Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Will Panther and Storm ever be married?

Black Panther:The Bride by Reginald Hudlin
ISBN: 0785121072; Marvel, 2006

This small “story arc,” is the key to the past childhood and first meeting of the Black Panther (aka T’challa) and Storm (aka Ororo). The Black Panther (an African prince learning to be a king) first meets Storm (a teenage village pickpocket) as she is revealed by American hunters whose camera she swiped to be more than she appears. He falls instantly in love, but ultimately rejects her, and both hearts break. Now, having found out the secret of Storm’s past, and knowing she shares his mission to save innocent lives, T’challa is finally ready to join forces with her, and make her his queen. Though they share a common purpose – stopping Civil War both in Africa and among the superheros - T’challa’s proposal of marriage to Ororo is met with disbelief. How can she trust him again after his first rejection? Her answer is delayed when duty calls. Between the Civil War brewing, their families’ issues, and their personal pasts, will Panther and Storm ever be married? And will that strengthen or split the alliance of superheros? This surprising and action-packed graphic novel covers “Black Panther” issues 14-18, and is essential to fans of either of these popular superheros.

Keeps you guessing

Love is a Many Trousered Thing by Louise Rennison
This book is a hilarious love story that keeps you guessing at the end of every page. I love the fact that the main character, Goergia, uses her own vocabulary for things she would probably not be aloud to say in front of certain people.

Katie (All Souls Catholic Middle School, Fl. 6th)

The Second Virgin Birth by Tommy Taylor

I was told to read The Second Virgin Birth by a friend who said it was good.
Before reading it I thought it was most likely another Da Vinci Code. Boy was I wrong, it is so much better. The characters and events are so believable that one wonders when this is actually going to take place. The book was one "I didn't see that coming" after another. Jim (L.D. Bell High School, TX)