Solid mystery!
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The Good
Story- Holy Shit! The mystery of the serial killer is revealed and man if I did not see that coming! Totally left field, totally understandable yet it totally catches you off guard! David Liss has made me a believer, read Black Panther Man without Fear and you will be a believer too!
I love that Liss has created a lovely niche for T’challa to play with; his villains are easily understood though a bit misguided.
Characterization- Complain all you want that Christoper Priest’s Black Panther was different than Reggie Hudlins and even David Liss rendition is different still. BUT know this Black Panther is still a self motivated, proud, scientific genius martial arts master in all instances and it’s still true here. I even got a kick out of T’chall and Spider-man’s little quibble over whether T’challa was the seventh or eighth smartest man in the world (chuckle)
Spider-man was his usual jovial over the top self and T’challa was stoic and distanced as ever. Vlad has also remained consistently ruthless and cunning while his sons’ different personalities and desires make each compelling in their own right. The secondary villain our serial killer is a nice touch I am thrilled and excited to see where this goes!
Art- Characters are more detailed, Francavelli’s Black Panther costume has been streamlined and everything comes together well, things have gone up a notch.
The Bad
No complaints
The Ugly
5/5 Damn good mystery!