10 Perfect Marvel Comics Stories Phase 4 Must Adapt
5. The Client
Marvel Comics
Christopher Priest's Black Panther series is one of the greatest Marvel comics out there, and one that will, most likely, be getting the nod in the upcoming Black Panther film.
The Dora Milaje (Black Panther's personal bodyguards) have already made an appearance in Civil War, and will be showing up again in Ryan Coogler's film as well. It would be pretty awesome to see more of Priest's work in there, however, with The Client in particular possessing great potential for forming at least some elements in either the upcoming film, or a sequel following in its wake.
The idea of a foreign-backed coup d'etat shaking T'Challa's rule is an interesting one to explore, and indeed, it's already clear that the upcoming film will explore at least some of these elements. Of course, there are plenty of other moments from Priest's run that would make for great cinematic sequences, as well as the work done by Ta-Nehisi Coates' in the most recent Black Panther series. The character has a massive amount of literature to draw from, and judging by the reaction to that two month old teaser, it's clear that everyone has plenty to be excited about.
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.
