Wakanda Beauty Shop – Episode One: Shuri Meets Her New Techie Bestie

Welcome to the Wakanda Beauty Shop, started by the sister of the owner of the Wakanda Barbershop. Here we get to see your favorite Black Marvel characters, as well as other characters of color, be self-aware and talk about what’s going on in our timeline of reality and their fictional 616 Marvel universe. What better place to hang and vent than the best beauty salon on Earth, located in Wakanda? It’s so popular that characters from other comics publishers are allowed to stop in. Even characters that have been in limbo for years can be spotted in the Wakanda Beauty Shop, “Where That Atmosphere Be So Black, Too.” Shuri and Okoye are sitting in the front of the salon while the shop owner, Aretha, retwists Ramonda’s locs in the back. As a security precaution, the shop has been cleared of other customers with Ayo standing out front. The bell above the door rings and just as Nakia walks in, all the women in the shop stop in their tracks. Nakia: [Frowns, then rolls her eyes and sighs] This is getting old. All in unison: I never freeze! [breaking out into laughter] Nakia: Are you ready for our training session? Shuri: Give me a few minutes, I’m still waiting on— One of Shuri’s kimoyo beads lights up. A hologram of Riri Wiliiams aka Ironheart floats out of the glowing sphere. Riri hologram: Hey, Shuri? I followed your directions but I don’t know if I’m in the right place because, uh… I can’t actually read any of the signs here. Shuri: Oh, right. Hold on just a second and I’ll send y…