Official Black Panther MCU Thread

[Lannister]

Which is why im really cautiously optimistic for BP's new solo and group book. It seems marvel and/or a lot of these writers don't respect him like that, hence the bullshyt we've gotten for the pass 5-6 years.

They can't act up too much this time since he has a movie coming out. That's his shield from the bullshyt, tbh.

It's the problem when you don't have many Black writers working at the Big 2.

I'm starting believe a lot of these White male writers are intimidated and insecure when it comes to writing strong Black characters especially one like T'Challa who's not a stereotype and who doesn't fit in the same box that a lot of other Black characters fall into(sidekick, street smarts but not book smart.etc).He's too good, too capable, so he has to be knocked down a few pegs.

Not saying all White writers are like this that's obviously not the case(he was created by white dudes after all). Liss did a good job with him and Ewing seems to get the character and respect him. But it seems guys like this are few and far between nowadays.

 

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[Birnin Zana]

It's the problem when you don't have many Black writers working at the Big 2.

I'm starting believe a lot of these White male writers are intimidated and insecure when it comes to writing strong Black characters especially one like T'Challa who's not a stereotype and who doesn't fit in the same box that a lot of other Black characters fall into(sidekick, street smarts but not book smart.etc).He's too good, too capable, so he has to be knocked down a few pegs.

Not saying all White writers are like this that's obviously not the case(he was created by white dudes after all). Liss did a good job with him and Ewing seems to get the character and respect him. But it seems guys like this are few and far between nowadays.

When I came back to comics (thanks to BP) I was very naive about the fans and especially the industry (writers, artists, and editorial).

when you see what happened to BP and how it happened, it's obvious there was no black person in editorial to tell the higher ups "this is not a good idea."

And for the record, I have absolutely no problem with a white person writing BP or another black character, provided he's good and clearly cares about the character, like any writer should. But it is a coincidence that, for the most part, it's been black writers that helped BP move forward in a positive manner? I think not.

 

[Bryan Danielson]

When it's all said and done... To ask a fair question... Are there truly a lot of great black writers out there to pull from the pot per say and put them in the position?

 

[Primetime]

It's the problem when you don't have many Black writers working at the Big 2.

I'm starting believe a lot of these White male writers are intimidated and insecure when it comes to writing strong Black characters especially one like T'Challa who's not a stereotype and who doesn't fit in the same box that a lot of other Black characters fall into(sidekick, street smarts but not book smart.etc).He's too good, too capable, so he has to be knocked down a few pegs.

Not saying all White writers are like this that's obviously not the case(he was created by white dudes after all). Liss did a good job with him and Ewing seems to get the character and respect him. But it seems guys like this are few and far between nowadays.

A clear indicator of this is when you look at the love interests... or lack thereof for the black characters.

You can tell that there is no intimidation or insecurity by Bendis when it comes to Miles, b/c he scripts the stories where the prototypical male reader can live vicariously through the character. Gwen Stacy fawning over him. Dagger actin a lil jelly of Mile's new girl, young Jean Grey kissin breh and actin real concerned for him... not to mention he beat green goblin, he beat doom, and he gets all these bad ass additional powers that make certain fanbases ( ) cry that he's overpowered.

In a few years Miles is going to end up in contention for goat black superhero b/c his body of work, feats, and accomplishments will be something that took other black characters decades to accumulate... and all b/c he has a very popular writer that embraces (and created) him.

Hickman, despite being a Reed stan, still could have been that writer for T'Challa these last few years, but as @Realdealholy chronicled, Hickman was more interested in further 'deconstruction' than anything beneficial.

 

[Bryan Danielson]

Ok... challenge... who are the top 10 GREAT Black comic book writers currently in the biz today?

 

[Primetime]

Black Panther: how Marvel (quietly) chose Chadwick Boseman

By this stage, plans were already afoot for a Black Panther movie, but it was the desire to bring the character into Captain America: Civil War that sped the process up. What's more, as Feige told Vulture, he already had a choice in mind. "We just called Chadwick", he recalled. "He was the only choice."

Chadwick Boseman got the call on September 25th last year, just after he'd walked the red carpet for his then-new film Get On Up, at the Zurich Film Festival. Instead of going into the film, he went back to the car, had a call with Feige, and agreed to the role on the spot.

The news was then sat on for a month - no small achievement in itself. But not a whisper of it was revealed beforehand. "It's always gratifying to see fans respond to something, and to be able to introduce Chadwick, which hadn't leaked", Feige said.

Captain America: Civil War is set for release in April 2016 in the UK, when we'll meet Chadwick Boseman as Black Panther for the first time. The standalone Black Panther movie is due in July 2018.

Also, some fatty recently took a pic with Chad and Anthony Mackie, makes me wonder if they were shooting scenes in the area and, if so, whether T'Challa will be rockin the goatee in Civil War:

 

[Birnin Zana]

Black Panther: how Marvel (quietly) chose Chadwick Boseman



Also, some fatty recently took a pic with Chad and Anthony Mackie, makes me wonder if they were shooting scenes in the area and, if so, whether T'Challa will be rockin the goatee in Civil War:

Don't see why not, BP had facial hair in some run, the Priest run for example.

 

[Ziggiy]

One thing I'm curious on is how Marvel / Disney will portray the Dora Milaje, BP's elite bodyguards.

Get rid of the "wives in training" angle (feminists would have a FIELD DAY) and make them more of elite body guards (using this example is going to sound silly, but kind of how Showboat had the female ninjas in House Party 3)

 

[Birnin Zana]

Get rid of the "wives in training" angle (feminists would have a FIELD DAY) and make them more of elite body guards (using this example is going to sound silly, but kind of how Showboat had the female ninjas in House Party 3)

Yo i forgot the wives in training deal, yea they DEF gotta drop that.

Also, beyond being bodyguards, I'd say keep them between 3-5, give them clear identities and personalities, make them an elite group that is sent to handle missions that are highly valuable to Wakandan interests. They can do high priority infiltration missions for example.

Add that plus protecting the BP when overseaes.

EDIT: I would also say, let The Doras be part of Wakandas's national security apparatus and have Shuri run it. Make Shuri Wakanda's Secretary of Defense, for a lack of better phrase. Gives Shuri and the Doras (women in general) more importance to Wakandan Society.

 

[Birnin Zana]

When it's all said and done... To ask a fair question... Are there truly a lot of great black writers out there to pull from the pot per say and put them in the position?

Well that's the thing, outside of the names we've been familiar with, we just don't know. They don't get a chance to pen something in the big 2. Thus a lot of people don't consider them great or a Big 2 editor won't look at them.

It's a cycle that continues over and over again.

 

[Birnin Zana]

Ok... challenge... who are the top 10 GREAT Black comic book writers currently in the biz today?

I'm assuming you are including independent comic writers, cuz most of them haven't written in the big 2. And how do you define great?

The black writers who's work I liked or heard good things about are below. I won't include Priest and McDuffie since you mentioned "currently" (Priest left the biz almost a decade ago and McDuffie passed away 4-5 years ago):

-Denys Cowan
-Brandon Easton
-Erica Alexander
-David Walker
-Kevin Grevioux
-Reggie Hudlin
-Joseph Phillip Illidge
-Roye Okupe

That's all I remember on top of my head.

 

[Birnin Zana]

Another pic of Chadwick with fans in Berlin.

 

[Birnin Zana]

For those curious about Chadwick's acting, here he is as James Brown on Get On Up

 

[Birnin Zana]

Another clip