Was his body dealing with the side-effects of ingesting and expelling the Heart-Shaped Herb multiple times within the span of a few days? Did being Snapped by Thanos somehow cause lingering damage to T’Challa’s body? We also wonder if the events of the previous MCU movies might play into T’Challa’s mysterious illness. Did he, like Boseman, battle an aggressive form of cancer, or was it another disease entirely? Is cancer something even Wakanda’s science has yet to conquer? Or was this the MCU’s version of vibranium sickness from the comics? A newscast segment simply refers to it as an undisclosed illness. The film never actually reveals what disease T’Challa suffered from, however. We learn T’Challa became terminally ill, eventually succumbing to his disease before Shuri and her team could synthesize a new version of the Heart-Shaped Herb to help save him.

There are many ways the MCU could have handled the death of actor Chadwick Boseman and the fate of T’Challa, but Wakanda Forever opts to stick as close to reality as possible. Here are the biggest mysteries from Wakanda Forever we want to see addressed. Wakanda Forever is clearly setting plenty of things in motion for Phase 5 and beyond, and that means we have a lot of questions about what’s next for Shuri, Namor and the gang. Not only does the film reveal the heir to the Black Panther mantle and a surprising political shakeup in Wakanda, it also introduces Namor and the MCU’s version of Atlantis. It's up to Shuri to travel from Wakanda in order to discover what is killing the Herb, and how she can save it, in the first volume of this all-new, original adventure.Black Panther: Wakanda Forever is easily one of Marvel’s most important Phase 4 releases. No matter what the people of Wakanda do, they can't save them. Much like Vibranium, the Heart-Shaped Herb is essential to the survival and prosperity of Wakanda. This story follows Shuri as she sets out on a quest to save her homeland of Wakanda.For centuries, the Chieftain of Wakanda (the Black Panther) has gained his powers through the juices of the Heart-Shaped Herb. Shuri is a skilled martial artist, a genius, and a master of science and technology. | ISBN 9781338633689 Ebook 272 Pages | Ages 9 to 12įrom New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone comes an all-new upper-middle-grade series based on one of the Marvel Universe's break-out characters - Shuri, from Black Panther!Īn original, upper-middle-grade series starring the breakout character from the Black Panther comics and films: T'Challa's younger sister, Shuri! Crafted by New York Times bestselling author Nic Stone.

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