King T'Challa of Wakanda is not just a monarch - he is the Black Panther, ceremonial protector of the nation! And he fights an unceasing battle to protect his homeland from those who seek to plunder its amazing riches and technology. T'Challa has forged a fearsome reputation as a monarch, a warrior, and even an Avenger. But now a very diff erent king hungers for Wakanda - a king of hell itself. And T'Challa, together with his deadly Dora Milaje, must battle to protect his people's very souls! The Panther travels to America to fight his diplomatic and spiritual war on many fronts - and U.S. State Department special attaché Everett K. Ross, assigned to the visiting king, swiftly becomes a man far out of his depth. Christopher Priest kicks off a revolutionary era of Black Panther! COLLECTING: BLACK PANTHER (1998) 1-5

Collecting Black Panther (1998) #1-5. King T’Challa of Wakanda is not just a monarch — he is the Black Panther, the nation’s ceremonial protector! And he fights an unceasing battle to safeguard his homeland from those who seek to plunder its amazing riches and technology. T’Challa has forged a fearsome reputation as a monarch, a warrior and even an Avenger. But now a very different king hungers for Wakanda — a king of hell itself. And T’Challa, together with his deadly Dora Milaje, must battle to protect his people’s very souls! The Panther travels to America to fight his diplomatic and spiritual war on many fronts — and State Department Special Attaché Everett K. Ross, assigned to the visiting king, swiftly becomes a man far out of his depth. Priest kicks off a revolutionary era of Black Panther!

King T'Challa of the African nation of Wakanda, the coolly unflappable and cunning creature of the night also known as Black Panther, takes on global politics and street-level punks. The story reels from intense polictical drama to wild adventure to hilarious social commentary.

Collects Black Panther (2005) #1-18 and X-Men (1991) #175-176. Hollywood heavyweight Reginald Hudlin takes on the Black Panther - and John Romita Jr. brings the blockbuster visuals! Together, they go back to the beginning to present T'Challa's origin in cinematic scope! Who is the Black Panther - and what is the secret history of Wakanda? Then, social satire meets all-out action as T'Challa's adventures continue! The Panther enters the House of M! An outbreak of strange, mutated animals brings Storm and the X-Men to Africa! The Panther teams up with Luke Cage, Blade, Brother Voodoo and Monica Rambeau to take on the undead! But every king needs a queen, and so T'Challa embarks on his most dangerous quest yet: to wed the love of his life! Which of the world's greatest super hero women will say "I do"?

Joe Quesada helped create the critically acclaimed Marvel Knights imprint - and these are the stories that defi ned it! Teaming with Hollywood legend Kevin Smith, Quesada breathed new life into Daredevil - and with the moody and atmospheric David Mack, he introduced the enigmatic Echo to the world of the Man Without Fear! In the highly personal Daredevil: Father, Quesada took the reins as writer and illustrator. With New York suffering a deadly heat wave, a serial killer pushes a city at the boiling point over the edge - and only Daredevil can hold Hell's Kitchen together! Plus, more extras than you can shake a billy club at - including a gallery of Quesada's stunning Marvel Knights covers, and rarely seen sketches and character designs! COLLECTING: DAREDEVIL (1998) 1-15, 1/2; DAREDEVIL: FATHER 1-6; MARVEL AUTHENTIX: DAREDEVIL 1; MATERIAL FROM MARVEL KNIGHTS DOUBLE-SHOT 1

Collecting Rise Of The Black Panther #1-6. The secret origin of T’Challa, the Black Panther! Wakanda has always kept itself isolated from Western society, but that’s about to change. Young T’Challa knows he’s destined to become king, but when his father is murdered by outsiders, he finds himself taking up a mantle he may not be ready for. Experience the troubled reign of King T’Chaka! Discover the mother T’Challa never knew! And see how the world first learns of the wondrous nation of Wakanda — including Namor, King of Atlantis; the Winter Soldier; and the ruler of Latveria, Doctor Doom! Plus: As Erik Killmonger makes a devastating move, a missing chapter of T’Challa and Storm’s lifelong romance comes to light — and the Black Panther must decide his unique role in a world full of super heroes!

In the 1960s, Stan Lee and Jack Kirby created an unprecedented string of classic comic book heroes. Quite possibly the most iconic of them all was the high-tech king of Wakanda, The Black Panther. When the Panther began his own solo series, Don McGregor strove to meet Lee and Kirby's high standard with "Panther's Rage." It was an epic adventure so huge it ranged across the savannah, into the deepest jungles and up snow-topped mountains. Over its course, McGregor would explore and expand the life and culture of Wakanda and their African kingdom in compelling detail. COLLECTING: VOL. 1; FANTASTIC FOUR (1961) 52-53, JUNGLE ACTION (1972) 6-24.

In the aftermath of Civil War, the Black Panther and Storm take up temporary residence in the Baxter Building while Reed Richards and Sue Storm attend to important personal business. Can a team-up with the Thing and the Human Torch be far behind? It's clobberin' time. Collects Black Panther #26-30.

The Inhumans are one of Marvel's most enduring oddities. A race of genetic anomalies secluded on their island kingdom of Attilan, their mutations are self-inflicted; as a coming-of-age ritual, each Inhuman exposes themselves to the Terrigen Mists that impart unearthly powers - some extraordinary, some monstrous. But now, Attilan is under attack from without and within. Can the Royal Family, led by the mute Black Bolt, repel the foreign invaders who assail their outer defenses, as well as the internal threat of Black Bolt's insane brother, Maximus the Mad? Paul Jenkins and Jae Lee infuse one of Marvel's oldest families with a modern sensibility - including international politics, class dissension and the age-old struggle of growing up. Dark and grimly compelling, it remains one of Marvel Knights' most beloved stories. COLLECTING: Inhumans (1998) 1-12

Afrofuturism in Black Panther: Gender, Identity, and the Re-making of Blackness, through an interdisciplinary and intersectional analysis of Black Panther, discusses the importance of superheroes and the ways in which they are especially important to Black fans. Aside from its global box office success, Black Panther paves the way for future superhero narratives due to its underlying philosophy to base the story on a narrative that is reliant on Afro-futurism. The film’s storyline, the book posits, leads viewers to think about relevant real-world social questions as it taps into the cultural zeitgeist in an indelible way. Contributors to this collection approach Black Panther not only as a film, but also as Afrofuturist imaginings of an African nation untouched by colonialism and antiblack racism: the film is a map to alternate states of being, an introduction to the African Diaspora, a treatise on liberation and racial justice, and an examination of identity. As they analyze each of these components, contributors pose the question: how can a film invite a reimagining of Blackness?