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Black Panther, Vol. 1: The Long Shadow by John Ridley, Juann Cabal
4.0

Wow, I was sleeping on this run because this was FIRE.

So my boy T'Challa doesn't trust ANYONE. For good reason. He's a king and can't take those chances. So years ago he sent out sleeper agents to take care of any threats that would pop up. Sadly, one by one, they are getting picked off. So Black Panther goes on a mission to find out who is doing this and we get some epic fights, romances, and character development I never expected.

To say I was surprised how much fun I had with this would be a understatement. From the start I was glued to find out who was betraying who. Why are T'challa's peeps getting slaughtered. What is he going to do about it? I was even invested in the politics of Wakanda, which I have to say the last run I was not a fan of.

Overall, this was great save for some of the art not living up to the fight scenes being displayed. But overall, really fun and I can't wait to read more.