Black Panther #15 And The Value Of Joy

I remember reading Black Panther, the penultimate issue of the Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda, featuring just about every Black Marvel hero, from mutant to avenger and everyone in between, coming together to save Wakanda.  It was pure fantasy fulfillment, and I felt joy.  I remember reading X-Men, following Synch’s story of self-realization in and redirection…

Read More

Don’t Recast T’Challa

It began with the sound of drums in the distance; a steady dumdum dum, dumdum dum, signaling an imminent arrival. That dumdum dum soon gave yield to more structured sounds: of bass drums, of brass instruments, of feet moving in unison. I heard horns, blaring; voices, wailing; tambourine taps keeping sonic pace with distant police…

Read More