Character-centered definitive runs
No. 87 — Longer term

Black Panther by Reginald Hudlin

Reginald Hudlin · John Romita Jr. · Scot Eaton · Francis Portela · Ken Lashley

Story era 07 · Disassembled to Civil War

Hudlin develops Shuri’s rise, T’Challa and Storm’s marriage and Wakanda’s Civil War-era conflicts before a change in the Panther mantle.

0 of 1 book owned1,368 pages55 full issues

Setup & reading order

  1. After Black Panther by Christopher Priest Omnibus Vol. 2

    Continue with Hudlin’s cinematic origin reset and full Wakandan phase; move to Coates after Black Panther (2009) #6 and Flags of Our Fathers.

Optional context & path

Path: Black Panther. Related projects that read well in this order; the order is a suggestion, not a requirement.

Useful background and earlier stops: Black Panther by Christopher Priest · Black Panther — Panther’s Quest and Panther’s Prey.

Only required setup and earlier volumes in the same project affect the queue. Everything here is optional.

About these books · 4 sources

Publisher and reference pages describe the editions. Reviews and reader discussions offer different views of the stories.

The books

Black Panther by Reginald Hudlin Omnibus

Omnibus hardcover · 1,368 pages · Unowned

Book 1 of 1 · Disassembled to Civil War

Hudlin’s Wakandan phase begins before Civil War, brings Storm into the royal family, and carries Shuri’s rise through Secret Invasion-era consequences.

See reading checkpoints
Released 11 Mar 2025 · 1,368 pages · John Romita Jr. cover9781302963484Planned edition
Black Panther (2005)#1–41
X-Men (1991)#175–176
Black Panther Annual (2008)#1
Black Panther (2009)#1–6
Captain America/Black Panther: Flags of Our Fathers (2010)#1–4
Black Panther Saga (2008)#1
Black Panther Annual (2018) (partial — Black to the Future Part II)#1
Earth-616 PrimaryMultiverse Contained story

From Black Panther Annual (2018) #1 it takes only Hudlin and Ken Lashley’s six-page “Black to the Future Part II.”

Edition sources

Each ISBN identifies a specific printing and cover. “Owned copy” identifies the edition on my shelf; “Planned edition” identifies the edition listed for collecting.

Duplication across this project

These books share full issues or parts of issues with other books in the plan. Open the lists below to see which stories repeat.

No shared contents are recorded with other books in the plan.

Things to know
  • The opening revisits T’Challa’s origin and provides a new introduction rather than continuing Priest’s final scene.