Comic Book Releases for August 5th, 2009
August is here! This first week of our eighth month has lots of comic book action and goodness, so hold on, here we go!
Marvel releases several big issues this week, with Captain America: Reborn #2 continuing the surprising events and twists from Captain America #600 and Reborn #1. Ultimatum’s finale sees the release of two one shots, wrapping up the stories of the Ultimate X-Men and Ultimate Fantastic Four in two separate Requiems. Black Panther kicks off it’s second arc with issue seven, and expect an interesting run on the limited series Ghost Rider: Heavens Fire, which starts this week as well. Luke Cage is given an interesting solo story in the creative Luke Cage Noir #1, which sees the hero back home in the Prohibition era! Read more
Black Panther Concludes a Satisfying First Arc
The first five issues of this most recent launch of Black Panther have all led up to this, the sixth and concluding issue of the first major story arc. After concluding the most recent series during the events of Secret Invasion, when the Skrulls unsuccessfully attempted to invade and conquer the country of Wakanda, the series was cancelled, leaving fans wondering what would come next for one of Marvel’s most enduring characters. Read more
Can Someone Please Save the Fantastic Four?!
Marvel’s first family has taken many beatings over the years. They’ve faced down Doctor Doom, the Frightful Four, Klaw, the Mad Thinker, Namor and a host of others in their over forty year history, and while the lineup has changed some over the years, most recently when Storm and Black Panther filled in for Sue and Reed, the original adventurers have remained the core team, and one of Marvel’s most recognizable and exciting franchises, always central to some of Marvel’s biggest story arcs over the years.
Until recently. Read more
Black Panther Loses His Manhood And His Blackness
Say it ain’t so, Joe Quesada? First, Marvel Comics announced that the Black Panther, the first modern black superhero, would become a woman. Now, it appears as if the Black Panther has not only lost his manhood but also his blackness.
Yes, the new, female Black Panther is rumored to be Echo, who is a Hispanic Native American with a big white hand stain across her face. Echo is a Marvel superheroine, who started out as a supporting character in Daredevil comics. Echo’s real name is Maya Lopez, but she has also gone under the name Ronin, as a member of the Avengers. She is also one of the few deaf comic book characters.
An image of the new, female Black Panther unmasked to reveal Echo’s face recently appeared on Marvel’s website. While the image would seem to conclusively prove that Echo is the new Black Panther, there is also speculation that the image could be part of a promotional campaign or inside joke by Marvel.
