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[jett]

Now everyone knows he's really Black Panther.

 

[Nakazato]

Uphere trying to disrespect the king of wakanda. Fuck that War I say WAR.

 

[TouchMyBox]

Fuck yeah it does. T'Challa bringing the A-game.

A gaffer is in this film?

 

[matrix-cat]

 

[Bobby Roberts]

Meet T'challa!

He's a SUCKER.

 

[Johndoey]

Uphere trying to disrespect the king of wakanda. Fuck that War I say WAR.

Black Panther gonna take that L And learn to love it.

 

[Afrodium]

People in this thread are way too pissed off that EW made a cartoon character seem silly.

 

[mreddie]

What's with EW and phoning in covers, hell, the Antman cover was at least inspired.

Also,

Somehow a better cover than the posted ones.

 

[Bad_Boy]

Thatsracist.gif

 

[Skellig Gra]

People in this thread are way too pissed off that EW made a cartoon character seem silly.

I'm not pissed, I think its hilarious. It's just completely off tone from the picture that accompanies it.

 

[Bronx-Man]

Niiiiiice.

 

[commish]

It's almost as if EW thinks that people other than comic book readers read their magazine.

Can't believe so many of you are so upset over a stupid magazine cover.

A MAGAZINE COVER

 

[dave is ok]

Are people actually mad about this or is it sarcasm? I honestly can't tell

 

[Bad_Boy]

But yall seem more mad that people are mad than the people that are mad.

 

[jon bones]

tryin to assassinate BP already smh

 

[BKatastrophe]

When he gets his nails did, he gets the finest salonists in Wakanda to get his mani done.

Ooooooooh


I gotcha.


But why housewives? Why not midwives? Or...other....wives...?

 

[LionPride]

They legit trying to make people not take the best black character in comics seriously, I keep forgetting Chadwick Boseman is playing T'Challa since he hasn't been seen outside the mask

 

[Bronx-Man]

Look at all these nerds and their nerd shit. You nerds need to get some taste. Why can't any of you neeeeeeeerds grow up and move out of your mom's basement already?

Spoiler

/s

 

[KalBalboa]

But yall seem more mad that people are mad than the people that are mad.

.

 

[quesalupa]

People acting like EW covers aren't always terrible.

But yall seem more mad that people are mad than the people that are mad.

That's mad.

 

[Anth0ny]

way to sell black panther to the masses there

 

[commish]

They legit trying to make people not take the best black character in comics seriously, I keep forgetting Chadwick Boseman is playing T'Challa since he hasn't been seen outside the mask

Remember when Time magazine killed VR with that terrible Time magazine cover a few months ago? VR never recovered. It's going to be the same thing with Black Panther. He'll never recover from this debacle.

 

[Tobor]

Are people actually mad about this or is it sarcasm? I honestly can't tell

Some people in this thread seem legit mad. I don't get it, but whatever.

If it said "Don't go see this movie" on the cover, I'd get it. A stupid joke isn't a big deal.

 

[TheJollyCorner]

tryin to assassinate BP already smh

The look of BP alone should instantly tell people he's a badass. I mean, EW tried really hard to ruin DoFP Quicksilver and look how that turned out.

 

[The Omega Man]

Black Panther confirmed to be a comic relief Jar Jar type of character.

 

[NumberTwo]

I cannot wait to see the Fox News headlines reacting to a superhero named Black Panther. What nefarious Obama-led conspiracy will they unearth?

 

[jon bones]

The look of BP alone should instantly tell people he's a badass. I mean, EW tried really hard to ruin DoFP Quicksilver and look how that turned out.

that's just cruel..

i have faith in the Russo bros to pull off a well written, fleshed out character whose motivations and skill set make sense.

I cannot wait to see the Fox News headlines reacting to a superhero named Black Panther. What nefarious Obama-led conspiracy will they unearth?

i am eagerly awaiting this

 

[Thatonemoor]

The only way this makes sense to me is if they thought Black Panther was a woman at first and wanted to be really sexist about the housewife comment but than found out he was a man and the editor was to lazy to change anything but the gender.

 

[What did he mean by this?]

This just goes to show how little the public knows about the character

Black Panther cat memes....smdh

 

[Pai Pai Master]

Ooooooooh


I gotcha.


But why housewives? Why not midwives? Or...other....wives...?

Its a reality TV show. The Real Housewives of Atlanta/LA/etc

 

[flkraven]

cat fight?

 

[LosDaddie]

Cover seems fine to me. The BP joke is lame, but whatevs. I think it shows how very little the public knows about BP more than anything else. In fact, I'd say the general public know nothing about BP.

I can't wait to see the photos in the magazine. I doubt a Spider-Man picture will be included, though.

Some people in this thread seem legit mad. I don't get it, but whatever.

If it said "Don't go see this movie" on the cover, I'd get it. A stupid joke isn't a big deal.

Has anybody called it racist yet?

 

[Frog-fu]

Meow... Fuck off, EW.

 

[Parallax]

Gaf as a collective needs to relax. And this is coming from a panther fan

 

[jett]

Are people actually mad about this or is it sarcasm? I honestly can't tell

They're all mad as hell and they aren't going to take it anymore.

Spoiler

Meow.

 

[Slayven]

Of course they would dehumanize and remove the balls of a powerful black man.

 

[Bronx-Man]

Black Panther confirmed to be a comic relief Jar Jar type of character.

It'd be pretty in-character if he was the mastermind playing everyone from behind the shadows.

 

[Dalek]

The meow I can deal with-no big deal. But that housewives comment? Jesus.

 

[Ivan 3414]

Here's my hypothetical. Not a justification either.

Marvel insisted that EW have Black Panther on the cover. EW thought scary faceless dark dude would turn off the female audience and lead them to believe this was a dude's movie. So the added the "meow" and Real Housewives reference to grab eyes of the folks interested on the show, and to also say "Hey, Black Panther isn't a menacing black man, he's just a big ol' pussy". Marvel signed off on the cover, of course.

Spoiler

Again, not my justification:

EW isn't marketed to men, i.e. you guys, you fucking nerds. This cover is EW trying to grab housewives and women to the screen. Black guy isn't going to make women comfortable.

 

[KalBalboa]

Gaf as a collective needs to relax. And this is coming from a panther fan

Oh man, just wait for the Batman V Superman trailer threadtonight.

 

[blame space]

Is this some kind of cute sidekick character? I don't read comic books.

 

[Bronx-Man]

Here's my hypothetical. Not a justification either.

Marvel insisted that EW have Black Panther on the cover. EW thought scary faceless dark dude would turn off the female audience and lead them to believe this was a dude's movie. So the added the "meow" and Real Housewives reference to grab eyes of the folks interested on the show, and to also say "Hey, Black Panther isn't a menacing black man, he's just a big ol' pussy". Marvel signed off on the cover, of course.

Spoiler

Again, not my justification:

EW isn't marketed to men, i.e. you guys, you fucking nerds. This cover is EW trying to grab housewives and women to the screen. Black guy isn't going to make women comfortable.

Nonsense!

 

[Danthrax]

Also notice that the top of the cover teases the new "Creed" movie, but it says Rocky is back in the Oscar ring — it mentions a white character, not the black character who is the protagonist of the film.

EW is racist af

 

[TheJollyCorner]

So let me get this straight regarding Civil War, based on typical GAF spoilers:

-Thanos is in this.
-Black Panther is a cuckold that says "meow" all the time.


Marvel, publicly apologize and cancel Captain America Civil War or you can kiss your business goodbye.

 

[Kid Kamikaze10]

This is something EW does a lot.

Thing is, I think they underestimate what BP stands for for a bunch of black comic book fans. Or even some casuals.


Oh, and that plus the Creed cover makes EW suspect.

 

[NumberTwo]

Also notice that the top of the cover teases the new "Creed" movie, but it says Rocky is back in the Oscar ring — it mentions a white character, not the black character who is the protagonist of the film.

EW is racist af

I'd say that got more of a side eye from me more than anything else on the cover TBH.

 

[massoluk]

This has to be the first time kitten reference pissed off the internet, lol.

 

[Slayven]

This is something EW does a lot.

Thing is, I think they underestimate what BP stands for for a bunch of black comic book fans. Or even some casuals.


Oh, and that plus the Creed cover makes EW suspect.

I hope Marvel nails it and make them mad, who will be mad? Everybody

 

[Korosenai]

Meow, i'm a panther. Meow.

 

[Rad-]

Died at meow.