Rise of the Black Panther #5 Review

Writer: Evan Narcisse / Consultant: Ta-Nehisi Coates / Artist: Javier Pina & Edgar Salazar/ Marvel Comics The familial drama in Wakanda is starting to get worse than a Shakespearean tragedy. The week, T’challa deals with both the remnants and revelations of his father’s past. I will say that this issue is not as strong as the ones pitting T’challa against villains like Namor and Doom. However, a few good cameos and the seeds of what’s to come still make it a fantastic read.

It’s good to see Hunter continue to pop up in Rise of the Black Panther. The White Wolf is one of my favorite characters from Christopher Priest’s Black Panther run. Definitely one of those antagonist characters that you love to hate. He also represents an interesting aspect of Wakanda’s past, as he and his War Dogs basically do Wakanda’s dirty jobs in secret, much to the dismay of T’challa. You immediately see that their relationship is a dicey one and I hope it comes into towards the end of this book.

However, Hunter isn’t T’challa’s biggest problem in this issue. T’challa has to deal with a rogue faction of Wakanda, lead by a man close to him. This leads a great flashback and a team with none other than the weather goddess herself, Storm. Even though they already know each other, it’s great to see even the King of Wakanda in awe at Storm. The chemistry between them is great and you can already see the seeds of their future romance. The only gripe I have about their team up is how generic the villa…