Ta-Nehisi Coates was a national correspondent for The Atlantic, where he wrote about politics and culture. In 2015, Coates published Between the World and Me, which won the National Book Award. After enjoying considerable success with his relaunch of Marvel Comics' Black Panther, he ushered Captain America into a new era of storytelling. Coates is also the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, a National Magazine award and the George Polk award. His first novel, The Water Dancer, was published in 2019. He lives in New York with his wife and son. Brian Stelfreeze has worked in the comic-book industry for over 25 years as a writer, penciler, inker, colorist, and painter. He has worked for almost every major American comics publisher, and has the distinction of producing over 50 consecutive covers for Batman- Shadow of the Bat, and being one of the founding members of Atlanta's Gaijin Studios. His other work includes BOOM!'s Day Men and Marvel's Black Panther.
Praise for Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet “…the most thrillingly political, most thought-provoking, most fun comic I have ever read. This book is a marvel."" – Tochi Onyebuchi, award-winning author of Riot Baby and Goliath “…an entertainingly serious political thriller…” – Library Journal Starred Review “…an incredibly complex work of politics and revolution...” – Kirkus Reviews “Coates imbues a literate, thoughtful, and highly relevant spin to this series populated exclusively by powerful and compelling black characters.” – Booklist