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The first reactions for 'Black Panther' are in, and yes, you can believe the hype

A Marvel film unlike any other.
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The hype around Black Panther was certainly palpable.

It already has the biggest pre-sale numbers for a Marvel movie, and even Lupita Nyong'o -- who plays Nakia in the film -- struggled to get tickets for the opening night.

SEE ALSO: How Black Panther taught 50 years of fans to 'walk like a Wakandan prince'

Following the global premiere, press were able to share their initial thoughts on the movie on social media from 1 a.m. ET Tuesday. And fortunately, it looks like we can all truly believe in the excitement.

As Mashable's movie reporter Angie Han wrote on Twitter:

Of course, Black Panther is a Marvel film unlike any other, or heck, any film out there. It's the first superhero movie with a black lead: Chadwick Boseman. Kendrick Lamar and SZA are on the soundtrack. Ryan Coogler is the first black director of a Marvel movie.

All of this is promising, and the result is thrilling.

It's a film that will inspire

The film's design is out of this world

Black Panther is set to be one of Marvel's greats

It's black and it's proud

Look, can we just see it already?

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Mashable Australia's Web Culture Reporter.Reach out to me on Twitter at @Johnny_Lieu or via email at jlieu [at] mashable.com

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