I can into posesion of a lot of Alpha Flight comics should you want to list the issues you're missing.

I enjoyed Brubaker's Capt. America epic and his take over of DD has been great. GotG is a wonderful book. Traditionally I think myself (and K2 if I may speak for him) are DC-ites. Also apart from General Comics forum I'm not sure when the last DC post was made either.

Thoughts? Also was it Method Man thats taking over the book later in 2009? Will it be this female version? How does all this make you feel, PC?

Also: "I can posesion"... what the 'L? How distracted was I Friday?

Yeah, I've already been wringing my hands over this ridiculous decision for some time - since the cover art was leaked two weeks ago.

First and foremost the ongoing Hudlin involvement turns my stomach. Hudlin's stories have been rife with cliche and have run roughshod over the continuity that Chris Priest did so much to smooth out on his last run on the title. Honestly it never felt like Hudlin really had a clue how to handle the character. Then, in what amounts to a cruel, cruel tease - Jason Aaron takes over the book to write the Secret Invasion tie in and it's excellent. Hope springs that this quality writer will stay on the title and re-establish the character as the badass he should be.

Instead, they hand the reins back to Hudlin and to stimulate sales they decide to kill Tchalla (at least that's what they're hinting at) and turn the mantle over to his little sister.

Never mind the fact that until Hudlin took over the book Tchalla never had a sister. for years of continuity, through McGregor's Jungle Action, Kirby's wacky stories and Priests phenomenal run T'challa is an only child destined to take on the mantle of responsibility when his father is killed in his prime by Ulysses Klaw. Black Panther's step mother was a prominent figure throughout all of the previous Panther storylines.

Hudlin got ahold of the book and completely revised the established origin including T'challa usurping the role of Black Panther when it was his older cousin that was supposed to assume the title and at the same time they introduced the younger sister.

Now, in an effort to grab attention and headlines this younger sister will be made the new Black Panther. I think I want to vomit. Honestly, the only reason I can see for Marvel continuing to let Hudlin trample on this fine character is because Hudlin is the chief executive of BET - the network that is producing the animated Black Panther series that's supposed to debut next spring. Increased exposure from the cartoon can only be good for the comics - so keep the executive in charge of the cartoon invested in the success by continuing to let him write the comic.

Bleah. How I wish Brubaker would bring his magic wand to the Wakandan corner of the Marvel U and return Black Panther to the prominence he deserves.

Sigh

So its neither of T'Challa's bodyguards; which would be the logical progression of characters should he die son-less and the new one is a girl (instead of the cop Priest's run set-up)? I am so glad I bought issue #1 and dropped.

Yeah this smacks of "Well we don't care if BP sells or whatever its only a piece to be moved in a business deal that will make us money." Meh.

Furthermore they just did this with Capt. America. No Bucky is not a broad, but you know what I'm saying. Next thing you know Hudlin will have Storm marrying the new BP (JK... I hope).

Actually, there is quite a bit of speculation that Marvel is using the "World's Apart" mini-series to break up Storm and Panther. In issue 1 a Shadow King possessed Panther publically disses Storm, declares her a criminal and otherwise distances himself from her... so - the thinking is that they'll have Storm leave Wakanda and rejoin the X-Men "where she belongs".

That also eliminates the pesky problem of Storm being the ruler of Wakanda if her husband dies so they can create the clear path for the new girl.

Truly, truly hate this direction and the only saving grace is the knowledge that there is bound to be a reset button once Marvel and Hudlin part ways that will get the real Black Panther back where he belongs.