Black Panther - Feb 2018
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This looks good.
I just hate hate hate the washed out colors in Marvel movies. The piss filter of movies.
EDIT: Like, look at 0:27. Those dresses should just pop off the screen and they don't. Especially the green and blue.
I just hate hate hate the washed out colors in Marvel movies. The piss filter of movies.
EDIT: Like, look at 0:27. Those dresses should just pop off the screen and they don't. Especially the green and blue.
Black Panther has been on an amazing run of books since Priest/Texiera, I don't know if this movie actually lives up to them but I'm glad they're making it. The dude playing Klaw in the trailer was great, he's a way better character in cinematic universe. Boseman didn't do anything for me here but he was badass in Civil War so I'll keep the faith.
By livefromkyoto Go To PostBlack Panther has been on an amazing run of books since Priest/Texiera, I don't know if this movie actually lives up to them but I'm glad they're making it. The dude playing Klaw in the trailer was great, he's a way better character in cinematic universe. Boseman didn't do anything for me here but he was badass in Civil War so I'll keep the faith.Isn't that Gollum?
By blackace Go To PostIsn't that Gollum?It is.
After reading Volume 1 of Coates' take on Black Panther, I have to confess that the character just does not resonate with me. The one BET animated short series convinced me that BP could be cool, bout outside of that, the idea of the character being black just is not enough. In fact, the comic book reminded me that BP is not black, but African, and its Afrocentric nomenclature alienated me. I realized how irreparably western I am as I idealize metropolitan community over rugged individualism, and recoil at the rejection of the monarchy, a key component to Black Panther.
After a little research, I have discovered that BET’s mini-series on Black Panther is based upon Reginald Hudlin’s _Who is Black Panther?_ . I have also heard Christopher Priest’s _The Client_ is worth my attention. Perhaps, but I’m sour on Coates for the moment.
(I posted this on my FB, and a friend reassured me that I should read Hudlin and Priest first, as they are the definitive Panther, while Coates' treatise is on an island.)
After a little research, I have discovered that BET’s mini-series on Black Panther is based upon Reginald Hudlin’s _Who is Black Panther?_ . I have also heard Christopher Priest’s _The Client_ is worth my attention. Perhaps, but I’m sour on Coates for the moment.
(I posted this on my FB, and a friend reassured me that I should read Hudlin and Priest first, as they are the definitive Panther, while Coates' treatise is on an island.)
By Phoenix RISING Go To PostAfter reading Volume 1 of Coates' take on Black Panther, I have to confess that the character just does not resonate with me. The one BET animated short series convinced me that BP could be cool, bout outside of that, the idea of the character being black just is not enough. In fact, the comic book reminded me that BP is not black, but African, and its Afrocentric nomenclature alienated me. I realized how irreparably western I am as I idealize metropolitan community over rugged individualism, and recoil at the rejection of the monarchy, a key component to Black Panther.
After a little research, I have discovered that BET’s mini-series on Black Panther is based upon Reginald Hudlin’s _Who is Black Panther?_ . I have also heard Christopher Priest’s _The Client_ is worth my attention. Perhaps, but I’m sour on Coates for the moment.
(I posted this on my FB, and a friend reassured me that I should read Hudlin and Priest first, as they are the definitive Panther, while Coates' treatise is on an island.)
Nobody wants to admit it, but Coates' Panther book is really wooden. It has its moments and some decent character setups, but by his own admission he's not an experienced comics writer. Hudlin's book was the same - the advance hype was big, but it felt like he was trying to right centuries of wrongs against Africa by just making Wakanda and everyone in it better at everything than everybody, the characters frequently felt like museum statues. Ironically, I think that ties into the thing that put you off - those writers aren't African either, both came to Africa at arm's length through books; I don't even know if Coates has ever been there (I assume he has at some point). But it's not a living place for them, it's a place largely built up in the mind.
Priest's Panther run, on the other hand, was awesome. Great art, humour, and he keeps T'Challa up on that badass pedestal without things ending up feeling stiff. Everyone felt human. There's a whole lot of commentary to be had about why everyone seems to feel that way about it - it's set in America, and the whole thing is viewed through the eyes of an average white male.™ But I think it really comes down to Priest just being way more experienced at writing comics, he gets the form, he has a ton of imagination, he knows how to write characters as people and relationships first, statements on being second.