Panther #56: Great story, BAD cover!

Hello all:

I just picked up the latest issue of Black Panther (which is a fantastic read, by the way), but if I was going by the cover, I wouldn't have! What a terrible painting. It doesn't have ANYTHING to do with the story, character, or style of the book! Who was the brilliant mind at Marvel that gave the go-ahead for this thing???

I hope next issue's cover is a vast improvement!

What do you all think?

I did take a pass on the cover's image when i went looking for the week's books, which was odd, since every possible way I can pump up attention for BP I've tried to do. I just thought that image was, as they say, 'bastard ugly.'

The story ... had some nice touches. I'm glad it's over, and I'm interested in seeing what's next. I still think Kasper is pretty much a dumbass, and it seems like T'Challa agrees. Hh.

-Hannibal Tabu

ga rec.arts.comics.marvel.universe no naseke!

#57 is the Patrick Zircher cover IIRC, which makes up for this mess a thousand times over.

I only came on for this storyarc, so I'm gone. Kasper really doesn't hold my interest for an ongoing series and I never cared bout T'Challa.

Plus, I'm still pissed about Tork's death.

Yeah. On balance, I'd have rather seen Kasper die to protect Tork than the other way around.

It wasn't that bad to me. Eh oh well. Was the guy in the mask that killed Tork, Kasper's father. I know K's father is the head of all things. But I just wasn't sure on that point.

Yeah. The next issue has Triage saying that he was worried that he (meaning Kibuka) wouldn't get back in time.