Killmonger #5

Killmonger's story is one that is a cautionary tale of the toxic nature of anger and vengeance, and despite the ominous final panel, it's difficult to not feel devastated about the road the once-promising young man went down. Read Full Review

Juan Ferreyra has brilliant and beautiful art throughout this issue. There are two action heavy splash pages that are beautifully rendered and visually exciting. Ferreyra uses light and shadow brilliantly and there is so much to marvel at page after page. Read Full Review

If you loved Michael B. Jordan's onscreen portrayal of Erik Killmonger in Black Panther, run, don't walk - buy this comic NOW! Read Full Review

Bottom Line: An appropriately tepid ending to a tepid book. If you hold this comic to your ear, you can almost hear Bryan Edward Hill saying, "Oh, screw it" on just about every page. A colleague of mine put it better than I could when he said this pointless cash grab reads like it was Marvel Studios instead of Marvel Comics. What a bust. Read Full Review

I Review Comics

May 31, 2020

"I offered you a kingdom. You wanted to be a slave. Slaves do what they're told" -Killmonger We're finally concluding this series of reviews of Brian Hill and Juan Ferreyra's Killmonger series. The comic picks a year after the events of the last issue with Erik fully embracing his Killmonger persona. Erik's depiction here is night and day from the first installment and it's wild considering that this is still just the beginning of his journey as a character. He's more competent and cunning here than he's been shown in the series and it pays off in a big way across multiple scenes laid out in this issue. There are plenty of breathtaking moments laid out by Juan and Eduardo Ferreyra over the course of the series. This issue is n o exception. It's hard to discuss this book without getting into spoilers but we do see a resolution to the plotline with Knight as well as confirmation of whether Erik makes it to Wakanda or not. I won't say what happens but if we get a sequel I would like to see a follow-up covering the immediate aftermath of this series with the same creative team. This is a truly tragic situation for the character and the outcome appears to be more of a case of fate than agency from the lead. The series has been brilliant and if any character deserves the Disney+ treatment its Killmonger. A direct adaptation of the comic would be Ideal but it's hard to imagine the series being greenlit, and even if they did I doubt the show would be as raw as this title has been. I love that Bryan has taken the nearly blank framework of Erik's origins from the comics and Marvel cinematic and filled it in. The material would work as canon in either universe. I also think that with a few tweaks here and there the comic could have worked as a wholly original IP. I mention that because I know that many in my circle do not read mainstream comics anymore. Even if you aren't reading Marvel comics anymore or are unfamiliar with the character I think you'll enjoy this series. That's the highest compliment I can give to the series, it's been amazing and I'd love your thoughts on it. more

Psycamorean

Mar 06, 2019

This was actually good. I had plenty of problems with this series, but this issue managed to overcome those issues. I know some people may be disappointed how we don't get to see Killmonger fight Black Panther, but we all know that story. I like how it ties into Rise of the Black Panther, a miniseries I enjoyed more than this one. The art here is the biggest reason to buy this series. The art is great.

CrazyforRAMU

Sep 19, 2019

This kinda ran out of steam. Granted, doing a prequel makes it tough to bring real closure to a character's story. This issue tries to dodge the problem by focusing on the end of Knight's story, but it never gets entirely out from under the "you know that's not actually your protagonist, right?" cloud.