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murderpigeonsgobump's review against another edition
2.0
i want to like this and i feel like it could be good it just doesn’t work that well as a comic
thaakier_am's review
adventurous
challenging
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.75
unladylike's review against another edition
5.0
Holy crap, this series ramped up from scattered and somewhat mediocre to excellent real quick! I very much enjoyed how Coates tied up this arc.
Important FYI: the trade paperback of Vol. 3 is actually about half back-issues written by Jonathan Hickman. It's really important stuff from (one of?) the last major Marvel multiversal collapse events and sets up some of what Panther had been involved in immediately prior to issue #1. So, I kinda wish they had included that stuff in the first volume, but I'm glad they padded this TPB with relevant older comics at least.
Important FYI: the trade paperback of Vol. 3 is actually about half back-issues written by Jonathan Hickman. It's really important stuff from (one of?) the last major Marvel multiversal collapse events and sets up some of what Panther had been involved in immediately prior to issue #1. So, I kinda wish they had included that stuff in the first volume, but I'm glad they padded this TPB with relevant older comics at least.
thethirdcrouch's review against another edition
4.0
The journey of Shuri in the Djalia is very profound that when she had returned and stood at the council declaring her wisdom, it was shocking and mesmerizing. It was the sort of political figure that you'd love to interview because of honesty and decisiveness and the intelligence in all those decisions. This conclusion to Ta-Nehisi's run feels like her journey in Djalia. It really exposed me to an idea of African history that would enlighten me if I'd venture on reading the right books.
alexandreads's review
adventurous
dark
reflective
medium-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Character
- Strong character development? It's complicated
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
foofers1622's review against another edition
4.0
This ends similar to how the world in the new movie is. We also get a bonus issue of how Shuri gets caught in the "living dead".
achilleanshelves's review against another edition
5.0
This was such a wonderful conclusion to this first arc of Coates' Black Panther. The insurrection in Wakanda comes to a head in dynamic fashion with plenty of action, politics and signature Black Panther tact. I love the character design in this series and how it beautifully pairs with Coates' masterful storytelling.
heregrim's review against another edition
4.0
Leaning into the myths of Africa, Shuri as Griot offers the wisdom needed to begin to see Wakanda through the Civil War. Ultimately the villain escapes, but not before T'Challa accepts much of the issue s that started the Civil War and begins sweeping civil government changes.
moonpie's review against another edition
3.0
Oh, dear. Book 3 brought me back down. I was so psyched for this volume, but it was a slow-motion meander through a surplus of talk and politics. I appreciated the complexity of the politics and enjoyed the philosophy to a point but there was too much of it to be packed into so few pages. Still, I liked the way everything wrapped up.
The back half of the book was all New Avengers stuff with the parallel Earths or Multiverse or whatever -- Secret Wars? -- and it was super obnoxious and if I never have to see any of that storyline again it will be too soon.* I almost wish they had filled the back half with more of those vintage Black Panther comics, if they were that desperate for padding.
*I say that, but I think I've enjoyed part of this line elsewhere? Can't remember the details. It wasn't this garbage, though.
The back half of the book was all New Avengers stuff with the parallel Earths or Multiverse or whatever -- Secret Wars? -- and it was super obnoxious and if I never have to see any of that storyline again it will be too soon.* I almost wish they had filled the back half with more of those vintage Black Panther comics, if they were that desperate for padding.
*I say that, but I think I've enjoyed part of this line elsewhere? Can't remember the details. It wasn't this garbage, though.
mattg1022's review against another edition
3.0
I thought the entire “A Nation Under Our Feet” storyline was just okay. The worldbuilding was excellent, but narrative structure and pacing held it back.