Royalty Goes Hood

T'challa vs M'baku: Round 3

Story: Gorilla Warfare (Priest #35)

Background: T'challa travels to the Crystal Forrest with Agent Gyrich, in order to get QDJ back from M'baku. While there, among other things, T'challa is challenged to the Tribal Challenge by M'baku. Due to QDJ commanding M'baku not to destroy T'challa, T'challa first states that Gyrich will fight for him by proxy. After finishing up other matters, T'challa rejoins the challenge himself. 

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What M'baku revealed was another Black Panther... and... that is a long story involving brass frogs, time travel, and other shenanigans lol

T'challa vs M'baku: Round 2

Story: Avengers, vol 1 #78

Background: Captain America is ambushed by M'baku, who has a goal to take down all of the Avengers. He succeeds in defeating Captain America but flees when the rest of the Avengers appear. He then kidnaps Monica Lynn to force T'challa in facing him alone.  

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The ol' trick mannequin bomb. Who knew M'baku was so clever?

T'challa ends up thrown in a dungeon of sorts and listens to M'baku's master plan and sees the formation of the Lethal Legion. 

The Avengers and the Lethal Legion eventually fight. Spoilers... Avengers win. 

MCU Black Panther by SaifuddinDayana

Changamire is Thirsty

T'challa Switches Sides in Civil War II #6

I am honestly too tired to get into the ridiculousness of this speech (the praise of Captain America is nauseating), so here are the scans instead.

After they teleport away to an old Nick Fury safe house...

And, because hack writers like Bendis turns into from time to time cannot help but mention it...

Let's just throw a dose of marriage shade in there for fun!

Overall, all the previews showed T'challa on Tony's side and here we are. This could have been handled way better but, I'd prefer T'challa on Tony's side compared to Carols.

The previous tie ins, both Captain Marvel and Ultimates, made this side change make more sense.

The Ultimates #12- Spoilers and Thoughts

Spoilers...

- Anti-Man is in space, having his usual crazy thoughts. Wants to die... Galactus says no

- Danvers is in the White House, Gyrich shows up to tell him the Ultimates are shut down due to T'challa's actions in Civil War II. Alpha Flight remains though.

- Carol visits the blown apart Triskillion. Adam and Monica show up and they have been doing science stuff.

- Carol goes to visit MAC. They end up going to a alternate universe were predictive justice was the norm. Looks to be ruled by Doombots. They smash a bunch of them, MAC makes a comment how that should be enough to help the resistance, they leave on good terms.

- Cut to shady ass Vogt, who is assembling his own team to do shadowy super science threat stuff with the Ultimates gone. On orders from the President.

- Galactus doesn't approve of Vogt's. He needs help. He turns Anti-Man into his Herald of Life. Anti-Man's first task... bring the Ultimates to Galactus.

Thoughts...

- One thing that keeps bothering me... T'challa showing up flanked by two Doras. Why is there such a disconnect between The Ultimates and Black Panther??

- The return of the Priest suit!

- But, for T'challa's part, this was just more teasing to whatever happens in Civil War II. His prescense was felt in the book but once again, he really didn't say or do anything.

- The Herald decision should have been suspected but still disappointing.

- This issue was half conclusion to The Ultimates and half set up for Ultimates Squared. I guess its back to space... :(