Black Panther #29

One-sentence summary: More Marvel Zombies in this tie-in that I can't help but feel was an effort to boost sales for what was a decent title, though it really isn't too bad.

I've got some qualms with how they're doing this tie-in with Marvel Zombies. For one thing, it's just barely Black Panther anymore; it's Black Panther, and Storm, and half the Fantastic Four, and also Marvel Zombies. As is, I don't think T'Challa gets a full half of the comic anymore, which is a shame because he's a good character if done correctly. I also don't like that it's four-issues. It was sort of fun in the first issue, since it was different, but I was hoping for it to wind down in the second issue, not just-barley get half-through it all.

The other big thing is that it's sort of missing the point of Marvel Zombies. Part of what made the original book such a big hit was that it was dark, and it ended darkly, but it was hilarious too. Now the humor's gone and you're left with some plain-out dark images (Spider-Man taunting a woman and child before devouring them), really bad dialogue from the zombies themselves, and you know it's going to have a, at least somewhat, happy ending. It's like it's taken everything that made Marvel Zombies sell so well and remove as much as possible without actually removing the zombie aspect.

I'm looking forward to them getting back and T'Challa getting back to Wakanda and dealing with problems there. I'd much rather have that then have him wandering through dimensions fighting zombies. I'm sure that's not what the numbers support, though.