The current Black Panther comics use what is known as The Djalia: Plane of Wakandan Memory, a mental connection between Black Panther and others, which could be used to show fans Black Panther characters from the past.
“Civil War was a jumping off point for the Black Panther character.
Hopefully we’ll learn more about the rest of the Black Panther cast very soon as we get closer to production starting.
Chadwick Boseman’s T’challa was first introduced in this summer’s blockbuster Captain America: Civil War, where he inherited the Black Panther title after his father T’chaka (John Kani) was killed.