Check out some of the outcry and responses from Twitter:
"Meow" ? — SuperheroesInColor (@HeroesInColor00) December 2, 2015
"Meow" ?
Who is in charge of @EW cover ? a 13 yo TMZ intern? — SuperheroesInColor (@HeroesInColor00) December 2, 2015
Who is in charge of @EW cover ? a 13 yo TMZ intern?
Panthers do not 'meow' & Kings of an African utopia are not like reality show housewives. #CivilWar #BlackPanther https://t.co/VTvyDdSdIi — Blerdman (@Blerd_Man) December 2, 2015
Panthers do not 'meow' & Kings of an African utopia are not like reality show housewives. #CivilWar #BlackPanther https://t.co/VTvyDdSdIi
So let's leave the black thing out entirely, what other fictional world leaders would be best described with "meow?" None. Ever. Dammit. — Da7e Gonzales (@Da7e) December 2, 2015
So let's leave the black thing out entirely, what other fictional world leaders would be best described with "meow?" None. Ever. Dammit.
But really they added "meow" by Black Panther, One of the richest, smartest most powerful men in the Marvel Universe pic.twitter.com/1J8Jqm0hNd — SuperBro Movie News! (@SuperBroMovies) December 2, 2015
But really they added "meow" by Black Panther, One of the richest, smartest most powerful men in the Marvel Universe pic.twitter.com/1J8Jqm0hNd
EW Designer: We compared Black Panther to a housewife and hid him in the back, but how can we degrade him further? EW Editor: Make him meow! — Jon Moisan (@JonMoisan) December 2, 2015
EW Designer: We compared Black Panther to a housewife and hid him in the back, but how can we degrade him further? EW Editor: Make him meow!
"Marvel introduces BLACK PANTHER. He's tall, powerful- and has claws that a real housewife would envy." Wtf? pic.twitter.com/JpeiKpHgDR — mattson tomlin (@mattsontomlin) December 2, 2015
"Marvel introduces BLACK PANTHER. He's tall, powerful- and has claws that a real housewife would envy." Wtf? pic.twitter.com/JpeiKpHgDR
Black Panther was one of my favs growing up and you're making housewife comparisons and jokes??? @EW — ❁[princess]❁ (@ONLYashleecee) December 2, 2015
Black Panther was one of my favs growing up and you're making housewife comparisons and jokes??? @EW
"He's tall, he's powerful, and has claws that a real housewife would envy." Thanks for ruining Black Panther before his first movie @EW. — Edward Douglas (@EDouglasWW) December 2, 2015
"He's tall, he's powerful, and has claws that a real housewife would envy." Thanks for ruining Black Panther before his first movie @EW.
All i have to say about the EW cover for "Civil War" is: that is Marvel Studios in a nutshell. — DCU Movie Page (@dcumoviepage) December 2, 2015
All i have to say about the EW cover for "Civil War" is: that is Marvel Studios in a nutshell.
EW’S CIVIL WAR Cover Has A Meowing Black Panther - Totally miscalculated cover copy makes us wince. https://t.co/nxUnU25Ymr via @bmoviesd — devin faraci (@devincf) December 2, 2015
EW’S CIVIL WAR Cover Has A Meowing Black Panther - Totally miscalculated cover copy makes us wince. https://t.co/nxUnU25Ymr via @bmoviesd
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