

Alright, Im a fan of Marvel's Black Panther character and have been for a long time. My dad got me collecting the older 70s issues back in the day, and i have been collecting them ever since. I Never really got into the series that came out during the 90s where they completely redid the Black Panther character, making him a city street crime fighter(i think) as apposed to a king of a nation, that also gets involved in super heroics. But when they relaunched the Black Panther series with vol. 3, that stuck more with its roots (BP, Warrior King of never been conquered hightly advanced African nation of Wakanda), in 2005 I was excited. The first arc was amazing and the issue 1 variant Capetian America vs Black Panther cover was great(first pic). After that first arc I feel it lost steam and the book, I feel, just became an excuse to cross over other black superheros. Although it did have some really great crossovers dealing with the major Marvel events, especially with its ending very strong with its Secret Invasion crossover(second pic) (I highly recommend the last arc, issues 39-40 also in TPB Secret Invasion:Black Panther***READ IT***)Now they have started anew with Black Panther vol. 4 and i am liking it so far(last pic). They have finished the first arc, it isnt as good as the first or last arc of vol 3, but it is good. It deals more with Black Panther/Wakanda stuff, politics, the kingdom, the panther religion, and so on. That is the kind of stuff that vol 3 didnt do much of, it took Black Panther out of what makes him who he is. Im not saying he should never leave Wakanda but that should be where most of his business should be; Its Black Panther's book he should be in Wakanda most of the time not teaming up with Luke Cage or Blade in New York, for some random reason. I feel like its similar to if you are reading a Solo Batman book you dont want to see Batman teaming up with Booster Gold in Metropolis or The Flash in Star City every arc.
So, in conclusion, i feel that if the new books continues down the path of a Black Panther central story and not just a team up and cross over central story it can be great, not just good.
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