This Week: A new era begins for the Black Panther! MacArthur Genius and National Book Award-winning writer T-Nehisi Coates (BETWEEN THE WORLD AND ME) takes the helm, confronting T'Challa with a dramatic upheaval in Wakanda that will make leading the African nation tougher than ever before. When a superhuman terrorist group that calls itself The People sparks a violent uprising, the land famed for its incredible technology and proud warrior traditions will be thrown into turmoil. If Wakanda is to survive, it must adapt--but can its monarch, one in a long line of Black Panthers, survive the necessary change? Heavy lies the head that wears the cowl!
Drinking Game Rules:
We The People - Every time the group “The People” is mentioned, take a drink.
Comic Book, or Philosophy Book? - Every time there is a long discussion of philosophy, take a drink.
Back in my day - Tells a story from the past, or fable: take a drink.
What is past is prologue - Every time the past events are discussed as why Wakanda is in its current state, take a drink.
Panther Punch
INGREDIENTS:
- 375 ml Blue Curacao (half of a 750 ml bottle)
- 1 L Mango Vodka
- 1.75 L Lemonade (my mom uses Simply Lemonade)
- 12 oz can Sprite
- lemon slices, optional
DIRECTIONS:
Combine all ingredients in a large pitcher or jug. Serve cold with lemon slices, if desired
Wakanda War
- 2 oz brandy
- 4 sprigs mint
- 1 tsp superfine sugar
- 1 oz club soda
- garnish: orange slice and cherry
Add first all ingredients to an old fashioned glass, muddle and fill with ice and garnish.
The Backhand Panther
- 7/8 ounces (25 mL) of raspberry liqueur
- 5 ounces (150 mL) of an energy drink
- 1/3 ounce (10 mL) of lychee liqueur
- 4 strawberries
- 10 ice cubes
- Sugar syrup
Hull (the top) the 4 strawberries. Place one of them on the side and the other three in the cocktail shaker.
Pour a small amount of the sugar syrup in the cocktail shaker.
Use the muddle stick or fork to pound or press the ingredients together.
Fill the cocktail shaker halfway with ice cubes.
Pour in the lychee and raspberry liqueurs.
Cover and shake the cocktail shaker.
Fill your collins glass with ice and strain the mixture into the glass.
Add some of the energy drink on the top.
Garnish the drink with the remaining strawberry and enjoy.
Royal Flush
- 3 oz Cranberry Juice
- 1 1/2 oz Crown Royal
- 3/4 oz Peach Schnaps
- 1/2 oz Black Raspberry liquor
Shake the shit out of it, and pour over ice. Garnish with a cherry and serve.
Next Month: Considered the greatest graphic novel in the history of the medium, the Hugo Award-winning story chronicles the fall from grace of a group of super-heroes plagued by all-too-human failings. Along the way, the concept of the super-hero is dissected as the heroes are stalked by an unknown assassin.
Episode 94 - Black Panther: A Nation Under Our Feet, is out on January 29th. Find this, and all our other episodes on iTunes, Stitcher, GooglePlay, and TuneIn