BLACK PANTHER Villain Erik Killmonger's Backstory To Be Told In New Marvel Comics Mini-Series

BLACK PANTHER Villain Erik Killmonger's Backstory To Be Told In New Marvel Comics Mini-Series

Marvel has announced a five-part mini-series that will chronicle the emotional backstory of Black Panther foe Erik Killmonger, who was brought to life on the big screen by Michael B. Jordan. Check it out.

By MattIsForReal - Sep 17, 2018 03:09 PM EST
Filed Under: Black Panther
Source: Marvel
Marvel's solo Black Panther movie introduced audiences to Erik Killmonger, one of the best on-screen villains the MCU has managed to bring to life. The brilliant performance of Michael B. Jordan helped establish a villain with actual emotion and complexity and now Marvel is looking to tell the character's story via his very own comic book mini-series.

Announced today, writer Bryan Edward Hill and artist Juan Ferreyra will team up for the five-part mini-series, appropriately titled Killmonger. The series will chronicle the story of N'Jadaka, a Wakandan who was exiled to the United States, and how he went from "bitter genius to a full-blown supervillain," according to Vulture. Speaking to the publication, Hill explained the approach he took to tell Killmonger's story.

I wanted to explore the choices and the failures that lead a person to dedicate their life to revenge, and how that happens. Because with Erik, I feel like it’s really a tragedy. It’s a story of a guy who was failed a lot by Wakanda in certain ways, by the people he met outside of Wakanda, by his own conscience in other ways, and I wanted to paint a portrait of that. Because to me the iconic fight between Erik Killmonger and T’Challa is tragic. It’s something that shouldn’t happen. It’s a conflict that’s borne from a tragic misunderstanding and a young man who was violently taken from his home.


Although Black Panther writer and director Ryan Coogler largely reimagined Killmonger's backstory for the film, Hill acknowledged that he still looked at Jordan's performance and Coogler's interpretation of the character for certain elements when writing the series.

The aspects of Erik being a soldier in his own cause that I took away from the film were certainly important to the narrative. For me, Jordan’s performance is remarkable because even in his philosophy you can see that he’s still wounded. He’s a person justifying himself with his anger. And anger is always fear in disguise. Any time you see anger, you’re really looking at fear. Erik, in the movie, to me, was a character who was very afraid. He was afraid of not belonging to anything, of being a man with no nation, who’s afraid of not being able to live up to the Wakandan standard, of being the bastard son of Wakanda. The feelings of inadequacy led him into this unending desire for violent proof that he wasn’t that, that he wasn’t the bastard, that he deserved the right. Those emotions certainly play a part in that way. 

While the actual backstory for Killmonger will differ in the mini-series, it sounds like you can still expect that same powerful, raw emotion from the character. The interview with Hill is filled with all sorts of details about the upcoming series, so be sure to check it outKillmonger #1 goes on sale December 5. Check out the cover for the first issue below.

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JK
JK - 9/17/2018, 3:43 PM
Pointless
What's to tell

It was all in the movie
noahthegrand
noahthegrand - 9/17/2018, 3:48 PM
Hell yeah. Jordan is so charismatic and because of that and the writing, I loved his character. I put him in the top 5 marvel villains.





noahthegrand
noahthegrand - 9/17/2018, 3:50 PM
Also, while the subject is on the comics world, is anyone reading DC’s New Age of Heroes? I went in on Curse of Brimstone, but if you’ve read it how is the other stuff?
ShimmyShimmyYA
ShimmyShimmyYA - 9/17/2018, 4:00 PM
@noahthegrand - Sideways is pretty good, he's basically DCs spiderman but its a good series so far
noahthegrand
noahthegrand - 9/17/2018, 5:57 PM
@ShimmyShimmyYA - Brimstone has a lot of ghost rider vibes, but the execution is well done. Takes till issue 4 before it really hits its stride, and I like the characters
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 9/17/2018, 3:52 PM
marvels best villain imo no need for a backstory ........
JK
JK - 9/17/2018, 3:58 PM
@knocturnalzen10 -
Best villain


Best villain


HAHAHHAHAH

he's good but FAR FAR FAR from best
Otis
Otis - 9/17/2018, 5:56 PM
@AlanTuring - I also think he's the best villain.
JK
JK - 9/17/2018, 6:09 PM
@Otis - it's okay to be wrong
Millions each year make wrong choices
This too shall pass............
Otis
Otis - 9/17/2018, 8:52 PM
@AlanTuring - Dang you're smart
JK
JK - 9/17/2018, 8:58 PM
@Otis -
Please tell me where do you rank
Zemo
Thanos
Red Skull
Hela
Vulture

I mean seriously

Vulture is lightyears better than Killmonger

Otis
Otis - 9/17/2018, 9:23 PM
@AlanTuring - Sorry m'man none of em beat jesse eisenberg as lex luthor if we're talking about sheer depth here
Ragnarocknroll
Ragnarocknroll - 9/18/2018, 2:01 AM
@knocturnalzen10 - That's Thanos for me.
Ragnarocknroll
Ragnarocknroll - 9/18/2018, 2:02 AM
@Otis - What? Even Malekith was better than Eisenberg's Luthor. What the [frick] you smokin'?
Omega
Omega - 9/18/2018, 2:14 AM
@knocturnalzen10 - Thanos is far superior,Killmonger while had some cool moments at the end he turned into generic villain.
JK
JK - 9/18/2018, 3:40 AM
@Otis - now I know you a troll, kid..
knocturnalzen10
knocturnalzen10 - 9/18/2018, 6:30 AM
@Omega - actually imo the point of a great villain aside from the joker is for them to make the hero question his own moral in the conflict ......thanos was great don't get me wrong second for me but erik's vantage point was only extreme per your prospective in his choices....
Ageechron
Ageechron - 9/17/2018, 3:57 PM
Captain marvel trailer confirmed for tomorrow!
noahthegrand
noahthegrand - 9/17/2018, 3:59 PM








ShimmyShimmyYA
ShimmyShimmyYA - 9/17/2018, 4:00 PM
So is this for the movie or the comics? I'm all for it either way, the new BP run is dope, Space wakanda ftw
Cyclone1993
Cyclone1993 - 9/17/2018, 4:27 PM
@ShimmyShimmyYA - It’s for the comics and set within 616. They drew some inspiration from the movie but it’s serving to flesh out his comic backstory.
QuietStorm
QuietStorm - 9/17/2018, 4:03 PM
Such a badass suit. But as T'Challa said, the goal is to not be noticed.

Nightmare
Nightmare - 9/17/2018, 4:22 PM
GhostDog
GhostDog - 9/17/2018, 4:24 PM
What Coogler did with Killmonger was something that I wanted to see done with him for a while.

Killmonger speaks from the perspective of an African-American or as some native Africans will say, members of the lost tribe. Gives them a voice.

They will say that you are lost,” is what N’Jobu says to him.

Loved that
LukeCage2155
LukeCage2155 - 9/17/2018, 5:44 PM
@BlackBeltJones -Excellent scene.
Oberlin4Prez
Oberlin4Prez - 9/17/2018, 4:38 PM
So basically something ten people will read.
PC04
PC04 - 9/17/2018, 4:50 PM
I hope he's actually not dead. I liked him a lot. He's a fun character to watch played by a solid actor.
aflynn
aflynn - 9/17/2018, 5:24 PM
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