The Most Important Debate in Black Panther Is, Unsurprisingly, Between Two Women

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At this point in the film, the kingdom is in crisis; emotions are high and the future is in peril. MarvelThe plot of Black Panther is driven by a fight between two perspectives on the history and future of Wakanda, writ large on T'Challa and Killmonger. But these characters, unlike Nakia and Okoye, cannot clearly navigate their way through a political debate because of their personal stakes and past trauma. Okoye and Nakia not only provide a model for political discourse and disagreement, but also a model for cinematic representation. These women are crucial to the structure of the film and to how the film's central ideas play out.


Black Panther Book 6: The Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda Part One review

Ta-Nehisi Coates takes T'Challa into the far future with Black Panther Book 6: The Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda Part One. At first, there are just hints at something beneath the surface – namesakes to characters in the Black Panther mythos both well known (M'Baku, Nakia), and obscure (Taku, Achebe). When Ta-Nehisi Coates began his run on Black Panther, it was immediately clear that T'Challa was burdened by his crown. Black Panther Book 6: The Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda Part One is a beautiful volume that first wows with excitement before revealing stronger thematic layers and a poetry with the earlier parts of Ta-Nehisi Coates' run on Black Panther. This is a must have for Black Panther fans.

Black Panther Book 6: The Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda Part One review

Black Panther Deleted Script Scene Introduced Nakia's Family

according to 168 Shares Share Tweet Email Copy Link CopiedRyan Coogler's Black Panther hasn't opened in theaters just yet, but that hasn't stopped the writer/director from revealing a deleted scene involving Lupita Nyong'o's Nakia that didn't make the final cut. Nyong'o's Nakia is a major player, being T'Challa's former lover and a spy for the Wakandan forces in the comics, and having a huge presence in the Black Panther movie. At least Coogler had the foresight to realize what he did and didn't need for Black Panther. Alongside Nakia's parents, we already know that a romance between Okoye and Ayo was cut from the finished product, leading us to question what else was scrapped in the early stages of Black Panther. Who knows, maybe Mr. and Mrs. Nakia will pop up in Black Panther 2.

Black Panther Deleted Script Scene Introduced Nakia's Family

205 Shares Share Tweet Email Copy Link CopiedThe following contains spoilers for Black Panther #1 by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Daniel Acuña, on sale now. Ta-Nehisi Coates has been writing Black Panther for two years now. Following that, the Empire was shown thriving during the pages of Marvel Legacy, and the Rise of the Black Panther miniseries has shown that traveling to space isn't something T'Challa just thought of. Donned in black armor with helmets stylized after Black Panther's mask, the Maroon forces attack the mine to rescue T'Challa, with none other than Nakia and M'Baku leading the charge. Anyone who loved the latter's entrance in the final act of the Black Panther movie will love how he pops in during this rescue mission.

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