Writer John Ridley‘s Black Panther run, which launched back in 2021, is about to come to an end. Luckily fans of the character won’t have to attend lengthy for the character to headline his personal ebook as Marvel has introduced that author Eve L. Ewing together with Stormbreakers artist Chris Allen, are launching a model new Black Panther series this June. The teaser cowl is drawn by Rahzzah. No different members of the artistic group have been introduced but.
Having written numerous Marvel tasks the previous few years resembling Ironheart, Champions and the newest Monica Rambeau:Photon miniseries, Ewing instructed ComicBook.com how significant this undertaking is:
“More than anything, I’m bowled over at the opportunity to write such a marquee character. I see it as a big responsibility. Black Panther is a tremendously important legacy character for Marvel fans, but moreover the character has become one of the most important icons in pop culture for people of the African diaspora all over the world. And on a personal note, the title was so indelibly shaped by my friend and mentor, Ta-Nehisi Coates, who is a big part of why I’m even in comics. There are a lot of talented creators working right now and I feel very awed that the editorial team asked me to take this on. It makes me feel really seen as a comics writer, very humbled, and very grateful. It’s a big role for me and I take it extremely seriously.”
She additional teased:
“When I had my first conversation with Wil Moss, who edits BLACK PANTHER, and I found out where the [John] Ridley run is going to end, I had to laugh. No spoilers, but the status quo is going to be more than a little disrupted. But I’ve always believed that the fun of writing these characters is not completely ignoring or undoing what your predecessor did, nor is it simply continuing with their story line—it’s taking the reins from the place where they left the story, and accepting the challenge to make it your own. In this case, I can say that I’m extremely geeked about the ways we’re picking up where he leaves off.”
Stay tuned for particulars and search for Black Panther #1 to launch in June
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