The event proper kicks off in the main series in the "Bride of the Panther" series beginning in March.

"Bride of the Panther" will tell the real-time, present day story of Storm and Panther's coming wedding, while the Storm limited series will feature the flashback to the couple's past. This story, Alonso said, has its roots in Marvel Team-Up #100, which was written by Chris Claremont and drawn by John Byrne, which showed that the two characters had a mutual past.

As Alonso explained, the Storm limited series will expand upon that meeting and their history, showing how an African prince met a beggar girl who was in fact a mutant. The editor further said that readers will understand, at the completion of the mini-series, how the two were meant to be and destined to be together.

The writer joked that his film and television work was done simply to get him enough credentials so that he could make it as a comic book writer, adding that if a Black Panther movie never gets made, the comics he's worked on still exist. "I'm writing books for the fan in me," Hudlin said. "And it's great when I get letters form fans all over the world who are excited about the same things I'm excited about."

Hudlin pointed to Dickey's limited series as a large piece of the foundation, saying that the mini will flesh out the character's roots and first meetings, with his story in Black Panther showing why they came back together.

Adding to that, Dickey said that he's looking to write a story where at the end, readers will feel that it's only natural for Storm and T'Challa to be together.

Dickey clarified the time frame of his mini-seires, saying that his T'Challa is still a prince on walkabout, trying to learn what the world is like, and Ororo is a thief. "I've got six issues without tights," Dickey said.

David Gabriel said that, in terms of marketing, Marvel is looking to push both Storm and Black Panther at BEA (Book Expo America), and hopes to have Dickey at the Expo to sign copies of Storm #1.

This is different, Dickey said, that when he's doing a book signing, as he knows and can find bookstores that cater to his audience. That said, Dickey explained that he's been sending out information about the mini-series to the people on his website, and keeping his fans informed about the project.

Gabriel said that he feels that, in that format, Storm will find deeper penetration into the target market.

Hudlin noted that fans on his website have begun a list of black-owned comic shops, and are active in helping his fans to find comic shops in their area, or other ways of getting a hold of Black Panther and his other comic book work.

Though leaving it hanging there, it’s not hard to speculate what he may have been referring to, after all, as everyone knows, "First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes…"

Dickey added that he's read all of the material that's come out concerning Storm's early teen years.

”Ultimately, her ability to cooperate with this African price, who is very, very different from her, but still very compelling, is very important. All of this reflects then into the Black Panther title. T'Challa's easiest thing is going to be popping that question. The journey to the altar is going to be the thing that gets everybody's hearts pounding. There will be obstacles. Damn - this is Marvel Comics.

"Plus - at the risk of sounding crass, everyone's aware of this thing called Civil War. There are a couple of major tie-in points that occur in this Black Panther arc. For completionists, you need to know that there is an essential Civil War moment at the wedding. If you're a Civil War reader, you're going to want to get that wedding issue for what is a key moment in that story.

"Again, this is a universal story. This isn't just about two black superheroes, and the most recognizable female black superhero, and he's the longest-running black superhero. They're very different. They have pasts. They come together. There are obstacles to their union. They get married. That's the easy part.”

Alonso said added that Marvel will hold a separate press conference in the future, which will deal with what happens after the characters are married/their honeymoon, that will entrench the two deeper into the Marvel Universe proper, and claimed it will be a “very big deal.”

Gabriel added that retailers should also consider that Storm does appear in this summer’s X3, which will likely affect the character's popularity in the mass media.