Marvel has announced the upcoming launch of a brand new ongoing series entitled Black Panther & The Crew, which will see T’Challa teaming up with Storm, Luke Cage, Misty Knight and Manifold to take on a dangerous wave of threats.
“There’s this concept in comic books of street characters—characters who mostly deal with street-level stories—those are your Daredevils, your Luke Cages, things that are considered lower-tier,” said Ta-Nehisi Coates, who will co-write the series with Yona Harvey. “And then you have your more cosmic level heroes, like The X-Men, the Fantastic Four, Avengers, that sort of thing. What we have in this book is a group of characters that operate on both levels.”
“The book’s action stems, in part, from how stealth these heroes must be when operating in Harlem,” added Harvey. “Misty and Storm are forced to improvise and take cues from one another, for instance, and that kind of give-and-take makes for a great adventure. The characters dress slightly differently and don new monikers, but their powers are recognizable and their heroic dilemmas persist. The villains might be fooled, but the readers are hip to what’s happening. And that’s part of the fun.”
Fear, hate, and violence loom, but don’t worry, there is a brand new team ready to take on a mystery that may begin in the streets, but plans to encompass a universe. Get ready for BLACK PANTHER & THE CREW arriving in comic shops this April!
Originally published January 23, 2017. Updated April 16, 2018.
