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Ta-Nehisi Coates to write Storm comic for Marvel
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NightmareTrigger
Banned
b-b-b-but Slayven, you gotta FIGHT THE POWER, TAKE DOWN THE MAN, MAN!
Pandora012
Member
How was his Black Panther run?
WadiumArcadium
Member
Very good. It's still going though.
Really good. And it's still ongoing. It's been fascinating watching him grow as a comic writer.
Thats a good thing, the industry needs different views more then ever
As a
white male
Not sure if he's owner of all things African American now, but an amazing writer taking on comics was enough to get me interested.
Same with Gaiman.
Pandora012
Member
Good to know, not the biggest Black Panther fan, but I do like Storm.
She needs to get back together with Forge.
Duane Cunningham
Member
This is great! His BP run has been fantastic. And I like Jen Bartel, too.
This isn't any different from Donald Glover stretching from comedy to acting (comedy and drama) to rapping. If TNC is good at multiple things by all means let him stretch his wings.
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
So I guess this will be my first time reading something by TNC since I haven't checked out his Black Panther run. I'm not done yet with the Priest run, that's why ;P
I hope it's good. Storm has never had much luck outside of the X-Men but she's a great character.
I hope it's good. Storm has never had much luck outside of the X-Men but she's a great character.
Fixed that for you. Not counting wolverine because he is a very much his own thing, the longest running solo x-men book was Gambit's series. Thats a shame.
djplaeskool
Member
All in for Beyonzo
Napoleonthechimp
Member
I don't think this guy is a good comic book writer. And why are they giving Storm to him? Because she's black?
Massive Duck. C.M.
Banned
WadiumArcadium
Member
His run on Black Panther's been well received and Storm's featured a few times during his run.
An acclaimed writer and MacArthur fellow must have been chosen because he's Black. GAF's best mind has cracked the case.
Sgt. Kabukiman
Banned
I liked what I read of that series but yeah... I think it underlines how fundamentally well-balanced the core X-teams are. Well, most of the time. The characters work so well with each other that there's always something missing when they're by themselves.
But I very much like Bishop as a solo character. His 90s mini was one of my first comics, it was dope. And so was District X. I'm not too sure what he's doing these days, I'm only reading Astonishing.
Unspeakable Evil
Member
It won't last 12 issues
EdibleKnife
Member
The Greg Pak one? I haven't read that yet
IrishNinja
Member
hyped for this, his time with her in BP & the Crew was great
that was Hudlin that hooked them up, right? never felt like there was a game plan there
really great if you're down for what feels like the most Wakanda lore i've seen since Mcgregor, i thought
a few on here didn't seem to dig it cause it kinda nerfs t'challa a bit, but the stories have been good
exactly - we need more folks from different mediums here, not less
that's about the definition of the x-men for me though - they make a great team (sometimes) and looked cool in the day on trading cards, but anything longer than a cleremont single-issue story on one of them felt dragged out, like they can't carry it.
i was a huge wolverine fain in the day & had every issue of the first volume of his book and i gotta say, my love of adam kubert art aside, there's like a dozen good issues in there
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personally, i dug the dora milaje stuff of World of Wakanda & would love to see Roxane Gay get a title
that was Hudlin that hooked them up, right? never felt like there was a game plan there
really great if you're down for what feels like the most Wakanda lore i've seen since Mcgregor, i thought
a few on here didn't seem to dig it cause it kinda nerfs t'challa a bit, but the stories have been good
exactly - we need more folks from different mediums here, not less
that's about the definition of the x-men for me though - they make a great team (sometimes) and looked cool in the day on trading cards, but anything longer than a cleremont single-issue story on one of them felt dragged out, like they can't carry it.
i was a huge wolverine fain in the day & had every issue of the first volume of his book and i gotta say, my love of adam kubert art aside, there's like a dozen good issues in there
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personally, i dug the dora milaje stuff of World of Wakanda & would love to see Roxane Gay get a title
Byakuya769
Member
Meh.
That'd be okay, too. Nnedi is going to be doing a comixology special with Black Panther and I just hope she does more work because I love her fiction.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
The problem is Marvel doesn't get enough black creators. A black woman should be writing this.
echoshifting
Banned
I'm not a fan of Coates' Black Panther, but he's still a refreshing voice and a needed talent at Marvel. I'll definitely give his Storm a shot.
IrishNinja
Member
100% agreed, but fuck - they're so bad these days, that stupid promotion last week almost lost us g willow wilson. i would've kicked down all the magazine racks
I think they need to do a new Cap and Falcon tour America book. Cap needs to get his feet back under him and win back the people, and who's a better tour guide for that than Falcon? And it would let Coates talk about the stuff he wants to talk about.
Cap and Falcon fighting Nazis in Charlottesville. Cap and Falcon busting up corrupt developers destroying urban landscapes. Cap and Falcon fighting dirty cops. I would read that book with Coates on it.
IrishNinja
Member
i would have an amazon notice setup for when the omnibus preorder went up for sale
it would sadly be on the cheap side since the book would get canceled at 6 issues
pass. couldnt read past issue 5
except his panther run is a hot ass mess. maybe storm is the book he should have been on the whole time. i wonder if marvel will let him muddy the mutant waters even more
Napoleonthechimp
Member
As a completely untested comic book writer known for his work on cultural and civil rights he gets put on a book that focuses exclusively on prominent black characters.
So yes, I think that's exactly what this is.
Regardless, I find his comic book work to be dull. Perhaps some of his ideas and input regarding characterisation might be good but as a main writer? Marvel can do much better.
this is true
BlackBanditSho
Member
was just thinking what it would be like if Shondra Rhimes took a crack at a Storm limited series. I couldn't even wrap my brain around how awesome it would be and how much that would sell...
KuwabaraTheMan
Banned
Coates is a great writer, but I'm not sure if even he can get me to read a book about Chris Claremont's fetish character.
Knowing current marvel it would sell 11-15k a month and abrupty change from an ongoing to a mini 2-3 issues in and then marvel would claim it was always a mini.
Username1198
Member
Ive been reading it on marvel unlimited, so 6 months behind, but it is excellent. A lot of deep stuff, awesome dialogue and cool stories. Its defiently Im my top 3 current books.
I look forward to anything Coates writes.
ElBoxyBrown
Banned
Fetish?
Generally a writer pitches an idea to an editor and if the character is free, and the editor likes the idea, and the company is looking for another book, they do it. Sometimes editors approach writers with a character, though, and ask if they have anything decent for them. This is more common when the person is a creator outside of the traditional industry.
Valkerionseven
Member
Love Storm, hopefully this is good. Also hopefully its a run that shows off her powers. One of my biggest gripes about solo series for the not AAA tier "on every team" characters is they are so focused on personality that the super powers take a backseat in a super power story.