Black Panther Villain Killmonger Getting His Own Comic Series

Hill explains the transformative nature of Killmonger’s portrayal in Black Panther to Vulture.

Hill states:“What Jordan and Coogler did was motivate him in a way that’s relatable. He’s really like an aggressive evolution of militancy, and there is certainly a political motivation to his actions: the justification of extremity in the face of adversity, which is a question that you wrestle with… The aspects of Erik being a soldier in his own cause that I took away from the film were certainly important to the narrative.”

The Black Panther movie depicted Killmonger in a way that demonstrated the most tragic aspects of his life, making him a relatable and sympathetic character. The film was successful in creating a narrative in which you can understand how Killmonger became the person he did, why he felt his actions were necessary.

Hill says “It’s about a fall of a person that should have been something much better than what he wound up being, and the story is about how he winds up in that place.”

Killmonger #1 will hit store shelves in December 2018.

Liam Bentley

Liam Bentley has been writing about video games, movies, tv and more for Goliath since 2018.