The speaker discusses their childhood love for comic books and their desire for a superhero who looked like them, as well as the significance of Black Panther as a protector of Wakanda, the most advanced country in the world powered by Vibranium.
"Black Panther" is the biggest movie in the world, but what makes this comic book adaptation more important than the nearly 20 Marvel movies that came before it? Sean Rameswaram attends a "Black Panther"-themed engagement party and speaks to Evan Narcisse, writer of the "Rise of the Black Panther" comic books, to find out. (No spoilers!) (Transcript here.)
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