Coates hopes ‘Black Panther’ hype transfers to comic book

WASHINGTON – As people gear up for the “Black Panther” movie, Ta-Nehisi Coates wants them to check out the original source, Marvel’s Black Panther comic book.

The award-winning author and journalist is booting up a massive outer space adventure for the king of Wakanda.

Coates thinks that the Black Panther movie will “be the best Marvel film so far.”

But he says if people want to get more deeply involved with the character, his comic books will give them a more detailed story.

The “Black Panther” movie comes out Feb. 16; the Marvel comic book by Coates is coming out in April.