Black Panther - COMICSXF https://comicsxf.com The comics criticism you crave Wed, 18 Feb 2026 13:30:15 +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 Black Panther 60th Anniversary Special not quite fit for a king https://comicsxf.com/2026/02/18/black-panther-60th-anniversary-special-not-quite-fit-for-a-king/ Wed, 18 Feb 2026 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=56022 Marvel’s Black Panther 60th Anniversary Special features stories by Priest, Cody Ziglar, Evan Narcisse, Murewa Ayodele, Georges Jeanty, Alitha Martinez, & more.

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]]> 56022 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 Black Panther: Intergalactic #1 a hopeful new beginning for the king of Wakanda https://comicsxf.com/2025/12/17/black-panther-intergalactic-1-a-hopeful-new-beginning-for-the-king-of-wakanda/ Wed, 17 Dec 2025 19:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55294 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...

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]]> 55294 Humility, humanity and the death of a king: Remembering Chadwick Boseman https://comicsxf.com/2025/12/01/remembering-chadwick-boseman/ Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=55093 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...

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]]> 55093 There’s something missing in Imperial War: Black Panther #1 (Hint: It’s T’Challa’s [REDACTED]) https://comicsxf.com/2025/08/27/imperial-war-black-panther-1/ Wed, 27 Aug 2025 13:04:51 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=53940 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...

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]]> 53940 Black Panther’s son is WHAT?! in Marvel Knights: The World to Come #1 https://comicsxf.com/2025/06/04/marvel-knights-the-world-to-come-1/ Wed, 04 Jun 2025 15:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=52912 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,...

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]]> 52912 What to read to get to know 3 of the incoming X-Men writers https://comicsxf.com/2024/06/24/jed-mackay-gail-simone-eve-ewing/ Mon, 24 Jun 2024 16:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49219 As of this month’s X-Men #35, Krakoa has magically blipped out of this plane of existence, like Poochy returning to his home planet. The Great Reset button has been hit. Kieron Gillen is gone. Al Ewing is gone. Gerry Duggan is gone. Apart from some Blood Hunt tie-ins and Steve Foxe and Netho Diaz’s Heir...

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]]> 49219 Ultimate Black Panther #4 is the Toyota Camry of T’Challa comics https://comicsxf.com/2024/05/22/ultimate-black-panther-4/ Wed, 22 May 2024 14:00:00 +0000 https://comicsxf.com/?p=49032 With T’Challa missing and presumed dead, Wakanda needs a new leader. Shuri wants war against Ra and Khonshu more than T’Challa ever did, but at what cost? Meanwhile, Black Panther must learn from his new allies, the freedom fighters Killmonger and Storm. Ultimate Black Panther #4 is written by Bryan Hill, drawn by Stefano Caselli,...

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]]> 49032 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 Polaris will have you seeing green in a special Valentine’s Day Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2024/02/14/staff-picks-feb-14/ Wed, 14 Feb 2024 13:30:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=47921 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Adam’s pick: Fall of the House of X #2: In which Polaris leads an invasion of Brood against Orchis. Come on, Uncle Gerry, you’ve had some rough ones lately. Don’t screw this up. Written by...

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]]> 47921 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 Hawkgirl Returns and Star Trek Cries for Blood in This Week’s Staff Picks https://comicsxf.com/2023/07/19/hawkgirl-returns-and-star-trek-cries-for-blood-in-this-weeks-staff-picks/ Wed, 19 Jul 2023 13:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=46022 Each week, ComicsXF staff offer their recommendations for what to read. New DC books come out Tuesdays, everything else Wednesdays. Tony’s pick: Hawkgirl #1: Kendra Saunders, the winged warrior better known as Hawkgirl, has been one of the DCU’s greatest heroes for a long time, serving as a member of both the Justice League and...

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]]> 46022 A Game of Panther and Antelope in Our Exclusive Preview of Black Panther #2 https://comicsxf.com/2023/07/13/a-game-of-panther-and-antelope-in-our-exclusive-preview-of-black-panther-2/ Thu, 13 Jul 2023 18:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=45979 Wikipedia defines Beisa as a species of medium-sized antelope found in the horn of Africa. It’s also the name of a new antagonist for T’Challa as he returns to stalk the streets of Wakanda. If you want to know more about this new volume of Black Panther, read Jude Jones’ review of issue #1, then...

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]]> 45979 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 Don’t Recast T’Challa https://comicsxf.com/2022/07/29/dont-recast-tchalla/ Fri, 29 Jul 2022 15:00:00 +0000 https://www.comicsxf.com/?p=42275 It began with the sound of drums in the distance; a steady dumdum dum, dumdum dum, signaling an imminent arrival. That dumdum dum soon gave yield to more structured sounds: of bass drums, of brass instruments, of feet moving in unison. I heard horns, blaring; voices, wailing; tambourine taps keeping sonic pace with distant police...

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]]> 42275 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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