STORM’S GETTING MARRIED…

OKAY, FIRST OF ALL I AM NOT JEALOUS…
after all, she’s not even a real person. Although, I’ve been keeping an eye on her since grade school!

Now she’s getting hitched…
The beautiful Ororo, Storm of the X-men, is by far the most well-known black female character in comics. Storm made her debut waaaaay back in Giant-Sized X-men #1 as part of the “All New, All Different” revamp to the failing title that introduced fan-favorite characters like Nightcrawler, Colossus, and Wolverine.

Worshipped as a goddess because of her vast elemental powers, she nevertheless accepted Professor Xavier’s invitation to join his “school for gifted youngsters” as one of his globe-trotting X-men. She went on to become a mainstay on the team, even taking over more than once as the team’s leader. Thanks to her tenure on the Marvel‘s most popular superhero team, Storm is easily one of the most important female characters in comics.
And just who is going to marry such an important character? Storm will wed T’challa the Black Panther. T’challa was the very first black superhero, created by comics giants Stan Lee and Jack Kirby (between them, they created just about every major marvel hero and villain…). He debuted as an antagonist to marvel’s first family, The Fantastic Four, pretty much putting the smack down on ‘em, before they realized he was one of the good guys and teamed up with him against the real villain, the mad scientist Klaw.
The Black Panther is not a superhero in the technical sense… The mantel of the Black Panther is worn by the King of Wakanda, a technologically advanced African nation that has never been successfully invaded since its birth. As the Panther, T’challa is the political, religious and military leader of his people. Wakanda sits on land that is rich with oil that has never been tapped because they employ advanced alternative energy sources.

Anyways, Storm and T’challa will wed in the July issue of The Black Panther (#19). It will be written by BET exec and Hollywood director Reggie Hudlin, with art by veteran artist Scott Eaton. Expect more from me on this as the “blessed day” approaches…