Ta-Nehisi Coates' foray into the world of Wakanda is something comics fans simply have to cherish, and with the writer having presided over two years' worth of Black Panther stories, his is shaping up to be one of the all time great runs in Marvel's library.
A Nation Under our Feet - the first of Coates' Black Panther comics - is the perfect entry point for new readers looking to get into the character's comics. It's fresh, intuitive, accessible, and ludicrously intelligent - and the perfect reintroduction to a character that had absented the spotlight a little too long for our liking.
Coates' first two arcs are actually collected under one gorgeous deluxe hardcover, of which Brian Stelfreeze must surely deserve credit for. His art in Coates' comic is simply phenomenal, and compliments the opening story-arc wonderfully.
In any case, Black Panther is the best Marvel comic going, and one every Marvel fan should be able to enjoy.
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.
