Black Panther #170
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| Writer | Ta-Nehisi Coates |
| Artist | Leonard Kirk |
| Cover Price | $3.99 |
KLAW STANDS SUPREME Part 5
FEATURING AN INTERVIEW WITH RYAN COOGLER, DIRECTOR OF MARVEL STUDIOS' BLACK PANTHER!
With Storm back by his side, T'Challa finally confronts Ras the Exhorter, the mysterious villain summoning dark creatures to Wakanda.
But what the Black Panther learns will shake all he believes. Who IS Ras The Exhorter? And what is his connection to T'Challa's old foes?
And to celebrate the release of Marvel Studios' BLACK PANTHER movie, this issue includes an exclusive interview with the film's director, Ryan Coogler, and Ta-Nehisi Coates!
Rated T
CRITIC REVIEWS
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9.0
Comic Crusaders - Brax
Mar 01, 2018For all of these reasons, people will be entering the world of Wakanda (maybe via the film) through this issue. This is a good thing because if you find the story too far along or if you get frustrated with some of the references that operate just beyond your world of understanding, the interview between Coates and Ryan Coogler published in the letters page " "Down with the King" " is well worth the price of the ticket this month. Read Full Review
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8.5
Black Nerd Problems - Oz Longworth
Mar 02, 2018Bottom Line: You'll be hard pressed to be better layered, nuanced afrofuturism in mainstream comic than the sprawling epic Coates has laid out here. This issue is probably one of the best balancing acts he's pulled so far between action and exposition. If you enjoyed the movie, there's no reason you wouldn't enjoy this book. Read Full Review
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8.4
On Comics Ground - Aaron Jones
Mar 03, 2018Questions abound in this installment of Coates' Battle for Wakanda. Who or what is Ras the Exhorter? What lies ahead for T'Challa and his newly assembled "Avengers of the New World?" While the Black Panther's posse battle portal monsters, the imprisoned Tetu teases that this is only the beginning of something much worse. Read Full Review
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8.0
ComicBook.com - Chase Magnett
Feb 28, 2018Black Panther stays on top as one of Marvel's best series, delivering plenty of action and suspense in an issue worth reading twice. Read Full Review
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8.0
Geekery Magazine - Shawn A. Warner
Feb 28, 2018This issue is a pure Black Panther story, it bristles with electricity and treats the eyes and brain to enough sequential art magnificence to hold us until next issue while leaving us hungry for more. Read Full Review
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8.0
IGN - Jesse Schedeen
Mar 01, 2018In general, things seem to be picking up for the series again, though I'm still very much looking forward to the new status quo that comes with the impending relaunch. Read Full Review
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8.0
Newsarama - Robert Reed
Mar 05, 2018A clever twist at the end of the issue has a lot of promise as the arc approaches its final chapters. Read Full Review
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7.0
Bleeding Cool - Joshua Davison
Feb 28, 2018Black Panther #170 isnt a bad issue, but the continued reluctance to move forward is increasingly tiresome. While I can still recommend this issue, it really needs to advance soon. Its very likely this will conclude whenever the new title starts. Thats not too far ahead, at least. In any case, feel free to pick this issue up. Its still solid. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS
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9.0
Much better, pacing improved, solid reveal at the end, good action and art. Well done.
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9.0
This was easily one of my favorite issues in this recent arc. This was a high action Wakanda goes to war issue. We learn that the actors working against Wakanda are more United then we might think and the reveal at the end is a nice nod to longtime BP readers. Coates had always been a great writer. When he took over this comic he was a great writer who was writing a comic. This is the first issue where I would call him a great comic book writer. The dialogue feels more fluid. The pacing is perfect and the stakes remained high from start to finish. Kirk is not my favorite artist on this book and there are panels I know others would have dripping with detail, but his arts doesn't take away from the writing but is is ok to good art in more
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8.5
Dope action, this makes me want to play D&D with these characters.
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8.0
T'Challa and friends overcome Ras's Originators in a nice action issue. Some philosophical gravitas is added by a conversation between Changamire and Tetu, and the whole thing ends with a brilliant twist. The art does a tremendous job moving the story through a busy schedule. Though the visuals aren't too memorable on their own, they make an admirable contribution to the reader's understanding.
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The issue was mostly action, and tge action itself was pretty meaningless and bad, so there's not much to bite in here. Art is great.
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