Reviews

Black Panther, Vol. 8: The Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda, Part Three by Chris Sprouse, Daniel Acuña, Ta-Nehisi Coates

dryden's review against another edition

adventurous medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? It's complicated

4.25

elemomi's review

challenging reflective 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

4.0

produceralan's review against another edition

challenging inspiring mysterious sad medium-paced

4.25

helenareadsbooks's review against another edition

adventurous mysterious reflective slow-paced

4.5

Volume 8 is slower and focuses more on the politics of the empire and how and why it exists. It provides several great moments between T’Challa and Storm as they discuss the mechanics of empires, colonialism, and slavery. Overall I love the art but I’m mostly not a fan of how Storm is drawn here.

remigves's review against another edition

adventurous challenging dark hopeful mysterious reflective tense 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? Yes

4.75

lukeisthename34's review against another edition

5.0

This series is, yet again, EVERYTHING that comic books and graphic novels can be. I still have no idea how Marvel got a writer of the level of Coates to do it, but it's simply incredible. This one was so well done, especially the really intimate discussion of why T'Challa didn't 'see' the slavery around him. Coates no only has finally captured the perfect character study of the 'Black Panther', but he gives us this unheard of look at American colonialism through the view of a king in a fictional land. While Storm flat out calls out America's sins, T'C gives us all the chance to see how we can be so blind to what our worlds are build upon.

I have no idea how long Coates is going to keep this epic masterpiece going, I just know we're lucky to be here while he's doing it.

readingsofaslinky's review against another edition

hopeful inspiring reflective 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? Yes

5.0

This was the best one in the series! All of Coates hard work across the previous 7 volumes has begun to align and tie in nicely! 

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Content Warnings

Moderate: Colonisation and Slavery

Imperialism

katgriff's review against another edition

4.0

this is still great! acuña's space art is breathtaking (all the of art is beautiful, but the space panels are like almost too good. i just want to stop reading and stare). and the artist who filled in for the last issue had a similar enough style that it wasn't jarring, which is something i hate about artist changes.

great action and exposition in this one, some more answers about how this all happened. especially loved t'challa reflecting on how he didn't notice how the intergalactic empire was built on slavery because of past luxury and privilege. everything ororo says in that conversation is gold, especially her reflections about the united states. her appearances throughout coates' run have me wanting to pick up some x-men comics just for her.

monty_reads's review against another edition

3.0

3.5 stars.

indeedithappens's review

adventurous emotional reflective tense medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? Yes
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

3.75