Official Black Panther MCU Thread

[Ziggiy]

Would be very interesting if they go that route.

A lot of the die hards feel some type of way about it as it diminishes Klaw's involvement in T'Chaka's death and potential lessens his status as a villain (not to mention that's not how it goes in the comics). I don't blame them on that one.

I say if Marvel plays it right it can work. Make it that winter soldier is the trigger man (Part of his many missions across the world), but Klaw is the one who schemed the whole plot. Considering how thorough T'Challa is, he would go after both the muscle and the puppet masters. Winter Soldier for civil war, and Klaw for his solo film.

I was going to say that if WS is the heir apparent to take over for Chris Evans as the new Captain America it probably wouldn't do for WS to have actually killed another future Avenger's father. Maybe Klaw did the deed and set up WS to throw BP off his trail?

 

[Birnin Zana]

I was going to say that if WS is the heir apparent to take over for Chris Evans as the new Captain America it probably wouldn't do for WS to have actually killed another future Avenger's father. Maybe Klaw did the deed and set up WS to throw BP off his trail?

Good point, that's a very likely scenario. Plus with T'Chaka possibly being alive in civil war / BP's solo, im not sure how my proposition can work, if at all.

Another possible angle if they want to work the Winter Soldier angle: Klaw managed to steal a lot of vibranium from wakanda. To do that, you not only will need a lot of Intel but some muscle (elite level) to protect yourself. Perhaps Winter Soldier helped out Klaw in doing that in his previous missions prior to Cap: TWS. Now, BP is following the trail which leads to Winter Soldier and, later on, Klaw.

 

[Ziggiy]

Good point, that's a very likely scenario. Plus with T'Chaka possibly being alive in civil war / BP's solo, im not sure how my proposition can work, if at all.

Another possible angle of they want to work the Winter Soldier angle: Klaw managed to steal a lot of vibranium from wakanda. To do that, you not only will need a lot of Intel but some muscle (elite level) to protect yourself. Perhaps Winter Soldier helped out Klaw in doing that in his previous missions prior to Cap: TWS. Now, BP is following the trail which leads to Winter Soldier and, later on, Klaw.

Now THAT I think would be the likeliest possible scenario. It could tie BP into wanting Intel on Hydra as I'm sure they wouldn't loan WS out to Klaw unless there was a promise for hem to acquire an amount of Vibranium as well...

 

[Birnin Zana]

Now THAT I think would be the likeliest possible scenario. It could tie BP into wanting Intel on Hydra as I'm sure they wouldn't loan WS out to Klaw unless there was a promise for hem to acquire an amount of Vibranium as well...

Indeed.

Plus, the breach itself AND Klaw escaping despite being branded are major lapses in security. Perhaps T'Challa or T'Chaka after this event feel that certain national security measures may be archaic and would push for a more proactive approach.

Also, the amount of vibranium stolen was large enough that I can see T'Chaka, if he's alive, sending his own son (someone he trusts implicitly) to find Klaw and those associated with him. If T'Chaka isn't alive, T'Challa would def take matters in his own hands and lead the investigation himself.

 

[Ziggiy]

Indeed.

Plus, the breach itself AND Klaw escaping despite being branded are major lapses in security. Perhaps T'Challa or T'Chaka after this event feel that certain national security measures may be archaic and would push for a more proactive approach.

Also, the amount of vibranium stolen was large enough that I can see T'Chaka, if he's alive, sending his own son (someone he trusts implicitly) to find Klaw and those associated with him. If T'Chaka isn't alive, T'Challa would def take matters in his own hands and lead the investigation himself.

I honestly don't want a character as important to BP mythos as T'Chaka to die in Civil War. I'd rather his death serve as a catylst for the BP solo film...

 

[Lannister]

If WS killed T'Chaka then God help him

Bucky

Hate it had to be him

 

[Birnin Zana]

I honestly don't want a character as important to BP mythos as T'Chaka to die in Civil War. I'd rather his death serve as a catylst for the BP solo film...

Agreed. Plus there's a lot of characters and possible subplots in the movie already. The impact won't be felt as much as it should.

 

[Birnin Zana]

Found out Peter Mensah was already in The Incredible Hulk so he probably is already out for the T'Chaka role.

So, how about Lance Reddikk (Lt. Daniels from the Wire)? He already expressed interest in doing the role, plus he's usually in shape and can act.

 

[Ziggiy]

Found out Peter Mensah was already in The Incredible Hulk so he probably is already out for the T'Chaka role.

So, how about Lance Reddikk (Lt. Daniels from the Wire)? He already expressed interest in doing the role, plus he's usually in shape and can act.

Either him or Courtney B. Vance

 

[Birnin Zana]

Either him or Courtney B. Vance

Not familiar with Courtney B. Vance's work, but ironically he played the role of Bobby Seale in the '95 Panther movie. Meaning he could be both of the Black Panthers created in '66.

 

[Lannister]

Yeah, Klaw has to be the main one responsible for T'Chaka's death if he is to be the villain of the solo film. It makes T'Challa's grudge against Klaw deeply personal which is kinda refreshing because most of the MCU villains and their relationships/connections with the heroes have been incredibly shallow and boring so far(exception of Loki).

 

[Mortal1]

Good news, Volume 1 of the entire Christopher Priest BP run will be released on August 25. Volume 2 comes December 22.

All of you who missed out on arguably the best black panther run, now is your chance

Book is available on Amazon.

Just got my copy for 6 dollars with a 10 dollar credit from Amazon

 

[Birnin Zana]

Just got my copy for 6 dollars with a 10 dollar credit from Amazon

Boss shyt breh. Just placed my order as well.

 

[Primetime]

Priest reflects back on BP

PRIEST On BLACK PANTHER, Pt. 1: 'Everyone Kind Of Forgot Who PANTHER Was'

Nrama: What do you remember the most about that time in your life when you were doing Black Panther?

Priest: The constant uphill slog to woo fans of mainstream Marvel comics. Post"Marvel Knights, there was constant and unrelenting pressure to get our numbers up. It was not healthy for the creative process.

I never had editorial or creative control over the book; all of the shifts in approach and changes in narrative were suggested by Marvel, including replacing T’Challa with Vin Diesel toward the end in a desperate flailing to keep the book alive.

Nrama: How did the book come about?

Priest: Joe Quesada and Jimmy Palmiotti inked a deal with Marvel to launch their own imprint, called Marvel Knights. I’d heard they were taking over Daredevil, and was very excited when the phone rang. I love Daredevil and had always wanted a shot at (the character). When they said “Black Panther,” my heart kind of sank.

See, in those days, writers were expected to more or less maintain the status quo. The status quo for Panther was this colorless cypher who sort of stood in the back row for the Avengers class picture.

Joe and Jimmy, along with editor Nanci Dakesian (aka Mrs. Joe Quesada), DC Comics editor Brian Augustyn and Mark Waid all kind of talked up the project, but I was concerned about being typecast as a “black” writer, and really wasn’t thrilled about the character, even with the unique “Coming To America” spin the group had put on it.

So I gave Joe the Robert DeNiro speech from Casino: “Okay, Joe, but if I do it, I have to do this my way. I mean it, no interference.” Basically, I couldn’t write this dull guy who routinely got clocked over the head and dragged behind pickup trucks. I had to write the guy Stan Lee wrote way, way back inFantastic Four #52: a guy who out-foxed and beat four of Marvel’s most powerful heroes.

If I could make Panther tough, mysterious, wily, and often at odds with his Avengers comrades, that was a character I’d find interesting. If he could embrace his monarchship the way Namor does--perhaps not as arrogant, but surely as confidently, a man of supreme power and dominion--that would interest me as well.

 

[Primetime]

Priest on Marvel Editorial and Hudlin

Joe and Jimmy preferred Black Panther take place largely within its own bubble, even as I would shoehorn the Marvel Universe in, specifically with the storyline “Enemy of The State,” where Panther admits he only joined the Avengers in order to evaluate them as a possible threat to Wakanda.

See, it made absolutely no sense to me why Panther would ever join a super-hero team; he’s not a super-hero, and the record shows he did a whole lot of nothing most of the time. Why?

After Marvel Knights handed the book back to Marvel, I was tasked, from that point until the book’s cancellation, with trying to grow the audience. It was exhausting and it inhibited most creative thinking.

We tried everything, every possible guest star, every gimmick we could think of. In retrospect, I believe Joe and Jimmy were right: we should have just done our thing and largely ignored the Marvel U. Pandering in an attempt to raise sale proved, ultimately, to be a waste of time.

This was, chiefly, Reginald Hudlin’s thinking when he launched his version of Panther. Not speaking for Reginald, but, as he explained it, he realized we’d tried every trick in the book to broaden the appeal in an attempt to woo more readers and had failed.

So Reginald didn’t see the point of doing that, and from the start simply chose to write a good book and invest himself in the work rather than constantly worry over sales figures. And you know what? His book vastly outsold mine because the investment was in doing good work and not constantly struggling to win people over.