The King is Checking for Green Card's In Hell's Kitchen

"They want me to do WHAT!?!?!"

I don't know just how much you guys follow comics but for those that do you know that currently the title of Black Panther rests not with the man that's ruled Wakanda for all these years but is now resting on the shoulders of his sister. OK, long story short, after his recent run in with Dr Doom. The Black has gone from King, Scientist, Husband to Storm....to guarding the streets of NY's Hell's Kitchen. Yes downgrade. And to make things worse Marvel is about to turn the GREATEST Black comic book hero in history in a "champion for immigrant rights in America." You kinda have to know just how BIG the Panther is within the comic world or get how disrespectful this is to fans of the character. Obviously I have no issue with immigration but as the Ruler of one of the most Powerful nations on earth. Black Panther as displayed below......is a horrible turn of events.

Words from the Black Panther Editors after the Jump



CA: What does it mean for an African king to become a patriotic American figure? Are there any potential allegories in here for immigration or melting pot assimilation in America?

David Liss: We've been very cautious from the beginning about revealing what the American Panther is going to mean to our book or our characters. That said, I don't think there is any way to tell a story about immigration without it functioning, at least one some level, as a microcosm of the American immigration experience. To say more than that would be to reveal too much about the story, but one thing we wanted to focus on here is the tension between native-born Americans and the people who come here from other countries. It was a complicated and emotional subject before the American Revolution, and it remains complicated and emotional now.

Bill Roseman: From the very first issue, David and Francesco have been tapping into the iconic nature of Hell's Kitchen as a bubbling melting pot of different ethnicities, and as a symbol for all of New York City as a welcoming beacon for immigrants throughout America's history. Will we explore ideas of national identity, racial conflict, assimilation and illegal immigration in this story? Following the Marvel tradition of holding a mirror up to society, you bet we will.

 

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