakanda when the Vodu-Khan wants to advance their own prophecies!
COLLECTING: Ultimate Black Panther (2024) #19-24
152 pages, Paperback
First published August 4, 2026
About the author
Bryan Edward Hill
389 books79 followersBryan Hill is a screenwriter, photographer, tv writer, and director. He is known for his work on the DC show TITANS and for his work in comics, most notably his outings on DETECTIVE COMICS, POSTAL, AMERICAN CARNAGE, KILLMONGER and ANGEL.
His writing is infused with esoteric principles, which can also be found in his photography and music.
He lives and works in Los Angeles.
His writing is infused with esoteric principles, which can also be found in his photography and music.
He lives and works in Los Angeles.
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February 1, 2026
yea you know it’s bad when me, this series biggest defender, was not on its side anymore. a rushed finale that quickly tries to tie things up no resolutions for a lot of the plot lines set up in this series. storm is completely disregarded after being set up as a major character (not to mention all the weird stuff that happened in the previous two issues). this is probably one of the worst finales i’ve read in comics which is such a shame i really loved most of this series it had something special i know the restrictions the ultimate universe has on how long the series are able to run for and the real world moving time but unfortunately i think a lot of the issues come down to hill not utilizing what he was given properly.
September 6, 2026
3.5/5 Stars
Individual Issues Rated Below -
Ultimate Black Panther #19: 3.5/5 Stars
Ultimate Black Panther #20: 4/5 Stars
Ultimate Black Panther #21: 3.5/5 Stars
Ultimate Black Panther #22: 3.5/5 Stars
Ultimate Black Panther #23: 3/5 Stars
Ultimate Black Panther #24: 3/5 Stars
Individual Issues Rated Below -
Ultimate Black Panther #19: 3.5/5 Stars
Ultimate Black Panther #20: 4/5 Stars
Ultimate Black Panther #21: 3.5/5 Stars
Ultimate Black Panther #22: 3.5/5 Stars
Ultimate Black Panther #23: 3/5 Stars
Ultimate Black Panther #24: 3/5 Stars
Review of advance copy
Today was the arrival of the final issue of this series at the comic shop, and that was my signal to begin and end this collection, which completed the series. Bittersweet in a way - I enjoyed this take on the Black Panther mythos. By any measure, this entire series should be one of the standout achievements of the new Ultimate Universe. Bryan Edward Hill’s approach to world‑building—his expansion of Wakanda’s political, spiritual, and technological identity—has been consistently impressive. He introduced new ideas surrounding T’Challa, Shuri, and the royal family that felt bold yet grounded, and earlier volumes thrived on a “less is more” philosophy that let tension and character work breathe.
That’s exactly why this final stretch of issues feels so disappointing. The setup was strong, the thematic groundwork was rich, and the pacing throughout the run had been deliberate. But in the finale issues 19-24, it suddenly feels as though editorial stepped in and asked Hill to wrap everything up as quickly as possible. Plotlines that could have filled four or five issues earlier in the run are compressed into four or five pages. Major revelations arrive without buildup, and emotional beats that should land with weight instead flash by in moments. One of my favorite reimagined characters meets a sudden end then an unexplained resurrection. All of this smells like editorial shenanigans.
The core conflict—centered on the possessed child of T’Challa and Ororo—should have been a dramatic, mythic crescendo. Instead, the child’s characterization is thin, his motivations underexplored, and his power set wildly inconsistent from scene to scene. The villains introduced here suffer the same fate: intriguing in concept, but barely examined as meaningful counterparts to the Black Panther.
The artwork remains the consistent highlight, with dynamic layouts and strong visual storytelling that often compensates for the rushed script. There are panels that genuinely shine, showing rather than telling in a way that recalls the series’ earlier strengths.
The final two pages deliver a surprising and intriguing twist, but it’s bittersweet knowing we may not see these threads meaningfully explored in the broader Ultimate Endgame. A strong series ends not badly, but far too abruptly.
That’s exactly why this final stretch of issues feels so disappointing. The setup was strong, the thematic groundwork was rich, and the pacing throughout the run had been deliberate. But in the finale issues 19-24, it suddenly feels as though editorial stepped in and asked Hill to wrap everything up as quickly as possible. Plotlines that could have filled four or five issues earlier in the run are compressed into four or five pages. Major revelations arrive without buildup, and emotional beats that should land with weight instead flash by in moments. One of my favorite reimagined characters meets a sudden end then an unexplained resurrection. All of this smells like editorial shenanigans.
The core conflict—centered on the possessed child of T’Challa and Ororo—should have been a dramatic, mythic crescendo. Instead, the child’s characterization is thin, his motivations underexplored, and his power set wildly inconsistent from scene to scene. The villains introduced here suffer the same fate: intriguing in concept, but barely examined as meaningful counterparts to the Black Panther.
The artwork remains the consistent highlight, with dynamic layouts and strong visual storytelling that often compensates for the rushed script. There are panels that genuinely shine, showing rather than telling in a way that recalls the series’ earlier strengths.
The final two pages deliver a surprising and intriguing twist, but it’s bittersweet knowing we may not see these threads meaningfully explored in the broader Ultimate Endgame. A strong series ends not badly, but far too abruptly.
July 21, 2026
Except for issue 20 this was not that good, a big part played the fact that the editorial rushed the end to the universe, so that shows in the pacing and the ending of the run. These last issues were way too fast paced, had way too many ideas and only half of them were understandable and felt really unsatisfying overall. I don’t really know what to say anymore, I feel like I didn’t really know what was going on half the time anyways despite reading concentrated.
These were my notes while reading:
- I mean it’s cool that the goddess bast can get through the gateway aswell, but issue 19 was pretty boring overall, the action was pretty cool, but I still feel like the characters are just super inconsistent in what they are doing and how they are reacting to eachother
- Issue 20 was actually really great, maybe even the best issue of the whole in my opinion. How he’s embracing that that connection with the past to use it to form a free future is pretty cool!
- Why does blue lowkey feel like kamen rider on that bike xD
- I understand that they try to use killmonger as a way to show that it was wrong to keep wakanda closed to the outside and to change, but it’s really annoying that he’s rubbing it in the face of the wakandans 24/7 and it doesn’t even make sense, because they couldn’t just go down into the opposite wakanda without knowing where it is, how to get in etc.
- I feel like this run suffers a bit from really interesting things getting revealed, but then sticking to a pretty cliche storytelling
- Also this run is now heavily suffering from the end of the ultimate universe deadline, it’s bad, thanks marvel editorial (I don’t think the creative team had anything to do with this though)
- I didn’t really like the whole shuri is a traitor stuff
- Inans „death“ was so lame, just to make him seem powerful you kill her one shot? One of the coolest characters here used as a cheap plot device
- Some characters feel so shallow somehow, storm had that whole thing were she thought that the child was her child despite bast telling her multiple times that that’s not the case and now a few panels later she just says it’s not her child, there could’ve been so much more (maybe a time/editorial problem too?)
These were my notes while reading:
- I mean it’s cool that the goddess bast can get through the gateway aswell, but issue 19 was pretty boring overall, the action was pretty cool, but I still feel like the characters are just super inconsistent in what they are doing and how they are reacting to eachother
- Issue 20 was actually really great, maybe even the best issue of the whole in my opinion. How he’s embracing that that connection with the past to use it to form a free future is pretty cool!
- Why does blue lowkey feel like kamen rider on that bike xD
- I understand that they try to use killmonger as a way to show that it was wrong to keep wakanda closed to the outside and to change, but it’s really annoying that he’s rubbing it in the face of the wakandans 24/7 and it doesn’t even make sense, because they couldn’t just go down into the opposite wakanda without knowing where it is, how to get in etc.
- I feel like this run suffers a bit from really interesting things getting revealed, but then sticking to a pretty cliche storytelling
- Also this run is now heavily suffering from the end of the ultimate universe deadline, it’s bad, thanks marvel editorial (I don’t think the creative team had anything to do with this though)
- I didn’t really like the whole shuri is a traitor stuff
- Inans „death“ was so lame, just to make him seem powerful you kill her one shot? One of the coolest characters here used as a cheap plot device
- Some characters feel so shallow somehow, storm had that whole thing were she thought that the child was her child despite bast telling her multiple times that that’s not the case and now a few panels later she just says it’s not her child, there could’ve been so much more (maybe a time/editorial problem too?)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
August 10, 2026
I wasn't sure how this one was going to end. With the other Ultimate series, it seemed fairly obvious where everything was going from how the rest of the series had played out so far. With Black Panther, which has reinvented itself a few times over the last 18 issues, I had no clue.
What we get feels like a satisfying, if a little gloomy, ending to the series. The war against Ra and Khonshu is resolved, and the battle against the Vibranium gods also concludes with a few nice twists and turns along the way. The ultimate ending feels in line with what came before, and the commentary on kings and responsibilities. It's bittersweet, but it feels right.
The artwork's still solid - one of my favourite things about all of these Ultimate books has been the fact that they've had the same creative teams for their entire runs, and that the artists chosen to support each other, like Carlos Nieto and Stefano Caselli here, have great synergy.
What we get feels like a satisfying, if a little gloomy, ending to the series. The war against Ra and Khonshu is resolved, and the battle against the Vibranium gods also concludes with a few nice twists and turns along the way. The ultimate ending feels in line with what came before, and the commentary on kings and responsibilities. It's bittersweet, but it feels right.
The artwork's still solid - one of my favourite things about all of these Ultimate books has been the fact that they've had the same creative teams for their entire runs, and that the artists chosen to support each other, like Carlos Nieto and Stefano Caselli here, have great synergy.
August 24, 2026
This book was so rushed after they had a great setup for it. Tchalla cheats on his wife with storm and they just brush over it like nothing happened and that Okoye barely even cared. They literally talk about it in 3 panels and are done. Tchalla and storm have a child that reaches adulthood in like 3 days after it is born and they just march over to him and merc him like he was still an infant. They focus way more on the god Mother Bast than the actual villains and it is so frustrating. And in classic marvel fashion, the sorcerer supreme gets destroyed by the same villain that is defeated so easily by the other heroes, and then just comes back as a force ghost and says “I’ll figure out how to get a body back” this was just such a disappointing ending and was almost as bad as the X-men series and will be my second least favorite ultimate series unless they butcher the ones I have yet to read.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
Esta serie no es mala pero es de las más genéricas de la línea Ultimate, y eso en una línea que se basa en proponer historias con libertad creativa sobre personajes que ya conocemos es un problema. Lo peor de todo es que el último número es probablemente uno de los mejores, la historia termina de forma abierta y con un futuro más interesante que la mayoría de números a lo largo de esta serie. Flaquea en tener personajes como Storm y al Hechicero Supremo y prácticamente no hacer nada con ellos, eso es un puto crimen. Me gusta este Tchala y el misticismo que se le entrega al vibranium más haya de un metal, ojalá haber profundizado más sobre esto y no solo en el último arco, ya que este ha sido probablemente el mejor y el último número ha sido de 4 estrellas.
September 13, 2026
Kind of frustrating. Because there's some incredible ideas in here, that should have turned into a great story. But because all of the Ultimate books have to end at the same time, everything gets rushed. This is most obvious with the child of T'challa and Ororo, who is born, grows to adulthood, builds an army, marches on Wakanda, and is summarily killed in two issues. I'm not sure who is most to blame for this. The length of the series was decided by editorial, obviously. But it was just as obvious from the beginning that something major was going to happen in the Ultimate universe at this point, so I feel like Hill probably should have guessed that his story would be interrupted.
Review of advance copy
This whole run had a great chance to do something new with the character, and while it did offer glimpses at what that could have been, it's also far too obsessed with just doing movie Black Panther. The authors of this story are given such an incredible opportunity, and all Hill did with it was slightly alter something we've all seen before.
Ultimately, this run is simply squandered opportunity.
Ultimately, this run is simply squandered opportunity.
February 9, 2026
Um didn’t even realise it was the end because i was in such disbelief at how rushed everything is. I know the ultimate universe is coming to close sooner than everyone expected so none of the planned storylines could close satisfactory.
I rolled my eyes at ororos forced pregnancy because that goes nowhere/ resolved in an issue and we don’t even know that much about her.
I rolled my eyes at ororos forced pregnancy because that goes nowhere/ resolved in an issue and we don’t even know that much about her.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Review of advance copy
One of the first Ultimate books to end and it doesn’t even have an actual wrap up. Feels like it set up another 2 years worth of story more than anything. This Ultimate Universe is a massive fumble on Marvel’s part.
Review of advance copy
A bit of a step down from previous volumes just because this gets a little out there and hard to follow. Hill has set high expectations for himself and he didn't quite get there at the end.
Review of advance copy
Resoundingly okay.
Review of advance copy received from Sonstiges
Read in Single Issues
Review of advance copy
I cannot figure out if this is incredibly smart or incredibly dumb
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
2.25 stars
Review of advance copy
Average of all issues: 3.8/5
August 16, 2026
What a load of nonsense: an absolute stinker
August 20, 2026
Estoy solo al decir que me gusto la conclusión y que creo que es la segunda mejor serie de la linea?
September 10, 2026
4.5/5
Review of advance copy received from Autre
★★★☆☆ (3.5/5)
Bryan Hill’s Ultimate Black Panther run reaches its conclusion here, and the results are… mixed.
“Destiny and Destruction” delivers the promised final confrontation between T’Challa and the Progenitors, with plenty of large-scale action and some solid character moments for the supporting cast. Carlos Nieto and Stefano Caselli keep the pages looking sharp, and David Curiel’s colors give the Vibranium-heavy set pieces real visual punch. When the book is in pure fight mode, it works.
The problem is everything around the fights. The plot feels rushed and somewhat mechanical in this final volume—key emotional beats land with less weight than they should, and a few supporting characters are left underdeveloped after being set up earlier in the series. Hill’s dialogue is functional but rarely rises above serviceable, and the political/mystical themes that gave the earlier volumes some texture feel flattened by the need to wrap everything up in 152 pages.
It’s a competent, readable finale that doesn’t embarrass the run, but it also doesn’t elevate it. Fans of the series will probably want it for completion’s sake. New readers should start earlier in the series rather than jump in here.
Bryan Hill’s Ultimate Black Panther run reaches its conclusion here, and the results are… mixed.
“Destiny and Destruction” delivers the promised final confrontation between T’Challa and the Progenitors, with plenty of large-scale action and some solid character moments for the supporting cast. Carlos Nieto and Stefano Caselli keep the pages looking sharp, and David Curiel’s colors give the Vibranium-heavy set pieces real visual punch. When the book is in pure fight mode, it works.
The problem is everything around the fights. The plot feels rushed and somewhat mechanical in this final volume—key emotional beats land with less weight than they should, and a few supporting characters are left underdeveloped after being set up earlier in the series. Hill’s dialogue is functional but rarely rises above serviceable, and the political/mystical themes that gave the earlier volumes some texture feel flattened by the need to wrap everything up in 152 pages.
It’s a competent, readable finale that doesn’t embarrass the run, but it also doesn’t elevate it. Fans of the series will probably want it for completion’s sake. New readers should start earlier in the series rather than jump in here.
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