Marvel Knights: The World to Come #1interweavespast and future to deliver a unique experience that might initially feel jarring, but, after a second read, has the potential to become a timeless work. Christopher Priest and Joe Quesada bring a level of writing and art that showcases their experience, utilizing techniques not commonly seen in standard comics to offer readers a truly distinctive and engaging reading experience. Read Full Review

Marvel Knights: The World to Come #1 sets up intrigue around the Machiavellian hero, T'Challa. Joe Quesada and Christopher Priest tell a story of intrigue and Shakespearean tragedy with a biting edge. Read Full Review

Priest, Quesada, and Isanove aim high here. Unfortunately, for as much as the art and coloring elevate Marvel Knights The World To Come #1, the overall narrative holds it back. While there are intriguing character moments, they arent surrounded by much in the way of world or story. For the moment, Marvel Knights The World To Come #1 is more about what the series might offer in the future than anything it brings to the table now. Read Full Review

Marvel Knights: The World to Come #1 is going to get people talking. Not for the wonky narrative flow that's become a Christopher Priest hallmark, the dour post-apocalyptic story, or the impressive Joe Quesada art. No, people will only bother talking about this comic because of the last-page twist. This comic should more accurately be titled Marvel Knights: Short-Term Internet Clicks. Read Full Review

I feel like this comic might have been fun in 1998, but it feels like moldy leftovers in 2025. Joe Quesada deserved some better scripts for his return to interiors. (Thankfully, Marvel Knights #1 is less wordy than Kevin Smith's Daredevil.) Read Full Review

Plot
This comic tells of several situations in different eras using the event THE WORLD TO COME as a starting point. It is still unknown what happens at this base date.

The first shows how T'challa dies 16 years later, and the leader of the Dora Milaje meets in Oklahoma with someone who knows what happened in the last forty years in Wakanda.

It then tells of how eight years later, T'challa faces the challenge to obtain the Black Panther's sword. His opponent is about to die. The cleric is upset with T'challa and his entire relationship with the Avengers and Ororo Munroe, and is told that until the other breathes, the challenge is not over. But the opponent is T'challa's son with a New York jazz singer named Monica Lyme, a woman who does not belong to any tribe.

T'challa's son is named Ketema and is Caucasian, possibly something the people of Wakanda reject.

They then show how twenty-four years earlier, his marriage and separation from Ororo Munroe/Storm divided the nation, and her death led him to erect a monument.

This comic chronicles the rise and fall of Black Panther and the possible nonexistence of a descendant. Its narrative is complex and disruptive, yet it flows calmly.

Art
It is detailed and achieves interesting ethereal effects that differentiate the different eras. It is mesmerizing.

Summary
T'challa faces the toughest challenges in his final two decades of rule as Black Panther

Rating
4.5 of 5 more

It felt a little short. Like it just ended. Which means it will read better in trade. So difficult to recommend picking up a $6 book that felt this incomplete. But I like the creators and trust them to deliver.

I had high hopes for this series, but unfortunately, it didn’t quite meet my expectations. While I really appreciate the artwork, the storytelling just didn’t draw me in. After finishing it, I was left with the sense of a missed opportunity. A feeling I’ve had before with the Black Panther series.

So boring I didn’t even finish reading just looked at the art which is also mid, definitely pissed I even got this
Imperial and this are both dogshit

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Logang - Jun 6, 2025

Imperial is great i dont know what you re talking about

Majormanry - Jun 6, 2025

For it being 8 dollars, not worth it at all, but it’s definitely better then world to come

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