Black Panther » Black Panther #1 - The Deadliest Of The Species Part One released by Marvel on April 2009.
The reboot of the black panther franchise wasn't met with the best reviews and this issue is pretty much the same. The art saves things cause everything is really pretty but the story seems like its made to get your attention and rack up sales. For the most part the story is ok even though I would have proffered if storm had become the new panther. I give this a 3/5
For summary and scans click hereThe Good! Art was gorgeous it really made everything more captivating and enchanting because it was just done right. I also enjoyed the story, flashbacks can be annoying but in this issue it’s used to great effect. T’challa has always been a bit arrogant and this is where it becomes his undoing. I never expected him to flinch when facing doom because frankly does T’challa ever flinch? Cause I’ve never seen that. This issue is a great jumping on point. As it...
The story telling here is maybe a bit cliched, especially for a new number 1 comic series. It uses one of the most common comic book cliches on its cover, the gender switch of a prominent male character to a female one, and doens't really provide any answers from beginning to end, only leaving it resting on some mild cliffhanger. While there is a decent amount of cliche here, it is not so much that it exists, but rather how well it is presented. As a medium which repeats itself a lot anyway,...