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Black Panther Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates Wants Better for Creators Bringing These Stories to Life

With Black Panther #25 bringing Ta-Nehisi Coates’ run on the Marvel comic—which transformed Wakanda into a time-traveling, intergalactic empire—to a close, the writer’s moving on to tell the next chapter of another comics icon’s story, with Warner Bros.’ upcoming Superman movie about a Black Kal-El. Though Coates is shifting to a film project next, his…

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John Ridley Will Pick Up the Black Panther Torch After Ta-Nehisi Coates

While Ta-Nehisi Coates’ run on Marvel’sBlack Panther solo comic may be coming to an end just as the writer turns his sights to the future of DC’s Superman, the Wakandan King’s story is anything but over. As is the case with all iconic superheroes whose comic books gave rise to multimillion-dollar film cinematic franchises, T’Challa’s…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Anthony Mackie Talks Black Panther’s Legacy and Traveling to Wakanda

When the new title of Black Panther dropped (Black Panther: Wakanda Forever), everyone was lit. Since then, actors in the MCU have discussed the Black Panther experience. First actress Lupita Nyong’o spokeabout returning to the Black Panther set without Chadwick Boseman. Then Michael B. Jordan expressed his excitement on the new title and whether Killmonger…

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Michael B. Jordan Talks Wakanda Forever and Kilmonger’s Possible Return

The topic of Black Panther and its sequel is an emotional one. Its leading man, Chadwick Boseman, passed away last August from colon cancer. Understandably, the cast has mixed emotions about returning to the set without Boseman. Recently, actress Lupita Nyong’o commentedon her feelings on shooting the Black Panther sequel. “I can’t even begin to…

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Updates From Indiana Jones 5, Marvel, and More

Dark Horse’s Lady Killer is being turned into a movie. Marvel offers vague teases for Black Panther: Wakanda Forever and The Marvels. Emma Stone goes behind-the-scenes in new Cruella footage. Plus, what’s to come on The Handmaid’s Tale and Black Lightning. Spoilers now! Lady Killer According to Deadline, Diablo Cody is attached to write an…

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12 Fascinating Falcon and the Winter Soldier Facts Revealed in New Documentary

There might be a Dora Milaje group text. That’s just one of the many interesting tidbits dispersed through a brand new making-of documentary for Marvel’s The Falcon and The Winter Soldier. Disney+ has grouped these post-finale specials under the branding of Assembled; there was one for WandaVision, and now with Falcon over, we get to…

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Marvel’s Eternals Footage Arrives With Captain Marvel & Black Panther Sequel Titles

It’s all rather, well, marvellous. Marvel has dropped a new sizzle reel designed to celebrate its movies past and present as theaters slowly begin to re-open after a year of covid-19 induced lockdowns—and there are a few surprises within. After what feels like eons of waiting and delays, now finally have our first moving look…

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Black Panther‘s Lupita Nyong’o Talks Sequel and Missing Chadwick Boseman

Ryan Coogler is forging ahead with Black Panther 2. Obviously, he restructured the script because lead actor Chadwick Boseman died last year of colon cancer at the age of 43. After his death, fans were speculating on how the franchise will continue without him. Some said the sequel should go full speed ahead, while others say…

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‘Racism+’ Is How You Get Shows Like The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Though film and television studios have historically been slow at making concerted efforts at diversifying their industries, when it comes to Black people, you can see the demonstrable progress that’s been made in Hollywood. Without a doubt, there are more Black people working on various projects, and more nuanced depictions of us in the media.…

Books & Comics Charles Pulliam-Moore

Here’s How the ESPN+ NBA Marvel Game Should Go

In a truly confounding mash-up of what I previously understood to be two completely unrelated things, ESPN has announced its “first-ever Marvel-inspired alternate NBA telecast.” Wait, what? ESPN described the event as a “Marvel-inspired alternate presentation” for an upcoming Golden State Warriors versus New Orleans Pelicans game slated for May 3 at 7:30 p.m. ET.…

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Black Panther‘s Ryan Coogler Explains Why He Won’t Move the Sequel From Georgia

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler has penned an article expressing his feelings on shooting the film’s sequel in Georgia, in the wake of the state senate’s decision to vote for restrictions to voting rights with Senate Bill 202. Writing for Deadline, Coogler’s guest column discusses why he’s choosing not to boycott the state—which has historically…

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A Brief History of DC Comics’ Black Supermen

As long as the original Superman has had counterparts like Steel and, more recently, Final Crisis’ Calvin Ellis of Earth-23, there have been comics fans who struggled to comprehend—and often pushed back against—the idea of a Black Superman. This small-minded and particularly pervasive quirk of the larger Superman fandom isn’t unique to Superman or DC…

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Coates’ Captain America Wants to Ask You the Important Questions

Comic books and the movies, shows, and other media based on them aren’t always explicitly political, but both forms of art and their stories about heroes and villains are crafted by people whose worldviews are shaped by the political realities of the world we all live in. When Black Panther writer Ta-Nehisi Coates took over…

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Updates From Marvel’s Loki, DC’s Naomi, and More

Martin Freeman ponders his return for Black Panther 2. Godzilla and Kong get ready to rumble in even more Godzilla vs. Kong pictures. DC swears its BizarroTV anthology could still happen. Plus, Ryan Murphy teases the arrival of the next American Horror Story title. To me, my spoilers! Black Panther 2 During a recent interview…

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The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Will Explore the Racial Implications of a New Captain America

Remember two months ago when all you really knew about Disney+’s WandaVision was it had something to do with classic sitcoms? That was obviously a massive undersell, and yet we’re currently in a similarly clueless place with The Falcon and the Winter Soldier. Marvel’s next streaming series is just a few weeks away and while…

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Black Panther: Sins of the King Blurs the Line Between Life and Death

Though Serial Box’s Black Panther: Sins of the King audiobook is set firmly outside the continuities of Marvel’s Cinematic Universe and its comic books, the new narrative drama is coursing with the same epic, politically charged energy that first made T’Challa and the nation of Wakanda some of the most iconic myths to spring from the…

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Marvel’s Black Panther: Sins of the King Writer Geoff Thorne Wants to Ask the Tough Questions

Serial Box’s upcoming audiobook pulls in different elements of the Black Panther mythos from across media.

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Black Panther’s Ryan Coogler Is Developing a Wakanda Show for Disney+

Thanks to Ryan Coogler, Wakanda will certainly be forever. The Black Panther director, who is getting ready to film the sequel to his hit Marvel movie later this year, is now also developing a Disney+ show set in the fictional, technologically advanced African country. The show is part of a new five-year television deal the…

Books & Comics Germain Lussier

Big Mouth‘s Code-Switching Story Was a Fun, Wild Mess

After three filthy seasons of poking fun at the gross realities of being a stressed-out, hormonal teenager navigating the treacherous waters of junior high, the creative team behind Netflix’sBig Mouth finally came to their senses last year. They realized that Missy, one of the show’s leading characters of color, embodied one of its biggest blind…

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Yeah, This Marvel Holiday Short Is a Toy Ad, But It’s Still Pretty Good

Listen, good stop-motion is good stop-motion, even if it’s just trying to get you to buy some Hasbro toys. That’s my best pitch for “Merry Mayhem,” a short and adorable stop-motion Christmas-themed cartoon put out by Marvel HQ, starring a number of the Hasbro Marvel Bend and Flex Figures. Starring Spider-Man, Black Panther, and Venom…

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Black Panther Writer Ta-Nehisi Coates Wants Better for Creators Bringing These Stories to Life

John Ridley Will Pick Up the Black Panther Torch After Ta-Nehisi Coates

Anthony Mackie Talks Black Panther’s Legacy and Traveling to Wakanda

Michael B. Jordan Talks Wakanda Forever and Kilmonger’s Possible Return

Updates From Indiana Jones 5, Marvel, and More

12 Fascinating Falcon and the Winter Soldier Facts Revealed in New Documentary

Marvel’s Eternals Footage Arrives With Captain Marvel & Black Panther Sequel Titles

Black Panther‘s Lupita Nyong’o Talks Sequel and Missing Chadwick Boseman

‘Racism+’ Is How You Get Shows Like The Falcon and the Winter Soldier

Here’s How the ESPN+ NBA Marvel Game Should Go

Black Panther‘s Ryan Coogler Explains Why He Won’t Move the Sequel From Georgia

A Brief History of DC Comics’ Black Supermen

Coates’ Captain America Wants to Ask You the Important Questions

Updates From Marvel’s Loki, DC’s Naomi, and More

The Falcon and the Winter Soldier Will Explore the Racial Implications of a New Captain America

Black Panther: Sins of the King Blurs the Line Between Life and Death

Marvel’s Black Panther: Sins of the King Writer Geoff Thorne Wants to Ask the Tough Questions

Black Panther’s Ryan Coogler Is Developing a Wakanda Show for Disney+

Big Mouth‘s Code-Switching Story Was a Fun, Wild Mess

Yeah, This Marvel Holiday Short Is a Toy Ad, But It’s Still Pretty Good

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