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A Nation Under Our Feet
A Nation Under Our Feet was the title given to the year-long 12 issue arc of the rebooted Black Panther solo series written by Ta-Nehisi Coates in collaboration with illustrator Brian Stelfreeze. It was originally released by Marvel Comics in a single issue format, beginning in April 2016 and ending in March 2017. It was collected into trade paperback as a trilogy (Book 1: Black Panther #1-4 ; Book 2: Black Panther #5-8 ; Book 3: Black Panther #9-12 ) and hardcover as a complete volume (Black Panther #1-12 ).

Coates' debut storyline introduced readers to a fractured Wakanda, on the brink of being torn apart from within by civil war and unrest. Tensions were high. Rocked by recent events that exacted a devastating toll in the lives of ordinary Wakandans, the people  had begun to question the legitimacy of T’Challa’s right to rule as chieftain, king and Black Panther, protector of the nation. The story begins with a riot at the Great Mound when disgruntled Vibranium miners clashed with the king's forces. During the fighting, T'Challa's sensed an external force played a role in instigating the violence, although he was unable to apprehend the culprit. He soon discovered that the people had been manipulated by Zenzi, one of the leaders of the revolutionary terrorist group, The People.

The peoples’ doubts and fears were made manifest through violence when

Their rightful warrior-Queen (T’Challa’s half-sister) Shuri, was caught inbetween life and death—her body preserved by Wakandan science and technology while her spirit roamed the Wakandan plane of memory and realm of the ancestors. One aspect of the plot follows Shuri’s journey though the ___ guided by the Griot, appearing in the form of  queen mother Ramonda. The Griot teaches Shuri about Wakanda’s past, present and future so that she can use that knowledge to help Wakanda.