Black Panther (TV series)
Black Panther | |
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Genre | ABC3 (Australia)BET (U.S.) |
Release | January 16 January 30, 2010 | –
Black Panther is an American
The series was broadcast on the Australian children's channel ABC Me (formerly ABC3) in January 2010[6] and in the United States on BET in November 2011.[7]
Plot
Upon becoming the new
Cast
- T'Challa / Black Panther[8]
- Stan Lee as General Wallace
- Princess Shuri
- Queen Mother, Dora Milaje
- S'Yan
- Jill Scott as Storm[9]
- Klaw
Additional voices
- Jonathan Adams as T'Chaka
- Black Knight, Male Cannibal, Batroc the Leaper
- David Busch as Everett K. Ross
- Taye Diggs as Historical Black Panther #2
- Phil LaMarr as T'Shan
- Juggernaut
- W'Kabi
- Vanessa Marshall as Dora Milaje, Female Cannibal
- Nightcrawler
- Adrian Pasdar as Captain America
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Wolverine, Historical Black Panther #1
- Rick D. Wasserman as Radioactive Man
Production
At a presentation held in
The show was supervised by
Djimon Hounsou was cast to voice T'Challa/Black Panther.[13] The series was directed by Mark Brooks and Jon Schnepp. Jon Schnepp co-directed and edited episodes 4 & 5 of the 6 episode animated motion comic series.[14] The theme song was composed by Stephen James Taylor in a dialect meant to be Wakandan (the fictional character's native language). In reality, the song employed a Bantu-based language of Taylor's creation.
Episodes
No. | Title | Australia air date | U.S. air date | |
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1 | "Pilot" | January 16, 2010[15] | November 15, 2011[16] | |
In a top-secret Washington meeting, Intelligence Agent Everett Ross briefs the government on the history of the Black Panther, the warrior king of the African nation, Wakanda . Meanwhile, on the other side of the world, Prince T'Challa wins an annual Wakanda tournament, and becomes the Black Panther. Meanwhile, a disastrous man/machine hybrid is built. | ||||
2 | "Black Panther" | January 16, 2010[17] | November 15, 2011[16] | |
Having been crowned the new Black Panther, T'Challa must contend with jealousy in the royal court while searching for the man who murdered his father. Unknown to him, a deadly assassin named Klaw is assembling a team of super-villains to attack Wakanda. | ||||
3 | "Revenge of the Evil" | January 23, 2010[18] | November 22, 2011[19] | |
A young T'Challa travels to Egypt and encounters Storm of the X-Men. While preparing to attack Wakanda, Klaw recalls how he assassinated T'Chaka. | ||||
4 | "Death of Father" | January 23, 2010[20] | November 22, 2011[19] | |
Black Knight spearhead the attack on Wakanda, and the Black Panther learns the truth about his father's murder. | ||||
5 | "Black Panther vs. Juggernaut and Black Knight" | January 30, 2010[21] | November 29, 2011[7] | |
With Wakanda under siege from Klaw's team of super-villains, the Black Panther confronts the Black Knight in aerial combat. Princess Shuri must defend herself against the deadly Radioactive Man . | ||||
6 | "To the End" | January 30, 2010[22] | November 29, 2011[7] | |
Klaw has taken control of Wakanda and the Black Panther races against time to save his nation from destruction by an invading army of Deathloks. |
Media releases
Australia
United States
On January 18, 2011, the series was released to Region 1 DVD by
Streaming
On March 16, 2018, the entire series was released through Marvel's YouTube channel for free as Marvel Knights Animation - Black Panther.[24]
References
- ^ Avila, Michael (January 10, 2011). "Reginald Hudlin on the Trials of the Animated BLACK PANTHER". Newsarama.
- ^ Reeves, Ri (June 20, 2010). "Sneak Peak at Marvel's 'Black Panther' Animated Comic Starring Djimon Hounsou". Vibe.
- ^ Marshall, Rick (June 18, 2010). "First Look at the 'Black Panther' Motion Comic!". MTV.
- ^ McMillan, Graeme (July 19, 2010). "What Happened To Marvel's Black Panther Series?". Time.
- cbr.com.
- ^ "Black Panther Debut Set in Australia!". Animated Superheroes. 2009-12-07. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ Black Entertainment Television. 2011-11-28. Archived from the originalon 2011-12-04. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
- ^ "Marvel Animation Age". Marvel.toonzone.net. 2009-02-05. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ [1] Archived February 20, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b "First Look at BET's Black Panther". IGN. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ Brothers, David (January 25, 2011). "'Black Panther' Finally Lands on DVD – Was It Worth the Wait?". ComicsAlliance.
- ^ Dempsey, John (2008-04-17). "BET cages 'Black Panther'". Variety. Retrieved 2020-06-07.
- ^ "Djimon Hounsou Roars as the Black Panther". Marvel.com. November 11, 2008. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ "Mark Brooks". IMDb.
- ^ "ABC3 Television Guide". Abc.net.au. 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ Black Entertainment Television. 2011-11-14. Archived from the originalon 2013-09-02. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
- ^ "ABC3 Television Guide". Abc.net.au. 2010-01-16. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ "ABC3 Television Guide". Abc.net.au. 2010-01-23. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ Black Entertainment Television. 2011-11-21. Archived from the originalon 2011-11-23. Retrieved 2011-12-04.
- ^ "ABC3 Television Guide". Abc.net.au. 2010-01-23. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ "ABC3 Television Guide". Abc.net.au. 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ "ABC3 Television Guide". Abc.net.au. 2010-01-30. Retrieved 2011-01-06.
- ^ "About Magna Home Entertainment". magnapacific.com.au. Archived from the original on 2010-11-19. Retrieved 2010-10-08.
- ^ Marvel Entertainment (March 16, 2018). "Marvel Knights Animation - Black Panther - Episode 1". YouTube. Retrieved March 18, 2018.
External links
- Black Panther at IMDb
- Black Panther playlist on YouTube