Cast Captain Marvel

[Guy Gardener]

If you're going to be that dogmatic, then the Wakandan word for Black Panther might not even include a designation of colour at all. That just happens when you translate Wakandan into English. An alternate translation for the Black Panther God might even be "Steve".

Worshipping the Panther is a religion and The King or Queen is also the Pope of that religion.

Although recently, what's all this stuff about T'Challa being the King of the Dead too?

White Tiger is (currently) a Latina, but of the four people to use this identity in Marvel Comics, one of them was African American, if that makes anyone feel better?

 

[Nerys Myk]

White Tiger is (currently) a Latina, but of the four people to use this identity in Marvel Comics, one of them was African American, if that makes anyone feel better?

And none of them were white.

 

[Mr Light]

<<Coming to America is 90 percent a Black Panther Movie.>>

 

[Turtletrekker]

Although recently, what's all this stuff about T'Challa being the King of the Dead too?

T'Challa lost the throne and the title and abilities of the Black Panther some time back to his sister Shuri for reasons I can't really recall.

Towards the end of Jonathon Hickman's Fantastic Four run, there was a story where T'Challa and Reed visited the tomb where the spirits of past Black Panthers rest, and that's where the whole "King of the Dead" thing came into play.

 

[the G-man]

Patrick Warburton.
Oops. Wrong Capt. Marvel

But seriously, given the time before this movie comes out and the desire to lock someone into a few sequels/Avengers movies, I bet whomever they get is going to be (Right or Wrong) a lot younger than many of the women on that list.

 

[Nerys Myk]

Although recently, what's all this stuff about T'Challa being the King of the Dead too?

T'Challa lost the throne and the title and abilities of the Black Panther some time back to his sister Shuri for reasons I can't really recall.

Towards the end of Jonathon Hickman's Fantastic Four run, there was a story where T'Challa and Reed visited the tomb where the spirits of past Black Panthers rest, and that's where the whole "King of the Dead" thing came into play.

Which struck me as a bit odd as I tend to think of the Panther as a technological/science based hero.

 

[the G-man]

Do they call him just Panther in Wakandan or the full name of Black Panther? Like do they call Swedish Meatballs, Swedish Meatballs in Sweden or just meatballs?

Do they call him just Panther in Wakandan or the full name of Black Panther? Like do they call Swedish Meatballs, Swedish Meatballs in Sweden or just meatballs?

I'd like to think it's just Panther. And they roll their eyes when a bunch of whites have to call him Black Panther.

I still don't understand Black Lightning....

Since their totem animal is a black panther ( leopards in this case) and not the usual spotted kind, I'd think so. The name comes from the animal and not because T'Challa and his ancestors are black. It's more like Green Lantern or Blue Beetle than the absurdity of Black Lightning or Black Goliath.

Precisely. This is the one "Black" character where the use of the color in the name makes sense. Though I suppose one could make an argument that Jefferson Pierce was trying to be "meta" and call up Blacksploitation stereotypes when he came up with his name to further distance his vigilante ID from his schoolteacher persona.

 

[Guy Gardener]

Watching him commune with his ancestors, the former Black Panthers, reminded completely of the Doctor from the Authority talking to the former Doctors (In the Garden?).

The first 6 issues of Reginald Hudlin's Black Panther were converted into Motion comics by Marvel.

[yt]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lL1IpmuHff8[/yt]

 

[Turtletrekker]

Cool! Thanks for posting that! I will definitely check that out later.

 

[Greg Cox]

Katheryn Winnick can kick some butt.
http://www.trailercodes.com/tv/vikings--rites-of-passage/lagertha-fights-off-intruders

I could live with Katheryn Winnick.

And we need to save Kristin Bell for Squirrel Girl . . .

Meanwhile, regarding the Black Panther . . . as I recall, he was badly injured by Doctor Doom, so his sister took over as Black Panther and ruler of Wakanda.

T'Challa is back on his feet again, but his sister is still ruling the country as a Black Panther . . ..

 

[Guy Gardener]

If you squint, there has already been a live action version of Carol Danvers in some recent movies.

I'm talking about this girl...



This is what Carol Danvers looked like during her finest stories by Chris Claremont.

 

[Nerys Myk]

If you squint, there has already been a live action version of Carol Danvers in some recent movies.

I'm talking about this girl...



This is what Carol Danvers looked like during her finest stories by Chris Claremont.

Carol might disagree.

 

[Agent Richard07]

Katheryn Winnick on Instagram as Captain Marvel

 

[Sto-Vo-Kory]

Although recently, what's all this stuff about T'Challa being the King of the Dead too?

T'Challa lost the throne and the title and abilities of the Black Panther some time back to his sister Shuri for reasons I can't really recall.

Towards the end of Jonathon Hickman's Fantastic Four run, there was a story where T'Challa and Reed visited the tomb where the spirits of past Black Panthers rest, and that's where the whole "King of the Dead" thing came into play.

Which struck me as a bit odd as I tend to think of the Panther as a technological/science based hero.

He's both a super-scientist/hero and a spiritual/political monarch, just as Wakanda is a futuristic utopia and a tribal nation with its share of in-fighting. Complexity is his default setting.

As for the "King of the Dead" business, didn't that start after Wakanda was attacked and left with a high number of casualties? The whole thing with swearing vengeance on Namor?

 

[Taylirious]

Katheryn Winnick on Instagram as Captain Marvel

She looks like Taylor Swift.

 

[Guy Gardener]

Carol might disagree.

I'm sure they can thumb wrestle to prove who is the ultimate Carol Danvers.

Best three out of 5?

Although if they are the same person, can they thumb wrestle?

There was something where two dopplegangers got into a fight and they keep punching each other in the fist because their instincts to fight are identical, if not mirrored.

(It might have been an episode of Charmed?)

 

[Nerys Myk]

T'Challa lost the throne and the title and abilities of the Black Panther some time back to his sister Shuri for reasons I can't really recall.

Towards the end of Jonathon Hickman's Fantastic Four run, there was a story where T'Challa and Reed visited the tomb where the spirits of past Black Panthers rest, and that's where the whole "King of the Dead" thing came into play.

Which struck me as a bit odd as I tend to think of the Panther as a technological/science based hero.

He's both a super-scientist/hero and a spiritual/political monarch, just as Wakanda is a futuristic utopia and a tribal nation with its share of in-fighting. Complexity is his default setting.

As for the "King of the Dead" business, didn't that start after Wakanda was attacked and left with a high number of casualties? The whole thing with swearing vengeance on Namor?

My most recent exposure to the Black Panther was reading the FF and Avengers issues he first appeared in. In those his and Wakanda's science and technology were at the forefront. He's the guy who gave the Falcon his wings!

 

[Turtletrekker]

As for the "King of the Dead" business, didn't that start after Wakanda was attacked and left with a high number of casualties? The whole thing with swearing vengeance on Namor?

Actually, just, just, just before. As in, the issue of Fantastic Four in which T'Challa became King of the Dead (and included a bit of foreshadowing regarding the Phoenix) was released on the same day as the Avengers vs X-Men issue where the Phoenix-possesed Namor attacked Wakanda.

 

[Guy Gardener]

All his first wings could do was "glide".

I remember giggling as Sam would have to shimmy up telephone poles to attain enough altitude to fight evil in the 1970s.

 

[Tosk]

Katheryn Winnick on Instagram as Captain Marvel

She looks like Taylor Swift.

But with Jessica Alba's body.