Reviews

Black Panther Book 4: Avengers of the New World Book 1 by Ta-Nehisi Coates

thaakier_am's review

adventurous challenging emotional mysterious reflective sad 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

5.0

I'm SO glad Ta-Nehisi Coates is writing Black Panther, and that he keeps getting better at handling the medium. Granted, the first two volumes were difficult, but vols. 3 and 4 are both fantastic.

My only complaint is of the lack of a comprehensive prologue explaining the many major events that are continuously referenced but would involve digging up years of back issues that probably haven't even been collected into trades. There's the war with Doom, the time Namor destroyed much of the country, and some other thing involving Thanos scouring Wakanda. At some point I guess the Avengers were in hiding in Wakanda? I don't know about ANY of this shit, and my Google searches keep resulting in media preview hype pieces. That over-arcing complaint that's more aimed at Marvel than this particular title aside though, this is a really enjoyable, solid book.

foofers1622's review

4.0

#4 starts up not long after the end of #3. You get a mini history lesson of Wakanda and more Storm!

achilleanshelves's review

5.0

This series just keeps getting better and better! The expansion of Wakanda's mythos and cultural background in this Volume is immense and unendingly interesting. I love the character work done with both Storm and T'Challa who take centre stage here as well as the villains introduced for this 'Avengers of the New World' arc. Also, it is always wonderful to see Aneka and Ayo!

cryo_guy's review

4.0

Cool.

sonofatreus's review against another edition

4.0

It ends on a cliffhanger (ugh) but is otherwise a good read. The Oromo/Storm dynamic with T’Challa is, for my money, the best part of this particular volume. There was less concern for the nature of power and authority in this volume, and more focus on the personal — as well as some major, ancient developments — and it was still an engrossing read.
I’ll certainly keep reading the series at least through the next volume, not simply for resolution of the cliffhanger.

katreadsalot's review

5.0

I loved this one! I feel like Coates hit his stride and this was such a delight to read.

elderkinhv's review

adventurous dark mysterious tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

4.0

joshgauthier's review

4.0

With Wakanda's civil war finally over, Book 4 of Coates's "Black Panther" takes the story in new directions as a threat tied to Wakanda's past and rooted in their spiritual beliefs threatens their newfound way of life. This volume works as a satisfying follow-up to what Coates has done before--still recognizing some of the themes he addressed so directly in the previous arc while allowing the characters and story to find fresh life.

As such, the story has a sightly different tone from the politically-driven previous installments. The dialogue writing isn't flawless, but Coates generally tells an effective and complex story. I continue to be pleased with what this creative team develops, and its exciting to see the possibilities for what may be coming from this title.

annrhub's review

adventurous emotional hopeful fast-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? It's complicated

4.5