Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet

"Fifty years after the birth of mainstream comics’ first black superhero, MacArthur “genius grant” recipient Ta-Nehisi Coates offers a rich take on this formidable character and his world. King T’Challa leads the mythical, technologically advanced African kingdom of Wakanda, a nation that hasn’t been scarred by colonial rule. In a story inspired by a Pulitzer Prize-winning history book, Coates questions whether it is ever possible for a truly good man to be a king. Brian Stelfreeze’s art is nicely balanced between thickly shaded, satiny surfaces and the best comic book smash-and-flash."