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This Premier Collection contains  a new foreword by rapper and activist Killer Mike and is presented in a newly designed book-format edition that also includes bonus content such as sketches, layouts, interviews, and variant covers!National Book Award-winning author Ta-Nehisi Coates (Between the World and Me) and acclaimed illustrator Brian Stelfreeze revolutionize the Black Panther mythos in this powerful graphic novel that blends high-tech futurism with the resonate themes of modern day.The perfect entry point into the Marvel Universe anytime, anywhere. As esteemed author and journalist Ta-Nehisi Coates brings his considerable talents to Marvel, will he usher in a new age of glory for Wakanda and its king, T’Challa, A.K.A. the Black Panther? Or will he enter the proud kingdom into its final days?The high-tech African nation has been ravaged by outside forces, its queen has fallen and the people have turned against their king. As dissidents seek violent change, two of T’Challa’s own Dora Milaje forge their own brave path. And while outside forces pour fuel on the fire, the Black Panther recruits his own crew to aid in the struggle.Meanwhile, on the spiritual plane, a journey of transformation begins. This is a story of a king who must find a new way to lead. Of a queen whose tale is not yet fully told. Of angels fighting for change and devils fomenting chaos. Of allies and enemies, friends and foes, love and hate. This is the story of Wakanda.BONUS FEATURESvariant covers, 2022 Brian Stelfreeze introduction, Ta-Nehisi Coates/Ryan Coogler interview, Brian Stelfreeze interview, process/development materials, Brian Stelfreeze sketches, 2017 HC coverCOLLECTING: Black Panther (2016) 1-12

Who is Tom Strong? The complete original series of Alan Moore and Chris Sprouse’s Eisner Award-winning epic is collected in this compendium edition, now back in print!From writer Alan Moore (Watchmen, The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen) and artist Chris Sprouse (Legion of Super-Heroes, Legionnaires) comes the chronicles of the greatest adventurer/explorer who has ever lived: Tom Strong! Born at the dawn of the 20th century, Tomas Strong was raised by his scientist parents in a gravity chamber on a distant island to achieve physical and mental perfection. As an adult, Tom returns to America and settles in Millennium City as its resident science hero. Together with wife Dhalua, daughter Tesla, and sidekicks Pneuman and King Solomon, Tom makes it his mission to protect the city—and the universe—from all manner of bizarre threats that inhabit his retro-futuristic world. Filled with adventure, intrigue, humor, and more, Tom Strong is a loving homage to the pulp serials of the Golden Age of comics. This compendium collects all 36 issues of the original Tom Strong series.

Dimension-hopping, time-twisting pulp adventure with brains, heart, and style to spare.In the pages of Tom Strong Compendium Two, readers are transported to twisted timelines, fantastical future visions, and the legacy of science heroes across realities. From Alan Moore's genre-defying anthology Terrific Tales to Peter Hogan's high-stakes epics Robots of Doom and Planet of Peril, this volume showcases the breadth and brilliance of the ABC universe—where Tesla Strong, Jonni Future, and Tom himself face their greatest tests yet.This volume collects Tom Strong's Terrific Tales #1–12; America’s Best Comics Special #1; ABC Sketchbook #1; The Many Worlds of Tesla Strong #1; ABC: A to Z #1 and #4; Tom Strong and the Robots of Doom #1–6; and Tom Strong and the Planet of Peril #1–6.

Collects Black Panther (2016) #5-8, Jungle Action #6-7. Counting down the final days of the kingdom of Wakanda! As Zenzi and The People poison Wakanda's citizens against the Black Panther, a cabal of nation-breakers is assembled. And Ayo and Aneka, the Midnight Angels, are courted to raise their land to new glory! His allies dwindling, T'Challa must rely on his elite secret police, the Hatut Zeraze, and fellow Avenger Eden Fesi, a.k.a. Manifold! And with T'Challa's back truly against the wall, some old friends lend a hand: Luke Cage, Misty Knight and Storm! But Wakanda may be too far gone for this all-new, all-different crew - and there's one job the Panther must handle alone. Only he can voyage into the Djalia! Getting there is hard enough, but can he even find his sister Shuri inside Wakanda's collective memory?

Mark Millar and Frank Quitely’s comic-book masterpiece, a vast epic covering three generations of superheroes from the early 20th Century to the far future.In 1929, six friends were called to a mysterious island and returned home with super-powers. The story that unfolded is like none before, a huge mythological tale that explores everything from superheroes enforcing their real-world politics on humanity to the secret, alien origins of the human race itself. Jupiter’s Legacy covers three generations of heroes in a vast trilogy that has been described as The Lord of the Rings for superheroes. Featuring stunning art and designs from co-creator Frank Quitely and interior art by Wilfredo Torres.A sales smash when originally released, this series was also adapted into a huge $100 million adaptation for Netflix. Every once in a while, there’s a defining superhero project from Dark Knight to Watchmen to The Ultimates and The Authority and Jupiter’s Legacy belongs in this milieu. Millar has described it as the best work of his entire career and this first volume is a Hollywood Babylon for the superheroes of the Golden Age.For mature audiences. Collects Jupiter's Legacy (2020) 1 and 2.

By day, they are the world''s greatest heroes. By night, they struggle with the same problems as the rest of us, and as the pressure increases on these super-celebrities, one of the team breaks away to become embroiled in the social unrest and political upheaval of America in the 1960s. You''ve never read a book like JUPITER''S LEGACY before, now a major Netflix Original series. Collects JUPITER''S CIRCLE, VOL. 2 #1-6

Back in print for the first time in years!Jupiter's moon Europa is wrapped in a half-mile-thick mantle of ice, and beneath it is the only off-world ocean known to humanity.  A tiny research station in orbit around Europa discovers things under the ice - things that send U.N. weapons inspector Nathan Kane to Europa to make an assessment.  Thousands of coffins are suspended in the Europan ocean, and Kane and the researchers aren't the only people in orbit who want to know what's inside them. What awaits them is the deep history of the solar system, and the end of the future.  A science fiction horror thriller from Warren Ellis (Transmetropolitan, Castlevania, TREES) and Chris Sprouse (Black Panther, Tom Strong, Batman).

A new era for the Black Panther starts here! The indomitable will of Wakanda, the famed African nation known for its vast wealth, advanced technology and warrior traditions, has long been reflected in the will of its monarchs, the Black Panthers. But now the current Black Panther, T'Challa, finds that will tested by a superhuman terrorist group called The People that has sparked a violent uprising among the citizens of Wakanda. T'Challa knows the country must change to survive... the question is, will the Black Panther survive the change? Collecting BLACK PANTHER (2016) 1-12.

Black Panthers Heimat Wakanda brennt! Terroristen und Selbstmordbomber zerstören das Königreich von Innen. Und während TChalla mithilfe von Manifold, Luke Cage, Misty Knight und Storm dagegen vorgeht, bereist seine Schwester Shuri die Geisterwelt. Die gefeierte Soloserie von Marvels neuem Filmhelden!

Schwere Zeiten für Marvels afrikanischen Leinwandhelden! Wakanda steht in Flammen. Um sein Land davor zu bewahren, endgültig von der Revolution verschlungen zu werden, muss Black Panther jedes Mittel einsetzen und vor allem auf die reichhaltige, äußerst lebendige Geschichte seiner Heimat setzen.

Wakanda hat politisch einen neuen Weg eingeschlagen. Doch wo sind die Götter der Nation, die von Bestien und Monsternangegriffen wird? Black Panther begibt sich auf die Suche nach Antworten, während einige von Captain Americas und Iron Mans Feinden gegen ihn intrigieren. Zudem will TChalla sich mit seiner Ex Storm von den X-Men versöhnen.

Collects Black Panther (2016) #166-172. Klaw stands supreme! The Black Panther's greatest foe has returned, ready for war! Can T'Challa finally defeat Ulysses Klaw, the man who killed his father, before his country rips itself apart? To make matters worse, Wakanda's gods disappear - and the Originators return! The former gods are back, but what are their intentions for a land that has forgotten them? And all that is only the beginning as a cadre of villains returns, monsters pour through strange gateways and Wakanda is brought to its knees! T'Challa must defend his country from within - but with his hands full, who will come to Ayo and Aneka's aid? Who will join the Panther's ill-fated crusade? And who, or what, is Ras the Exhorter? The answers will surprise you!