But this new numbering will tie Marvel’s books back to its predecessors and the long-running history of Marvel.
Both series revert to their original numbering with these October issues.
How will those themes continue under Legacy?
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They’ve been very open with my work onBlack Panther.
But history has always been a part of the comic book.
I love continuity, I love pastBlack Pantherstuff, I love bringing in history.
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I don’t think it’s as big a deal for Black Panther, because he was already there.
Future stuff is gonna be hinted at.
You are very open about acknowledging your predecessors onBlack Panther, like Christopher Priest and Don McGregor.
Well, you gotta go back to it.
This is the coolest part of comic books, there’s so much juice in all of that work.
I just attempt to absorb as much as I can.
It’s very natural for me.
I had that familiarity.
Don’s stuff I had to pick up a little later, Reggie Hudlin’s stuff also.
But it’s not hard.
I love going back through old comic books.
It’s one of the cool things about the form.
It’s not like TV where there’s just a certain amount of episodes.
That to me is the exciting part, both as a fan and writer.
Yeah, you gotta allow yourself to be dumb.
What have you learned about the form since starting out?
Just how much of a visual art it is.
The consistency of trying to apply the principle over and over again is how you learn.
There’s no theoretical way to learn.
No one can just keep telling you, “This is about the visual, not the words.”
You have to consistently try it over and over again.
There is much more to say to the artist.
I hope I can continue going that path.
A writer like[Brian Michael] Bendisis great at communicating with a head nod, or an expression.
If you read his classic stuff, there’ll be whole pages with no dialogue, but they communicate.
It’s not easy to learn to do that.
The first Legacy issue teases a fight with Klaw.
I mean, how many of these stories are about,you killed my dad?
Or my mom died, or my Uncle Ben died.
Superman, Batman, Spider-Man, Black Panther so many of these stories are about being an orphan.
Klaw is responsible for Black Panther being an orphan, so there’s considerable animosity there.
Leonard, Black Panther lives in one of the most unique countries in all of superhero comics.
What are you most looking forward to about approaching Wakanda?
But I love the blending of the futuristic and technological with the natural.
It’s something that is often missing from more typical options in western comics.
How will the events of “Dark Origin” make sense of her complicated history?
MARGARET STOHL:Whose coming-of-age story isn’t set in a Negative Zone is one way or another?
I know mine certainly was!
In recent years, Captain Marvel has taken on a major leadership role in the Marvel Universe.
How will that continue or change underLegacy?
As Captain America stumbles, Captain Marvel steps up.
Buckle up, folks.
Things are about to get pretty wild in the Carol-verse.
