Warning: SPOILERS for Black Panther #11Marvel hints a third Civil War crossover event is on the way, and the leaders of both sides will be Captain America and Black Panther. The previous two events of the same name were massive sellers for the company and heavily inspired events in the Marvel Cinematic Universe. Now, Black Panther #11 hints that the superhero leaders of two powerful nations will fight to resolve a very important question: is democracy or a monarchy the better system of government?

The previous two Civil War events included Iron Man as one of the main belligerents, but his opponents changed from event to event. Captain America fought against Iron Man concerning government overreach: he strongly opposed the Superhuman Registration Act, whereas Iron Man supported the law intently. 2016's Civil War II involved Iron Man facing off against Captain Marvel about predetermination (how one uses the Inhuman Ulysses' powers to predict the future). In both events, Iron Man came out on top: the Superhuman Registration Act was passed and Ulysses' power was not set in stone (he only saw potential futures and not ironclad reality), proving him right twice over.

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But in Black Panther #11, written by John Ridley with art by German Peralta, lines are drawn between Captain America and Black Panther concerning a new group of terrorists; after taking control of multiple data centers around the world, they issue a veiled threat if the citizens of the world do not "live freely and live in peace". Surprisingly, T'Challa takes their side, saying they've harmed no innocents and have only defended the data centers with non-lethal force. Captain America doesn't exactly share the Black Panther's point of view. "Advocating for and insisting on [peace] are two different things." he says, before going on to say that freedom means self-determination, including the right to make poor decisions. "Even when those bad decisions affect the innocent?" replies T'Challa.

Captain America and Black Panther Come From Different Worlds

Captain America argues with Black Panther

As a King, Black Panther had unilateral authority and answered to hardly anyone; he alone determined what was best for the citizens of Wakanda. Captain America, while never a politician, had acted in the capacity of a leader for many years, and strongly believes the best leaders allow people to decide for themselves what is and isn't a correct course of action. The problem, unfortunately, arises when said decisions affect not only the individual, but the group. Steve believes a leader leaves decisions up to the people, but T'Challa believes a leader must decide for the people what is best.

Unlike the much-maligned Civil War II event, this clash of ideologies between Steve Rogers and T'Challa has real-world implications. Are ordinary people, when left to their own devices, capable of making the right choices for themselves and their communities? Failing that, is it better to be ruled by one person with superior training and education regarding sciences and sociology? Captain America and Black Panther alone can know - but they disagree on precisely how one ought to lead a group of superheroes and a country.

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