Ultimate Black Panther ends with a surprise as Intergalactic speed-runs familiar beats
It’s the Black Panther vs. the Progenitors in a final showdown for control of not only vibranium and Wakanda, but the whole world.
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Black Panther: Intergalactic #1 a hopeful new beginning for the king of Wakanda
The king of Wakanda faces the challenge of uniting all of his kingdom — on Earth and in the stars. Before he can begin, though, someone — or something — steals him away to a mysterious planet where the Black Panther must fight for his life. Shuri, his sister, works to find him, but with…
Marvel’s Rogue Storm #3 will flare up your ADHD
X years later, as a result of the actions of Rogue Red and Storm, an ancient evil has been let loose upon the world. Sorcerers are meeting their brutal ends. Magical defenses from many Marvel mystics prove futile. With the help of the disgraced sorcerer Daniel Drumm, Rogue Red and Storm will face the ancient…
Humility, humanity and the death of a king: Remembering Chadwick Boseman
You’d expect to find these pictures buried under dust in a photo album hidden in your attic: a nascent student-artist exuding an innocuous humility; a high-watt smile very possibly fueled by the Heineken in the background; warmly tinted photos taken on a warm day. Chadwick Boseman, the talented actor, the international superstar, the man best…
All things must pass. But will we remember Marvel’s Rogue Storm #2?
X years later, many secret events have taken place among the mutants of the world — including the one that changed Gambit and Rogue’s marriage forever. As Storm embarks on her quest to destroy Eegun, the devourer of Sorcerers Supreme, Gambit has a score to settle with Storm for the fate of his marriage. But…
A goddess gone mad and a Rogue gone red in Marvel’s Rogue Storm #1
X years later, with Earth’s gods gone, only Ororo Munroe, the mutant god of storms, remains. She is a goddess driven mad by dark magic and grief. Now, as Storm threatens to freeze the world into a new Ice Age, Rogue leads a team of killers and legends — Gateway, Iceman, Fantomex, Spiral and Warpath….
Ororo gets lost in a battle of cosmic forces in Marvel’s Storm #12
Everything ends. Our universe is no exception. However, the only way the universe ends is over Ororo Munroe’s dead body. So be it. Storm #12 is written by Murewa Ayodele, drawn by Mario Santoro, colored by Fer Sifuentes-Sujo and lettered by Travis Lanham. It’s about 5 p.m. on Monday here in the District of Columbia….
There’s something missing in Imperial War: Black Panther #1 (Hint: It’s T’Challa’s [REDACTED])
Blamed for the assassinations that have started an all-out galactic war, T’Challa will first need to survive a brutal assault from the World-Breaker Hulk and Amadeus Cho before he can even think about hunting down the true culprit, and all while his spacecraft spirals towards certain doom. Imperial War: Black Panther #1 is written by…
Marvel’s Storm #11 is everything, everywhere, all at once
Hadad is here to end our universe. Eternity, sensing the coming cataclysm, abandons the universe to seek the help of The One Above All — the only entity benevolent and powerful enough to defeat the first storm god. With the powers of the Eternal Storm stripped away, Storm is no longer the most powerful being…
Ironheart and Eyes of Wakanda are good Marvel Studios shows that deserved better from Disney
I’m an ’80s baby, raised on bad sitcoms and movies with heavy-handed messages (and great soundtracks). The idea of Blackness then was still shrouded in otherness: Most programs either sought seamless integration with some small Black aesthetic flairs, or played up those Black aesthetics for comedic impact. So many of those shows seemed to be…
On judging Tyler, The Creator’s new album too quickly, and Storm #10 not quickly enough
The FBI finally discovers the mutant child from the Oklahoma incident and the safehouse Storm sheltered the child in. Storm must protect this child, but there is one problem: The last time Storm was in close proximity to the child, she died a horrible death. Also, cosmic stuff happens. And Bishop is here! Storm #10…
12 new X-Men series we want to see announced after the Hellfire Vigil
This week sees the release of X-Men: The Hellfire Vigil, an all-hands-on-deck jam that sees the various factions of the mutant diaspora reunite to remember the island they all used to live on. Given the number of From the Ashes titles we’ve seen ended in the runup to the Vigil (NYX, X-Force, X-Factor) and the…
X-Men: The Hellfire Vigil is one weird wake
One year ago, at the final Hellfire Gala, the dream of a unified mutant nation was forever shattered by a cowardly sneak attack by anti-mutant forces. To mark the moment and to proclaim loudly and strongly to all concerned that mutantkind still stands, the time has come for X-Men of all stripes to come together…
Storm #9 is an overstuffed omelet, but there’s a good reason for that
Eternity has grown desperate. He abducts a powerful cosmic entity and hides them in the Storm Sanctuary. What is the identity of this entity? How will this act complicate the FBI’s investigation into Storm? And why is Maggott hosting a Royal Rumble at Ororo’s place? Storm #9 is written by Murewa Ayodele, drawn by Lucas…
Black Panther’s son is WHAT?! in Marvel Knights: The World to Come #1
The king of Wakanda is dead, leaving unguarded the world’s most advanced technology, most precious metal and a cryptic vault of dark secrets while triggering global conflicts. With T’Challa gone, the future will be determined by a final tribal challenge for the throne and the mysterious victor who will change Wakanda, and the Marvel Universe,…