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Black Panther The Complete Collection Volume 1
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Panthers Rage - This might be my favorite Panther story. Don Mcgregor, Rich Buckler and Billy Graham did a great job telling this epic story
Black Panther by Christopher Priest - This is his defining run, Christopher Priest established Wakanda as we know it today. The complete collections just started coming out. Vol 1 is out and Vol 2 just came out this weeks in comic shops
Secret Invasion: Black Panther - T'challa fighting Skrulls and written by Jason Aaron. This should sell itself
His last series written by David Liss with Francavilla art was also a good read
The Christopher Priest one is probably your best bet. It is going to be reprinted by Marvel, starting in May.
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I would start with some good volumes about the big characters currently in the movies:
For Avengers I'd recommend Avengers Disassembled and New Avengers and you can just keep going with New Avengers if you want.
For Black Panther - Christopher Priest's work.
For Captain America/Winter Soldier - Ed Brubaker's work.
For Daredevil I'd recommend starting with Bendis' work.
For the Hulk - Planet Hulk.
Jessica Jones - Alias
Thor - start here and read everything that comes out afterwards with the name Aaron on it
I think a lot of these recommendations are unfortunately not addressing the fact that you know little or nothing about comics, so I'm afraid they still leave you unsure of what to look for.
First things first: Does she want something older, or modern? How old is her grandson?
Now, something you might not know is that these days most comics don't finish the story in one issue. They go through story arcs, the same way a lot of modern TV shows do. And those arcs are usually collected together in something called a "trade paperback" or just a "trade" for short. Hardcovers are also available. For a new reader, a trade would probably make a much more complete reading experience. If she just goes to the comic shop and buys the latest issue for 3 different books, she's likely going to get part 2 of one story, part 4 of another story, and part 1 of a third story. Not so great. These issues would cost around $4 each.
I might suggest something like this instead. It collects the first 17 issues of that particular series, which began in 1998. He could then decide if he wanted to continue. There are 4 volumes like this which collect this writer's entire stint writing the character. As a bonus, there's a Black Panther movie coming out soon, which should up the cool factor.
Or maybe I'm totally off base and she wants some older stuff for him to collect? Or something very up-to-date and modern?
Hit me up with any questions-- there's a lingo around comics that's easy for us regulars to take for granted.
Preist's run
http://www.amazon.com/Black-Panther-Christopher-Priest-Collection/dp/0785192670
the prompt says straight up "gadgets/standard equipment," not the armored suit that lives on the moon and lets him beat up God. there's nothing to clarify, homie.
even so, most of the typical Bat-arsenal is pretty reliably counteracted by the BP Vibranium mesh suit, the one that's impenetrable and has mask filters and he's always wearing because he can reprogram it to look like a sharp business suit, because he's the king of Secret African Hypertech Narnia and that's kind of his thing.
seriously, read these comics I'm referencing. modern Black Panther in the Illuminati's part of an ensemble that was doomed to fail from the start. Priest/Hudlin Black Panther, the stories that are influencing the upcoming movie, is a force of goddamn nature. you can buy them on Comixology cheap as free.
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Panther-Christopher-Priest-Collection/dp/0785192670/ref=la_B00LM2T7V8_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1499716286&sr=1-1
Black Panther Required Reading
(In my humble opinion, of course)
That's the rough order I'd read them in. If you need more, AvX Avengers vs. X-Men fits in between Doomwar and New Avengers, but it's not really required reading - New Avengers covers everything you really need to know with regards to Black Panther and the events of AvX.
If you truly love Panther and want more classic stories, check out Don McGregor's stuff from the 70's and 80's, if you can find it. It's extremely dated, but his representation of T'Challa and Wakanda are still respected.
Hope this helps!
You know, you should check out Christopher Priest's Black Panther comics run. He created Ross and reading that run will give you a good idea of what to expect from him in the movies.
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Panther-Christopher-Priest-Collection/dp/0785192670/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1465829378&sr=8-1&keywords=christopher+priest+black+panther
Anyway in this movie, he's just a government agent who's kind of a dick. Think Coulson, if run through the Dennis Leary blender.
Someday he shall meet up with Black Panther and probably be a dick to him too, but become allies. Ross gets his ass kicked a lot, I mean the opening in that run is him not wearing any pants and accidentally selling his soul to Memphisto for a pair. Which BP solves by knocking Memphisto out.
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The run by Christopher Priest is being reprinted into complete collections starting next year.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Black-Panther-Christopher-Priest-Collection/dp/0785192670/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1416857604&sr=8-7&keywords=black+panther
He's also a main part of Hickman's New Avengers, but I think if you want a better list you might want to talk to /u/KookyGuy
If you're into Marvel, the best places to start with each series are (depending on what characters you like)
X-Men (and all related spin-offs like Deadpool, Wolverine, New Mutants and X-Force): http://www.amazon.com/Uncanny-X-Men-Omnibus-Vol/dp/1302900838/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464679726&sr=8-1&keywords=9781302900830
Iron Man (and War Machine): http://www.amazon.com/Iron-Man-Vol-David-Michelinie/dp/0785167129/ref=sr_1_fkmr1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464679751&sr=8-1-fkmr1&keywords=iron+man+david+micheline+omnibus
Spider-Man: http://www.amazon.com/Spider-Man-Roger-Stern-Omnibus/dp/0785188274/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464679768&sr=8-1&keywords=spider-man+roger+stern+omnibus
Hulk: http://www.amazon.com/Incredible-Hulk-Visionaries-Peter-David/dp/0785115412/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464679788&sr=8-1&keywords=hulk+visionaries+peter+david
Avengers: http://www.amazon.com/Avengers-Busiek-George-P%C3%A9rez-Omnibus/dp/0785192883/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464679811&sr=8-1&keywords=kurt+busiek+avengers+omnibus
Captain America (And Falcon and Winter Soldier): http://www.amazon.com/Captain-America-Epic-Collection-Without/dp/0785195106/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464679835&sr=8-1&keywords=captain+america+mark+waid+epic+collection
Fantastic Four: http://www.amazon.com/Fantastic-Four-John-Byrne-Omnibus/dp/0785158243/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464679850&sr=8-1&keywords=fantastic+four+john+byrne
Guardians of the Galaxy: http://www.amazon.com/Annihilation-Conquest-Omnibus-Marvel-Comics/dp/0785192700/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464679890&sr=8-1&keywords=annihilation+conquest+omnibus
Captain Marvel: https://www.amazon.com/Ms-Marvel-Vol-Best-v-ebook/dp/B00AAJR202?ie=UTF8&keywords=ms%20marvel%20brian%20reed&qid=1464679926&ref_=sr_1_8&sr=8-8
Thunderbolts: http://www.amazon.com/Thunderbolts-Classic-1-Kurt-Busiek/dp/0785153098?ie=UTF8&keywords=thunderbolts%20classic&qid=1464679946&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1
Black Panther: http://www.amazon.com/Black-Panther-Christopher-Priest-Collection/dp/0785192670/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464679965&sr=8-1&keywords=black+panther+christopher+priest
Iron Fist: http://www.amazon.com/Iron-Fist-Epic-Collection-Fury/dp/078519164X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464680006&sr=8-1&keywords=iron+fist+epic+collection
Moon Knight: http://www.amazon.com/Moon-Knight-Epic-Collection-Shadows/dp/0785198105/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464680045&sr=8-1&keywords=moon+knight+epic+collection
Luke Cage and Jessica Jones: http://www.amazon.com/Omnibus-Marvel-Comics-Michael-Bendis/dp/0785121218/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&qid=1464680063&sr=8-7&keywords=alias+omnibus
Thor: http://www.amazon.com/Thor-Walter-Simonson-1/dp/0785184600/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464680118&sr=8-1&keywords=thor+walt+simonson
Punisher: http://www.amazon.com/Punisher-Welcome-Frank-Garth-Ennis/dp/0785157166/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464680137&sr=8-1&keywords=punisher+welcome+back+frank
Daredevil and Elektra: http://www.amazon.com/Daredevil-Without-Fear-Frank-Miller/dp/0785134794/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464680177&sr=8-1&keywords=daredevil+man+without+fear
She-Hulk: http://www.amazon.com/Sensational-She-Hulk-Vol-John-Byrne/dp/0785153063/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1464680218&sr=8-3&keywords=john+byrne+she-hulk
Black Widow: http://www.amazon.com/Black-Widow-Vol-1-Homecoming/dp/0785114939/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1464680439&sr=8-1&keywords=black+widow+homecoming
Ghost Rider: Wait for reprints! Do not jump into the 2000s series without back issues or you will be confused!
Those are the best jumping on points for each series. Again, i say to avoid Ghost Rider since he has a complicated mythos
As for DC... stick to Vertigo stuff since a lot of DC's best jumping on points are out of print of DC don't care to reprint them. They care a lot about Batman (in which case, start with Year One by Frank Miller) and a lot of the Vertigo stuff but a lot of starting points like Mark Waid's Flash, Mike Grell's Green Arrow and George Perez's Wonder Woman are just now being collected and the Green Lantern hardcovers have gotten incredibly expensive. If you want to read DC, stick to iZombie, Transmetropolitan, Sandman, V for Vendetta, Invisibles, Watchmen and Preacher. Those are the DC series that their corporate branch really wants to keep in print.
Some great indie stuff is 8-Bit Theater, Artesia, Spawn, Questionable Content, Black Hole, Maus, Love and Rockets, Black Kiss, Sin City, Promethia, League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, The Boys, The Walking Dead, Witchblade, A Contract With God, Lazarus and Saga.
My recommendations:
Invincible Iron Man by Matt Fraction
Scarlet Witch by James Robinson
The Vision by Tom King
Captain America by Ed Brubaker
Black Panther by Christopher Priest
Hawkeye by Matt Fraction
Thanos by Jeff Lemire
Daredevil by Brian Michael Bendis
Hickman's Marvel Saga (link to reading order)
The Christopher Priest run on Black Panther's comic is widely considered to be the best. Unfortunately, Marvel isn't releasing a collection of his tenure on the series until next year so you'd probably have to find it on Marvel Digital Comics Unlimited where it is available.
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The Christopher Priest run on Black Panther set the tone for everything else that has come since. The premise is basically "what if Batman was also a king?" and it established T'Challa as one of the heavyweights of the Marvel universe.
https://www.amazon.com/Black-Panther-Christopher-Priest-Collection/dp/0785192670
You might also want to check out Priest's book Quantum and Woody
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quantum_and_Woody
Thanks for the reply.
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