I do not think that there can ever be enough books about anything and I say that knowing that some of them are going to be about Pilates.The more knowledge the better seems like a solid rule of thumb, even though I have watched enough science fiction films to accept that humanity’s unchecked pursuit of learning will end with robots taking over the world.-Sarah Vowell

Friday, September 8, 2017

Black Panther Book Two: A Nation Under Our Feet by Ta-Nehisi Coates (Writer), Chris Sprouse (Penciler), Laura Martin (Colorer), Karl Story (Inker), Walden Wong (Inker), and VC's Joe Sabino (Letterer)


Tetu and Zenzi are leaders of the insurgent group known as The People and they have sown seeds of dissent among those of Wakanda. They sought the help of former Dora Milafe Ayo (T'Challa's sister) and Aneka now known as the Midnight Angels who are seeking justice for the women and downtrodden, but they turned them down.  Tetu then turned to Ezekiel Stane a weaponeer and biotechnology expert to raise the stakes in their war. Repulsortech suicide bombers hit a city square killing many innocents and severely hurting the queen-mother Ramonda.  T'Challa has had to put aside the project of reviving his sister Shuri from her living death chamber.  Shuri is still traveling the Djalia a plane of Wakanda's past, present, and future guided by a mother spirit who teaches her tales that are to help her understand something greater.

T'Challa brings Eden Fesi known as the former Avenger Manifold to help him with Shuri, but he ends up helping him with a bigger problem he has on hand.  With Manifold's help, he is able to break through to one of the suicide bombers.  T'Challa appeals to the bombers sense of family and its connection to his nation and apologizes for not being there for the man's brother who died.  He asks him if he will serve his hate or the memory of his brother and the bomber gives him the information he can use. 

Black Panther lets himself be captured by Stane and his people in order to get a recording of Stane saying that Tetu had put a price on his head in order to get the wealth of Wakanda.  T'Challa's people send the recording out to the people to see.  Meanwhile, Manifold, Storm, Luke Cage, and Misty arrive to help Black Panther take down Stane and his people.

While this is going on the army is being sent out to go up against the Midnight Angels with very little luck as Tetu and the mysterious Deceiver from book one who has mystical powers helps them defeat the army without killing them through mind control.

This is a much easier to understand book than the first one, yet the storyline is still a complex one with many narratives that keep it interesting.  Will T'Challa be able to save Shuri and if he does what will she have to bring back from the Djalia plane that might help the situation in Wakanda right now?  Will T'Challa be able to truly get rid of Stane and what will he do with his sister and the Midnight Angels? This is a great comic and worth giving a read.

Link to Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Black-Panther-Nation-Under-2016-ebook/dp/B01NBP7T8S/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1504873139&sr=1-2&keywords=black+panther

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