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For those wanting to get into Black Panther Comics, here’s a handy guide that can help!
Been noticing that there’s many posts out there about how it hard to get into Comics after seeing the movies. So being an avid comics reader, I’d like to offer a hand to all those out there that seem to be having issue in the whole “What do I Read?” or “I can’t find an easy way into comics but I want to read them.”
Let me start by saying I didn’t read a lot of comics as a kid. My main interaction with comics came from in the Walgreens near my house, and finding them on a rack and reading what was out. I think my first comic that wasn’t an Archie digest, was a follow up issue in Adventures of Superman 505 “Reign of the Superman!" after his death and resurrection. This was the first comic I can fully remember reading back to front and solidified my love of Superman (not sure what it was about it that made me really excited, maybe the energy of Dan Jurgen’s writing).
For some that have come to see the Marvel and DC Movies, or watched the shows as kids, there seems to be, what they think of as a gate way entry into the world of reading comics. As if there’s a hurdle there that they have to vault over to finally get a chance to read a comic or two. I’m going to tell you, there is not. Not by a long shot, unless you’re a completionist, and then…then you’ll have some issues; but other than that, comics are not that hard to find a way in and to grow to enjoy reading.
So here are some handy dandy guides to how to get into the various Marvel and DC properties that are out there.
Let’s start with Marvel because there’s a lot to cover in both:
So you’ve just finished seeing the Black Panther movie and want to know more about Wakanda, and T’challa, and the world of the Black Panter?
You’re reading list should be as follows:
Start with a updated version of the history of the Black panther.
Black Panther Who is the Black Panther? By Reginald Hudlin ()
Written as a six issue miniseries this story covers the history of the Black Panther, his families past and dives into a meeting with his grandfather and Captain America. A good starting place for anyone who wants to know more about the King of Wakanda.
Next up I would certainly recommend heading to the nearest Local Comic Shop (or your LCS) to find out if they have:
Rise of the Black Panther #1, co-written by Evan Narcisse and Ta-Nehisi Coates and drawn by Paul Renaud.
This is an updated version of the origin story of Black Panther as from the view of the Fantastic Four introduction back when Stan Lee and Jack Kirby were working on the character. The series has two issue out so far covering T’challa’s early time as the Panther and reintroducing the feud between Namor, ruler of Atlantis, and the Black Panther.
Following this I would try to get my hand on:
Black Panther by Christopher Priest Volumes 1 to 3 collected. ()
This covers the 2000s run of Priest’s work on the Black Panther, sees the rise of Wakanda in a strong way, and also gives insight into the romance between T’challa and Storm, leading up to their wedding. (Yes T’challa was married to Ororo (Storm) for a while until X-men vs Avengers broke that up.) Until more recently it was considered one of the best runs of the Black Panther.
Another good one to show how T’challa works with others:
Secret Invasion: Black Panther by Jason Aaron. ()
During the time of Secret invasion the Skrulls (an shape shifting alien race that are known to be evil mo’fos) decided to try to invade the world and take over the roles of heroes. They figured, hey, let’s hit Wakanda…and learned the hard way why this country is not to be trifled with. It’s a really great strong story, with a lot of action and interesting moments for readers to enjoy.
One smaller thing you can do to learn about where Black Panther came from is pick up:
Fantastic Four Ominbus: issues 52 to 54 ()
Which shows where Black Panther started and his character prior to the more modern take on T’challa.
It’s also important to note that there is the 40 issue run he had with the Avengers back in the 1970s. If you have a chance to look that up it is worth digging for but not essential reading as the newer updated material covers some of that.
Finally, for those who want to dive into the world of Black Panther, I would say pick up the main series:
Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet Book 1 by Ta-Nehisi Coates ()
This was the rebooted series after the series of Secret War done in the Avengers. The story is a great jumping on point to fans of the movie and does a quick intro into the world of Wakanda. It’s a strong series but there are some things that could be confusing due to events of Secret wars. If you need to find out about Shuri and her time as the Black Panther (Yes this did happen) I would recommend doing a wiki because there’s not been a direct series with her as the lead, since she took over in Volume 5 of the Panther comic series but wasn’t the main protagonist of those stories.
I’m going to do separate ones for other series as time permits. Given the number of series out there, this can be considered an ongoing thing, so I’ll try to make them as easily accessible as possible.
If you don’t have the time to buy these books at Barns and Noble or your local book store, or can’t get them on amazon, or rent them at your local Library.
Then I would recommend the animated Black Panther series.
While the series was on BET it only ran for 6 episodes. It was distributed by Shout Factory but has since been taken down as one of it’s listings. You’re best bet is either buying the series on Amazon, which has it for purchase, or finding it online.
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