Rise form the Ashes Soon Esteemed Brother Sal
Coates replied to my tweet. His answer below:
Not sure. But it's an undercurrent right now. Will continue to be. And it will have to be addressed. It was a huge betrayal.
Interesting answer. Guess for now, it won't be mentioned directly. Down the line, perhaps?
Hopefully, Man its so frustrating because i want this to work out for T'Challa and the BP mythos. We got a movie, we got 2 books featuring him, plus a 2nd Wakanda based book, Animation coming up, Cool variant covers. This is the Year of BP and I REALLY want this to work out for T'Challa. But its like when he is so lit, there is still something trying to douse the flame
The crazy thing is, by all accounts, its working.
Positive MCU buzz? Check.
Mainstream TV appearance? Check
Mainstream video game appearances (and good ones)? Check
High-selling, overall positively reviewed book? Check
Overall positive showings in other books? Check
Literally, BP's path to A-List status is as good as anyone's right now. The only concern I had were sales for the book, considering the pacing and some of the stuff we've discussed here and elsewhere. Yet the sales have completely blown past my expectations, despite everything.
At this point, only a horrible MCU appearance or flat out internal sabotage will stop this Wakandan freight train, and knowing the MCU, I seriously doubt the movie will be trash.