Matron Imala

Matron Imala stepped onto the Marvel stage in 2024 with Ultimate Black Panther #1, a debut issue from the creative team of Bryan Hill and Stefano Caselli that announced her as a figure worth watching in the relaunched Ultimate Universe. She moves through stories populated by some of Marvel's most iconic names — T'Challa, Killmonger, Ororo Munroe, and Shuri among them — which speaks to the weight and consequence of her presence in this bold new corner of continuity. Crossing over into Ultimate X-Men as well, she's already proven herself a character who transcends a single title, and with the Ultimate line still young, Matron Imala is precisely the kind of fresh face that collectors love to discover early.