Ta-Nehisi Coates took Black Panther to dark places — and it paid off
The acclaimed writer's five-year run of writing the comic came to an end this week.
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The acclaimed writer's five-year run of writing the comic came to an end this week.
Coates took over Marvel Comics’ Black Panther in the pivotal year of 2016, early enough to influence the Wakanda of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Polygon talks to the writer about King T’Challa, Marvel Comics, Captain America, and even his potential upcoming Superman movie.
Daniel Acuna. This moment is a dream come true for Bodhi, who will share her take on X-Men character Storm through an “emotional story grounded in tragedy and acceptance.” “I almost cried,” Bodhi tells ABC Audio of when she first found out about the collaboration. “It was geeky for me. I really was like geeked out when I found out about it because I definitely love Marvel, anime, all kinds of video games and stuff…like this is my world.” The 28-year-old said she wanted to speak to Storm’s feminine side but still keep the superhero powers comic fans know her for.
Darren CraigIn celebration of Black History Month, Def Jam Recordings recruited three of the label's rising artists to write stories for an epic collaboration with Marvel Comics designed to integrate the voices of young Black creatives with one of the most transformative franchises in graphic art's history. According to a press release, "FlowerChild" rapper Saint Bodhi, Kaash Paige, and Bobby Sessions will each contribute short stories for the final three issues of the Black Panther: Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda saga from author Ta-Nehisi Coates and artis...
Ta-Nehisi Coates’ Black Panther run to end this April Marvel has announced that Ta-Nehisi Coates’ New York Times Bestselling five-year run on Black Panther is set to come to an end this April with the triumphant conclusion to the acclaimed ‘Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda’ storyline in the pages of Black Panther #25. “Ta-Nehisi has come up with a truly special finale here, one that not only wraps up the current story of T’Challa’s attempt to stop Emperor N’Jadaka’s conquest of Wakanda, but also deals with elements that reach all the way back to the beginning of Ta-Nehisiâ€...