It’s material that can both move the central character forward, and provide the film franchise with a seriously freaky villain.
While this is happening in the comics, an uprising begins back at home led by the dangerously psychotic Reverend Achebe, forcing T’Challa to reckon with the balance in his responsibilities to both his country and the rest of the globe.
Now that the Marvel Cinematic Universe is recovering from the events of Avengers: Endgame, T’Challa will finally have the opportunity to kick start his plan to open Wakanda up to the world, and that very much should include a lot of travel as a diplomat – which is a big part in the early issues of Christopher Priest’s Black Panther run, as the king has Everett Ross as his Washington D.C. envoy.