King T´Challa of Wakanda is not just a monarch - he is the Black Panther, ceremonial protector of the nation! And he fights an unceasing battle to protect his homeland from those who seek to plunder its amazing riches and technology. T´Challa has forged a fearsome reputation as a monarch, a warrior, and even an Avenger. But now a very diff erent king hungers for Wakanda - a king of hell itself. And T´Challa, together with his deadly Dora Milaje, must battle to protect his people´s very souls! The Panther travels to America to fight his diplomatic and spiritual war on many fronts - and U.S. State Department special attaché Everett K. Ross, assigned to the visiting king, swiftly becomes a man far out of his depth. Christopher Priest kicks off a revolutionary era of Black Panther!