The wondrous nation of Wakanda is full of stories - whether they star the Black Panther, his staunchest allies or his fiercest foes! Relive the rise of T'Challa through tragedy and triumph! Join his sister, Shuri, as she balances her spiritual side with her technological genius! Discover how the boy named N'Jadaka became the deadly Erik Killmonger! See the Black Panther battle Deadpool, assemble the mighty Agents of Wakanda and tackle a Harlem murder mystery along with his Crew - Storm, Luke Cage, Misty Knight and Manifold! Plus: action-packed tales featuring the Dora Milaje, the Midnight Angels and more from the world of Wakanda! Collecting RISE OF THE BLACK PANTHER #1-6, BLACK PANTHER: WORLD OF WAKANDA #1-6, BLACK PANTHER & THE CREW #1-6, BLACK PANTHER: LONG LIVE THE KING #1-6, BLACK PANTHER ANNUAL (2018) #1, AMAZING SPIDER-MAN: WAKANDA FOREVER, X-MEN: WAKANDA FOREVER, AVENGERS: WAKANDA FOREVER, BLACK PANTHER VS. DEADPOOL #1-5, SHURI #1-10, KILLMONGER #1-5, BLACK PANTHER AND THE AGENTS OF WAKANDA #1-8, KING IN BLACK: BLACK PANTHER and THE LAST ANNIHILATION: WAKANDA - plus material from VENOMVERSE: WAR STORIES, MARVEL COMICS (2019) #1000, MARVEL'S VOICES #1, MARVEL'S VOICES: LEGACY and BLACK PANTHER (2018) #23-25.
Ta-Nehisi Coates is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller Between the World and Me, a finalist for the National Book Award. A MacArthur "Genius Grant" fellow, Coates has received the National Magazine Award, the Hillman Prize for Opinion and Analysis Journalism, and the George Polk Award for his Atlantic cover story "The Case for Reparations." He lives in New York with his wife and son.
I picked this up cheap, having never had much interest in the politics and governance of a made up country, but this was a good time, and man, do you get a lot of bang for your buck!
My favorites were the Shuri and Killmonger stories included, but Black Panther and the Crew is right up there.
Rise of the Black Panther was probably my least favorite as, again, lots of Wakandian politics, and the multiversal Venom stuff was kind of blah, but enjoyable enough.
Curse you, lack of half-stars! I am stuck having to choose between 3 and 4.
It’s a very uneven collection that was a bit of a slog at times. However, the highlights are high and reading it alongside the TNC omnibus really elevates the material.
This book is very uneven, being a collection of various Black Panther tie ins over a 4-5 year period. There are some highs and some lows, but it's overall fairly enjoyable.