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lezreadalot's review
3.0
The biggest let-down of this book was the direction Priest chose to go with Nakia, one of T'Challa's Dora Milaje. After repeatedly telling us that she was underage, he introduced a subplot where T'Challa was tricked into kissing her (ugh), thereby unravelling a series of events that featured many delightful tropes such as '~crazy~ lovesick woman' and 'jealousy engenders evil'. Then she disappears from the story, so great. :/
And I'll come right out and say it: I don't care for Ross at all, as a character or as a narrator (okay, as a narrator he was funny sometimes). Most of the time his humour was forced, as subtle as a train-wreck and just... not good. I'm not reading this series for his convoluted story-telling (entertaining at times, but it got old fast) or his witty one-liners or his constant no-homos or to see him take a stint as regent of Wakanda (which featured a scene where he was waited on hand and foot by a bevy of black women; really guys?). I'm reading this series for the Black Panther. T'Challa. The King of Wakanda. If I wanted a sarcastic funny white guy, I'd go read literally anything else.
Thankfully, the book was entertaining enough to save itself from its downfalls. Monica, Okoye, Nakia (when she wasn't being narratively destroyed) and Queen were all amazing. I love the almost fatherly relationship that T'Challa has with the Dora Milaje. I love T'Challa in general; this book did a good job of establishing him as a peace-lover but also a fighter; gentle but also fierce; a good man, but not infallible. When the writing was good, it was pretty good, and there were cool fights and exciting cameos in abundance (Sam! Danny! Luke! LUKE!!!). Worth the read, all in all, and I'll definitely read the other volumes at some point.
But god, I hope he loses the cape soon. Really guys? It serves absolutely no function and it looks silly. Also, T'Challa would never.
And I'll come right out and say it: I don't care for Ross at all, as a character or as a narrator (okay, as a narrator he was funny sometimes). Most of the time his humour was forced, as subtle as a train-wreck and just... not good. I'm not reading this series for his convoluted story-telling (entertaining at times, but it got old fast) or his witty one-liners or his constant no-homos or to see him take a stint as regent of Wakanda (which featured a scene where he was waited on hand and foot by a bevy of black women; really guys?). I'm reading this series for the Black Panther. T'Challa. The King of Wakanda. If I wanted a sarcastic funny white guy, I'd go read literally anything else.
Thankfully, the book was entertaining enough to save itself from its downfalls. Monica, Okoye, Nakia (when she wasn't being narratively destroyed) and Queen were all amazing. I love the almost fatherly relationship that T'Challa has with the Dora Milaje. I love T'Challa in general; this book did a good job of establishing him as a peace-lover but also a fighter; gentle but also fierce; a good man, but not infallible. When the writing was good, it was pretty good, and there were cool fights and exciting cameos in abundance (Sam! Danny! Luke! LUKE!!!). Worth the read, all in all, and I'll definitely read the other volumes at some point.
But god, I hope he loses the cape soon. Really guys? It serves absolutely no function and it looks silly. Also, T'Challa would never.
lezreadalot's review against another edition
2.0
There were a couple good stories in this (I loved Monica as always, and the issue where Cap meets T'Chaka for the first time was so good) but otherwise, this was disappointingly boring. And they fridged both Nikki and Nakia, so you know. Double fuck you.
olicooper's review
2.0
Cool to catch a little Black Panther background before I caught the movie release. But disappointed, as with most hero-comics, in the depiction of the women. Left with little agency, most of the women here are just mean to be ogled. Sometimes they fight, but almost always in impractical scantily-clad dress. Mostly, they just wait around, a "sort of wife in training." Blah.
swingdingaling's review
4.0
Starts off GREAT, if very 90s (sarcasm, over-use of pop culture references), dips some midway through, but recovers much in the end.
wildgurl's review
4.0
The Black Panther:The Complete Collection🍒🍒🍒🍒
By Christopher Priest, Mark Texeira, Bruce Timm
I've heard so much about this....and it's free on Amazon Prime. Double Win!
The series starts really strong, with an engaging story, but begins to fall apart about #13....so worth reading for the hilarious captions and the music references, tho, and Black Panther is a great character.
"He was kinda like George Clinton without the rhythm. A tribal Uncle Fester."
"...Klaws army was, especially, the Backstreet Boys surrounded by the Wu-Tang Clan."
Entertaining and well worth reading!!
By Christopher Priest, Mark Texeira, Bruce Timm
I've heard so much about this....and it's free on Amazon Prime. Double Win!
The series starts really strong, with an engaging story, but begins to fall apart about #13....so worth reading for the hilarious captions and the music references, tho, and Black Panther is a great character.
"He was kinda like George Clinton without the rhythm. A tribal Uncle Fester."
"...Klaws army was, especially, the Backstreet Boys surrounded by the Wu-Tang Clan."
Entertaining and well worth reading!!
scottpm's review
2.0
A very uneven series. Many times it was difficult to follow the narrative as it was retold by one of the characters. The art was inconsistent as well. Depending on the artist it was either spectacular or cartoon like and difficult to look at.
laissezfarrell's review
3.0
Takes a few issues to find its feet (or maybe to train me to read it) but got more engaged once the plot rhythm kicked in. Didn’t love the art in the first few issues much either but Velluto’s and Manley’s issues I liked quite a bit.