Audience Positioning in Black Panther’s 1966 Debut

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Recently, I’ve been interested in the narrative point of view in various texts and the ways that authors position an audience within the narrative. On one level, some African American authors like William Melvin Kelley place audiences in the perspective of whites: “The Only Man on Liberty Street,” “The Servant Problem,” and A Different Drummer. Other authors such as Ernest J. Gaines, James Baldwin, … Read More Audience Positioning in Black Panther’s 1966 Debut

October 26, 2017 + avengers, black panther, comics, graphic novels, m'kabu, marvel, marvel cinematic universe, marvel comics, monica lynn, monica lynne, t'challa, wakanda

Representation and Monica Lynne’s Social Activism

by Matthew Teutsch

Last post, I wrote about T’Challa’s role as a teacher within the community, and today I want to briefly look at Monica Lynne’s movement from an entertainer to to social activist as she begins to work as a social worker. In Avengers #73, Monica’s actions lead T’Challa to take a more active role in fighting everyday segregation and injustice within the community instead of … Read More Representation and Monica Lynne’s Social Activism

October 24, 2017 + african american literature, american literature, avengers, black panther, comics, graphic novels, Literature, marvel, marvel cinematic universe, marvel comics, monica lynn, monica lynne, t'challa

Representation and The Black Panther as Teacher

by Matthew Teutsch

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about Monica Lynne’s first appearance in Avengers #73. During their first encounter, Monica Lynne causes T’Challa to see his role not just as an Avenger but as a social activist as well. Along those lines, the issues that follow, specifically Avengers #77 and #78 illuminate what T’Challa’s and Monica’s roles in the community end up being. T’Challa, … Read More Representation and The Black Panther as Teacher

October 5, 2017 + american literature, avengers, black panther, Literature, marvel, marvel cinematic universe, marvel comics, monica lynn, monica lynne, t'challa, wakanda

“Why haven’t you let anyone know?”: Monica Lynne First Appearance

by Matthew Teutsch

Typically, when we talk about origin stories in comics, we focus on superheroes. Rarely do we focus on supporting or secondary characters. David Taft Terry writes about the introduction of Bill Foster and his role working with Hank Pym; however, that is the only real discussion, so far, I have seen on supporting characters. After reading Sam Wilson’s (Falcon) origin story, I decided to … Read More “Why haven’t you let anyone know?”: Monica Lynne First Appearance

August 10, 2017 + african american literature, american literature, azzuri, black panther, captain america, captain america/black panther: flags of our fathers, comics, everett k ross, marvel, marvel cinematic universe, marvel comics, reginald hudlin, steve rogers, t'challa, wakanda, world war ii

The “Double V Campaign” in “Captain America/Black Panther: Flags of Our Fathers”

by Matthew Teutsch

Recently, I’ve been writing about Christopher Priest’s Black Panther, specifically about Priest’s use of Everett K. Ross, “Emperor of Useless White Boys,” as the narrative voice of the book. Today, I want to look at some of Reginald Hudlin’s work as head of Black Panther. I have read a couple of issues of Hudlin’s run, but I do not want to focus on those … Read More The “Double V Campaign” in “Captain America/Black Panther: Flags of Our Fathers”

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Audience Positioning in Black Panther’s 1966 Debut

Category: black panther