--- title: "9 Black panther Quotes By Christopher Priest" description: "9 Black panther quotes by Christopher Priest. Plus more from Christopher Priest and more Black panther sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac1/christopher-priest-10472_angry_when-i-was-writing-black-panther-on-one_10323.jpg" --- > [When I was writing 'Black Panther,' on one level, I was angry because DC would never let me write 'Batman,' so I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-priest/when-i-was-writing-black-panther-on-one-level-i-was-angry-because-dc/) [Christopher Priest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-priest/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac1/christopher-priest-10472_angry_when-i-was-writing-black-panther-on-one_10323.jpg) > [My 'Black Panther' run really wasn't about Black Panther. It was about Ross. It was about exploding myths about black superheroes, black…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-priest/my-black-panther-run-really-wasn-t-about-black-panther-it-was-about/) [Christopher Priest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-priest/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8a/christopher-priest-10472_black_my-black-panther-run-really-wasn-t-about_937122.jpg) > [In my opinion, I feel like all versions of 'Deathstroke' are valid. Just like with 'Black Panther,' I felt like it wasn't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-priest/in-my-opinion-i-feel-like-all-versions-of-deathstroke-are-valid-just/) [Christopher Priest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-priest/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f4c/christopher-priest-10472_black_in-my-opinion-i-feel-like-all-versions-o_2932546.jpg) > [I don't think there is really much from my career that I want to go back to. I think that, with most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-priest/i-don-t-think-there-is-really-much-from-my-career-that-i-want-to-go/) [Christopher Priest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-priest/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f08/christopher-priest-10472_black-panther_i-don-t-think-there-is-really-much-from_935809.jpg) > [Most people don't realize that when we were producing 'Black Panther,' 'Quantum & Woody,' and 'Steel,' fairly few people were reading those…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-priest/most-people-don-t-realize-that-when-we-were-producing-black-panther/) [Christopher Priest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-priest/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/deb/christopher-priest-10472_black_most-people-don-t-realize-that-when-we-w_2676776.jpg) > [My first draft of Marvel Knights 'Black Panther' was not funny at all. They smartly rejected the entire script and counseled me…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-priest/my-first-draft-of-marvel-knights-black-panther-was-not-funny-at-all/) [Christopher Priest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-priest/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/26b/christopher-priest-10472_black-panther_my-first-draft-of-marvel-knights-black-p_807278.jpg) > [The 'Black Panther' series was never really about the Black Panther at all. The State Department guy, Everett K. Ross, was the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-priest/the-black-panther-series-was-never-really-about-the-black-panther-at/) [Christopher Priest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-priest/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c65/christopher-priest-10472_black_the-black-panther-series-was-never-reall_635990.jpg) > [In 'Black Panther,' I tried to preserve virtually all versions and interpretations of 'Black Panther' - including the Jack Kirby one, which…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-priest/in-black-panther-i-tried-to-preserve-virtually-all-versions-and/) [Christopher Priest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-priest/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/37d/christopher-priest-10472_black_in-black-panther-i-tried-to-preserve-vir_2131820.jpg) > [We - America - have to move past the ideology, the tribalism, that grips this country. As ridiculous as this sounds, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-priest/we-america-have-to-move-past-the-ideology-the-tribalism-that-grips/) [Christopher Priest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-priest/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/774/christopher-priest-10472_america_we-america-have-to-move-past-the-ideolog_2565925.jpg) ## Other authors on Black panther ## More by Christopher Priest > [When I was writing 'Black Panther,' on one level, I was angry because DC would never let me write 'Batman,' so I was doing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-priest/when-i-was-writing-black-panther-on-one-level-i-was-angry-because-dc/) [Christopher Priest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-priest/) > [What makes a good villain is someone who doesn't just challenge the hero but comes organically out of that character's history and circumstances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-priest/what-makes-a-good-villain-is-someone-who-doesn-t-just-challenge-the/) [Christopher Priest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-priest/) > [“An illusion has three stages. "First there is the setup, in which the nature of what might be attempted at is hinted at, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-priest/an-illusion-has-three-stages-first-there-is-the-setup-in-which-the/) [Christopher Priest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-priest/) > [Deathstroke is the dark-mirror version of Batman, basically. He is every bit as resourceful, every bit as ruthless, every bit as powerful as Batman.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-priest/deathstroke-is-the-dark-mirror-version-of-batman-basically-he-is/) [Christopher Priest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-priest/) > [“Magicians protect their secrets not because the secrets are large and important, but because they are so small and trivial. The wonderful effects created…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-priest/magicians-protect-their-secrets-not-because-the-secrets-are-large-and/) [Christopher Priest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-priest/) > [I think everybody wants to feel validated in some way, and when you're looking for leisure activities or if you're looking for escapism or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-priest/i-think-everybody-wants-to-feel-validated-in-some-way-and-when-you-re/) [Christopher Priest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-priest/) > [Writing 'Deathstroke' presents a number of challenges to me. As a Christian, as a minister, it's difficult for me to write a comic book…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-priest/writing-deathstroke-presents-a-number-of-challenges-to-me-as-a/) [Christopher Priest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-priest/) > ['Deathstroke' became an interesting challenge - not just because of his ethnicity, but because he's a villain. I've never written a villain as a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-priest/deathstroke-became-an-interesting-challenge-not-just-because-of-his/) [Christopher Priest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-priest/) > [If you could access 90 percent of your brain, you'd be Charles Xavier.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-priest/if-you-could-access-90-percent-of-your-brain-you-d-be-charles-xavier/) [Christopher Priest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-priest/) > [I'm a little insane, and I'm going to be a little different. But hopefully, somewhere in there, in that creative arena, something will emerge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-priest/i-m-a-little-insane-and-i-m-going-to-be-a-little-different-but/) [Christopher Priest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-priest/) > [“Cutter: Every great magic trick consists of three parts or acts. The first part is called "The Pledge". The magician shows you something ordinary:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-priest/cutter-every-great-magic-trick-consists-of-three-parts-or-acts-the/) [Christopher Priest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-priest/) > [I think, personally, nothing comes from violence other than more violence.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-priest/i-think-personally-nothing-comes-from-violence-other-than-more/) [Christopher Priest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-priest/) > [The 'Black Panther' series was never really about the Black Panther at all. The State Department guy, Everett K. Ross, was the series protagonist,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-priest/the-black-panther-series-was-never-really-about-the-black-panther-at/) [Christopher Priest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-priest/) > [Escapism has its place. I used to write 'Conan the Barbarian' for Marvel, which takes place in an environment completely removed from the real…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-priest/escapism-has-its-place-i-used-to-write-conan-the-barbarian-for-marvel/) [Christopher Priest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-priest/) > [My first draft of Marvel Knights 'Black Panther' was not funny at all. They smartly rejected the entire script and counseled me to inject…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-priest/my-first-draft-of-marvel-knights-black-panther-was-not-funny-at-all/) [Christopher Priest](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-priest/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/black-panther/christopher-priest/#itemlist", "name": "9 Black panther Quotes By Christopher Priest", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When I was writing 'Black Panther,' on one level, I was angry because DC would never let me write 'Batman,' so I was doing Marvel's 'Batman,' and Reverend Achebe became sort of the Joker to Panther's Batman.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Christopher Priest" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-priest/when-i-was-writing-black-panther-on-one-level-i-was-angry-because-dc/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac1/christopher-priest-10472_angry_when-i-was-writing-black-panther-on-one_10323.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac1/christopher-priest-10472_angry_when-i-was-writing-black-panther-on-one_10323.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ac1/christopher-priest-10472_angry_when-i-was-writing-black-panther-on-one_10323.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“When I was writing 'Black Panther,' on one level, I was angry because DC would never let me write 'Batman,'…” — Christopher Priest", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "My 'Black Panther' run really wasn't about Black Panther. 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