Black Panther animated series coming

[Raph's Girl]

http://blog.newsarama.com/2008/04/17...eaping-to-bet/
http://www.variety.com/article/VR111...&cs=1&nid=2562

Marvel Comics has signed a deal to turn one of its superheroes, the Black Panther, into a primetime animated series for BET, starting early next year.

BET made the announcement at its upfront presentation in New York as the highlight of a batch of new series being readied for the 2008-09 season, under the supervision of Reginald Hudlin, president of entertainment for BET.

Created by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, Black Panther first appeared in Fantastic Four #52 (July 1966). As most readers of superhero comics probably know, he’s T’Challa, the king of the technologically advanced African kingdom of Wakanda who fights crime on the side.

Reginald Huldin, BET’s president of entertainment, currently writes the Black Panther comic series.

No other details about the animated series have been announced.

With the "Wolverine and the X-men" series coming out next year as well there had better be crossovers. Or at least cameo appearances by Storm.