Reginald Hudlin is one of the foremost creators working in Hollywood right now, so you can imagine that his stint on Black Panther was a memorable one.
Drawn by John Romita Jr, the duo's first arc - Who is the Black Panther - was fantastic, and a fine attempt in world-building at that. Living up to the book's title, Hudlin deconstructs the Black Panther mantle itself, chronicling its legacy all the way back to World War II where, wouldn't you know it, the OG Panther even linked up with Captain America.
Romita's art is as gorgeous as ever, and Hudlin - who only recently directed the Thurgood Marshall biopic - lends the book some serious gravity. Fans of Black Panther will also know his run for the introduction of T'Challa's relationship with Ororo Munroe, X-Men's Storm. And while it fluctuated in quality as it progressed, Hudlin's first arc was as fine an introduction to the character as any other.
WhatCulture's very own resident movie guy, Ewan has been working in the content creation biz for over 10 years now, having started as a freelance contributor to WhatCulture Gaming all the way back in 2015. After graduating with a First-Class Honours in History from Northumbria University in 2017 (where he won a prize for a totally killer dissertation on the Watergate years), Ewan took on the role of Comics Editor at WhatCulture and quickly developed WhatCulture Comics into one of the biggest superhero-focused channels on YouTube. He followed this with a brief hiatus at Screen Rant in 2021, where he worked across the Gaming and Film sections as a writer and editor, before returning to WhatCulture as a Senior Content Producer / Presenter in 2023. He started his own podcast, We Love Dad Movies, in 2022, and has contributed several written pieces to the Eisner-nominated comics website Shelfdust as well.
In his current role, Ewan incorporates his love of cinema, comic books, and history into written pieces and video essays for WhatCulture's Film & TV channel, as well as WhatCulture Gaming and WhatCulture Horror, with a particular focus on nineties-era Dad Movies, old school Westerns, and Golden Age Hollywood Noir. John Carpenter is his fave, and he thinks Batman Beyond should never have been cancelled. If that's your vibe, you'll probably like his stuff.
