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Black and Powerful: How Priest’s Depiction of a Powerful Black Panther Upset and Upended Fandom’s Expectations

Michael Hoskin — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:25:19 +0000

1999. It was the fourth issue of Marvel Knights’ Black Panther. For the previous three issues, Everett K. Ross had been tormented by Mephisto, the being who – more than any other demon found in… [more]

Dark Knight, Dark Kitty: The Fourth Wall in Christopher Priest’s Black Panther

Michael Hoskin — Wed, 09 Jul 2025 21:12:15 +0000

“None of this is actually happening. There is a man. At a typewriter. This is all his twisted imagination.” Those words were spoken by Deadpool in Christopher Priest’s first issue as the ongoing series writer… [more]

Panther Beat: The Use of Beat Panels in Priest’s Black Panther

Michael Hoskin — Sun, 10 Dec 2023 22:29:19 +0000

From literally beginning to end, Christopher Priest’s Black Panther made use of so-called ‘beat panels’ for comedic effect. Although Priest had incorporated beat panels into his repertoire prior to Black Panther, and would continue to… [more]

Black Lions and Black Panthers: Wakanda as a Representation of Ethiopia

Michael Hoskin — Mon, 10 Jan 2022 12:00:17 +0000

Wakanda is not a true African nation but it can certainly be compared to many African countries. As a fictional nation whose relationship with the real Africa has always been nebulous (to the extent that… [more]

Yearning for Wakanda: The Complex Relationship Between Black America, Black Africa, and the Black Panther

Michael Hoskin — Sat, 18 Sep 2021 13:44:02 +0000

I am a Negro: Black as the night is black, Black like the depths of my Africa. – Langston Hughes, “Negro” Although many Black people in the United States feel a kinship or even yearning… [more]

The Knighted King: A Brief Publication History of Christopher Priest’s Black Panther

Michael Hoskin — Sat, 13 Mar 2021 20:39:02 +0000

When Christopher Priest returned to Marvel Comics in 1998 it had been almost ten years since his tumultuous exit from the company. In the interim the company and the comic book industry had undergone tremendous… [more]

Panther’s Range: The History of the Black Panther Prior to Christopher Priest

Michael Hoskin — Mon, 07 Sep 2020 15:24:27 +0000

The Black Panther was a ground-breaking character in his 1966 debut. From his first appearance onward, he was seldom absent for long from Marvel Comics publications, whether as a guest star or part of the… [more]

Exploring White Privilege in Christopher Priest’s Black Panther: Part 2, Hunter, the White Wolf

Michael Hoskin — Mon, 03 Aug 2020 17:25:50 +0000

Hunter glided into the pages of Black Panther stealthily, first trailing him under a cloak of invisibility in the closing panels of issue #3, before fully appearing in issue #4. Even then, his back story… [more]

Exploring White Privilege in Christopher Priest’s Black Panther: Part 1, Everett K. Ross

Michael Hoskin — Wed, 15 Jul 2020 15:37:58 +0000

It seems shocking that it took more than 30 years for Marvel’s flagship black superhero Black Panther to have a writer who was himself black. This milestone on its own would have made Christopher Priest’s… [more]

Jonathan Hickman’s New Avengers #2: In Secret, They Rule

Matthew Brake — Fri, 10 Jul 2020 21:46:00 +0000

To understand some of the elements of this story, one must dive back into Brian Michael Bendis’s time as the writer for the Avengers. In New Avengers: Illuminati #2, the Illuminati gathers together the Infinity… [more]

Politics, Power, and the Black Panther: A Commentary

Jeffrey Kahan — Mon, 05 Mar 2018 17:28:05 +0000

Much has been said about the recent blockbuster film, Black Panther. As of this writing— and the film has yet to play a full week—it has already grossed nearly $1 billion, and global box office… [more]

Zaki’s Review: Black Panther

Zaki Hasan — Tue, 27 Feb 2018 19:38:59 +0000

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Smorgasbord #67: Gene Simmons v. Richard Simmons

Tom Shapira — Wed, 21 Jun 2017 07:30:41 +0000

This week, Tom and Shawn bid a sad farewell to the great Adam West, puzzle over Joel Schumacher’s strange apology, compare the triumphant roar of the Black Panther trailer to the pitiful meow coming from Marvel… [more]

Smorgasbord #65: The Allred Family Tree

Tom Shapira — Mon, 22 May 2017 11:00:08 +0000

The highs and lows of media adaptation are explored as we face future TV adaptations of Judge Dredd and Wayward, plus a Hellboy movie reboot by some guys Tom’s rather excited about. In the wild… [more]

Smorgasbord #55: Demon Detectives on Magic Skateboards

Tom Shapira — Wed, 07 Dec 2016 12:00:28 +0000

Between sirens and power drills, Tom and Shawn manage to talk about the Riverdale trailer and why Sexy Jailbait Archie is a thing nobody needs. Angela Bassett joins Marvel’s Black Panther, and Shawn finally lets… [more]

Smorgasbord #41: The Cat who Vomits Blood and Other Grisly Tales

Tom Shapira — Sat, 16 Apr 2016 11:00:44 +0000

The post Emerald City Comicon is a very strange place indeed, with DC announcing a new mature comics imprint, IDW assimilating other companies as if it were the Borg, HeroesCon facing backlash over the Virginia… [more]

A Priest, a Panther, and the Dora Milaje Walk into a Bar: Christopher Priest’s Black Panther

Michael Campochiaro — Sat, 27 Feb 2016 17:00:55 +0000

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Erasing Black Panther to Render Him Safe

Karra Shimabukuro — Thu, 24 Dec 2015 18:00:03 +0000

The Captain America: Civil War trailer has caused a lot of excitement with fans. And certain images have gone onto become instant memes and gifs. Newspapers, reviewers, as well as comic book related journals, have… [more]

Smorgasbord #28: Sandcastles in the Sand

Tom Shapira — Tue, 06 Oct 2015 17:00:32 +0000

Tom and Shawn discuss recent news out of Baltimore, Mark Millar’s third run at playing Simon Cowell, the redemption of Chip Zdarsky, Genndy Tartakovsky’s CAGE!, Ta-Nehisi Coates’s upcoming run on Black Panther (and why people… [more]

Marvel Studios Selects Ava DuVernay to Direct Black Panther

Dom Fonce — Thu, 25 Jun 2015 11:00:48 +0000

Black Panther" title="Marvel Studios Selects Ava DuVernay to Direct Black Panther" style="float:left;" />For those unaware of her work, Ava DuVernay is an award winning and Golden Globe nominated director (Selma 2014) with a pedigree rooted in African-American-themed films. She debuted in 2008 with a documentary about ’90s… [more]

Smoragsbord #6: #Doom

Tom Shapira — Mon, 17 Nov 2014 18:00:00 +0000

Crossover season is once again upon us, here Shawn and Tom try and grapple with DC’s Convergence event and Marvel’s brewing Secret Wars and come up with mostly headache and confusion. Also: the frankly bizarre declaration about… [more]

Eric Jerome Dickey on Writing Black Characters for Marvel Comics

Eric Williams — Thu, 02 Feb 2006 18:00:55 +0000

When Eric Jerome Dickey was just a youth growing up in Memphis, Tennessee during the late ’60s and early ’70s, he, like many other young boys his age, got hooked on the comic book craze… [more]