Black Panther politics.

• Author: Suderman, Peter
• Position: 'Black Panther' comic book series - Briefly Noted - Brief article - Book review

The biggest development in Black Panther #1, the newly relaunched series featuring Marvel Comics' first black superhero, wasn't anything inside the issue, but the name on the cover: Ta-Nehisi Coates, a writer and blogger for The Atlantic who recently won a MacArthur "genius grant." Coates is a devout fan of superhero comics: Even before landing the Black Panther gig, he could often be found ruminating on comic book lore on Twitter. As a journalist his writing has often focused on nationhood, race, and identity. The combination makes him a strong fit for Black Panther, a superpowered costumed hero who...