New Essay: West Wing in a Kitty Suit: Politics in Christopher Priest’s Black Panther

My latest essay on Christopher Priest's Black Panther is up at Sequart: "West Wing in a Kitty Suit"! In this essay I discuss how Priest used politics in his stories.

New Essay: Black and Powerful: How Priest’s Depiction of a Powerful Black Panther Upset and Upended Fandom’s Expectations

My new essay for Sequart is up, continuing my series of essays on Christopher Priest's Black Panther; this one is titled "Black and Powerful: How Priest’s Depiction of a Powerful Black Panther Upset and Upended Fandom’s Expectations" I think the title should explain it all and I hope you enjoy it!

Dark Knight, Dark Kitty: My New Essay on Priest's Black Panther

I finally have a new essay about Christopher Priest's Black Panther available at Sequart! It's titled "Dark Knight, Dark Kitty" and it's my thoughts on how Priest would break the fourth wall for comedic effect in his Black Panther comics.

New Essay at Sequart: "Panther Beat"

At last, my new essay on Christopher Priest's Black Panther has been made available at Sequart! It's titled "Panther Beat: The Use of Beat Panels in Christopher Priest's Black Panther." Comedy was a major part of what made Priest's Black Panther memorable so it's about time to discuss one of the tools Priest used to put it together! I hope you enjoy the essay!

New Essay: Yearning for Wakanda

I didn't intend for my next essay on Christopher Priest's Black Panther to take the shape that it did, but the idea for Yearning for Wakanda came to me while reading W. E. B. Du Bois soon after arriving in Angola and I found I had to get my ideas written down while they were fresh. I hope you like this essay!

New Black Panther essay at Sequart!

Sequart has published another in my series of essays about Christopher Priest's Black Panther. This one is titled "The Knighted King: A Brief Publication History of Christopher Priest's Black Panther." This one simply sorts out the publishing history of Black Panther and the many factors internal and external which shaped the book's development. I hope you'll take a few minutes to read and enjoy!

Today at Sequart: new Christopher Priest essay!

My newest Sequart essay "Panther's Priest" can now be read online. This is a retrospective of Christopher Priest's career up to when he became author of the Black Panther. I wrote this principally to put his career into perspective so as to better judge how his past writing experiences influenced where he took the Black Panther. I hope you enjoy it!

History of Black Panther is up at Sequart!

My new essay about Christopher Priest's Black Panther is up at Sequart; this one is more informational than most as it details the Black Panther's publishing history prior to Priest's arrival in 1998. Check it out and tell me what you think!

New Black Panther essay at Sequart

My 2nd Black Panther essay is now available at Sequart! This one continues the subject of white privilege in Christopher Priest's Black Panther by looking at Hunter, the White Wolf.

Now blogging at Sequart!

Greetings!

For some time I have been preparing a series of essays about Christopher Priest's Black Panther comics! Happily, the first of these is now available to read at Sequart! In this first essay I'm looking at how Priest's character Everett K. Ross is useful in demonstrating aspects of white privilege. I hope you enjoy it!