With the critical, viewer, and box office success of Marvel Studios’ Black Panther, it makes sense that Marvel Comics would want to make sure that King T’Challa–the man under the Black Panther mask–would be getting all the love he deserves. This starts with a new Black Panther series, hitting this May! According to Marvel, the comic, written by Ta-Nehisi Coates, who helms the current Black Panther series, with Daniel Acuna on art, will focus on the Intergalactic Empire of Wakanda.

Beyond that, Marvel isn’t saying much, although the idea picks up on the space empire idea hinted at in Marvel Legacy #1. According to Marvel’s press release, the empire will span the multiverse, a concept that the comic company has been reintroducing slowly since its Secret Wars event a few years back.

As always, it’s a “wait-and-see” proposition. We’ll have until Black Panther #1 launches in May to find out.

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Jed W. Keith is managing editor for FreakSugar and has been a writer with the site since its start in 2014. He’s a pop culture writer, social media coordinator, PR writer, and technical and educational writer for a variety of companies and organizations. Currently, Jed writes for FreakSugar, coordinates social media for Rocketship Entertainment and GT Races, and writes press copy and pop culture articles for a variety of companies and outlets. His work can also be seen in press releases for the Master Musicians Festival, a Kentucky event that drawn acts such as Willie Nelson, the Counting Crows, Steve Earle, and Wynona Judd. His work was featured in the 2018 San Diego Comic-Con convention book for his interview with comic creator Mike Mignola about the 25th anniversary of the first appearance of Hellboy. Jed also does his best to educate the next generation of pop culture enthusiasts, teaching social studies classes--including History Through Film--to high school students.