Dead Reckoning

Joe Quesada and Christopher Priest return to Marvel Knights and Black Panther with The World To Come

- WORDS: STEPHEN JEWELL

PAIRING LEADING CREATORS with some then lesser-known characters, Marvel Knights had a seismic impact after debuting in 1998. Now, former Marvel Editor-in-Chief Joe Quesada is returning to the imprint he co-founded with Jimmy Palmiotti, teaming up with Marvel Knights: Black Panther writer Christopher Priest on brand new miniseries The World To Come. Though it has been in the works since 2018, Quesada insists that there's been no grand plan to revive the boutique label.

“Priest called me with an idea that revolved around the Black Panther and revisiting some old friends from the Marvel Knights era,” Quesada tells Red Alert. “He told me the story, the unexpected twists and turns, and layered nuances only he can bring to a story of this kind. As he was pitching it, I could see it in my mind’s eye, and when that happens, I know it’s a story I have to draw.”