Black Panther & The Crew (USA) di Ta-Nehisi Coates & Yona Harvey

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BLACK PANTHER & THE CREW Artist Confirmed



Jackson "Butch" Guice has been confirmed as the artist of the upcoming Black Panther & The Crew title scheduled to be launched in April by Marvel. The title, written by Ta-Nehisi Coates and Yona Harvey, was announced last week by the publisher.

http://www.newsarama.com/32841-black-panther-the-crew-artist-confirmed.html

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BLACK PANTHER AND THE CREW #2
TA-NEHISI COATES & YONA HARVEY (W) • BUTCH GUICE (A)
Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
Variant Cover by MIKE DEL MUNDO
STORM COMES TO HARLEM!
• Misty Knight continues investigating how and why Ezra Keith, a Harlem community pillar and civil rights activist, died in police custody, now with the help of one of Ezra's former protégés, STORM of the X-Men.
• The two women soon discover that the neighborhood is under siege by a threat much bigger than they'd imagined...
• Luckily, help arrives in the form of a friend from Storm's past.
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99

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Black Panther & The Crew #1 (UNLETTERED) (Preview)



http://www.cbr.com/black-panther-the-crew-1-unlettered/

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BLACK PANTHER AND THE CREW #3
TA-NEHISI COATES (W) • BUTCH GUICE (A)
Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
VARIANT COVER BY SANFORD GREENE
When the Black Panther makes it known that he too was an associate of Ezra Miller, the late Harlem community pillar and social activist who died in police custody, the case finds new life. Was there more to Miller than he let on? Was his activism a front for something larger? One thing's for certain: What's happening in Harlem is not new. It stretches back decades. The secret super hero history of the Marvel Universe continues!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99

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Black Panther & The Crew #1 (Preview)



http://www.cbr.com/excl-preview-black-panther-the-crew-1-assembles-tchallas-squad/

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Best Shots Review: BLACK PANTHER & THE CREW #1

7/10

http://www.newsarama.com/34017-best-shots-review-black-panther-the-crew-1.html

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Review: BLACK PANTHER AND THE CREW #1

10/10

http://www.comicosity.com/review-black-panther-and-the-crew-1/

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The title to this new series is pretty misleading, as it suggests it's both a direct tie-in to the main Black Panther series and a revival of Christopher Priest's short-lived book The Crew. In truth, the book is neither of those things. This first issue reads more like a grounded cop drama starring Misty Knight. Most of the characters on the cover don't even put in an appearance. But despite the weird branding and the sometimes agonizingly slow pace, this first issue does succeed in exploring a different side of the Marvel U. Coates does a great job of exploring the struggles between Harlem's residents and the increasingly militant NYPD, as well as the difficult position Misty finds herself in as a member of both groups. Butch Guice's gritty art is a fitting match for the generally somber tone of the script. Guice has no trouble welcoming in a few larger-than-life Marvel elements in the opening and closing chapters, but otherwise he and Coates paint a very quiet, moody, racially charged take like in the Marvel U's version of Harlem. -Jesse

Final Score:

7.4/10

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Black Panther and the Crew #1 (Published by Marvel Comics; Review by Matthew Sibley; 'Rama Rating: 7 out of 10)
People who've read Ta-Nehesi Coates' Black Panther and the complementary World of Wakanda should know that he has adopted a slower, more novelistic pace to his writing and that's consistent here as well. Black Panther and the Crew begins in 1957 before finding Misty Knight on the streets of Harlem in the present day. It tackles ideas that Nick Spencer's been grappling with Captain America: Sam Wilson, and ones that Coates has tackled in his prose, but in a more conversational manner. That's par for the course with Coates, so while artist Butch Guice may have an explosive opening sequence, the bulk of the issue sees him making Harlem feel lived in, working with Scott Hanna to create an area of a city that feels well-realized and unique. So it's more of a slower debut, Black Panther and the Crew isn't just about the characters in the title, but also the world they work in. Harlem's a big place, so it's going to take a while to sketch it all out.

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Review: BLACK PANTHER AND THE CREW #2

8/10

http://www.comicosity.com/review-black-panther-and-the-crew-2/

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If you read comics long enough, you may come to enjoy an occasionally elegant retcon. Black Panther: The Crew has put forth the idea that Storm lived in Harlem as an adult and formed relationships within the community even when there wasn't room to place that in her backstory. Ta-Nehisi Coates and Yona Harvey come up with a solution that involves a deep dive into X-Men history. There is some suspension of disbelief involved, but it works. Of course, Butch Guice has been drawing comics for decades, and he very clearly knows what he's doing. There's one page in particular that is nothing short of spectacular as Storm and Misty Knight realize that they were set up to die. When it comes to the story itself, this issue was somewhat frustrating with its pacing. But it's a good-looking book and the story has potential. -Blair

Final Score:

7.2/10

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BLACK PANTHER & THE CREW Cancelled

Marvel has cancelled Black Panther & The Crew, according Ta-Nehisi Coates, who co-wrote the series with Yona Harvey. The writer told to The Verge that Marvel pulled the plug after two issues due to lackluster sales. However, Coates said that Marvel will publish the series through #6 to wrap up the current story-arc, which focuses on a man named Ezra Keith who dies while in police custody. According to Coates, the mystery of Keith's death will be solved.

This is the second spin-off from Coates' Black Panther series after Black Panther: World of Wakanda.

Black Panther & The Crew #3 is due out on shelves June 14, and will now feature interior art by both originally-solicited artist Butch Guice as well as newly added artist Mack Chater. The final issue, #6, has not yet been solicited.

http://www.newsarama.com/34480-black-panther-the-crew-cancelled-with-6.html

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BLACK PANTHER AND THE CREW #5
TA-NEHISI COATES (W) • BUTCH GUICE (A)
Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
The teleporting hero known as MANIFOLD joins The Crew in their search for answers about the mysterious death of Harlem community pillar Ezra Keith...and what they learn is not only shocking but devastating! It seems an old evil has infiltrated the very heart of Harlem, and if it's not rooted out, the community will be brought to its knees.
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99

BLACK PANTHER AND THE CREW #6
TA-NEHISI COATES & YONA HARVEY (W) • BUTCH GUICE (A)
Cover by JOHN CASSADAY
Black Panther and the Crew finally crack the case surrounding the mysterious death of Harlem community pillar Ezra Keith! In the wake of Ezra's life one thing is certain: the world needs the Crew now more than ever!
32 PGS./Rated T+ ...$3.99

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Black Panther & the Crew #3
Written by Ta-Nehisi Coates
Art by Butch Guice, Mark Chater, Scott Hanna and Dan Brown
Lettering by Joe Sabino
Published by Marvel Comics
Review by Robert Reed
'Rama Rating: 9 out of 10

?After two issues, T'Challa finally arrives on the scene in Black Panther & the Crew #3. The issue focuses on T'Challa's perspective, and how he became entangled in Ezra's life. Penned by Ta-Nehisi Coates, the mystery gains an added dimension as the king of Wakanda solves a major piece in the puzzle. ?

?After the odd choice to go nearly two full issues without an appearance by the title character, Black Panther & the Crew #3 sees T'Challa join Storm and Misty Knight's investigation of Ezra's murder. The issue's preamble states that the events of this series take place prior to the events of Coates' Black Panther, an important distinction considering the way T'Challa is portrayed here. This is still a T'Challa that doubts his role as ruler and Wakanda's system of government. However that doubt, well explored in his own series, is not the focus here. Rather, Coates explores the emotional strain between T'Challa and Ororo. ?

?The divorce between the two characters seems to be something Marvel regrets, as have been continuously put into a will-they-or-won't-they scenario ever since. Between his work here and in Black Panther however, Coates seems to be genuinely interested in exploring them rekindling their love for one another. T'Challa laments that in the aftermath of Secret Wars he was unable to save his marriage when he rebuilt the universe, "I knew then that I had broken my marriage not for Wakanda, but out of my own fear." Coates never outright states what was at the root of T'Challa's fear, but the implication seems to be that T'Challa felt unable to serve the relationship as he needed. Hopefully this will pay off in either this series or his solo title.

?The artwork by Butch Guice really captures the internal drama here, drawing a pensive T'Challa. Without the beautiful character work, the story would fall flat on its face. The background work by Guice and Mack Chater also really helps build the atmosphere and the world, creating a living, breathing Harlem for the mystery to occur in. There are even a couple visual gags, from the blueprints to a condominium complex, to a reference to one of Marvel's Netflix shows.

?Black Panther & the Crew #3 also provides a major development by unveiling the series' antagonist. Like any good twist, the reveal hits like a ton of bricks and yet is completely well established by the material preceding it. Furthermore, it answers the question as to whether or not the threat of the series could necessitate the response of a team as powerful as the Crew's roster. ?

?After a slower buildup, Black Panther & the Crew turns the corner in a major way. The reveal of a larger web behind Ezra's murder is well done, as is T'Challa's arrival into the story. Ta-Nehisi Coates seems in his element crafting this mystery, and the art by Guice and Chater is a stellar fit for this genre. It's unfortunate that this series is already cancelled, but if the series can maintain this quality in the back half, it will be a solid story and addition to the mythos of the heroes involved.

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Black Panther & The Crew #4 (Preview)



http://www.cbr.com/black-panther-the-crew-4/