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Again, kudos to Sal and Bob for the brilliant full-issue battle between the two.
Nrama: And when did you find yourself realizing Black Panther was going to go on for a while?
Priest: When Marvel Editor Ruben Diaz called and yelled at me to get the script in for #13. I had assumed the book was canceled. I’d actually gone off to do something else when I got the call. I don’t specifically recall why I thought the book had been canceled, but I did. The fact there actually was an #13 actually impressed me, that Marvel really was trying to make a go of this.
It was one of their best-reviewed and yet lowest selling books. Ironically, the run has gained in popularity after its demise, kind of like the original Star Trek TV show. It is favorably remembered and highly regarded, having won fans long after the fact.
I believe Reginald Hudlin’s run is in large measure responsible for this, because he brought along a much bigger audience, many of whom later went back and read the old stuff as well.
And then there are mainstream fans who either weren’t into comics at the time or who were skeptical about Panther – not (just) because he’s Black, but because he’d been – no offense to any other writer – dull; the guy standing in the back row of the Avengers group photo. It’d be like giving Despero, from Justice League Task Force, his own book.
Only in a kind retrospect did the series grow more fans than it did when we were an active run.
I’ve actually had a recent discussion with Marvel about the possibility of returning to Panther in some fashion. Never say never, but I believe Marvel has graciously allowed me an incredible opportunity to say virtually everything I wanted to say about Panther. I’d hate to return to the character and the new stuff not hold up, and I’d hate to end up competing with myself.
I would, however, eagerly participate in a Milestone-branded Black Panther, but I’m sure that’s unlikely to happen.
There’s a host of exciting new writers who’ve energized comics over the past decade. It really is their turn to take us places and amaze us, and I’d love to see what ideas they have for this character and premise.
Nrama: Priest, let’s talk about the storyline ‘Enemy of the State,’ which many claim is a high point of the character and your run.
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Priest: I wanted to demonstrate how powerful, politically and militarily, Wakanda (nee Panther) is. From the beginning, I felt, ‘This guy is a king. There ought to be political ramifications in here.’
Fans began calling Black Panther The West Wing of Marvel Comics. I’d never seen The West Wing and thus didn’t catch the reference. I just love intrigue and complexity. I think most superhero stories have already been done a million times. I thought some manner of political showdown would be something new and different.
I also could not reconcile a sovereign king’s desire to join a bunch of super-heroes. Panther is not, does not consider himself to be, a super-hero. It made absolutely no sense to me that he’d join the Avengers, a group he’d likely be suspicious of.
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