The first issue of the Ta-Nehisi Coates, Brian Stelfreeze dynamic Black Panther team up hit comic book stores and digital retailers today and it’s been an Internet blerd block party all over the timeline ever since.
The hype was worth it. Black Panther #1 came through in a big way, and the wave of excitement has reached an all time high as the black nerd community, plus some new faces tip toeing over to blerd Twitter to see what all the fuss is about and get in on the action.
Black Panther Day is in full effect
Happy #BlackPanther Day fam! pic.twitter.com/24yFVE0Zuj
— Robert Young (@robertcyoung) April 6, 2016
Black Girl Nerds came through to get folks in formation to spend these coins
RT if you plan on copping that @tanehisicoates #BlackPanther today
— Black Girl Nerds (@BlackGirlNerds) April 6, 2016
And then came the cover shots, because pics or it didn’t happen
The wait…is over. #BlackPanther@WeAreWakanda @tanehisicoates pic.twitter.com/s57aNCEmwu
— Ichabod Holmes (@Leo_Debonaire) April 6, 2016
Birth of a King!!!
(Got you a copy of the variant, too @DeleMage 👊⚡ ) #BlackPanther pic.twitter.com/DniQ4HVK1D— Maya G.⚡ (@MayaSokora) April 6, 2016
@AmalgamPhilly hooked it up this morning! @tanehisicoates come through Philly! #blackpanther #Marvel pic.twitter.com/kU943DCqTP
— MBL (@MattyKidd5) April 6, 2016
At my #LCBS @TitanSmyrna. Which variant should I get? @#BlackPanther @WeAreWakanda @MonaKinkCurlz @BlackGirlNerds pic.twitter.com/LZ1PTtyKK7
— ATL Black Nerd (@AtlBlerd) April 6, 2016
Had to go out and support @tanehisicoates ! #BlackPanther pic.twitter.com/qqo18xmtLc
— Downtown Clay Davis (@RickRoland3) April 6, 2016
Just bought my copies of the #BlackPanther, how about ya? @tanehisicoates @WeAreWakanda pic.twitter.com/BvtMkuNKz6
— Untitled 2. (@Jus_thedreamer) April 6, 2016
We even got some folks to jump on the train and see what that comics life is about (or come back to the light from the dark side)
Today I read my first comic book #BlackPanther I’m digging it. Looking forward to the next one @tanehisicoates
— ExtrovertedIntrovert (@iamshunbrown) April 6, 2016
Just bought a comic for the first time in forever, excited to read it – Black Panther #1 cc: @tanehisicoates
— CHRÏStheanteløpe (@WelshSwimmer) April 6, 2016
And you can never go wrong with some commemoratory art
In celebration of the new #BlackPanther series debuting today. #smackart #watercolor @Marvel pic.twitter.com/5vDbZAUucs
— Seansuke Smackamura (@ShizukaSam) April 6, 2016
Plus, A Nation Under Our Feet might have more quotables than a Drake album
“It is not enough to be the sword…you must be the intelligence behind it.”
Bravo @tanehisicoates #BlackPanther #1
Out today.
— Barry Ridge (@BarringtonRidge) April 6, 2016
This might be my fav part of #BlackPanther 001 pic.twitter.com/b21trgrnkp
— Uncle Bob (@Greatunclebob) April 6, 2016
There’s no way that I couldn’t jump into the action, since I read my copy of Black Panther #1 early this morning.
I read @tanehisicoates first issue of Black Panther & after the last page I was like… pic.twitter.com/tYzL6N6iBj
— Ira (@SpikeHobbsJr) April 6, 2016
Marvel, I hope you’re ready to cut the check for a second run, because it looks like this one’s already a hit. Ta-Nehisi Coates and Brian Stelfreeze really over-delivered on this one. If you’re on the outside looking in, it’s not too late, go pick up your copy of Black Panther #1 at your local comic book shop or head over to comixology.com for a digital copy.
What do you think about Black Panther #1? Let us know in the comments.
