BLACK PANTHER (2023)

A KING WITHOUT A CROWN! Banished from the throne and a fugitive in his own homelands, T'Challa still can't leave Wakanda without its sworn protector. A king without a crown, he finds new purpose lurking the streets and shadows of the Wakandan city that bears his father's name, BIRNIN T'CHAKA. New direction, new villains, new creative team - get in on the ground floor of Marvel's next smash hit!

Who is the mysterious Beisa? Delve deeper into Wakanda as we - and T'Challa - have never seen her! No longer in the Golden City, T'Challa goes deep undercover to try to understand the heart of this city that feels it has been forgotten by the Black Panther. And some people aren't happy with the rumors that the Black Panther has been skulking around Birnin T'Chaka - like the alluring thief Beisa. Fortunately, some new allies and familiar faces will remind T'Challa that outcast or no, the Black Panther is never completely alone!

DEATHLOK'S NEW TARGET: T'CHALLA! The five crime families that rule Birnin T'Chaka have heard the rumors that the Black Panther is lurking in the shadows, so they bring in a hired gun to help protect their interests…the cyborg assassin known as DEATHLOK!

Two of Birnin T'Chaka's most powerful crime families are about to become one in a wedding that is the talk of Wakanda! Neither Black Panther nor the mysterious Beisa are on the guest list, but that won't stop them from making an appearance at this who's who of Wakanda's rich, powerful and dangerous… …especially with the assassin Deathlok as one of the wedding crashers!

THE MYSTERY OF THE GRAY WOLF! After Black Panther's battle with Deathlok, tensions are high in Birnin T'Chaka as strife between the ruling crime families threatens to escalate into a full-fledged gang war. Can T'Challa restore peace in the city before it's too late? And what of the whispers of this evil spirit, Kivu'Ma? Who is the Gray Wolf that curses Wakanda?

A SECRET FROM WAKANDA'S PAST THREATENS TO DESTROY ITS FUTURE! Wakandan crime lord Baba Nkisu has summoned a deadly killer known as Kivu'Ma, but he may have gotten more than he bargained for. And Wakanda's history holds the key to the dark power that T'Challa must now defend his country from!

A FACTION WAR BREWING IN BIRNIN T'CHAKA? Black Panther learns the devastation of Kivu'Ma - and must deal with the aftermath. But it leaves him, and all of Birnin T'Chaka, shaken. Beisa enlists Black Panther's help in her ongoing investigation against Wakanda's crime families…which leads to an unexpected and beloved Marvel character appearance, who may know a thing or two about living in exile! Plus, Biti as you've never seen her before!

T'CHALLA VS. MONET! The missing-persons cases spiraling out of Birnin T'Chaka worsens, and Black Panther is determined to find out who is behind the disappearances. What does it have to do with the St. Croix family and their daughter, the powerful Uncanny Avenger known as Monet? T'Challa is about to find out!

T'CHALLA'S ALLIES KIDNAPPED AND HIS CITY UNDER SIEGE! Between Baba Nkisu and Cartier St. Croix teaming up, tensions being higher than ever among Birnin T'Chaka's crime families and the vengeful spirit known as the Grey Wolf on the prowl, Black Panther will need to gather all of his allies - from Shuri to Beisa - in order to keep the city from being torn asunder!

A FINAL CONFRONTATION AGAINST THE GRAY WOLF! After discarding Baba Nkisu, the Gray Wolf has found a new host: the crime lord's daughter, Aliinya Nkisu! To defeat a supernatural power so great AND to save Aliinya from the Gray Wolf, eater of souls, Black Panther must call upon the aid of allies new and old!