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Marvel Black Panther: The Ultimate Guide
Explore the powers, weapons, technology, and suits of the warrior, monarch, scientist, and Super Hero Black Panther, king of Wakanda—from his debut in 1966 to the present. This comprehensive book showcases stunning Black Panther comic artwork and profiles iconic characters, such as T'Challa, and his friends and allies, including Luke Cage, The Falcon, and Storm. Meet the foes, too, like Ulysses Klaw, Erik Killmonger, Doctor Doom, and Sub-Mariner. Packed full of information about Black Panther, the book includes an in-depth look at the characters, key issues, and iconic storylines, spotlighting pivotal moments and story arcs in the history of Black Panther, including "Panther's Rage," "Doomwar," and "Secret Invasion," and "A Nation Under Our Feet." © 2017 MARVEL
200 pages, Hardcover
First published January 4, 2018
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9,124 books2,072 followersDorling Kindersley (DK) is a British multinational publishing company specializing in illustrated reference books for adults and children in 62 languages. It is part of Penguin Random House, a consumer publishing company jointly owned by Bertelsmann SE & Co. KGaA and Pearson PLC. Bertelsmann owns 53% of the company and Pearson owns 47%.
Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.
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Established in 1974, DK publishes a range of titles in genres including travel (including Eyewitness Travel Guides), arts and crafts, business, history, cooking, gaming, gardening, health and fitness, natural history, parenting, science and reference. They also publish books for children, toddlers and babies, covering such topics as history, the human body, animals and activities, as well as licensed properties such as LEGO, Disney and DeLiSo, licensor of the toy Sophie la Girafe. DK has offices in New York, London, Munich, New Delhi, Toronto and Melbourne.
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September 26, 2018
I was never interested in superhero comics in my youth, but have been impressed at how the Marvel universe has been portrayed on the big screen and enjoyed watching the Black Panther. This book includes a wealth of information about the character, including foes and allies, as well as background on Wakanda itself. Overall, I found this very informative.
February 26, 2018
A great overview of the character and his history in the Marvel Universe. Well done. Gorgeous book. I got this as library loan, but I'll most likely be picking up a copy for myself soon.
March 2, 2018
Great book if you're curious about Black Panther. He is an interesting character but I never knew much about him other than he marries Storm of the X-Men and then they go their separate ways.
All his history with allies, family, enemies. Great artwork and a variety of it.
I would say read this book, maybe even buy this book if you like Black Panther or maybe if you loved the movie. I would have preferred to have read the book after seeing the movie so I didn't have any preconceptions about what characters will be in it, what they will do, etc. No expectations, except to see a good movie.
All his history with allies, family, enemies. Great artwork and a variety of it.
I would say read this book, maybe even buy this book if you like Black Panther or maybe if you loved the movie. I would have preferred to have read the book after seeing the movie so I didn't have any preconceptions about what characters will be in it, what they will do, etc. No expectations, except to see a good movie.
December 5, 2019
The Black Panther: Ultimate Guide by Stephen “Win” Wiacek has everything a novice comic book fan would need to know about the history of the Black Panther franchise.
A year ago, I wrote a review about Storm by Eric Jerome Dickey, the love story between the X-Men’s Storm and the then Prince of Wakanda, T’Challa, better known as the Black Panther. Upon posting the book review some people were surprised to learn of this plot line between the two comics. With the popularity of Marvels Black panther movie and the continuance of the Avengers franchise, I thought is was appropriate to share a treasure that VBPL has to offer to those who are still learning about their favorite super heroes.
As with all comic book franchises, there are many plot twits, character die offs, and variations throughout the different volumes and issues of a storyline. Black Panther is no different. The crossover stories complied in Black Panther: The Ultimate Guide captures the most epic events in the Black Panther franchise. Following the format of all comic book guides, this book has imagery from original comics, references to the original comic book volumes and issues, as well as tell tale plot descriptions.
Each page that I turned to resulted in more surprises as I began to understand the Marvel Universe better through character connections from one franchise to another. Without giving away spoilers, I would recommend any Marvel fan to check out Black Panther: The Ultimate Guide to piece together the intricate relationships that the Black Panther forms within the Marvel Universe. Ultimately, I believe that novices and experts alike will find this book useful in settling disputes, and in the development of trivia questions.
A year ago, I wrote a review about Storm by Eric Jerome Dickey, the love story between the X-Men’s Storm and the then Prince of Wakanda, T’Challa, better known as the Black Panther. Upon posting the book review some people were surprised to learn of this plot line between the two comics. With the popularity of Marvels Black panther movie and the continuance of the Avengers franchise, I thought is was appropriate to share a treasure that VBPL has to offer to those who are still learning about their favorite super heroes.
As with all comic book franchises, there are many plot twits, character die offs, and variations throughout the different volumes and issues of a storyline. Black Panther is no different. The crossover stories complied in Black Panther: The Ultimate Guide captures the most epic events in the Black Panther franchise. Following the format of all comic book guides, this book has imagery from original comics, references to the original comic book volumes and issues, as well as tell tale plot descriptions.
Each page that I turned to resulted in more surprises as I began to understand the Marvel Universe better through character connections from one franchise to another. Without giving away spoilers, I would recommend any Marvel fan to check out Black Panther: The Ultimate Guide to piece together the intricate relationships that the Black Panther forms within the Marvel Universe. Ultimately, I believe that novices and experts alike will find this book useful in settling disputes, and in the development of trivia questions.
February 15, 2023
I’m a big fan of the DK Ultimate Guides and have far too many of them. The 200 page soft-cover Black Panther is another excellently produced and beautiful example.
It tells of the entire history of the Black Panther character and an overview of his comic book adventures in his own series and others. It also carries descriptions of his major villains and allies.
The enjoyment in these books is that if you have read the original comics them you get to ‘revisit’ them in summary and if you haven’t read them you get exciting summaries on the stories you missed.
The excellent illustrations cover a wide variety of time periods and drawing styles that give a good idea of what the art was like for any particular era of the comics. Unless you are an experienced comic book reader it might be a little daunting on how so much craziness can happen to just one character, but that’s how 57 years of a reader’s time encompasses around 20 year of the character’s time.
It should also be said that the Black Panther referred to is the comic book character which is distinctly different (though certainly similar) to the movie version character.
Certainly if you haven’t read the Black Panther comic a-lot of the information will be new to you but it’s fun and surprising to see how much was actually included in several Marvel Cinematic Universe moves.
Overall I rate this a 3 stars. It definitely covered the long career of Black Panther in an entertain way and was well-illustrated.
It tells of the entire history of the Black Panther character and an overview of his comic book adventures in his own series and others. It also carries descriptions of his major villains and allies.
The enjoyment in these books is that if you have read the original comics them you get to ‘revisit’ them in summary and if you haven’t read them you get exciting summaries on the stories you missed.
The excellent illustrations cover a wide variety of time periods and drawing styles that give a good idea of what the art was like for any particular era of the comics. Unless you are an experienced comic book reader it might be a little daunting on how so much craziness can happen to just one character, but that’s how 57 years of a reader’s time encompasses around 20 year of the character’s time.
It should also be said that the Black Panther referred to is the comic book character which is distinctly different (though certainly similar) to the movie version character.
Certainly if you haven’t read the Black Panther comic a-lot of the information will be new to you but it’s fun and surprising to see how much was actually included in several Marvel Cinematic Universe moves.
Overall I rate this a 3 stars. It definitely covered the long career of Black Panther in an entertain way and was well-illustrated.
January 1, 2022
Marvel broke significant new ground in comic book history in 1966 when Stan Lee and Jack Kirby introduced the new character of Black Panther. He had black skin and was from the fictional country known as Wakanda in Africa. Furthermore, he was the ruler of that country and it possessed advanced technology that the European based countries did not. He was also a physically powerful and extremely intelligent man. Characteristics of a black person that were not often found in popular fiction at the time.
From the original context of the character, there have been many changes in Black Panther’s position as well as in his country of Wakanda. He has been a member of many groups of heroes, fighting off the villains and on occasion fighting those that have taken over Wakanda by force. Black Panther has married a superhuman, only to have that marriage annulled and there have been many instances of multiple universes and the questionable necessity of the deaths of entire planet Earths.
With so much that has changed over time, it is extremely difficult to follow the multiple storylines. Therefore, this book is extremely valuable in filling that void. As the subtitle implies, it is a definitive guide to all of the plot machinations that have taken place in the evolution of the Black Panther storylines. If you were like me and confused concerning the complications of the character’s role in the Marvel Universe, this book will clear up nearly all of your uncertainty.
From the original context of the character, there have been many changes in Black Panther’s position as well as in his country of Wakanda. He has been a member of many groups of heroes, fighting off the villains and on occasion fighting those that have taken over Wakanda by force. Black Panther has married a superhuman, only to have that marriage annulled and there have been many instances of multiple universes and the questionable necessity of the deaths of entire planet Earths.
With so much that has changed over time, it is extremely difficult to follow the multiple storylines. Therefore, this book is extremely valuable in filling that void. As the subtitle implies, it is a definitive guide to all of the plot machinations that have taken place in the evolution of the Black Panther storylines. If you were like me and confused concerning the complications of the character’s role in the Marvel Universe, this book will clear up nearly all of your uncertainty.
August 31, 2018
It was a bit a choir to read at times, but I thought this was a useful guidebook.
It provides with information on all of Black Panther’s enemies, allies and family bodies all throughout the comic book. It also details the key storylines of the comic books (there will be spoilers if you read it). There’re other bits of information such as timeline of the stories, the world and technology of Wakanda.
I thought this guide book was presented well with full rich colour. You get good excerpts of the comic books from various eras.
I’m looking forward to reading the actual issues/volumes that are mentioned in this book. Particularly, some of the recent ones by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Secret Wars issues.
It provides with information on all of Black Panther’s enemies, allies and family bodies all throughout the comic book. It also details the key storylines of the comic books (there will be spoilers if you read it). There’re other bits of information such as timeline of the stories, the world and technology of Wakanda.
I thought this guide book was presented well with full rich colour. You get good excerpts of the comic books from various eras.
I’m looking forward to reading the actual issues/volumes that are mentioned in this book. Particularly, some of the recent ones by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Secret Wars issues.
February 13, 2018
Gotta start off by saying that I am going to have to buy this. Before Civil Wars the movie I knew nothing about this character, but he is awesome. This book really just goes through his comic book adventures. I keep hearing the music to the preivews for the movie in my head as I am reading and looking through the book. Good job DK!!!!
February 20, 2018
This book is like Black Panther 101. If you don't know anything about Black Panther and want to start reading the book comics this is the book to get. It breaks down the Black Panther storyline, gives the back story on friends, family, enemies, locations, etc. This is a great book to have by as you read through the comic series.
February 9, 2018
Great guide and history of Black Panther, his allies, enemies and Wakanda. Really enjoyed seeing where Black Panther came from and comic excerpts from the 60s on up. Really beautiful coffee table book. Can't wait to see the movie now!
April 14, 2018
I'm not into comics, but after seeing Black Panther in theaters I was interesting in getting more background on T'Challa, Wakanda, and the storyline. I enjoyed getting the knowledge, but this has not piqued my interest in becoming a comic book reader.
December 28, 2018
Suite à la folie Black Panther, beaucoup ont dû se ruer sur ce livre. C'est un opus parfait pour découvrir un peu les origines de la panthère dans les comics ainsi que quelques anecdotes inédites sur ses aliés/les avengers et ses ennemis.
February 17, 2018
Remarkable. Replete with so much history of the Black Panther's beginning to his current status in comics.
March 8, 2018
Interesting learning how T'Challa connects to so many Marvel characters and universes.
March 23, 2018
Very informative, this guide should be read with the comics.
April 26, 2018
Loved it!
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