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Black Panther (1998) (Single Issues)
Black Panther #1
T’challa allows refugees from a border skirmish into Wakanda, spurring civil unrest! Black Panther must leave it all behind to travel to New York City! There’s a Tomorrow Fund scandal that needs investigating!
21 pages, Kindle Edition
First published November 1, 1998
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About the author
Christopher J. Priest
1,058 books188 followersFormerly (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.
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.
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February 13, 2018
Good setup. Really introduces you to the myth of Black Panther, seems like it would be very inviting for a new reader. I like the quirky narrator but could also see him getting old after a while.
January 10, 2025
so clearly written with a vision and a unique style that it stands out from so many other marvel books (especially of that time)
July 9, 2020
This is not your Disney version of T’Challa and that’s a good thing!
October 13, 2020
X-treme 90’s Black Panther with a dweeby narrator who looks like Doogie Hauser. 2 issues in, and not super impressed. The scrambled storytelling doesn’t serve much purpose except to pad out the runtime and pay aggressively cheeky homage to Pulp Fiction.
February 12, 2018
I returned to Christopher J. Priest's run of the Black Panther since I'm going to be a panelist on the roundtable discussion of the upcoming movie at the Florence-Lauderdale Public Library. (February 27th at 5:30. Mark your calendars!)
I'd heard that part of Priest's storyline had been incorporated into the film. I hadn't read the title since the late 90s/early 00s, so it was like approaching the book afresh.
It's good. The addition of Everett Ross added a level of humor to the tale. His wandering reports, jumping back and forth chronologically, made for interesting non-linear storytelling. Nonetheless, now holding a graduate degree and years of experience in literary analysis, I can't help but notice how putting the story in Ross's commentary takes the narrative away from the titular hero. I see shades of Aphra Behn's Oronooko, where a white narrator molds the life story of an African character.
It's also slightly marred by the common comic convention of tossing an array of visiting caped heroes and villains into the action. As a child, seeing characters from other titles appear used to thrill. Now it seems forced.
Mephisto, Kraven, Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Falcon, Goliath, Hulk, Dr. Voodoo, Cottonmouth, Night Shade. That's not even an all-inclusive list. Panther has a rich cast of allies and rouges gallery without needing to borrow from others.
Otherwise, it's a great story. T'Challa is exiled to New York while his kingdom falls to a usurper named Achebe, who sold his soul to Mephisto for in exchange for the coup. All the while, super-powered assassins lie in wait to end Panther's lineage, hence the numerous appearances of supervillains.
I won't go into further detail, as it would involve spoilers. I will, however, remark that watching Ross being chased through the halls of the White House by a furious, hockey-stick-wielding Bill Clinton is alone worth the effort .
I doubt we'll see an updated version, with Alec Baldwin as Trump, but, if the film does borrow from the better elements of Priest's yarn, we're in for a treat this Friday.
I'd heard that part of Priest's storyline had been incorporated into the film. I hadn't read the title since the late 90s/early 00s, so it was like approaching the book afresh.
It's good. The addition of Everett Ross added a level of humor to the tale. His wandering reports, jumping back and forth chronologically, made for interesting non-linear storytelling. Nonetheless, now holding a graduate degree and years of experience in literary analysis, I can't help but notice how putting the story in Ross's commentary takes the narrative away from the titular hero. I see shades of Aphra Behn's Oronooko, where a white narrator molds the life story of an African character.
It's also slightly marred by the common comic convention of tossing an array of visiting caped heroes and villains into the action. As a child, seeing characters from other titles appear used to thrill. Now it seems forced.
Mephisto, Kraven, Iron Man, Thor, Captain America, Luke Cage, Iron Fist, Falcon, Goliath, Hulk, Dr. Voodoo, Cottonmouth, Night Shade. That's not even an all-inclusive list. Panther has a rich cast of allies and rouges gallery without needing to borrow from others.
Otherwise, it's a great story. T'Challa is exiled to New York while his kingdom falls to a usurper named Achebe, who sold his soul to Mephisto for in exchange for the coup. All the while, super-powered assassins lie in wait to end Panther's lineage, hence the numerous appearances of supervillains.
I won't go into further detail, as it would involve spoilers. I will, however, remark that watching Ross being chased through the halls of the White House by a furious, hockey-stick-wielding Bill Clinton is alone worth the effort .
I doubt we'll see an updated version, with Alec Baldwin as Trump, but, if the film does borrow from the better elements of Priest's yarn, we're in for a treat this Friday.
November 25, 2018
En general la ilustración y conceptos me parecen inicialmente interesantes, la historia no tanto, me parece que al guión le hacen falta motivos y argumentos, es una historia potente que no cuida los detalles, me imagino que Priest, intenta mostrar a los fans de Black Panther un ángulo diferente, brutal, poco intelectual que intenta equilibrar con pragmatismo y violencia, una estratagema común en los historietistas de hoy, desgraciadamente esto muestra, la misma historia de los últimos 20 años, pero con otros personajes, artificialmente y poco desarrollados.
Contiene momentos intentos pero poco profundos.
La misma formula una y otra vez, ojalá tuvieran los escritores algo que ofrecer...para variar, fuera de venganzas, poder e ingenuidad superada con poderes sobre naturales.
Contiene momentos intentos pero poco profundos.
La misma formula una y otra vez, ojalá tuvieran los escritores algo que ofrecer...para variar, fuera de venganzas, poder e ingenuidad superada con poderes sobre naturales.
September 23, 2020
Worlds apart from the original '70's version
Grittier plot, not as cartoony, more detailed artwork, ahhhhh... This is more the graphic novel style I've learned to love and devour.
A new series about The Black Panther and Wakanda starts, narrated in flashback by a man who lost his pants. Cliffhanger - we're still not sure why or where they went.
The artwork is beautiful, respect shown to the Panther, not racial stereotypes. No sight of Mister Little, the midget, or any of the other questionably non-PC characters from the older books. (Ok, fine, underage girls as his wives in training and body guards is different, but they're wickedly fierce in heels).
While I respect history, this version has me breathing a sigh of relief, excited to see what's next.
Grittier plot, not as cartoony, more detailed artwork, ahhhhh... This is more the graphic novel style I've learned to love and devour.
A new series about The Black Panther and Wakanda starts, narrated in flashback by a man who lost his pants. Cliffhanger - we're still not sure why or where they went.
The artwork is beautiful, respect shown to the Panther, not racial stereotypes. No sight of Mister Little, the midget, or any of the other questionably non-PC characters from the older books. (Ok, fine, underage girls as his wives in training and body guards is different, but they're wickedly fierce in heels).
While I respect history, this version has me breathing a sigh of relief, excited to see what's next.
December 16, 2022
Cat man do ... Really?!
Ok I'm my usual fashion, the storyline was acceptable dismissing the stereotypical "White boy" derivative saying that seems to be accepted in modern day life. The artwork would be good if it hadn't been for a naff colourist. The painting is awful.
All round it was ok, a series i may persevere reading, but really it could be been a lot better. Nothing compared to my usual reading.
Ok I'm my usual fashion, the storyline was acceptable dismissing the stereotypical "White boy" derivative saying that seems to be accepted in modern day life. The artwork would be good if it hadn't been for a naff colourist. The painting is awful.
All round it was ok, a series i may persevere reading, but really it could be been a lot better. Nothing compared to my usual reading.
September 20, 2020
Beginning of the Christopher priest run.
Good color artwork. One of three hundred comics marvel gave out on national read a book day, Sept six. T'challa has made a decision to accept refugees on Wakandan soil. T'challa has created a charity that functions in america.
Good color artwork. One of three hundred comics marvel gave out on national read a book day, Sept six. T'challa has made a decision to accept refugees on Wakandan soil. T'challa has created a charity that functions in america.
December 28, 2023
Black panther comic, yes please
Wished it was longer but I enjoyed it.
Art is great, storyline good, and the cliffhangers you come to expect in a good comic.
Digital but decent, a pleasant surprise
Wished it was longer but I enjoyed it.
Art is great, storyline good, and the cliffhangers you come to expect in a good comic.
Digital but decent, a pleasant surprise
July 6, 2025
Black Panther (1998-2003) #1
Great issue of the Black Panther.
I thought I would go back and read
old issues of the Black Panther to better
understand current issues.
The artwork is great.
The storyline is still a work in progress.
Great issue of the Black Panther.
I thought I would go back and read
old issues of the Black Panther to better
understand current issues.
The artwork is great.
The storyline is still a work in progress.
February 10, 2018
Hilarious with great art. Well done. T'Challa is cool as fuck.
September 15, 2020
RIP Chad Boseman
Feels very 90s with a white guy with a gun and no pants and Black Panther and company beating up some gangers. Plus a devil. Interesting start to the run.
Feels very 90s with a white guy with a gun and no pants and Black Panther and company beating up some gangers. Plus a devil. Interesting start to the run.
June 20, 2021
I appreciate this art style, but I found the out-of-order storytelling to be a bit annoying, and so did the woman Everett Ross was telling the story to.
June 18, 2015
Awesome!
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