by Eve L. Ewing
First published 2024
T'Challa walks the dark streets of Birnin T'Chaka as a man without identity. He claims no throne and serves no official purpose. Each night when darkness falls across the city, he moves through neighborhoods controlled by criminal organizations. He helps whoever he can reach while struggling to piece together fragments of his past. The former king cannot decide whether he seeks to recover his memories or escape them entirely. Citizens whisper about a shadowy figure who appears and vanishes like smoke. This is not the gleaming capital of Birnin Zana where royalty once ruled. Here, organized crime families control territory that Wakanda's previous monarchy abandoned. T'Challa fights for people who believe their government forgot them. He protects communities from violence while questioning his own purpose. His mission becomes discovering whether a king stripped of everything can still serve his people.
Genres: fiction, african-american, african-literature, mystery, crime, action
Vibes: dark, emotional, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, identity-crisis, redemption
Setting: Birnin T'Chaka, Birnin Zana, Wakanda
128 pages · Paperback · Marvel
Content warnings: violence