'Wakanda Forever' Says Goodbye To T'Challa And Chadwick Boseman

Considering how mildly the Marvel movies have treated death over the years

it's a franchise that killed off then resurrected half of its cast—there's 

something powerful about the way Black Panther works: 

Wakanda Forever directly tackles the problems of pain and mortality.

In the first scene, we learn that T'Challa, the ruler of the African 

In the first scene, we learn that T'Challa, the ruler of the African 

state of Wakanda, has died of a mysterious illness. It's devastating news, but not a 

shock to those of us out there: We knew it was coming, ever 

since it was announced, shortly after the death of Chadwick Boseman, 

that T'Challa, Black Panther will also be laid to rest.