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glecharles's review
adventurous
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? Plot
- Strong character development? No
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5
Solid start to a larger story, but another example of the periodical format not always working in fractional collections.
kcrouth's review
3.0
I found the narrative difficult to follow, but it may be because i am not familiar with the Black Panther "universe". Going on to Book 2 to see if i can get onboard.
ponch22's review
3.0
Wanted to support my local comic shop and Black artists & so recently picked up several new comics/graphic novels. I figured [a:Ta-Nehisi Coates|1214964|Ta-Nehisi Coates|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1595285597p2/1214964.jpg]'s Black Panther would be a good first read.
Unfortunately, [b:A Nation Under Our Feet|29246432|Black Panther, Vol. 1 A Nation Under Our Feet, Book 1|Ta-Nehisi Coates|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1524191551l/29246432._SY75_.jpg|60696447] was quite hard to follow. First, I was disappointed on page 1 after reading that Shuri was dead. Second, the story felt very reliant on knowledge of past BP stories (one of the main reasons I don't read a lot of comics is the difficulty to understand decades of references and story arcs). Third, this 4-issue collection ends on a "To Be Continued" and is not self-contained like I wrongly assumed.
The art from [a:Brian Stelfreeze|611842|Brian Stelfreeze|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1544399882p2/611842.jpg] is great, and I'm sure Coates's writing was good, but as a new reader of BP, it just wasn't for me.
This novel did earn an extra star because it also includes Black Panther's first appearance in 1961's The Fantastic Four #52. This [a:Stan Lee|10303|Stan Lee|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1206594565p2/10303.jpg]/[a:Jack Kirby|10299|Jack Kirby|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1206594751p2/10299.jpg] was classic Lee/Kirby with the FF being invited to Wakanda to be hunted by Black Panther. It's a silly story that almost makes it seem like BP was planned to be a Kraven-like villain rather than an eventual-Avenger. But, it was still fun watching BP fight each superhero & almost win.
Unfortunately, [b:A Nation Under Our Feet|29246432|Black Panther, Vol. 1 A Nation Under Our Feet, Book 1|Ta-Nehisi Coates|https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1524191551l/29246432._SY75_.jpg|60696447] was quite hard to follow. First, I was disappointed on page 1 after reading that Shuri was dead. Second, the story felt very reliant on knowledge of past BP stories (one of the main reasons I don't read a lot of comics is the difficulty to understand decades of references and story arcs). Third, this 4-issue collection ends on a "To Be Continued" and is not self-contained like I wrongly assumed.
The art from [a:Brian Stelfreeze|611842|Brian Stelfreeze|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1544399882p2/611842.jpg] is great, and I'm sure Coates's writing was good, but as a new reader of BP, it just wasn't for me.
This novel did earn an extra star because it also includes Black Panther's first appearance in 1961's The Fantastic Four #52. This [a:Stan Lee|10303|Stan Lee|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1206594565p2/10303.jpg]/[a:Jack Kirby|10299|Jack Kirby|https://images.gr-assets.com/authors/1206594751p2/10299.jpg] was classic Lee/Kirby with the FF being invited to Wakanda to be hunted by Black Panther. It's a silly story that almost makes it seem like BP was planned to be a Kraven-like villain rather than an eventual-Avenger. But, it was still fun watching BP fight each superhero & almost win.
gemgem18's review
adventurous
challenging
dark
informative
reflective
sad
tense
fast-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? It's complicated
- Diverse cast of characters? It's complicated
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
4.0
stefaniejane's review
3.0
I usually don't read comics, but I enjoyed this. In the past I read full collections at once, so I was surprised when I this volume 1 ended and I was into the "back matter"--will read the rest of Coates' Black Panther so I know what happens!
scam_likely's review
adventurous
emotional
mysterious
reflective
tense
slow-paced
- Plot- or character-driven? A mix
- Strong character development? Yes
- Loveable characters? Yes
- Diverse cast of characters? Yes
- Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes
3.5