Spider-Man and the X-Men are almost always on television in one animated form of another. Heck, even iron Man is getting an animated series these days. Can’t we see new characters getting a shot at animated success instead of the same old same old?

Apparently, we can. During BET’s network upfront presentation, it was announced that a Black Panther animated series will debut on the channel in the future.

No information was given as to when we can expect to see the series or what it will be like, but considering Reginald Huldin is BET’s president of entertainment and also the current writer for the Black Panther comic series, the character should be in good hands.

 (via Variety)

Born in 1964 in Pin-Tung, Taiwan, Ben Dunn emigrated to the U.S. a year later.

Growing up, he enjoyed reading comics and tried his hand at drawing, but it wasn’t until he returned to Taiwan for six months in 1976 that Dunn was first exposed to—and fell in love with—manga. Eight years later, tired of working for other people, Dunn decided to try his hand at comic books himself.

He founded Antarctic Press and began to produce Manga-style American comics. Dunn’s first title, Ninja High School, has remained one of Antarctic’s most popular and is still being published today—Dunn created, wrote, and drew the series for many years before handing it off to other artists and writers.

In 2003, Dunn sold Antarctic and started a new development company, Sentai Studios, but that venture failed and he later returned to Antarctic. He was also a major artist on Marvel’s "Mangaverse" line and has worked for Image and other publishers.