The
character Black Panther makes an appearance in the latest Marvel film
Captain America: Civil War with his own solo film coming in 2018 starring Chadwick Boseman.
Black Panther has been around since 1966. Quick version of his story
is that he is given the title of the king of Wakanda which is a very
high tech place in Africa while maintaining old traditions such as
the role of being Black Panther. The current one is named T'Challa
and he is a bad ass even without his suit made from the metal that
his country has called Vibranium. Its what Captain America's shield
is made from. He kicks a lot of ass.
I was
talking to a friend that has not seen almost any of these Marvel
films and does not have a strong desire to about what I like most
about BP and his story: he isn't a thug. He was never a thug. He is a
prince that becomes king. He didn't have a troubled childhood in the
mean streets that he had to fight his way out of. I love that. Why?
Because I am so fucking sick of seeing it in films and from comic
book characters that are Black. Yeah, I know there are some that are
not like that like...shit. I am actually having trouble thinking of
one. John Stewart Green Lantern maybe? Just checked. No. He seems
like a dick.
