‘Black Panther Anniversary Special’ Celebrates 60 Years Of Wakanda

Wakanda may be forever, but Black Panther has only been around for 60 years. And to celebrate that anniversary, Marvel is releasing Black Panther Anniversary Special #1, a collection of stories looking back through the history of T’Challa.

Included in the upcoming one-shot are stories by Evan Narcisse and George Jeanty, Murewa Ayodele and Eder Messias, Cody Ziglar and Alitha E. Martinez, and Christopher Priest (with presumably artist TBA).

Check out Marvel’s PR for the stories below, as well as solicit info and Mateus Manhanini’s cover. Black Panther Anniversary Special #1 hits stores on February 11, 2026.

·       Writer Evan Narcisse (Wakanda, Sam Wilson: Captain America) and artist George Jeanty (Star Wars: Mace Windu) bring back former Black Panther, Kasper Cole! In this framing story, join Cole as he searches for Wakanda’s exiled king, learning about some of T’Challa’s never-before-told adventures in the process.

·       Cole also pays a visit to the former Queen of Wakanda in a tale by acclaimed Storm writer Murewa Ayodele and rising star artist Eder Messias (Sam Wilson: Captain America). Listen in as Storm shares an intimate memory from her time by T’Challa’s side, when their love was powerful enough to overcome any threat against them!

·       Cody Ziglar (Miles Morales: Spider-Man) joins forces with veteran Black Panther artist Alitha E. Martinez for a Black Panther/Blue Marvel team-up! Dr. Adam Brashear recounts their time together in the Ultimates, and reveals what T’Challa taught him about strength and leadership!

·       Superstar writer Christopher Priest returns to his groundbreaking Black Panther with a surprising encounter T’Challa had with Magneto, set during the time the Master of Magnetism ruled his own African nation, Genosha.

BLACK PANTHER ANNIVERSARY SPECIAL #1
Written by EVAN NARCISSE, CODY ZIGLAR, MUREWA AYODELE, & CHRISTOPHER PRIEST!
Art by GEORGES JEANTY, EDER MESSIAS, ALITHA E. MARTINEZ, & MORE!
Cover by MATEUS MANHANINI
On Sale 2/11

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