Black Panther is one of Marvel Comics’ superhero. The first stories about this character appeared in 1966. The creators have always paid a lot of attention to the design of the logo.
Black Panther is a superhero who appeared in Marvel Comics in 1966, becoming first an occasional enemy and then a friend and ally of the Fantastic Four.The character, written by Stan Lee and Jack Kirby, first appeared in the comic strip Fantastic Four #52. Black Panther confronts a quartet of law and order keepers, but later it turns out that the feud is far-fetched. The hero was simply testing his powers and those of the Fantastic Four.
Black Panther got its storyline in 1977 when the First Black Panther comics were released.Parallel to the main storyline, Black Panther is often involved inside stories. The man plays a prominent role in books about the Avengers, the Defenders, and the Illuminati.
The Black Panther is the ruler of Wakanda, hence it is an official hereditary title. The most famous Black Panther in the comics is T’Challa; before him, the Panther was his father, T’Chaka.
What is Black Panther?
Black Panther is the name of a superhero from the Marvel universe. The character was first introduced in 1966, and by today has become one of the brightest and the most famous superheroes. The Black Panther movie was released in 2018, raising the popularity of the hero.
The earlier version of Black Panther logo was created by designers from the lettering and design studio Comicraft. The intention was to make it look like graffiti as the scene was set in the streets of New York City.
It is a wordmark-based logo. The words are arranged in the way to emphasize the “PANTHER” and the taller letters “P” and “R”. The “BLACK” is above the “PANTHER” and within it, for a more compact shape. The letter “N” has a spiky pointed end to mimic the superhero’s claws and necklace. There are outline and shadow effects due to which the emblem looks like 3D.
To get the typeface the designer combined the Wolverine letters with Victorian and Art Deco types and added lean and swoop to them.
This symbol of the Black Panther comic appeared on more than 40 issues. Many years later it was used again, only with inverted coloring, this time to announce a Black Panther movie.
The latest movie about Black Panther released in 2018 by Marvel Studios and Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures features a new logo that is the title font. Many designers characterize it as modern and minimalist.
The futuristic sans serif font of the Black Panther logo is called BEYNO. It was created by Fabian Korn, Creative Market shop owner. It is different from what people have got accustomed to.
While the original super-shiny movie logo reminds the classic logos from the comics, the new one has a punk-rock look. It is less shiny and colorful and better matches the main character and the setting.
As for the color palette of the Black Panther visual identity, it is based on a deep and mysterious combination of dark blue and gold, with gloss and gradients, which add motion and energy to the logo. Blue here stands for adventure and imagination, while gold adds some timeless traditional accents, elevating the look of the badge.