Black Panther Annual #1
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| Writer | Christopher Priest, Reginald Hudlin, Don McGregor |
| Artist | Daniel Acuna |
| Cover Price | $4.99 |
LEGENDARY PANTHER WRITERS RETURN!
Three legendary BLACK PANTHER writers return to Wakanda! Don McGregor's famous storyline "The Panther's Rage" has become one of the most well-respected runs in comic book history. Now, the author who redefined Wakanda for a generation is back to expand the mythos! Bearing the heart-shaped herb that defines the Panther legacy, King T'Challa leaves his beloved country for a heart-wrenching mission in the streets of New York. Then: For half a decade, comics legend Christopher Priest made his mark on the Panther. The acclaimed writer returns with an all-new story - and with it, of course, U.S. State Departmen
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CRITIC REVIEWS Back to Top
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AIPT - David Brooke
Feb 21, 2018Three great stories by three great creative teams. This will be a must if you liked the film. Read Full Review
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Comicosity - Doug Zawisza
Feb 22, 2018After Black Panther Annual #1 truly is a celebration of everything Wakandan. Its not a sprawling, endless buffet, but it is a delicious sampler. Pick it up for those times when you want to read something, but youre not sure what. Pick it up because you love Black Panther. Or this dazzling trio of writers. Or both. Just pick it up and enjoy it. Read Full Review
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9.5
Comicsverse - Maite Molina
Feb 22, 2018BLACK PANTHER ANNUAL #1 is near-perfection to say the least. Its narratives will bring you new revelations regarding our titular hero that will make you fall in love with him even more. Read Full Review
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9.4
Major Spoilers - Matthew Peterson
Feb 25, 2018T'Challa's past, present and possible future, all presents by talented artists and classic Black Panther scribes. Well worth the cover price. Read Full Review
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9.0
Comic Crusaders - Brax
Feb 22, 2018Black Panther Annual #1 proves the two most important features of the Black Panther character and the world of Wakanda. 1) There are still many amazing stories to be told about BP and the entire cast of characters in that world " some of whom have yet to even be created. And 2) Wakanda isn't and never was a utopia or some kind of dystopian commentary on the limitations of our trite utopian ideologies. Read Full Review
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9.0
Newsarama - Robert Reed
Feb 26, 2018Black Panther Annual #1 is a rewarding read for longtime Panther fans who will find something to love here. Read Full Review
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8.5
Bleeding Cool - Joshua Davison
Feb 22, 2018The overall product is easily recommendable. Its a fun celebration of Black Panther by some of its greatest scribes accompanied by talented artists. Given Coatessdifferent take on Panther, it would likely confuse new readers. However, an experienced follower of TChalla will find a lot to enjoy. Give it a read. Read Full Review
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8.0
The Beat - Alexander Jones
Feb 21, 2018I enjoyed the fact his story mixed up those elements and brought out those ideas but was disappointed in how sort of pedestrian it was. Something I wasn't disappointed in was how each artistic contribution brought something wholly unique and different here. Daniel Acuna's work was majestic and wonderful while Perkins was able to really dig into the finer aspects of Priest's script and Lashley brought out the regal elements of T'Challa in his contributions. Read Full Review
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8.0
ComicBook.com - Chase Magnett
Feb 21, 2018This Black Panther Annual collects three stories from three of the most significant writers to ever address the character, and each reads perfectly as being a piece of their substantial runs. Read Full Review
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7.6
IGN - Jesse Schedeen
Feb 21, 2018How much Black Panther Annual #1 appeals to you as a reader may depend on how familiar you are with the different eras being referenced. Priest and Perkins' story is a great coda to a classic run, but not one that does much to stand on its own. Of the three, McGregor and Acuna's story does the best job of standing on its won two feet, while Hudlin and Lashley's tale reads like it needed a much larger platform to really breathe. Read Full Review
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6.0
DisKingdom.com - Roger Palmer
Feb 24, 2018I was really hoping for something to get my teeth into following the excellent Black Panther movie, as someone who has never paid too much attention to this character, I was interested in expanding my knowledge of the Black Panther and this issue just confused me. For Black Panther readers, this might be a perfect release, but this wasn't was for me. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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8.0
I was really surprised at the direction of these 3 stories. Fans who saw the movie will know a little about the Dora Milaje and the Hatut Zeraze, but these stories were not so much for a new reader or someone who just saw the movie as much as people who are more well versed in Black Panther's history. That being said all three stories made me want to go back and read more from each author and check out Ta-Nehisi Coate's more recent run (I had dropped off after his first arc). If the purpose of this Annual was to say "Black Panther has some great stories that have already been told by some amazing authors, go check them out" then it succeeded.
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7.5
It's a pleasure to read new short stories from these classic Black Panther writers. I thought that the McGregor story was too caption driven, but the ending changed my mind and won me over. The Priest story has the best humour and the Hudlin story makes me wish I've read the first Black To The Future story.
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7.0
Three of the Black Panther's greatest authors create brief new vignettes around the character for us. Priest's is a hardcore nostalgia stroke, Don McGregor's is an excellent epilogue to his 70s Panther stories, and Reggie Hudlin's is, nobler intentions aside, a juvenile bit of wish fulfillment. None of them offer much in the way of story, but they are mostly charming. They're also beautifully illustrated; Daniel Acuña's work on the second strip makes it easy to understand why he got the gig illustrating the latest relaunch of the main BP title. This package is a nice treat for passionate Panther fans, but it doesn't quite shed the "inherently skippable" quality shared by so many Annuals.
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6.5
First story was fine. Definitely carried by Ross who I like so much. 6,5. Don't know anything about McGregor's work on BP, but that was a great story. Art as beautiful as well. 7,5. Black to the Future 2 was pretty bad. Basically just a narration of what happened in the past of that future. 4,5.
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