Spoilers for Black Panther #13 by Marvel ComicsOne of Marvel's biggest rivalries is changing in a big way, as Black Panther and Namor the Sub-Mariner are teaming up to take on the Avengers. In a brand-new preview for Black Panther #13 by Marvel Comics, the Avengers will be fighting T'Challa, leading to Namor joining his fellow hero's side in one of the most unexpected team-ups featuring the powerful characters.

In the pages of Marvel Comics, Black Panther and Namor have long had a contentious relationship that has resulted in the nations of Wakanda and Atlantis warring with one another. Everything from politics, stolen tech, and power battles have pitted Black Panther and Namor the Sub-Mariner against one another, as the two Avengers have never seen eye-to-eye. Namor has even flooded Wakanda in the act of war, a storyline that was recently adapted to the Marvel Cinematic Universe. However, in a new comic, the pair are (temporarily) putting their past behind them and teaming up to take on the Avengers.

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Marvel Comics recently revealed that Black Panther and Namor would be fighting alongside one another in the upcoming Black Panther #13 by John Ridley and German Peralta from Marvel Comics. After the King of Wakanda is exiled from his home and booted from the Avengers, he will join forces with Namor the Sub-Mariner. The antihero will come to his longtime rival's side as seemingly everyone else in the Marvel Universe has turned their back on him.

Namor and Black Panther's Team Up Is The Last Thing Readers Expected

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Namor and Black Panther teaming up is definitely unexpected, as they've always disliked one another. However, with the Avengers turning their attention to T'Challa, it appears Namor is stepping up to help him. Check out the text solicit for Black Panther #13 by Marvel Comics, which features an epic cover of Namor and Black Panther from artist Miguel Mercado.

BLACK PANTHER #13 will depict a heated battle between T’Challa and the Avengers, and just when all seems lost, an unexpected ally arrives at the fray to stand at T'Challa's side!

Enter Namor! The most bitter rivalry in Marvel Comics reaches a surprising turning point, but will T’Challa accept Namor’s help or make him pay for the pain he's inflicted on Wakanda in the past?

What brings the two former rivals together remains to be seen, but with Black Panther being exiled from Wakanda and kicked off the Avengers, he can use all the help he can get - even in the form of his arch-nemesis, Namor the Sub-Mariner. Readers can see Namor and T'Challa's team-up against the Avengers unfold in Black Panther #13 from Marvel Comics, which arrives in comic book stores in 2023.

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