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Shuri: Wakanda Forever by Nnedi Okorafor, Vita Ayala

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dryden's review

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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

gem_reads_too's review

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adventurous emotional mysterious 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? It's complicated

4.5

I really enjoyed this story! It's nice to see Shuri get her own story, I like that while she is the Black Panther she still maintains her uniqueness (not being BP the first few editions, then being BP but complemented by her own inventions). The wings are amazing! Love the appearance of Storm and other Marvel cameos, although Spiderman and Ms. Marvel seemed a bit unnecessary to be honest. The artwork is beautiful and the villain is cool, if a bit comic book trope-y. I do have two small bones to pick with it:

- the cover art, while beautiful, seems to be completely unrelated to the story and art style, I prefer the original cover art for the collection editions.

- VERY NITPICKY, but the drawing of Shuri's face in closeups is very inconsistent... Isn't she meant to be a teen/early twenties? In some panels she has the face of a 50 year old.

Overall, I highly recommend this story, even if you haven't read any Black Panther comics recently the story is very easy to get into. I wish there were more Shuri standalone stories!

destdest's review

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adventurous medium-paced

3.0

So, this basically compiled both volumes of Shuri's solo run.

For my review on the volume2/latter half:

https://www.goodreads.com/review/show/3084075537

broomsticksandmagick's review

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5.0

New characters and some existing ones Shuri becomes the back panther in her own right. With challenged coming to her, she will try her best to be herself and find her place in Wakanda. Great story to build on the story of the black panther mantle. Okorafor brought a new part of Shuri but still building on the one everyone knows. If your a big fans of Shuri this book will help you know alittle bit more of her character and how she will be part of the black panther mantle.
Five stars.

jhstack's review

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4.0

Greatly enjoyed how Nnedi Okorafor was able to further flesh out Shuri, Ramonda, and new supporting Wakandan characters, as well as work in a few familiar Marvel faces. I was a little mixed on some of the artist changes, though.