black panther by reginald hudlin the complete collection vol 1

That's all we hear about that before the new FF team is fighting a near-invincible bug warrior from the Negative Zone, and then some ancient magic frogs send them to other dimensions where they have to fight pseudo-super-Skrulls and the most powerful crew of Marvel Zombies. Then T'Challa mentions once in battle, to Storm, that Cap has surrendered. T'Challa had been working on a prison break in the Negative Zone to free the superhumans who were locked up for defying the Registration Act. But the cross-over is super clumsy and filled with too many unrelated details. Obviously, Reed has been an asshole patriarch for decades, and those two are right to take some time off to work on their relationship. What *really* doesn't make any sense is that Panther goes directly from fighting Reed Richards and Tony Stark to suddenly being invited to live in the Baxter Building and lead the Fantastic Four with Storm - completely being put in charge of Ben and Johnny AND the Richards' kids. I know the pairing of Panther and Storm has gotten knocked on over the years - mostly in the tone of, 'Come on! You're going to take your main black male and female in the universe and have them get married?!' But the way Reginald Hudlin writes their chemistry and communication throughout their relationship, Storm's presence ends up being the strongest element in this portion of the Panther arc. Doom in Latveria, followed by the Inhumans on the Moon, and finally Prince Namor in Atlantis - all on diplomatic excursions that help set up Panther's political choices and how he, and Wakanda, are (mis)perceived by the ignorant big wigs in the U.S. After their wedding and a short honeymoon, T'Challa and Ororo visit Dr. I never thought I'd be saying that, but Black Panther's key role intervening and organizing Cap's rebel vigilante freedom fighters is the right tone for this book. Somehow, the Civil War tie-ins for this series are much better than the mess that follows.

Black panther by reginald hudlin the complete collection vol 1