Marvel Studio's Black Panther made history for the studio and the Marvel Cinematic Universe when it bagged Oscars for Best Original Score for Ludwig Göransson, Best Costume Design for Ruth E. Carter, and Best Production Design for Hannah Beachler (Art Director) and Jay Hart (Set Designer) at the Academy Awards held just a few days ago.
The film, a certified critical and commercial hit worldwide, the Black Panther, his real identity T'Challa, and the fictitious African nation of Wakanda household names. The compilation releases, most notably those written by New York Times Best-selling author Ta-Nehisi Coates and illustrated by Brian Stelfreeze, enjoyed increased sales as the film gained momentum after it premiered. Coates' initial storyline A Nation Under Our Feet has been released spread over three volumes.
Of course, the publishing division of Marvel Entertainment hopes that there will be a sales increase in Black Panther titles once again after the Oscar wins. Here is a look at a few titles which may be a good place to start for someone who wants to bask in the glory of the Black Panther's Oscar wins through suggested readings.
Of course, the publishing division of Marvel Entertainment hopes that there will be a sales increase in Black Panther titles once again after the Oscar wins. Here is a look at a few titles which may be a good place to start for someone who wants to bask in the glory of the Black Panther's Oscar wins through suggested readings.
The film's and recent books' success also resulted in renewed interest with the run by writer Christopher Priest that was released almost two decades before the film premiered. Priest's work have been collected in four volumes.
Reginald Hudlin and John Romita Jr.'s Who is the Black Panther? also got some attention especially when the animated series based on their work were made available to view online.
Of course, one must not forget where it all started which is at the pages of the Fantastic Four issue #52 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (Black Panther's co-creators) and in Jungle Action, written by Don McGregor with artists Rich Buckler and Billy Graham, which starred the Black Panther. This run has been collected in the hefty Black Panther Epic Collection: Panther's Rage by Marvel.
Of course, one must not forget where it all started which is at the pages of the Fantastic Four issue #52 by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (Black Panther's co-creators) and in Jungle Action, written by Don McGregor with artists Rich Buckler and Billy Graham, which starred the Black Panther. This run has been collected in the hefty Black Panther Epic Collection: Panther's Rage by Marvel.
I admit that after several relaunches (the series is currently in its seventh volume) and a handful of spin off titles, it is really confusing to figure out where to start especially if one's knowledge of the character is limited only to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
I've been reading comics for more than 30 years now and since I've strayed away from superhero titles for more than 15 years already, it is proving very difficult even for me to figure out which titles to check out. My fear is that if I pick something, I would be facing a dead end soon enough since there would be yet another relaunch.
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