Black Panther & The Crew #2 Review

Writers: Yona Harvey, Ta-Nehisi Coates / Artist: Butch Guice / Marvel Comics I am fucking with this book so heavy. I’m fucking with this issue so hard right now. We get a switch in the narrative as the story is now being told from Storm’s point of view this issue as she and Misty continue to investigate the death of Ezra Keith, a community activist and former superhero. We get to see Storm be the muscles this time around without so much as having to lift a finger and then we get a bit of the back story into just how Storm got acquainted with Ezra. On top of that we get a look back at just how Ezra got the means to get his crew The Crusaders together. We’re getting glimpses into where it all started and a conversation at the Asian-African conference in 1955 Bandung, Indonesia plays a key role in that story. Once Storm and Misty get a better lead that then ties in someone they both know, shit starts to pop off, early!

Now, lemme tell you what mades this issue so flames. Lemme tell you what mades this shit right here make my inner creative get up and do a death drop. Harvey and Coates did their homework on Storm. Harvey and Coates delved into the back issues of the 1988 Australian-Era X-Men and locked themselves in a room doing 5 beats/drafts a day for three summers as they didn’t retcon Storm’s past but added on to her mythos instead. Grhmmmmmmmmm *rapper growl when they hear a sick beat* no more retcons, yo. The new wave is adding onto the story. That’s such a beautiful looph…