The Black Panther is one of the best superheroes in any universe. He’s a king, diplomat, politician, cultural icon, and all-around-genius, and still has enough time to beat up some bad guys. He is the hardest working man in the Marvel Universe.
Unfortunately, Hudlin’s story so far hasn’t captured any the Panther’s greatness. It has spent a lot of time in the past, though. You know that Marvel past I’m talking about, right? The one with convoluted story lines, poor plotting, and flat, cliched dialogue? Yep, that past.
I know Priest’s run on Black Panther has its problems, but in 60 issues it never lacked good dialogue. And until the horrible garbage from Marvel’s past appeared, the storyline was riviting. It’s possible that Hudlin is building toward something, but who really cares to stick around and find out? Give it some action, intrigue, and a faster paced story line set in current day without relying on lame villians from T’Challa’s past, and maybe it could be something. So far, this book is only for the hardcore Panther fans.
The colorist deserves credit for a nice balance reminding me of colors on ceremonial masks.