re: Marvel Live Event: Cap 3, Thor 3, Black Panther, Avengers 3 Title

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Yeah he is cool and does cool things but I don't see the "Big" deal.

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Black Panther is very much a power player in the MU, even though he's never had huge sales like say Ghost Rider, Punisher, or Deadpool but he matters a lot in universe.

The Illuminati membership, the holding of vibranium, king of sovereign nation along with his time as an Avenger( and his marriage to Storm), almost any of these alone are reasons to get him in the MCU. In the meta sense, yeah being one of the first black superheroes is important in comic lore as well. Panther also has a little bit of globe trotting hero to him and obviously politically he's well connected. As is the case in the MCU, the shady powers that be are some forces that cause struggle. In the example of the World Security Council seen TWS, BP could conceivably be on the council on title alone.

He's very much a hero to his own people, not just the people's hero, so to speak. He runs in higher circles than even Stark. He's always been important and as the MCU establishes important corners of their universe, the chief characters are opening the doors.

If the Big 3 hang it up in the MCU, BP is the obvious choice for a new leader of a new team of Avengers.