Riggie Hudlin is leaving Black Panther Fam!!

[heavyhand]

http://comics.ign.com/articles/981/981788p1.html

May 11, 2009 - Reginald Hudlin has been the regular writer of Black Panther for over four years now. After Hudlin renewed interest in the character with "Who Is the Black Panther?", T'Challa went on to take a much more active role in the Marvel Universe, including help lead the fight against Iron Man's pro-Registration forces in Civil War and temporarily joining the Fantastic Four.

With Dark Reign remaking the Marvel Universe, Black Panther has followed suit by undergoing some drastic changes. The series recently relaunched with a new #1 issue, wherein T'Challa was grievously injured and Wakanda was left without a Black Panther. With Wakanda's enemies closing in, an all-new, all-female Panther must rise to defend her homeland.

As this turns out, this storyline will be Hudlin's last. After almost five years and dozens of issues, Hudlin is leaving Black Panther, making way for a new writer. That writer is horror novelist Jonathan Maberry. Maberry will be joined by new regular artist Will Conrad.

The two writers will collaborate on August's Black Panther #7, after which Hudlin will move onto a new Marvel project and continue work on the upcoming BP animated series. Hudlin will still be involved with the series as a consultant going forward. We chatted with both writers – as well as editor Axel Alonso - about the past, present and future of Black Panther, and how Maberry plans to steer the series forward with its new lead.

 

[Lady-Wiz]

I don't know about this

 

[heavyhand]

the new panther was starting to be crack, I hope this shit doesnt die 20 issues in

 

[NnubianN]

Here's the guy replacing Hudlin.

The interview is pretty interesting. My main question is...will T'Challa and Shuri have a showdown in the future over who the real Panther is? If that battle does happen it prolly wont be for awhile. T'C has to recover and Shuri would need a ton more experience before she could hope to stand even with him. Jon Mayberry has an extensive backround in weapons, Special Ops and fighting techniques so he's not just a horror novelist. Might as well see where he'll take the book before we throw him into a pit of punji sticks

 

[WhenTheGoingGetsTtuff]

i am not in favor of this

 

[heavyhand]

I've checked this guy out he wrote Wolverine: Ghosts which can be found in the wolverine annivesarry issue http://anonym.to/?http://rapidshare...e_Anniversary_001__2009___NeverAngel-DCP_.cbr

and he's also writing Punisher Max: Naked Kill its out next month I think

lets see how he does on punisher

 

[splendid]

Hudlin's run has been mixed at best I am all in favor of giving another writer a shot. I still miss Priest's run.

 

[J Storm]

Oh damn.. a White Dudes taking over... Expect some over the top BLACK POWER type shit... When Ever White People write Black Heroes, you know what we get? CRAP Like this...

 

[heavyhand]

^^ didnt priest write the crew

 

[2nd2none]

wait to see how this blows over

 

[citizenkrane]

Hudlin probably wrote 3 good issues of Black Panther. I'm not sad to see that hack go.

 

[splendid]

Priest did write The Crew as well.

 

[O.Red]

Hudlin probably wrote 3 good issues of Black Panther. I'm not sad to see that hack go.

Cosign.

Hudlin was trash.

I want whoever wrote those Secret Invasion issues of Black Panther.

That shit was crack

 

[redwind]

CO SIGN CO SIGN!

The best story was the one hudlin didnt write. The skrull invasion arc.

Panther deserves a stronger arch nemesis than what he has gotten. Doom is someone else's villian and does anyone every buy that Klaw with his sonic powers is able to beat any of the highly trained kings of wakanda?

As far as the race of who writes black panther comics, who cares? as long as it isn't brian "I like to clown black characters" azzarello. Personally I felt hudlin wrote t'chaka to sound far too black american in speech and view than he did african.

 

[redwind]

CO SIGN CO SIGN!

The best story was the one hudlin didnt write. The skrull invasion arc.

Panther deserves a stronger arch nemesis than what he has gotten. Doom is someone else's villian and does anyone ever buy that Klaw with his sonic powers is able to take on any of the highly trained kings of wakanda?

As far as the race of who writes black panther comics, who cares? as long as it isn't brian "I like to clown black characters" azzarello.

Personally I felt hudlin wrote t'chaka to sound far too black american in speech and view than he did african.