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Marvel is relaunching Black Panther in February, still written by Reginald Hudlin, with this:


Washington Post article

I know lots of people seem to hate Hudlin's Panther run, but this could be interesting at least.

[The Canadian Content]

So I'm guessing BP doesn't make it out of either SI or Dark Reign alive, so Storm takes over in the costume for him.

[Batman]

Ugh. WHY?

[OpTard]

it's still t'challa.

sex change

[Stu]

Or Misty Knight, for "Blacksploitation Panther".

So I'm guessing BP doesn't make it out of either SI or Dark Reign alive, so Storm takes over in the costume for him.

Wouldn't that require her losing her powers to not make the Black Panther stuff redundant? Who needs claws when you can summon hurricanes?

[Batman]

Oct 21, 2008 15:35:44 GMT -5 Stu said:

Or Misty Knight, for "Blacksploitation Panther".

So I'm guessing BP doesn't make it out of either SI or Dark Reign alive, so Storm takes over in the costume for him.

Wouldn't that require her losing her powers...?

...again. Don't forget "again."

[Stu]

I haven't really been keeping track of the character. But then again, hasn't EVERY superhero EVER, lost their powers at least once, thus making it redundant to say?

[bdbdbd]

T'Challa's powers are granted to him from a religious ceremony, so anyone can take up the mantle. I'm pretty sure Hudlin showed a female Panther in the history at one point during the beginning of his relaunch.

Putting the costume on Storm would be a gigantic mistake.

[The Canadian Content]

I never said it would be a good idea.

Also, I've never read BP or really anything featuring BP, so I have no idea what goes on in his world. Joe Quesada has said a few times that there will be significant deaths coming up, so I figured T'Challa might be one. Storm is right there and female, so it might be her that takes over. There was also mention in the article of religion, and she is/was/was regarded as a goddess, so that fits in.

As far as her losing her powers, she wouldn't necessarily have to. If her husband bites it and she wants to honour him, she might try to do so by wearing the costume and using the same tactics that he'd use.

Again, it's not necessarily a good idea, just a thought that seems to fit the scenario.

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There hasn't been a whole lot happening in the Panther books aside from the wedding and T'Challa and Storm hanging out with the F4 for a while. That and an almost random parade of black heroes in the Marvel U through the book.

T'Challa does have a sister, she was just taken by Killmonger, then freed. I think she was among the recent challengers to the Panther title as well, but I'd have to pull the books and look through them to be sure. His mom is around too. My guess, though, would have to be one of T'Challas bodyguard women. Those chicks are badass, though one is dead and I thought the other was a Skrull but she was in the last SI crossover book, so I guess not.