Total War: Aaron talks Black Panther/Secret Invasion Tie-In

[CBR News]

The kingdom of Wakanda will be under siege from alien invaders in July, when a three-part "Secret Invasion" tie-in storyline begins in "Black Panther." CBR News spoke with writer Jason Aaron about the "total war" arc.

http://comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=16415

[Imraith Nimphais]

OMGoddess!!!...but this feels amazing! Would it be too much of an impossibility for JA and JP to take over the reigns of this book, permanently?...I am not picking up SI nor any of the other tie-ins except for SI-X-men...so i'm really glad this is pretty much a stand alone arc...I have not felt this excited about BP in like...years.

[hebitudinous]

Great, great visuals.

Yet...the Skrulls have access to the entire superhero genome, and what do they choose to do to gain access to the most valuable substance in the universe?

A skrull that "combines the powers of Marvel's most badass streetfighters".

Gee, thanks.

Just ONE of the superskrulls that invaded New York would have been great. One that has, say, Colossus' steel skin and Wolverine's healing ability.

If Vibranium is so valuable, why only a few superpowered skrulls? And why are the superskrulls getting defeated so easily??

Every issue I've bought has only brought more disappointment...why is it that every superskrull's ability seems to be "the ability to look freakin awesome" but tempered by the fatal weakness of "can be killed by falling from great heights | getting trampled by dinosaur | getting stabbed by adamantium claws | ... )

Meh.

[princesa]

Everyone is raving about this guy, this series should be off the chain.

[HepOne]

The art looks amazing and I love the atmosphere that it creates. Its been a long time since Black Panther has had an artist of this quality. I hope we see alot of action and hand to hand combat.

My only problem is this part

"And the technological sophistication of Wakanda quickly becomes useless, as we'll see in the opening salvos of the battle,"

This defeats a fact about Wakanda as a nation. I hope we see this similar to the invasion of Britain in Captain Britain and not the invasion of a villiage. The Zulu shields are little TOO on the nose and I hope this battle isnt fought only fought on the undeveloped plains of africa. Wakanda is technologically advanced city so I expect to see some buildings.

With all that said I enjoy Aarons Ghost Rider/Wolverine and hope his storyline has some suprises.

[bushboy]

It's about time Marvel gave me a reason to pick up BP again. 3 years ago, I never thought I'd say this, but I hope Hudlin stays away for good.

[Skytheen]

This includes X-Men member and Queen of Wakanda, Storm, who plays a big part in the storyline.

This still leaves it wide open for her to be a Skrull. What do you guys think?

[The Cool Thatguy]

This still leaves it wide open for her to be a Skrull. What do you guys think?

I think it's the fantasy of everyone who doesn't like the marriage, and in terms of tactics it'd make sense (Storm is their biggest superhuman gun) but I very much doubt that they'll reveal Storm as a skrull by a fill in writer. Especially with all the hub bub about the marriage.

That said, it's the perfect material for a fake out ;)

[CMBMOOL]

This still leaves it wide open for her to be a Skrull. What do you guys think?

OH I prey that this is going to occur so that we can see some mental damage in the Panther's life.

I think it's the fantasy of everyone who doesn't like the marriage, and in terms of tactics it'd make sense (Storm is their biggest superhuman gun) but I very much doubt that they'll reveal Storm as a skrull by a fill in writer. Especially with all the hub bub about the marriage.

That said, it's the perfect material for a fake out ;)

But the Skrulls had the perfect time to capture her, BEFORE the wedding but after the purposal, and all that occured right after House of M but before Civil War.

[XPac]

If Storm is a skrull, they don't even have to invade. Storm is the Queen of Wakanda. All they need to do is bump off BP and she runs the place.

[CMBMOOL]

If Storm is a skrull, they don't even have to invade. Storm is the Queen of Wakanda. All they need to do is bump off BP and she runs the place.

I would have thought that if Storm was a Skrull, then she could have lowered Wakanda defenses for the Skrull invasion to be a bit easier.

[da gooch]

it is still possible for storm to be a skrull, remember during the skrull gangster arc, they were all separated for sometime

[nickmarino]

looks good. i'm pumped.

[Skytheen]

I would have thought that if Storm was a Skrull, then she could have lowered Wakanda defenses for the Skrull invasion to be a bit easier.

The ads do say this might be the first and only time Wakanda has been invaded. Maybe thats exactly how and why.

[Marveluted]

This seems like this will be a good arc and I may check it out, but does anyone else feel like the Black Panther title has been an endless stream of Marvel Event tie-ins, gimmicks (Marvel Zombies [shudder]), and guest appearances (FF) over its run?

I like Black Panther as a character -- don't get me wrong -- but it feels that with this title he's never really had a chance at being a stand alone character. Hopefully this arc will sew the seeds for a more titular character-focused Panther book and avoid any further gangster planet Skrull diversions.