'Black Panther' animated series to debut in Australia Saturday

Fans of the Marvel Comics superhero the Black Panther have waited for more than two years to see the debut of the animated series featuring the voice talents of Djimon Hounsou and written by Reginald Hudlin. 

If they are from the land down under they will have to wait no longer than tomorrow (Saturday) evening at 8:15 p.m. to get their fix on ABC3, Marvel reports.

Episodes 1 and 2 of "Black Panther: The Animated Series" will air back-to-back.

The series is based on the "Who is the Black Panther" arc from the first six issues of writer Reginald Hudlin and artist John Romita Jr.'s run on "The Black Panther."

I mentioned this previously but the show is an animated story based on the art of John Romita Jr.  The long-time comic artist's actual drawings were animated to make up the screen story.

At last year's San Diego Comic-Con I watched several minutes of footage and the results are not unlike some recent motion comics that are becoming increasingly popular.  It has more in common with the work being done on Joss Whedon and John Cassaday's "Astonishing X-Men" than the stripped-down motion process artist Alex Maleev utilized on "Spider-Woman."

The biggest difference here is that "Panther" is appearing on the small screen before it gets to iTunes.

So when are American fans going to see the show on television in the States?  From what I understood of Hudlin's statements at the San Diego Con panels, "Panther" is supposed to appear on BET (Black Entertainment Television).

I haven't seen it listed yet, but I will post an update when I find out. 

There has been more work on the series since but the Youtube clip below is an example of the animation from Romita's work.