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marisacarpico's review
3.0
Really hope Coates learns some lessons from this book and Storm is leaner and more compelling.
theresidentbookworm's review
4.0
10 Things I Liked About Black Panther #6
1. T'Challa being totally unwilling to just dismiss his enemies and instead insisting on knowing them and understanding the flaws that lie inside his own kingdom.
2. The Midnight Angels! They are the highlight of this series for me. "Once we were slaves to haramu-fal. Once we were breed by men solely to give our bodies to other men. We have seen how the woman becomes the enslaved. Let us now show them how the enslaved becomes a legend."
3. This harsh but true statement from Zenzi. "It is true. I pull the light of truth from men, but man can only suffer the light for so long."
4. Tony Stark appearance. Since I have seen Civil War, it's really hard for me to read this straight-faced. I totally accept that this is how their relationship dynamic is. I love that T'Challa seeks out information about Stane from Tony. I love the sass in this scene. "He's screwing with you, T'Challa. I mean, I have ego, but at least my brilliance exceeds my ego." "I'm happy you think so." "I heard that." "Yes, because I said it." "I know. Next time, it'd help you at least tried to say it under your breath."
5. T'Challa's self-reflection: "Two men are forever warring within me-- the man I am called to be, and the man I truly am. I am called to be regal, irreproachable, and all-knowing. That is the mask. That is the king. But I am, in my heart, a scientist. One of the most brilliant in the world. And all my brilliance has mostly taught me this: show me an all-knowing man and I will show you a fool. It's not my regalness that marks me from other men, but my desire to know."
6. For once, I was actually interested in the Shuri spiritual plotline. It usually doesn't capture my interest, but I found this section to be particularly poignant. "'Enslaved' is what the plunderer does to a righteous woman. But "a slave" is a righteous woman who has accepted the plunderer's law. And not even the righteous have the power to grant such acceptance. Freedom can no more be given away by mortals than the seas be crafted by mortal hands. For even as a woman plunges into bondage, still she hungers for, thirsts after, craves the light."
7. "Deception is parcel to ruling. I tell my enemies, my allies, and my subjects what they need to know, when I feel they need to know it. This philosophy tends to have some effects. A man cannot take it as his business to repeatedly deceive the world, without somehow deceiving himself."
8. "It was the scientist in me, you see. It was the desire to see all the everything beyond the Golden City. To escape the sycophants, the provincial. The hunger to know. It is my greatest weapon. But the mask conceals this. And a lie meant for my people ensnares everyone. Even my enemies. They think they have me-- a king reduced to chains. But I know a secret that I cannot yet tell. First I must put villainous means to proper ends... and let them feed my hunger to know."
9. Tetu's auctioning parts of Wakanda off to foriegners? Yeah, I don't think his alliance with the Midnight Angels has much of a shelf life now.
10. The Crew is being called in. I recognize Manifold but not the others, and I'm excited to meet them. Can't wait for the next issue!
1. T'Challa being totally unwilling to just dismiss his enemies and instead insisting on knowing them and understanding the flaws that lie inside his own kingdom.
2. The Midnight Angels! They are the highlight of this series for me. "Once we were slaves to haramu-fal. Once we were breed by men solely to give our bodies to other men. We have seen how the woman becomes the enslaved. Let us now show them how the enslaved becomes a legend."
3. This harsh but true statement from Zenzi. "It is true. I pull the light of truth from men, but man can only suffer the light for so long."
4. Tony Stark appearance. Since I have seen Civil War, it's really hard for me to read this straight-faced. I totally accept that this is how their relationship dynamic is. I love that T'Challa seeks out information about Stane from Tony. I love the sass in this scene. "He's screwing with you, T'Challa. I mean, I have ego, but at least my brilliance exceeds my ego." "I'm happy you think so." "I heard that." "Yes, because I said it." "I know. Next time, it'd help you at least tried to say it under your breath."
5. T'Challa's self-reflection: "Two men are forever warring within me-- the man I am called to be, and the man I truly am. I am called to be regal, irreproachable, and all-knowing. That is the mask. That is the king. But I am, in my heart, a scientist. One of the most brilliant in the world. And all my brilliance has mostly taught me this: show me an all-knowing man and I will show you a fool. It's not my regalness that marks me from other men, but my desire to know."
6. For once, I was actually interested in the Shuri spiritual plotline. It usually doesn't capture my interest, but I found this section to be particularly poignant. "'Enslaved' is what the plunderer does to a righteous woman. But "a slave" is a righteous woman who has accepted the plunderer's law. And not even the righteous have the power to grant such acceptance. Freedom can no more be given away by mortals than the seas be crafted by mortal hands. For even as a woman plunges into bondage, still she hungers for, thirsts after, craves the light."
7. "Deception is parcel to ruling. I tell my enemies, my allies, and my subjects what they need to know, when I feel they need to know it. This philosophy tends to have some effects. A man cannot take it as his business to repeatedly deceive the world, without somehow deceiving himself."
8. "It was the scientist in me, you see. It was the desire to see all the everything beyond the Golden City. To escape the sycophants, the provincial. The hunger to know. It is my greatest weapon. But the mask conceals this. And a lie meant for my people ensnares everyone. Even my enemies. They think they have me-- a king reduced to chains. But I know a secret that I cannot yet tell. First I must put villainous means to proper ends... and let them feed my hunger to know."
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10. The Crew is being called in. I recognize Manifold but not the others, and I'm excited to meet them. Can't wait for the next issue!
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