Marvel Comics Introduces A New BLACK PANTHER... And This Is Definitley Going To Be Controversial! SPOILERS

Marvel Comics Introduces A New BLACK PANTHER... And This Is Definitley Going To Be Controversial! SPOILERS

The first issue of Marvel Knights: The World To Come hits shelves today, and the big reveal of the character who is set to take over from T'Challa as Black Panther is sure to raise some eyebrows...

By MarkCassidy - Jun 04, 2025 08:06 AM EST
Filed Under: Marvel Comics
Source: Via Bleeding Cool

The first issue of a new Marvel Knights series titled The World To Come by Christopher Priest, Joe Quesada, Richard Isanove and Richard Starkings is now on shelves, and this comic is going to leave fans with a lot to discuss.

Major spoilers ahead.

The issue begins with the death of T'Challa as an old man... but this isn't the big reveal (the story takes place in the future, after all). We then flash back to the events that led to the hero's demise.

After Storm is killed in the "Race War," T'Challa seeks to preserve his legacy by having a child with an early love interest from the comics named Monica Lynne. The boy, Ketema, grows to resent his father, ultimately challenging him for the rule of Wakanda.

Ketema defeats T'Challa (while obviously sparing his life, though we're not sure why just yet), before unmasking to reveal that he is, in fact... white.

How did T'Challa have a Caucasian son with Monica Lynne? There's speculation that he may also have had a child with Nicole Adams, who appears to be depicted on the cover of issue #3. This character was seemingly killed off back in 2000, but that doesn't necessarily mean all that much in the world of comic books.

There could be another explanation, of course, but whatever twist and turns may lay ahead, it looks like the next character to hold the mantle of Black Panther on the page is a white guy.

Here's what Priest had to say about T'Challa's death (he doesn't weigh in on Ketema's debut) during an interview with AITP Comics.

“Oh, he dies on page 2, so… ‘Woah, what happened here? Did somebody put something in his soup?’ Well you’re gonna have to read to find out,” said the writer. “The story is not about him dying, it’s about how we got to this point. And I think that’s the more significant thing. That’s the good stuff that we don’t want to reveal.”

“We know sooner or later everybody dies," he added. "Now, the question is what happens to all the toys? It’s very scary if Black Panther dies, because he’s got a lot of toys that we know about and a lot of toys we don’t know about. And we established in our series, 30 years ago, that in a desk drawer, he’s got all these plans for how to defeat, you know, Batman. He knows how to take down Galactus. He’s got all these like, contingency plans. Or as Jack Nicholson said, ‘All these marvelous toys.’ So the crisis is, what now? OK, Black Panther’s dead, what now?”

Have you read the issue yet? What do you make of this development? Let us know in the comment section down below.

MARVEL KNIGHTS THE WORLD TO COME #1 (OF 6)

(W) Christopher Priest (A/CA) Joe Quesada

THE FUTURE OF THE MARVEL UNIVERSE IS HERE!

Two of the most visionary creators in comic history show you THE WORLD TO COME! The King of Wakanda is DEAD, leaving unguarded the world's most advanced technology, most precious metal, and a cryptic vault of dark secrets while triggering global conflicts among Marvel's heroes, villains and mutants. With T'Challa gone, the future of the Marvel 616 Universe will be determined by a final tribal challenge for the Wakandan throne and the mysterious victor who will change Wakanda, and the Marvel Universe, forever.

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bkmeijer1
bkmeijer1 - 6/4/2025, 8:18 AM
Finally they can cast Ryan Gosling as Black Panther. Should appease the usual folks
Apophis71
Apophis71 - 6/4/2025, 8:32 AM
@bkmeijer1 - Kinda knew they would go there eventualy, depends on the narrative and explanations behind it as to if it will work well but ultimately the white dude is likely to turn out to be a villain and/or rejected by the locals. IF they subvert that expectation and him actualy somehow be T'Challa's son, AND be a true hero, AND be accepted as King of Wakanda by the populace and fans I'd be VERY surprised and impressed but rare I read comics anymore so...
Radders
Radders - 6/4/2025, 8:44 AM
@bkmeijer1 - Well they can argue that it's in the comics now
Fogs
Fogs - 6/4/2025, 9:06 AM
@bkmeijer1 - hahahha my 1st thought
soberchimera
soberchimera - 6/4/2025, 9:23 AM
@bkmeijer1 - Except the “USUAL folks” don’t want a white Black Panther and never did.
Gizmoduck
Gizmoduck - 6/4/2025, 11:09 AM
@bkmeijer1 - just great news all around, the memes are becoming reality, praise be.
Deadinside
Deadinside - 6/4/2025, 11:10 AM
@bkmeijer1 -
I was holding out for Patton Oswalt...! ☮️👍
Ryguy88
Ryguy88 - 6/4/2025, 11:37 AM
@bkmeijer1 - and then we can point to this one obscure comic book as a source and claim this inst a race swap of the character!
KennKathleen
KennKathleen - 6/4/2025, 12:22 PM
@bkmeijer1 - They turned Black Panther into Duke Dennis... this will not end well...
spr0cks
spr0cks - 6/5/2025, 12:08 PM
@soberchimera -
Are you speaking on behalf of the "USUAL folks"™ in this capacity, or should we expect a more official statement release from the "USUAL folks" Supervisory Committee?
FrankenDad
FrankenDad - 6/4/2025, 8:24 AM
Oh my….
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 6/4/2025, 10:28 AM
Hello?

Based?

Yeah.

Based.
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 6/4/2025, 11:25 AM
@FrankenDad - we won
supermanrex
supermanrex - 6/4/2025, 11:27 AM
@Malatrova15 - who is we and what did you win? (i cant wait for this answer)
Malatrova15
Malatrova15 - 6/4/2025, 11:29 AM
@supermanrex - we is America and we won vindication, the McU is next since comics nowadays are Just introducción propaganda for the movies
Superheromoviefan
Superheromoviefan - 6/4/2025, 1:18 PM
@MakeAmericaGrea -
now based? lol
loser
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 6/4/2025, 3:22 PM
@Superheromoviefan -

I'm winning more than you are.

Target stock is dowwwwnnnn!

MSNBC viewership is dowwwwnnnn!

Greta Thunberg is arrested in Israel!

Corporations are less involved this month!

Disney+ is dead!

Non canon Doctors are gone from Doctor Who!

The U.S.S. Harvey Milk is getting a name change!

Fantastic Bore and Elio are next in the long line of Disney bombs!

I haven't grown tired of winning yet, but who knows, it could happen!
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 6/4/2025, 3:23 PM
?si=xmXBTxFhNQSEVpP-
Superheromoviefan
Superheromoviefan - 6/4/2025, 3:53 PM
@MakeAmericaGrea -
prices up
measles cases up
lol dumbass
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 6/4/2025, 7:38 PM
@Superheromoviefan -

Prices of movie theater tickets and food are up because libs keep writing woke slop not enough people will pay for.

Measles cases are up because - you know.

People who don’t know how to use punctuation shouldn't call other a dumbass.
Superheromoviefan
Superheromoviefan - 6/4/2025, 10:31 PM
@MakeAmericaGrea -
so much for a buinessman president lol
they are up bc retards dont vaccinate, doubt thats what "you know" means
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 6/4/2025, 10:54 PM
@Superheromoviefan -

Measles cases are up because many non Americans don't get vaccinations.

Prices are largely down.

Biden and other Marxists hiked the prices up.
Superheromoviefan
Superheromoviefan - 6/4/2025, 11:17 PM
@MakeAmericaGrea -
yes its everybodies fault lol
just curious why wouldnt "non americans" get vaccinate?
no they are not lmao
i got news for you biden isnt the president, this isnt 2020
TheyDont
TheyDont - 6/4/2025, 8:24 AM
Finally.
TDKRnry88
TDKRnry88 - 6/4/2025, 8:51 AM
@TheyDont - Ok, Star-Lord 🤣
HammerLegFoot
HammerLegFoot - 6/4/2025, 8:25 AM
just imagine 20-30 years from now we get a Ketema MCU debut
EskimoJ
EskimoJ - 6/4/2025, 10:52 AM
@HammerLegFoot - And the critics here champion the MCU for being comic accurate while modernizing the character. 😅
HammerLegFoot
HammerLegFoot - 6/4/2025, 8:26 AM
I'm not even mad I knew eventually something like this would happen. Just didnt know how but I knew it would
MisterBones
MisterBones - 6/4/2025, 8:34 AM
T’Challa went bunny hoppin
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JacobsLadder
JacobsLadder - 6/4/2025, 8:41 AM
@MisterBones - RG 3 approves.
MisterBones
MisterBones - 6/4/2025, 8:46 AM
@JacobsLadder -

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TDKRnry88
TDKRnry88 - 6/4/2025, 8:52 AM
@MisterBones - 🤣🤣🤣🤣 You win!
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 6/4/2025, 10:25 AM
@MisterBones - User Comment Image
SteelGunZ
SteelGunZ - 6/4/2025, 8:36 AM
It don't matter. True character creativity and good story telling DIED with Stan Lee and Jack Kirby.


The future of comics is damned.

also I guess we'll see the COMIC-CON attendance start to go down over the next few years as well.
ObserverIO
ObserverIO - 6/4/2025, 9:58 AM
@SteelGunZ - Good, maybe there'll be room for actual comics and comics fans now.
PatientXero
PatientXero - 6/4/2025, 10:27 AM
@SteelGunZ - Stan Lee was a greedy man, who snagged others work for his own, and put his name as co-creator on other people’s work. You need proof of how uncreative he really was? Read his Just Imagine DC run. Or that shitty cartoon thing he made.
MakeAmericaGrea
MakeAmericaGrea - 6/4/2025, 10:40 AM
Yeah, Stanley Leiber kind of sucked.

He provided both good and bad.
FrankenDad
FrankenDad - 6/4/2025, 11:30 AM
@PatientXero - Striperella? 😂 what a joke that shit was.
fanboy03191
fanboy03191 - 6/4/2025, 11:47 AM
@PatientXero - He came up with the concepts. How the hell does that make him uncreative? I agree Ditko and Kirby should be in equal regard and in my opinion they are. But do not disrespect Lee because he did come up with it. Still life is not given to a character until the artist dips his pen in the ink.
PatientXero
PatientXero - 6/4/2025, 3:48 PM
@fanboy03191 - Did he though, or did he use his position of power to strong arm his way into a co-creator credit? As I said, look at anything he created on his own, and the stories told over the years about him.
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