The Black Panther is a vampire! That’s it, that’s the headline for Black Panther: Blood Hunt #1. This isn’t a “What If”, this is really happening in Marvel’s major summer event. What will happen as Wakanda’s defender has become one if it’s most dangerous predators?
Artistically, this could be the best-looking Black Panther to ever grace a comic book. The standard black Black Panther suit is modernized with tactical pouches making it look more functional. It is balanced out with the addition of traditional African adornments on the suit that give it much more personality. And the cape (which comes and goes through the years) is back and looking as cool as ever. It’s a dark issue (vampires equal night after all) but it also explodes with color. A Wakanda being overrun by its own citizens turned vampires looks as terrifying as it sounds…but also a lot cooler then it probably should be. The character design, the action, and the environments come together brutally and beautifully thanks to some truly masterful work by the art team of Farid Karami and Andrew Dalhouse.
Marvel’s Blood Hunt event has an intriguing overall premise with Marvel heroes being turned into vampires and fighting their non-infected brethren. But the conflict with the most potential is the Black Panther vs. Blade. Blade’s mental grip on T’Challa is more than a means to an end, it’s personal. Where things go from here should be interesting. So far so good as, Black Panther: Blood Hunt #1 has gotten the series off to an incredible start and is the first must-read of the character runs.
Writing – 5 Stars
Art – 5 Stars
Coloring – 5 Stars
Overall
5 Stars
Written by; Cheryl Lynn Eaton
Art by; Farid Karami
Colors by; Andrew Dalhouse
Letters by; Joe Sabino
Published by; Marvel Comics
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