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thethirdcrouch's review against another edition
4.0
Well, this brief Secret Invasion storyline showed how cunning, decisive, firm T'Challa is (and can be in the MCU) with years of leading the Wakandan people and how they trust his plans and decisions. Also, with the support of his wife, Ororo. See what happens when you invade Wakanda!
tmwebb3's review against another edition
4.0
This is exactly how I would characterize Wakanda and Black Panther
bengriffin's review against another edition
4.0
I didn't know anything about the Secret Invasion stuff and hadn't read much Black Panther previously but this stands alone nicely. Aaron's writing is fantastic as ever and manages to tell you everything you need to know in very few issues. I never felt lost, and you get a good sense of who Black Panther is with all his smart, honourable and fierce traits that make him so popular. You also get a decent amount of emotional depth and quite a haunting ending which is rare even in comics much bigger than this one. The art works well with the tone of the book and the colour palette is fantastic too. If you want to get into reading Black Panther it seems like a decent enough place to start to me.
allmadhere106's review against another edition
5.0
Wow! This installment took me almost completely by surprise. I have enjoyed the other Black Panther comics that I've read, but this one was utterly amazing. This tie-in for Secret Invasion is contained to Wakanda and the fight is INTENSE. There is much loss of limb and a heavy emphasis on the battle. I loved watching the plan come to fruition and seeing how they outsmarted the Skrulls. I can easily see this being too much for more sensitive readers--they don't mess around or pull punches. The people of Wakanda send a message, and it's a pretty graphic one. As someone who appreciates that sort of thing, I LOVED IT!
For: fans of superheroes/comics; readers wanting a comic with a focus on war strategy.
Possible red flags: manipulation; characters in peril; violence; blood; death; language; invasion/colonialism; impersonation; torture; war imagery; heavy gore.
For: fans of superheroes/comics; readers wanting a comic with a focus on war strategy.
Possible red flags: manipulation; characters in peril; violence; blood; death; language; invasion/colonialism; impersonation; torture; war imagery; heavy gore.
districtreads's review against another edition
5.0
Even more convinced that Black Panther is a BAMF.
cemeterygates's review
3.0
One of the better secret invasion tie-ins, but that doesn't say much. It does make Black Panther into one of the most badass Marvel characters though.
mcholodewitsch's review
4.0
I'm glad I read this after Aaron's Thor series because, unlike the famed Gorr, Aaron writes the Skrull leader so wonderfully that it really makes his lack of antagonist characterisation in Thor saddening. This book is brutal, swift, twisting, and highlights what makes Black Panther so great.
penguininabluebox's review
4.0
Black Panther Vol. 1: Secret Invasion was my first ever Black Panther comic. I really enjoyed this persona in the Captain America: Civil War movie and seeing as I’m really excited for him to get his own upcoming movie, I wanted to familiarize myself a little more with the character. I found this comic on sale on Comixology, and while it did take me a while to finally get to it, I ended up really, really liking it (and finding it MUCH too short, haha).
The story is about Wakanda, the country Black Panther is the king of, being invaded by an alien race (which, based on the references throughout the comic, seems to be a thing that happens on the regular, or at least more than once). Black Panther and his wife Storm have to go through a lot to safe their country and their people and that’s essentially the plot of this comic.
I really liked the story. It was super fast paced and action packed, and I found it very entertaining to read and easy to follow, even as someone who had never read any Black Panther comic before. It felt like I had a good knowledge of whatever is essential when you read about Black Panther and it definitely left me wanting to read more about him and Storm. I also really liked their relationship and the twists and turns the story took.
What I didn’t like so much was the art style. On the one hand, if I had to describe it, I would describe it as typical superhero comic art. Usually, I quite like the typical comic book art, but for some reason, in this comic the art didn’t work for me 100%. Especially the people felt too simply drawn for my own liking, but I’m quite sure that is just a personal thing (as is with all the art in comics and graphic novels, really). I also wasn’t a fan of the colouring, the colours just weren’t my favourite, but again, that’s just personal preference and other people might love that.
The story is about Wakanda, the country Black Panther is the king of, being invaded by an alien race (which, based on the references throughout the comic, seems to be a thing that happens on the regular, or at least more than once). Black Panther and his wife Storm have to go through a lot to safe their country and their people and that’s essentially the plot of this comic.
I really liked the story. It was super fast paced and action packed, and I found it very entertaining to read and easy to follow, even as someone who had never read any Black Panther comic before. It felt like I had a good knowledge of whatever is essential when you read about Black Panther and it definitely left me wanting to read more about him and Storm. I also really liked their relationship and the twists and turns the story took.
What I didn’t like so much was the art style. On the one hand, if I had to describe it, I would describe it as typical superhero comic art. Usually, I quite like the typical comic book art, but for some reason, in this comic the art didn’t work for me 100%. Especially the people felt too simply drawn for my own liking, but I’m quite sure that is just a personal thing (as is with all the art in comics and graphic novels, really). I also wasn’t a fan of the colouring, the colours just weren’t my favourite, but again, that’s just personal preference and other people might love that.
bengriffin's review
4.0
I didn't know anything about the Secret Invasion stuff and hadn't read much Black Panther previously but this stands alone nicely. Aaron's writing is fantastic as ever and manages to tell you everything you need to know in very few issues. I never felt lost, and you get a good sense of who Black Panther is with all his smart, honourable and fierce traits that make him so popular. You also get a decent amount of emotional depth and quite a haunting ending which is rare even in comics much bigger than this one. The art works well with the tone of the book and the colour palette is fantastic too. If you want to get into reading Black Panther it seems like a decent enough place to start to me.