A review by squidbag
Black Panther: Long Live the King #1 by Nnedi Okorafor, André Lima Araújo

3.0

An assembled volume of what were apparently webcomics originally. The first story (the one with the blackouts) is more of a "width and breadth of the World of Wakanda" outing, where the character of the Black Panther nevertheless comes through for an ending. It's good, and features many of the same themes Okorafor incorporates (down to the design of the monster) into the Binti books. The "friend from T'Challa's past" story is more simplistic, but features an interesting redemptive arc. The last tale, featuring a Wakandan character with whom I'm unfamiliar (bonded with a Venom-like symbiote) was less satisfying, and was by a different author and had a completely different style. So, a little uneven, with art more suited to the Marvel Age kids' books from 10 years ago, but not without its charm.