Black Panther Has His Own Wakandan Voltron
Out of all the amazing technology at Black Panther’s disposal, one of the coolest and most absurd inventions is a Wakandan version of Voltron. Composed of five giant, panther-themed mech suits, the Panther God Panthrax Pantherion armor looks like it was pulled straight out of an ‘80s cartoon, and even got tested against one of Marvel’s most powerful villains.
Originally airing from 1984-1985, Voltron: Defender of the Universe is a Japanese-American cartoon series that centers around five pilots, each of whom operates a robotic lion. While these feline frigates are certainly powerful on their own, they are also able to combine and form a colossal humanoid robot called Voltron. Like many other animated series of its era, Voltron is fairly action-forward, featuring plenty of colorful characters fighting in epic battles filled with laser blasts and explosions. Other properties including Transformers and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers found similar success with their own respective shows (and accompanying toy lines), but there’s no denying Voltron’s legendary status among fans. Even Marvel took note of the the cartoon’s popularity, including a brief nod to the series in 2019 with the release of Tom Scioli’s Fantastic Four: Grand Design #2.
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The Grand Design collection dives deep into the histories of some of Marvel’s most iconic characters. Starting off with a journey through the major events of Marvel’s mutants in Ed Piskor’s X-Men: Grand Design, the spotlight shifts toward Marvel’s First Family in Scioli’s continuation of the title. Throughout Scioli’s two-part tour through the Fantastic Four’s past, readers witness all sorts of stories, from the
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