Your prediction of the upcoming issues seem sound though. The real question may be what happens to the monarchy at issues 11 and 12.
I don't know. I have no idea. I don't think T'challa will be the sole king.
He may have the title, but not the ability to use it as a weapon as he did in Priest's run. It will be nerfed for sure. When Namor ges back, he will just start laughing at him.
I mentioned the Sparta model elsewhere, which with mild modifications, would work best IMO. Gives the people more power but not so much that it 100% nerfs what it means to be king.
What I don't want is a pure democracy and the BP title becomes a "protector only" type of a title. I don't want T'challa to have someone who can boss him around essentially. That woudl open up SOME story telling possibilities (new president or whatever wants T'challa to take out someone who T'challa does not want to) but that just seems to tread on Captain America territory.
So idk... IMO, the most logical conclusion and the best for the future of the franchise is that T'challa and Shuri rule, and after all this the Wakandan's realize how blessed they are to have such strong, powerful leaders blessed by a God. But I find that 100% unlikely... something is changing for sure.
Agreed. The way things are going, there is a strong chance that a change in government is in the horizon, not to mention that Coates himself has issues on Wakanda having a monarchy in the first place.
I remember Ezyo and I discussing if Wakanda would end up with a modified Diarchy system that is similar to what you are proposing: T'Challa and Shuri are co-rulers with more specified tasks that matches who they are, and the tribal council representing all of the Tribes/regions are a democratically elected body who has much more influence this time around. The council for example can serve as a check to the co-rulers in certain cases.
I feel that such a system will give Coates what he wants in terms of the people having a much bigger voice in Wakandan governance and reenforcing Wakanda as a more equal society gender wise (Coates perception, not mine) by having Shuri as a co-ruler with Authority.
Meanwhile, the longtime fans and like-minded individuals get a lot of what they want: the monarchy is still around. The monarchy still has a lot of authority. T'Challa himself is still king with official authority, perhaps the highest in the land still, save the co-ruler. He's still a head of state with all the perks that comes with it and can use them in stories focused outside of Wakanda, if needed.
It's not perfect and I'd much prefer that things stay the way they are, but change will happen whether I want to or not. Given the choice, I would much rather have the modified Diarchy plan or MoS's proposal, rather than a full-fledged democracy or a constitutional monarchy, which could definitely happen.
