The success of MCU Black Panther is a lot like that of MCU Iron Man, if you think about it. People have short memory spans, but no one knew who Iron Man was before 2008. Most filmgoers had no idea who Black Panther was before his 2016 introduction in Captain America: Civil War or his 2018 solo film. The character has been a fan cult-favorite to comic book readers since his debut in 1966 in Fantastic Four #52. However, most modern Black Panther fans are fans of the MCU version, like MCU Iron Man. The biggest mistake with this mindset is that you’ll miss out on reading the best Black Panther Stories, which are in the comics.
Go on comic-centric social media sites. Most of the people who love RDJ’s Iron Man have never read an Iron Man comic in their lives. While Black Panther became a global sensation in 2018, it’s obvious that many Black Panther fans have never read a Black Panther comic. Anti-Woke warriors in 2016 thought that the MCU Black Panther was a completely new character, a character made to personally annoy them, unaware of the character’s comic book history.
