Black Panther

Uno de los personajes menos conocidos de universo Marvel es Black Panther (Pantera Negra) que tiene aspectos obviamente tomados del Phantom (El Fantasma). Como aquel personaje Black Panther es un protector de su tierra y de hecho él es el rey de Wakanda, su nación, un país muy especial pues guarda celosamente dos grandes tesoros que las grandes potencias del mundo ansían con vehemencia: el único filón de Vibranium (el metal más fuerte y raro en el mundo, el mundo Marvel por supuesto) y una tecnología que probablemente no es de este mundo y gracias a la cual este país ha podido permanecer inaccesible. T´Challa es el nombre real de Black Panther y él mismo (como el Fantasma) proviene de una larga línea de reyes guerreros que en su momento han sido Black Panther aunque es T´Challa quien recibe un honor que sus predecesores nunca podrían tener: ser un Vengador, no sólo por ser quién es sino porque sin tener ningún tipo de suero de supersoldado es el único humano que puede luchar con el Capitán América de igual a igual, tiene un intelecto que podría rivalizar con el de Reed Richards, valentía que rivaliza con la de Thor y un aspecto y actitudes que mucho recuerdan a Batman.
Marvel Entertainment ha lanzado recientemente una serie que cuenta el origen de Black Panther al mismo tiempo que se revela una conspiración internacional que busca desestabilizar Wakanda asesinando a T´Challa. Con apariciones del Capitán América, los X-Men (el Juggernaut se vuelve también enemigo de Black Panther) y otros héroes a más de dibujos inspirados en los hechos por Mike Romita Jr., esta es una serie que fascina y da un lugar prominente a quien ya tiene un lugar importante en la realidad Marvel aunque no en la de los comic geeks necesariamente.
           Yo del 1 al 5 con el cinco siendo el más alto le doy un cinco. Vale la pena verla.

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