Jack Kirby’s family says the iconic comic book artist would have been ecstatic about the overwhelming response that Black Panther is currently getting. Ryan Coogler’s contribution to the extensive MCU portfolio, the movie officially introduces Chadwick Boseman’s T’Challa as the new king and protector of the technologically-advanced nation of Wakanda. It also stars a slew of brilliant black actors such as Angela Bassett, Forest Whitaker, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong’o and Danai Gurira.
Created by Kirby and Stan Lee in the mid-’60s, Black Panther first appeared in the Fantastic Four #52 in the Silver Age of Comic Books. The character is the first superhero of African descent in mainstream ...
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