Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet
by Ta-Nehisi Coates, illustrated by Brian Stelfreeze
Buy on AmazonMacArthur Genius and National Book Award-winner T- Nehisi Coates (Between the World and Me) takes the helm, confronting T'Challa with a dramatic upheaval in Wakanda. When a superhuman terrorist group that calls itself The People sparks a violent uprising, the land famed for its incredible technology and proud warrior traditions will be thrown into turmoil. If Wakanda is to survive, it must adapt - but can its monarch survive the necessary change? Collecting: Black Panther 1-4
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"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."
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