Birnin Zana
Honorary Wakandan
Couple brothers I know who are comic fans basically stopped reading ANYTHING Panther related after the "Weeping Panther" debacle. They HATED that entire arc, I was right there with them until I decided to do a complete re-read starting with Hudlin once I knew Secret Wars was coming to an end. Throughout that re-read I REALLY gained a new appreciation for Shuri, I also rediscovered my love for the Panther/Storm marriage and Luke Cage's friendship with T'Challa. Hudlin wrote, what I would consider a FUN book. I immensely ENJOYED T'Challa being the MAN. Loved how he humbled Tony Starks.
Black Love is Perfection brehs
I mean seriously you can't tell me that THIS isn't Swag personified
Then we had the FANTASTIC See Wakanda And Die. I mean really that whole run was just a comic fans dream.
And then Hickman took over Buzz Killington himself...
I'm not going to lie it almost killed T'Challa for me, but again I'm a fan, and that means sticking with your Hero through the High's And Lows. So now I'm hoping that Coates can take T'Challa to new highs
My Comic nerd buddies are JUST now starting to get back on board with the end of Hickman's run, and Ewing doing such a great job with Ultimates. The movie announcement and his portrayal in Civil War have also helped to redeem him.
Man, could you imagine if the movie announcement wasn't made? That really calmed a lot of people down.
Honestly, if it wasn't for that, every time someone would say, "T'Challa was awesome in the Hickman run" I would've been like
Now, I'm more like lol.