Richard Gray's Reviews > Black Panther: Who Is the Black Panther?

A quick read as an entree to the film screening tomorrow. The first issue gives a pretty good short overview of the history of the character, although the rest of the arc spends far too little time answering its own question. Meandering off through US politics, mercenaries, and hitherto unknown factions, the finale builds towards an army of undead cyborgs. Really. The main reason this has landed on so many "essential Black Panther" lists is undoubtedly John Romita Jr's art, which is brutally fluid, panelled for rapid-fire action, and casts T'Challa as every bit the hero he deserves to be. Bonus points for the appearance of a technologically modified Batroc.