Black Panther By Reginald Hudlin Omnibus John Romita Jr. Cover

by Reginald Hudlin, Peter Milligan, John Romita Jr. (illustrator)

Genres: Comics, Marvel

1368 pages, Hardcover

Published March 11, 2025

Reviews

[Davide Pappalardo · Rating 3 out of 5]

As a whole, I would say this run keeps its momentum longer than Priest's, but it never reaches its highs. There are a lot of useless retcons that I didn't like (the first arc is practically an elseworld story, with alternative versions of Rhino, Klaw, Radioactive Man, and an alternative past for Black Panther and the circumstances of his father's death) and all of a sudden, T'challa has a sister we have never head of before, destined to be a Black Panther, too. There is some forced humor in Hollywood-style, very typical of that time, and when Hudlin tries the same geopolitical scales that Priest tried, he comes off as the lesser writer, and even his attempts at social commentary are quite weak. Luckily, when it comes to action, he is quite good, and there is plenty of it. I would say the Omnibus gets better and better until the end of the third volume, then it ends on a weak note with the Shuri arc.

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

Mostly solid.

As instrumental as Priest’s run was, this will feel more familiar to a moviegoer. And in that is generally tamer with moments of pizzazz.

This introduces Shuri.

Marries T’Challa and Ororo.

It feels like it begins a lot of threads that never get fully pulled.


Oh and there’s weird little needless retcons.