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The Wakanda Files: A Technological Exploration of the Avengers and Beyond - Includes Content from 22 Movies of MARVEL Studios
An in-world book from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, The Wakanda Files —compiled by request of Shuri ( Black Panther and Avengers : Infinity War ) as part of her quest to improve the future for all people—is a collection of papers, articles, blueprints, and notes amassed throughout history by Wakanda’s War Dogs.
Within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Wakanda has been on the forefront of what is technologically possible. Their ability to stay ahead of the rest of the world is second only to their ability to keep themselves hidden. As the architect behind many of Wakanda’s great advancements, Shuri is constantly seeking ways to improve what has come before. To aid in her search, she researches the past for context, reference, and inspiration by compiling The Wakanda Files .
Organized into areas of study, including human enhancement , transportation , weapons , artificial intelligence , and more, The Wakanda Files traces the world’s technological achievements from the era of Howard Stark and early Hydra studies to modern discoveries in quantum tunneling and nanotechnology, weaving together the stories, personalities, and technology that are the fabric of the MCU .
Within the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU), Wakanda has been on the forefront of what is technologically possible. Their ability to stay ahead of the rest of the world is second only to their ability to keep themselves hidden. As the architect behind many of Wakanda’s great advancements, Shuri is constantly seeking ways to improve what has come before. To aid in her search, she researches the past for context, reference, and inspiration by compiling The Wakanda Files .
Organized into areas of study, including human enhancement , transportation , weapons , artificial intelligence , and more, The Wakanda Files traces the world’s technological achievements from the era of Howard Stark and early Hydra studies to modern discoveries in quantum tunneling and nanotechnology, weaving together the stories, personalities, and technology that are the fabric of the MCU .
160 pages, Hardcover
Published June 8, 2021
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July 14, 2021
Great non-fiction reference to a fictional world.
February 9, 2021
I loved flipping through this book. It is a lot of fun any age and for MCU fans like me it's a must have. I loved getting more insight into the universe and looking for clues for Phase 4 (and there are plenty). Even if you're not into hunting Easter eggs this is still a fun book. The hidden text you find with the accompanying blacklight "Kimoyo bead" throughout is a lot fun (I love Shuri). However, I did buy a cheaper, stronger blacklight to help me read without pressing my nose to the page. That's my only con to this book but I've had books that don't need a blacklight with more cons so this is impressive. It's a little pricey at $60 but it seems to go on sale with a fair amount of frequency. I purchased mine for $40, so keep an eye out.
TL;DR-Are you an MCU fan? Buy this.
TL;DR-Are you an MCU fan? Buy this.
August 14, 2022
The Wakanda Files is both cool and boring, a thorough collection of Marvel Cinematic Universe lore and a bland, character-less archive. It's a collectable that might bring joy to some MCU fanatics as a coffee table piece, but I wasn't able to get through it cover-to-cover without being bored out of my mind.
The Wakanda Files is presented as an in-universe collection of files assembled by Wakanda under the direction of Shuri (Black Panther's sister). It's divided into a few different categories of data (like Human Enhancement and AI & Mind Control) and runs the gamut from dossiers on major characters, schematics of weapons, and various letters from person to person. You also get a little bead (that's magnetized onto the side of the book) that shines a blacklight to reveal notes in the margins from Shuri. It's an impressive collectable, since it's quite a large book and comes with the blacklight bead -- something I haven't seen in in-universe guidebooks like this before.
Unfortunately, the Wakanda Files has a massive Achilles heel: It's frightfully boring. I just got done reading it, and I can't stress this enough -- there was not one single interesting document or schematic or blacklight revelation in the entire book. It was an absolute slog to read through, all these meaningless letters that recap plot points from the movies or worthless summaries or characters and events you doubtless already know if you're a diehard-enough fan to pick the book up in the first place.
The value here is that it looks cool, the blacklight is a neat idea (even though Shuri's blacklit notes provide no value), and it could make for a good coffee table collectable to flip through on occasion. But I certainly don't think it's worth your money or your time -- best to just watch the movies and shows, and continue ignoring the always-disappointing ancillary material that hits the shelves from time to time.
The Wakanda Files is presented as an in-universe collection of files assembled by Wakanda under the direction of Shuri (Black Panther's sister). It's divided into a few different categories of data (like Human Enhancement and AI & Mind Control) and runs the gamut from dossiers on major characters, schematics of weapons, and various letters from person to person. You also get a little bead (that's magnetized onto the side of the book) that shines a blacklight to reveal notes in the margins from Shuri. It's an impressive collectable, since it's quite a large book and comes with the blacklight bead -- something I haven't seen in in-universe guidebooks like this before.
Unfortunately, the Wakanda Files has a massive Achilles heel: It's frightfully boring. I just got done reading it, and I can't stress this enough -- there was not one single interesting document or schematic or blacklight revelation in the entire book. It was an absolute slog to read through, all these meaningless letters that recap plot points from the movies or worthless summaries or characters and events you doubtless already know if you're a diehard-enough fan to pick the book up in the first place.
The value here is that it looks cool, the blacklight is a neat idea (even though Shuri's blacklit notes provide no value), and it could make for a good coffee table collectable to flip through on occasion. But I certainly don't think it's worth your money or your time -- best to just watch the movies and shows, and continue ignoring the always-disappointing ancillary material that hits the shelves from time to time.
November 15, 2022
Such a fun look into the science of the Marvel Universe - seeing Shuri's comments on everyone's tech and everything was fascinating! Tbh I would have liked to have seen more of Shuri's comments, but apart from that, this was great!
A must read for any Marvel fan!
A must read for any Marvel fan!
January 25, 2023
Only for hardcore MCU fans and especially Black Panther ones. I imagined myself a Wakandan taking a peek into top-secret royalty files. It was the only way I could get through it. Maybe two files at a time over the course of a year? Now it enhances my library and I feel like a constant reader.
April 9, 2023
Science fiction fascinates me as a bold predictor of direction of current technologies and their potential applications. This book distills these "scientific" concepts out of Marvel movies and presents them in one place. Index and more structured layout would make the book even better.
December 28, 2021
Very informal, explained a lot of stuff that happened in the MCU, also the uv light on the kimono beads was really cool, would love to see more of these kinds of books from marvel
October 14, 2022
It’s slay
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