Black Panther: The Man Without Fear #521

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• 8.5

  Comic Book Bin - Dan Horn

  Jul 14, 2011

  It's an issue that's not without its fair share of shortcomings, but coupled with Francavilla's noir stylings Liss's Black Panther #521 is uncommonly amusing and a thrilling tie-in to Fear Itself. And, not to spoil anything here, but thank god it's not T'Challa donning the American Panther suit! I was pretty worried about that when I'd seen the press releases for the red, white, and blue costume designs. Every purist can now breathe a sigh of relief, and if that statement's not ironic then I'm not sure what is. Read Full Review

• 7.0

  Crave Online - Andy Hunsaker

  Jul 13, 2011

  You guys couldn't have told us that earlier and spared us all the angry twitching? Ah, well, all is forgiven, now that you've given us legitimate in-story cause to hate the American Panther, and even given us T'Challa pointing at that costume and saying "That was a mistake." We now know that Liss seems to get it. Here's hoping he's got something a little more nuanced to do with it now that he's got it. Read Full Review

• 6.0

  Comic Book Resources - Doug Zawisza

  Jul 13, 2011

  David Liss drops a honey of monkey wrench into this story's final page. It's not an overly exciting final image, but the meaning is poignant and the implications are going to be significant. At the very least, Liss and Francavilla have done enough with this issue to make me come back for another. Read Full Review