Era #11, Part 21: Wild Kingdom (X-Men)

Grade: n/a

Strange mutant animals surface in Africa and are captured on camera killing a Pulitzer Prize award-winning reporter. Storm leads the X-Men to the war-torn country of Niganda to investigate, but they find that genetically modified monsters aren't the only things terrorizing the people. Black Panther is also on the trail and joins the X-Men as they uncover a bigger conspiracy. 

I am unable to grade this collection. I have only half of the set. I never picked up the Black Panther issues. That is unfortunate because this looks more interesting than it sounds on the surface. Yes, the plot seems a bit cheesy, but it does bring back an interesting villain (relic?) of the Cold War -- the Red Ghost! The story also touches on some deeper issues such as the often-forgotten plight of many African nations, and it explores the troubled relationship between Storm and Black Panther.

[5-Stars] X-Men (1991) #175

[5-Stars] Black Panther (2005) #8

[5-Stars] X-Men (1991) #176

[5-Stars] Black Panther (2005) #9

Collected in X-Men/Black Panther: Wild Kingdom