Ultimate Black Panther #1
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| Writer | Bryan Hill |
| Artist | Stefano Caselli |
| Cover Price | $5.99 |
THE NEW ULTIMATE BLACK PANTHER!
In the wake of ULTIMATE INVASION, Khonshu and Ra - the force known together as Moon Knight - are seeking to expand their brutal control of the continent of Africa. In response, the lone bulwark against them, the isolated nation of Wakanda, will send forth its champion...its king...the Black Panther! From the creative minds of Bryan Hill (BLADE, KILLMONGER) and Stefano Caselli (X-MEN RED, AVENGERS) comes a bold new take on the world of Black Panther and Wakanda!
Rated T+
CRITIC REVIEWS Back to Top
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But Why Tho? - William Tucker
Feb 07, 2024Ultimate Black Panther #1 is an impressive beginning. Read Full Review
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Super Hero Hype - Matt Morrison
Feb 08, 2024This book is everything a first issue should be. It is an action-packed adventure and a brilliant glimpse at a new world. If Hill and Caselli can maintain this momentum, this could easily become one of Marvel Comics' strongest titles. Read Full Review
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9.5
AIPT - Collier Jennings
Feb 07, 2024Ultimate Black Panther #1 is another excellent entry into the new Ultimate Universe, revamping the world of Wakanda with plenty of political intrigue and new challenges for its titular regent. If you loved the Black Panther movies, the new Ultimate comics, or you're looking for a great jumping on point this comic has it all. Here's hoping the next issue keeps up the forward momentum. Read Full Review
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The Super Powered Fancast - Deron Generally
Feb 07, 2024Casellis art is brilliant. I love the details throughout the panels and the rich, deep and visually engaging colors from Curiel. The visuals enhance the drama of the story perfectly. Read Full Review
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Nerd Initiative - Michael Rothman
Feb 07, 2024Heart-pumping, action packed I could go on and on about this book. I can already smell the conflict brewing inside T'Challa and the twists and turns that must come later in the series. Read Full Review
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9.0
Graphic Policy - pharoahmiles
Feb 17, 2024Overall, Ultimate Black Panther #1 is a tense retelling of TChallas rise as Black Panther, one which shows his might as king and superhero. The story by Hill is exciting. The art by the creative team is beautiful. Altogether, a story that shows the Black Panther in a way we have not seen since Christopher Priest. Altogether, a story that shows a world where walls do not stop the barbarians at the gate but gives them another border to cross. Read Full Review
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9.0
Comic Crusaders - Christopher R. Ford
Feb 19, 2024Tradition, superstition, politics, family, and love. There are so many ways to tell stories featuring any combination of these subjects. Ultimate Black Panther #1 is taking them all head on. So many potential conflicts are set up in this one issue, it will be interesting to see where Hill and company go story-wise and visually. Read Full Review
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Major Spoilers - Christopher Rondeau
Feb 08, 2024Ultimate Black Panther #1 appeals to my sensibilities and presents a complex world that balances conflict, plot, setting, and characterization. Read Full Review
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Geek'd Out - Cameron Kieffer
Feb 07, 2024The familiarity is nice and all but the creative team plays things a little too safe. The Ultimate line was known for taking risks, with varying degrees of success, but it seems Ultimate Black Panther would rather hide in the shadows than risk open war. Read Full Review
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The Comicbook Dispatch - Dispatchdcu
Feb 07, 2024Will it happen or am I providing more conjectures than the author actually is? And thus, I have to use a bit of my own imagination to see where this series might go instead of relying on the storyteller for guidance. And that becomes the problem. As of right now, Im in on issue two mainly due to where I feel the story is going. But I want more guidance from Hill. In the meantime, youve got me for the first arc. Read Full Review
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Graphic Policy - Brett
Feb 07, 2024Ultimate Black Panther #1 is a solid start. It's a bit more backroom debates than expected, but that makes the comic stand out as Black Panther should be about the balance to statesmanship and being a superhero. It gets to the core of what makes the character and this world work so well. It also again stands out just enough from what has come before, laying the groundwork to expect new and exciting directions. Another solid start for the Ultimate Universe which is quickly standing out from everything else Marvel is currently doing. Read Full Review
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8.0
ComicBook.com - Spencer Perry
Feb 07, 2024A handful of surprises are still in the mix that will have readers raise an eyebrow, but if you've read a Black Panther comic in the past 20 years this one doesn't feel all that different, but that's still not a bad thing to publish. Read Full Review
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8.0
Comic Watch - Tyler Davis
Feb 07, 2024Ultimate Black Panther#1 is the familiar yet fresh take T'Challa and the Kingdom of Wakanda have been in desperate need of for the last three years. With so much potential brimming on the book's future, this is a must-read for anyone even considering jumping into Marvel's new Ultimate Universe. Read Full Review
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7.0
Weird Science Marvel Comics - mrgabehernandez
Feb 07, 2024Ultimate Black Panther #1 is the first introduction of the Ultimates version of the character to longtime Ultimates fans. Hill's script is tight, dramatic, and fueled by the onset of war, and Caselli's art, including the new suit, looks fantastic. That said, the point of Ultimates is to create a fresh spin on an old character. On that point, Hill doesn't deliver. Read Full Review
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7.0
Impulse Gamer - Matt Fischer
Feb 13, 2024This is an uneven, but great start. Its going to be interesting to see where the Killmonger, Storm, and Shuri developments lead. To be frank, every character besides TChalla is interesting in his own book. They need to work on that. Also, the lack of a Tony cameo is disappointing. However, this is only issue 1. Theres a lot of time left. Read Full Review
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6.8
Multiversity Comics - Alexander Jones
Feb 08, 2024Ultimate Black Panther #1 packs a cool villain in a derivative script. Read Full Review
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6.0
Henchman-4-Hire - Sean Ian Mills
Feb 10, 2024A strong enough debut issue sets up all the characters and the world, but unlike Ultimate Spider-Man, there's little that sets this apart as a special interpretation of the classic Black Panther. Read Full Review
USER REVIEWS Back to Top
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Happy to see this ultimate universe starting off strong with Spider-Man and Black Panther
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I have been frequently disappointed by Black Panther comics (And when I say frequently, it's actually most of the time since the botched ending of Doomwar), and between Ridley, Coates, and Ewing, I've lost count of the number of times I've been misled by a promising first issue that turned out to be a disaster. But... I want to believe; Hill seems to finally be an author who loves Black Panther. Let's see what comes next.
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Plot T'challa is the new king of Wakanda after his father abdicates the position and faces a territorial crisis carried out by the gods Ra and Konshu, who together form Moon Knight, who want to take over the entire African continent. from Egypt. T'challa and his queen Okoye, the former warrior Dora Milaje, seek not to go to war with anyone until they have all the information possible, but when they carry out an attack against T'challa where his father T'chaka dies, the war It starts with everything. Shuri is Wakanda's Woman in Arms and is dedicated to arming the Dora Milaje, who were waiting for the order to attack. On the other hand, Killmonger fights Moon Knight alone with the help of Wind Rider, whose identity is unknown. Ep more
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Really enjoyed the writing and the art is chef's kiss! A great start!
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This issue was great, it developed very well. I loved the art, that's the first thing, but Bryan Hill. He presents the conflict very well in the first few pages, and takes the time to tell what each character thinks of it. There's a lot of depth to the characters, and everything has the soul of the Black Panther stories, but with just the right changes to be interesting. The ending leaves you wanting more, and it's very good. This ultimate universe is off to a great start.
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Like others have mentioned here, there is no lack of poor Black Panther stories. How many years has it been since he has been done the least bit of justice? Well here is finally have the change of pace. Hill delivers a great first issue, that although it is heavily focused on world building, it really spells out the similarities and differences in this Wakanda. Black Panther himself has not changed much but the world around him has changing how he responds. this Wakanda is one steeped in superstition and yet immensely high tech and advanced. Their King has a mystic secret council that he doesnt trust. There is political intrigue everywhere. On the outside, Moon Knight is like nothing we have seen before, two individuals of unknown power more
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I thought this was a rather solid debut issue for the second series in the new Ultimate Universe. This was a book I was really interested to read, especially following the insane amount of praise Jonathan Hickman's Ultimate Spider-Man got. I don't think this reached those heights, but it was still good. I felt as though a good chunk of T'Challa was the same or similar to what we've seen in the past. That doesn't make the book bad, but I do think it, somewhat, lessens my interest in the book, especially with how different the depiction of Peter Parker is in Ultimate Spider-Man. Either way, I think Hill did a nice job of building tension within T'Challa's family and conflict within himself. I did also find the twist of Killmonger and Storm be more
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pretty interesting an d a much stronger start than the previous ultimate marvel line ups. I like the plot twist where Killmonger and Storm are together. I just hope there will be clear differences between Ultimate black Panther and Earth 616 black Panther
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I'm not sure I like the mouth cut into the mask. I always like the original mask that covered the entire face. I liked how they pulled in Killmonger, if that's Storm - I'm all in. I also like making Moon Knight the villain. That can really work. Looking forward to the next issue. My Comic Review Channel - https://youtu.be/Y3t73t41xPg
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(Cover Date: April, 2024) Good dialogue, nice visuals, but there's nothing really special about this from a story standpoint: bad guys preying on the innocent.
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Wasn't putting faith in this book, thank god I was wrong, so much potential here. Loved this angle os T´challa being reluctant to help other while Killmongers is on the front line among Storm.
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Art: 4/5 Story: 4/5 Total: 8/10
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It seems like the best artwork Marvel has to offer right now is in the Ultimate Universe, but I can't say the same for the stories. I don't get the point of this particular book. Supposedly, in this universe the Maker build, he deprived the Marvel heroes from the circumstances that created them, their origins, so that they would no longer represent a threat to his designs, Tony Stark found out about it and now he is doing the impossible to fix what the Maker did and retrieve the original destiny of this universe. That's the whole concept behind this new line of comics, but here it seems like the Maker did nothing to prevent T'Challa from becoming the Black Panther and protector of Wakanda. It doesn't make sense. AT ALL. In Ea more
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