Animated Black Panther Debuts June 23

Weekly Series on iTunes, Xbox LIVE, Zune and PS Network

Marvel Knights Animation has announced that it's long-awaited Black Panther: Who is the Black Panther? animated series will debut on June 23. The 12-episode series will run weekly on iTunes, Xbox LIVE, Microsoft Zune and the PlayStation Network. Check out two screen shots from the series below.

The series is based on the comic book story-arc of the same name written by Reginald Hudlin and drawn by John Romita, Jr. Black Panther: Who is the Black Panther? retells the origin of T'Challa and his fight to avenger the murder of his father at the hands of Klaw.

In the series, Black Panther is voiced by Academy Award nominee Djimon Hounsou with Alfre Woodard, Kerry Washington, Jill Scott, Carl Lumby and Stan Lee rounding out the cast.

From Marvel.com:

"The positive responses to news of the show have been so overwhelming, it's great to finally make the Black Panther series available to everyone," said Hudlin. "Audiences get caught up on many levels - seeing John Romita Jr's art come to life; the quality of the voice work by an award winning cast; the boldness of the politics, the music and humor. But see it for yourself!"

What did you think of the Who is the Black Panther? storyline in the comic series and will you be downloading the animated series?