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EW’s Chadwick Boseman: The Beautiful Heart of Black Panther Magazine

Chadwick Boseman's death from colon cancer at age 43 shocked fans and friends alike.
The actor’s life and work are remembered in these pages. The issue looks back at his influential career and major roles through photos and essays on his impact and the legacy of Black Panther, as well as interviews.

Also remembrances from his colleagues and famous friends, who led the outpouring of tributes on social media to a brilliant talent gone too soon. "The news of his passing is a punch to my gut every morning,” Lupita Nyong’o wrote on Instagram. Family and other loved ones said goodbye to Boseman at a private memorial service.

“The power of Black Panther is that it imagines a place that could be home to millions who don’t have one,” wrote Marc Bernardin for EW last year. “A place that isn’t marked by pain, but instead by progress. A land that knows its history and revels in it, rather than be embarrassed by it. Black Panth