Black Panther adds Michael B Jordan to cast

          

           In a not so surprising turn of events its being reported by the hollywood reporter that actor Michael B Jordan (creed) will be joining the cast of marvels upcoming Black Panther film. This news comes hot of the heels of a possible casting of rising star Lupita Nyong'o (star wars the force awakens). What makes jordans casting come as no surprise is the fact that the writer/director Ryan Coogler has worked with Jordan in not only his last hit film creed but also on hi breakout directorial film Fruitvale Station. What makes jordans casting a bit more interesting is that he as well as now marvel hevey hitter Chris Evens have both previously played the role of johnny storm aka the human torch in a version of fox's fantastic four which also happens to be the comic book in which Black Panther was first  introduced in 1966. Can the failing fiery brother of sue storm be the launch pad of yet another MCU Successes? only time will tell as the details of his involvement are early and unknown. Ryan Cooglers  Black Panther opens in theaters July 6 2018 staring Chadwick Boseman.

Black panthers civil war debut!!!!

If you haven't seen civil war yet dont read any further, get up, get out, and go see it NOW!!!!! Go go!!! (spoilers ahead)




     Im sure there has to be 100's of civil war reviews already so im not going to do that but i am going to give a mini review on black panther.

                                  T'challa
     Man did chadwick B knock it out of the park. He came into the mcu with a strong performance capturing both the royal and dangerous side of t'challa. We also had a chance to witness the death of t'chaka which is apprently not carried out by klaw in the mcu (but maybe some yet to be seen connection) his death served as great motivation to launch the black panther into the fray.

                               Black panther
    First off the costume looked great i was wondering how the predominantly black dudes would translate onto the screen but they did a great job making it look menacing, functional and not the least bit cheesy. From his first introduction we see just how deadly he is and how serious the mcu is handling the character. Showcasing superior speed agility power and fighting ability as he essentially takes on bucky cab and falcon on a high speed foot/car/bike chase through the streets. Later in the films big fight sequence we see panther mix it up with some of the mcu elite and never seems to be out of place i didnt get any of those "come on he is way to outmatched" moments  (im looking at you hawkeye) and never felt as if he was to over powered overall it was a great display of his powers and abilitys without revealing to much keeping some mystery to keep you wanting more for his solo film no doubt.

                 Final thought
    Overall i am very pleased with the introduction of both t'challa and black panther and impatiently look forward to the release of his solo film i can only hope the king of wakana turns up in a film sometime between then just to keep the hype train and momentum going. Until then check out the new black panther ongoing comic by its just starting to heat up and hopfully can give us enough black panther action to hold us over

Spider-man #1 review (with spoilers!)

     It has finally arrived! The new spider-man Miles Morales earth 616 debut. I must admit I came to this book not expecting anything spectacular, but tried to keep an open mind and not let the every growing list of spider titles turn me off to the idea of yet another romp in the web of spider men. Now the spoilers!!!!!
     The book opens with a epic scene showing a damaged New York and a pile of defeated avengers it is soon reveled that this is all caused by none other then Blackheart!(more on that later). then the book flashes back to earlier and you can already see that Bendis writing is nothing less the exceptional giving you a great feel of miles social status and personal life making this a great jumping on point for new readers and what more could you ask for in a number 1 title. We get several pages of Miles talking with his best friend Ganke and his parents which help to show how far along his spider journey he is as well as some of his great accomplishments and 616 relationships. Overall I think it works well  to establish Miles as a young and likable character with real life problems that made peter so amazing and the art style works very well with him.
     The pace is a bit rushed along as Miles is suddenly called into action and this is where the book truly shines. We get to see how much he actually accepts and feels comfortable in his spider man role but at the same time see how inexperienced and awkward he is with his hero status with civilians offering him suggestions as what he should do next. Finally we are back at the books opening where we get to see Blackheart completely decimating the Avengers while miles comes to the rescue and we even get an incredible image of him picking up and holding captain Americas(falcons) shield as he begins to engage blackheart in battle.
     I have to take a moment to say just how awesome this is, the original version of Blackheart which faced off against peter parkers spider man and daredevil when he first  appeared in Daredevil #270 was a hulking demonic thing of nightmares. This version of blackheart does not disappoint with his intimidating size and a creep factor that has been multiplied several times over he original blackheart making this face off all the more grand. it ends with miles besting blackheart and him dissappering vowing to return and then we get a visit from peter parkers spider man with the words "What did you do!?"
     Overall it was definitely a great jump in to what im sure is going to be a great run for the Miles Morales Spider-man and I can not wait to see what else they have coming for this title. In these times of variant covers reboots an multiple cross over events I hope this can be the grounded new York based spidey title that can stand on its own and offer a continuous  and consistent story for readers.

New funko black panther merchandise

We here at the black panther blog LOVE Funko products, they are fun look great and appeal to the inner collector most comic book lovers have inside. Here's a look at 2 of the up coming Civil War Black Panther products.



The Funko POP! vinyl(Top) is a must have in any collection and the Dorbz would bring joy to any office desk. They will surely be available at all the major funko retailers and comic shops across the globe but for more info you can always check out Funko.com.

and we are back....again(what we know so far)

      Ok so we are back and its time to update jut the basics of what we know so far about marvels upcoming black panther film.

Black Panther

• Release date: February 16, 2018
• Rating PG-13 (unconfirmed but is pretty much expected)
• Director: Ryan Coogler (fruitvale Station, Creed)
• Writer:    Mark Bagley
• Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Andy Serkis

Just a small update to bring everything well....up to date more in depth information coming soon