Black Panther - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Sun, 25 Jan 2026 14:16:04 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 https://i0.wp.com/comicsxf.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/cropped-orange-favicon-2.jpg?fit=32%2C32&ssl=1 Black Panther - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com 32 32 107498702 Ultimate Black Panther ends with a surprise as Intergalactic speed-runs familiar beats https://comicsxf.com/2026/01/25/ultimate-black-panther-ends-with-a-surprise-as-intergalactic-speed-runs-familiar-beats/ Sun, 25 Jan 2026 11:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55655 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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]]> 55655 MCU synergizing has Ultimate Black Panther #3 playing it safe https://comicsxf.com/2024/04/17/ultimate-black-panther-3/ Wed, 17 Apr 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48609 In pursuit of Moon Knight, the Black Panther has been ambushed by a pair of freedom fighters – Killmonger and Storm. What they have have to show him may change everything that Wakanda’s war with Ra and Khonshu is about. Ultimate Black Panther #3 is written by Bryan Hill, drawn by Stefano Caselli, colored by...

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]]> 48609 The good, the bad and the unfortunate in Black Panther #10 https://comicsxf.com/2024/03/20/black-panther-10/ Wed, 20 Mar 2024 19:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48319 After discarding Baba Nkisu, the Gray Wolf has found a new host: the crime lord’s daughter, Aliinya Nkisu. To defeat a supernatural power so great and to save Aliinya from the Gray Wolf, eater of souls, T’Challa calls upon the aid of allies new and old in Black Panther #10, written by Eve Ewing; drawn...

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]]> 48319 Ultimate Black Panther #2 has us asking: What’s the point? https://comicsxf.com/2024/03/13/ultimate-black-panther-2/ Wed, 13 Mar 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=48213 After Moon Knight’s forces attack the stronghold of Wakanda, T’Challa can no longer resist Shuri and the Dora Milaje’s calls to action. Grieving and enraged, Black Panther demands to know who has been leaking information about Wakanda to their enemy, and the source shocks him to his core. Ultimate Black Panther #2 is written by...

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]]> 48213 Ultimate Black Panther #1 so far not that much different from the original https://comicsxf.com/2024/02/07/ultimate-black-panther-1/ Wed, 07 Feb 2024 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47861 Khonshu and Ra, the force known together as Moon Knight, are seeking to expand their brutal control of the continent of Africa. In response, the lone bulwark against them, the isolated nation of Wakanda, will send forth its champion, its king, the Black Panther. Find out what happens next in Ultimate Black Panther #1, written...

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]]> 47861 Black Panther #4 shows the ways we aren’t doing enough https://comicsxf.com/2023/09/06/black-panther-4-shows-the-ways-we-arent-doing-enough/ Wed, 06 Sep 2023 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46495 Two of Birnin T’Chaka’s most powerful crime families are about to become one in a wedding that is the talk of Wakanda. Neither Black Panther nor Beisa are on the guest list, but that won’t stop them from making an appearance at this who’s-who of Wakanda’s rich, powerful and dangerous, especially with the assassin Deathlok...

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]]> 46495 The city is a character in Black Panther #3 https://comicsxf.com/2023/08/23/black-panther-3/ Wed, 23 Aug 2023 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46367 The five crime families that rule Birnin T’Chaka have heard the rumors that the Black Panther is lurking in the shadows, so they bring in a hired gun to help protect their interests: the cyborg assassin known as Deathlok. Black Panther #3 is written by Eve Ewing, drawn by Chris Allen and Mack Chater, inked...

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]]> 46367 Meet Some New Wakandans in Black Panther #2 https://comicsxf.com/2023/07/19/meet-some-new-wakandans-in-black-panther-2/ Wed, 19 Jul 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46026 Who is the mysterious Beisa? Delve deeper into Wakanda as we, and T’Challa, have never seen her, in Black Panther #2, written by Eve Ewing, drawn by Chris Allen, inked by Craig Yeung, colored by Jesus Aburtov and lettered by Joe Sabino. She arrives, shrouded in moonlight, white colored tights covering her svelte, slender figure....

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]]> 46026 T’Challa Comes Home in Black Panther #1 https://comicsxf.com/2023/06/14/tchalla-comes-home-in-black-panther-1/ Wed, 14 Jun 2023 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45709 Banished from the throne and a fugitive in his own homelands, T’Challa still can’t leave Wakanda without its sworn protector. A king without a crown, he finds new purpose lurking the streets and shadows of the Wakandan city that bears his father’s name. Black Panther #1 is written by Eve Ewing, drawn by Chris Allen,...

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]]> 45709 Black Panther #15 And The Value Of Joy https://comicsxf.com/2023/03/08/black-panther-15-and-the-value-of-joy/ Wed, 08 Mar 2023 17:36:50 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=44992 I remember reading Black Panther, the penultimate issue of the Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda, featuring just about every Black Marvel hero, from mutant to avenger and everyone in between, coming together to save Wakanda.  It was pure fantasy fulfillment, and I felt joy.  I remember reading X-Men, following Synch’s story of self-realization in and redirection...

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]]> 44992 The World of Wakanda Widens with Black Panther #10 and a Shuri Spotlight https://comicsxf.com/2022/10/12/the-world-of-wakanda-widens-with-black-panther-10-and-a-shuri-spotlight/ Wed, 12 Oct 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=43392 “No, I didn’t like it. At all.” She told me (of all people!) she doesn’t like Black Panther. Not the movie, not the comic. Nothing. But I wasn’t mad. How could I be? She was born in East Africa, educated in Kenya and Namibia. She speaks Amharic to her mother and father.  How could she...

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]]> 43392 Black Panther #8, Like Beyonce’s New Album, Won’t Be for Everyone https://comicsxf.com/2022/08/10/black-panther-8-like-beyonces-new-album-wont-be-for-everyone/ Wed, 10 Aug 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42399 T’Challa has owned the path his secrets paved for the Hatut Zeraze’s takeover, and ceded command of the resistance to his allies. But doing the right thing doesn’t always lead to the outcomes – or answers – one would prefer. T’Challa’s undue mistrust must face consequences – choices that will alter the fate of Wakanda...

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]]> 42399 Black Panther #7 Is Good… But It Could Be More https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/07/black-panther-7-is-good-but-it-could-be-more/ Thu, 07 Jul 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41910 T’Challa has to make major concessions to earn back the trust of the allies he’s hurt, as his enemies continue to grow their influence over his home in Black Panther #7, written by John Ridley, art by Stefano Landini, color art by Matt Milla, letters by Joe Sabino. Humility is a good, great, necessary trait...

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]]> 41910 Black Panther #6 Finds Pride Leading (Almost) to a Fall https://comicsxf.com/2022/06/01/the-women-in-his-life-bail-out-tchalla-in-black-panther-6/ Wed, 01 Jun 2022 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=41222 The women in his life bail out T’Challa in Black Panther #6 written by John Ridley with art by Stefano Landini, colors by Matt Milla, and letters by Joe Sabino. Black Women are the Foundation; Black Women are the Future.  At one point in the census track I grew up in, the average life expectancy...

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]]> 41222 Black Panther: Legends #4 Could Have Been More https://comicsxf.com/2022/05/04/black-panther-legends-4-could-have-been-more/ Wed, 04 May 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40482 T’Challa has ascended the throne, but is still faced with the choice his father tried to make: keep Wakanda closed off and safe, or open up and offer aid to the rest of the world? Black Panther: Legends #4 written by Tochi Onyebuchi, pencils by Enid Balám and Ramón Bachs, inks by Roberto Poggi and...

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]]> 40482 Black Panther #5 Examines Loyalty and Leadership https://comicsxf.com/2022/04/13/black-panther-5-examines-loyalty-and-leadership/ Wed, 13 Apr 2022 14:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=40037 Secrets are revealed and loyalties are questioned in Black Panther #5 written by John Ridley with art by Juann Cabal and Stefano Landini, colors by Matt Milla, and letters by Joe Sabino. Is it a person, or is it the people? When change needs to happen; when revolutions occur; when the world is in need...

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]]> 40037 Women of Wakanda Take Center Stage in Black Panther #4 https://comicsxf.com/2022/03/02/women-of-wakanda-take-center-stage-in-black-panther-4/ Wed, 02 Mar 2022 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=38218 As Shuri’s investigation into an assassination ring continues, Omalola comes truly into her own. Black Panther #4 is written by John Ridley with art by Juann Cabal and Ibrahim Moustafa, colors by Matt Milla, and letters by Joe Sabino. Black women take center stage in Black Panther #4. Do these characters own the moment as...

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]]> 38218 Black Panther #200 is a Love Story https://comicsxf.com/2022/01/26/black-panther-200-is-a-love-story/ Wed, 26 Jan 2022 17:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=37659 Between man and country, between country and king; between friends; between ex-lovers; between the love of ideology and the love of individualism – there’s a lot of love in Black Panther #200.  We find T’Challa and his partner-cum-conscience Omolola mid-fight, as the masked ideologues who’ve been stalking and killing T’Challa’s secret Wakandan spies have finally...

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]]> 37659 T’Challa Has To Deal With Disloyalty in Black Panther #2 https://comicsxf.com/2021/12/22/tchalla-has-to-deal-with-disloyalty-in-black-panther-2/ Wed, 22 Dec 2021 16:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=36366 T’Challa, Omolola, and Shuri all take part in dealing with Wakanda’s sleeper program being compromised. Difficult conversations, well-deserved ire, and some murder investigation all feature in Black Panther #2 written by John Ridley, art by Juann Cabal, colors by Federico Blee, and letters/design by Joe Sabino. Love and trust are verbs: tangible and inseparable actions. ...

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