Review: The Last Annihilation Wakanda #1

Story Thus far:

In the last tie-in issue The Last Annihilation: Wiccan and Hulkling, the Kree/Skrull Alliance led by Wiccan and Hulkling were fighting a losing battle against the forces of Dormammu, the Mindless Ones. The Guardians and Dr. Doom have been trying to provide auxiliary support. But Bad Blood amongst the Chitauri slowed those efforts.

In the current issue, the Last Annihilation: Wakanda, first the reader gets caught up on the remnants of the Wakandan Empire. Currently, some of the human leadership have amnesia or are reincarnations of Wakandan villains. At the bottom of it all they are trying to figure out how to deal with and keep united the parts of the Wakandan Empire that were enslaved. Now with SWORD in charge of coordinating effort, they are trying to convince the Wakandan Empire to provide Cavalry Support.

Art:

It has a flurry of action packed, whose significance gets lost without any context. I have nothing against the lines or colors which are, but I didn’t really see anything to crazy splash panel wise. Which is a shame, because this issue is more about tell-me, though I would have appreciated more of a show me approach to the battlefields.

I’ll admit my prejudice, in that I already didn’t like the idea of Wakanda going out in Space. Now Wakandans are fighting an interstellar war without a clear objective for them, or windfall for the Wakandans. If the point is that the Annihilation could come to the Earth soon, then I must be worried about the lack of urgency. The lack of Military planning seems way off as well. Are you telling me, the cavalry for a force that overtook 5 planets are five people, none of which is an Omega mutant or an African God?

That brings me to another point of confusion. Currently, the deity Bast has possessed the body of Zenzi, the young daughter of N’jadaka. Due to the death of Zenzi’s father, Mbaku (the cosmic namesake) has formed a relationship with her. Narcisse may have missed many opportunities to give this issue some African flavor, but this story line reeks of someone who’s been watching too much Nollywood Movies on Netflix. Too bad it’s stuck in an issue about interstellar war.

SCORE: 2.5/5

Speculation:

Any speculation derived from this issue lies in the mention of any of the characters. Shuri continues to keep speculator on their toes (Black Panther (Vol. 4) #2, 2005). An intriguing character remains to be Zenzi (Black Panther (Vol. 7) #7, 2018). Marvel just hasn’t figured out what to do with her yet.

Also, Eden Fesi also known as Manifold remains overlooked (Secret Warriors #4, 2009). The guy just helped bring Mysterium to the X-men and know he’s fighting in a cosmic war without a clear objective.

Writers: Evan Narcisse

Artist: German Peralta

Cover Artist: Phillip Tan

GENRE: Space Science Fiction, Afro-Futurism,

Publisher: Marvel Comicseview: