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Oct 02, 2020 Anne rated it really liked it

The conclusion to Black Bolt: Hard Time is actually really good. And I'm saying this as someone who isn't at all a fan of the Inhumans or knows much about Black Bolt. But this gives you a nice recap of his backstory, so don't be afraid to jump in if you're completely ignorant, like I was.

So, this picks up right after he's escaped from the prison planet with Lockjaw and the little telepath child, Blinky. He's decided to take her back to Earth with him and visit Crusher's wife, Titania.
But has som

The conclusion to Black Bolt: Hard Time is actually really good. And I'm saying this as someone who isn't at all a fan of the Inhumans or knows much about Black Bolt. But this gives you a nice recap of his backstory, so don't be afraid to jump in if you're completely ignorant, like I was.

So, this picks up right after he's escaped from the prison planet with Lockjaw and the little telepath child, Blinky. He's decided to take her back to Earth with him and visit Crusher's wife, Titania.
But has something followed them home?
Dun, dun dun...

Anyway. Lots of cameos, lots of odd twists to the plot, and I even found out he has a son!
What? I didn't know that? He sounds pretty cool and I'd love to read more about him. I did really like the love story stuff between him & Medusa. I guess I'll have to go back and find out what all happened between them that separated them to start with.

The watercolor art style really grew on me. Some of these pages are just so beautiful they're almost breathtaking. The colors! Wow. Just...wow.

This is another one of those gems that I never would have found with my Shallow friends here on Goodreads. <--thank you!
Give this one a peek if you get the chance.
Recommended!

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Jun 27, 2018 Dan Schwent rated it it was amazing

Black Bolt and Blinky return to earth and go to tell Titania that her husband, the Absorbing Man, is dead. The funeral is interrupted and Blinky is snatched away. Can Black Bolt and Titania save her?

I liked Black Bolt, Vol. 1: Hard Time so this one was a no-brainer for me. Still, I didn't think he'd top the first half of this run. Top it, he did. This was easily the most emotional comic I've ever read.

After the events of the last book, Black Bolt and Lockjaw have taken a beating. Black Bolt's vo

Black Bolt and Blinky return to earth and go to tell Titania that her husband, the Absorbing Man, is dead. The funeral is interrupted and Blinky is snatched away. Can Black Bolt and Titania save her?

I liked Black Bolt, Vol. 1: Hard Time so this one was a no-brainer for me. Still, I didn't think he'd top the first half of this run. Top it, he did. This was easily the most emotional comic I've ever read.

After the events of the last book, Black Bolt and Lockjaw have taken a beating. Black Bolt's voice has left him. After overcoming some obstacles, Black Bolt and Blinky wind up back on earth and set out to settle things with Crusher Creel, the Absorbing Man's wife.

Creel's funeral was touching with appearances from Captain America, the Wrecking Crew, and others. Remember when I said this was an emotional book? I shed a fucking tear for the fucking Absorbing Man!

Anyway, Blinky gets abducted and Black Bolt and Titania go after here. The ensuing battle and exploration of Black Bolt's childhood left me worn out. FYI, another man-tear was shed after witnessing the horror of Black Bolt's upbringing.

The end of the series was as satisfying as I could ever have hoped. The team of Saladin Ahmed, Christian Ward, and Frazier Irving have created once of those books that only comes along every once in a while and showed what a kick-ass creative team can do with a b-list character when given the opportunity. Five out of five of the easiest stars I've ever awarded.

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Oct 19, 2018 Chad rated it liked it

Black Bolt and Blinky return to Earth. When the book focuses on the core characters and their new found friendship, the book is great. Unfortunately, Lash enters into the book and delivers a lot of nonsense. Ahmed doesn't really have a handle on these guest characters, Lash, Captain America and Odinson all suffer from acting out of character while delivering cringe-worthy dialogue. The scenes with Medusa? Yikes! They are just bad. Also, where did Black Bolt get all of these additional powers?
He Black Bolt and Blinky return to Earth. When the book focuses on the core characters and their new found friendship, the book is great. Unfortunately, Lash enters into the book and delivers a lot of nonsense. Ahmed doesn't really have a handle on these guest characters, Lash, Captain America and Odinson all suffer from acting out of character while delivering cringe-worthy dialogue. The scenes with Medusa? Yikes! They are just bad. Also, where did Black Bolt get all of these additional powers?
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Oct 17, 2018 Terence rated it liked it

Black Bolt travels back to Earth.

He seeks to set things right as much as he can.

Home Free and the entire Black Bolt series was pretty forgettable. Nothing of any real importance happens and it's all one big set up for Black Bolt to take a hard look at himself and to try to make things better. It just seemed unnecessary and only moderately entertaining.

2.5 out of 5 stars

Black Bolt travels back to Earth.

He seeks to set things right as much as he can.

Home Free and the entire Black Bolt series was pretty forgettable. Nothing of any real importance happens and it's all one big set up for Black Bolt to take a hard look at himself and to try to make things better. It just seemed unnecessary and only moderately entertaining.

2.5 out of 5 stars

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Oct 11, 2018 Paul E. Morph rated it really liked it

Truly excellent, with some wonderful character moments. Fantastic artwork, too, even from the fill-in artists.

Interestingly, it was the moments where Black Bolt interacted with Medusa that were the story's weak spots. They felt slightly shoehorned in.

I could read about Black Bolt, Blinky, Titania and the Absorbing Man all the livelong day, though. Great stuff.

Truly excellent, with some wonderful character moments. Fantastic artwork, too, even from the fill-in artists.

Interestingly, it was the moments where Black Bolt interacted with Medusa that were the story's weak spots. They felt slightly shoehorned in.

I could read about Black Bolt, Blinky, Titania and the Absorbing Man all the livelong day, though. Great stuff.

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Jul 08, 2018 Rory Wilding rated it it was amazing

When I initially witnessed the first issue's cover of this solo Black Bolt series, I did wonder how can one create a comic solely about a character who can destroy everything with the slightest whisper. However, writer Saladin Ahmed and artist Christian Ward found a way as the silent king of the Inhumans finds himself in a cosmic adventure where he was imprisoned whilst befriending some new companions such as the Absorbing Man and the telepathic alien child Blinky.

Having escaped the clutches of

When I initially witnessed the first issue's cover of this solo Black Bolt series, I did wonder how can one create a comic solely about a character who can destroy everything with the slightest whisper. However, writer Saladin Ahmed and artist Christian Ward found a way as the silent king of the Inhumans finds himself in a cosmic adventure where he was imprisoned whilst befriending some new companions such as the Absorbing Man and the telepathic alien child Blinky.

Having escaped the clutches of the Jailer as well as the heroic sacrifice of Crusher Creel, Black Bolt, along with Blinky and his trusted teleporting dog Lockjaw, set on a long course through space to get back to Earth, where he must reconcile with his own people and must inform Titania about her husband Crusher's demise.

The opening issue is very much the journey home, while Black Bolt took former inmate Monsteroso in a ship and dropped him off in his planet, where he reunited with his family. For much of this issue, the storytelling is fairly incidental as despite a chase involving space pirates and a funny moment involving Black Bolt about to get eaten by one of Monsteroso's parents, it's worth reading for Frazer Irving, an artist who I was never a big fan, but does his best work as his art is very painterly and abstract whilst honouring the cosmic grandeur of Jack Kirby.

Once we arrive on Earth, the rest of the book is very much a redemptive arc of our eponymous hero as not only does he have to reconcile with his people following the recent Secret Empire event, but also his estranged son Ahura. Throughout this volume, there are tie-ins to recent events that involved the Inhumans , but Ahmed manages to maintain this title's standalone status by using the perspective of its small cast and when they arrive at The Bronx, where Titania lives, it does feel like the writer is interested in telling his own story that doesn't have worldwide consequences.

Introduced in the original Secret Wars in the early eighties, Titania is a great addition to Black Bolt's pact as her first appearance here, she starts beating the crap out of the Midnight King and then the moment she hears the tragic news about her husband, she shows a heartbreaking tenderness. My favourite issue is #9, which is all about giving Creel the perfect send-off as the gang make a stop at the local bar, where everyone makes a toast for the former supervillain (except for Blinky who is given a ice cream), and then a funeral is given where the likes of the Wrecking Crew and Captain America. Everyone has some final words to say, all of which are touching.

Based on what I've written above, you might think there's not much in the way of superhero action and yet Christian Ward's art delivers more than that. Whether it is the fantastical setting of New Attilan or the down-to-earth streets of The Bronx, Ward delivers some of the best visuals done in comics with his experimental use of panel layouts and multi-layered colouring. The action-packed climax involving multiple Inhumans and returning faces, is a psychedelic extravaganza that would give Inception a run for its money.

As this series was only twelve issues, it proves that good things can't last forever. Some readers might see the final issue as a bit of a cop-out, but having enjoyed the company of these unlikely heroes who have grown to become a family, I couldn't think of a happier ending.

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Jul 07, 2018 Malum rated it really liked it

A HUGE improvement over the last volume. Even the art is starting grow on me.
The funeral part was touching but lost a lot of its impact because you know nobody stays dead in comic book world for long, especially when "no body was recovered". But, hey, that's the nature of comic books. A HUGE improvement over the last volume. Even the art is starting grow on me.
The funeral part was touching but lost a lot of its impact because you know nobody stays dead in comic book world for long, especially when "no body was recovered". But, hey, that's the nature of comic books. ...more

Sep 01, 2018 RG rated it really liked it

The artwork here was really great. Still continues on from the previous volume and gives a mini conclusion. Its a little different to anything else Marvel is writing but I think thats why it stands out.

The Midnight King has escaped from the Jailer, and now rockets back towards home with Blinky in tow. His first job is to break the bad news about the death of Crusher Creel to Creel's wife, Titania, and hell hath no fury like a supervillain grieving. And then, when the old enemies of Attilan catch up with him, Black Bolt finds himself assaulted on all sides, and only his estranged family can save him.

Considering this is Saladin Ahmed's first comics work, you'd never know. This book is extremely

The Midnight King has escaped from the Jailer, and now rockets back towards home with Blinky in tow. His first job is to break the bad news about the death of Crusher Creel to Creel's wife, Titania, and hell hath no fury like a supervillain grieving. And then, when the old enemies of Attilan catch up with him, Black Bolt finds himself assaulted on all sides, and only his estranged family can save him.

Considering this is Saladin Ahmed's first comics work, you'd never know. This book is extremely well presented, and the journey that the characters, especially Black Bolt of course but the supporting characters as well, go through is realised exceptionally. He also manages to tie together continuity across this series, Royals, and previous events in Inhuman and Uncanny Inhumans as well, so it's a great debut for him. He's written novels before, but I can attest that writing novels and comic scripts are entirely different undertakings.

I'm not sure when Ahmed was told that this would only be a 12 issue series, because he manages to wrap things up neatly by the end, resolving all of the dangling plot threads and giving satisfying endings for everyone involved, even the ultimate villain of the piece.

And that's saying nothing about Christian Ward, whose psychedelic imagery manages to tone itself back at the appropriate moments to really humanize the characters before going over-the-top insane during the fight scenes to give some real punch to the proceedings. The ever-reliable Frazer Irving steps in for an issue seamlessly, while Stephanie Hans' crossover art beautifully captures the plight of Black Bolt & Medusa when they temporarily reunite.

Black Bolt, at it's heart, especially in this volume, is a story about family. Found family, estranged family, reunited family, it's all in here somewhere. Saladin Ahmed and Christian Ward (and friends) do a superb job with this second and final volume of really hammering home what Black Bolt has learned from his experiences in space, and manage to make the Inhuman former king…human.

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Quite the same qualities and defaults than book one:

- Decent plot with a cool twist in the middle, good interactions between characters, one very well done issue (Creel's funeral) and some frightful revelations on Black Bolt's past but... too many explaining captions all over the place. Saladin Ahmed must learn to let go of his novelist's habits.

- Mixed art; not so great pencils imo but amazing colors and psychedelic stuff that compensate.

If you liked vol.1 it would really be a shame not to rea

Quite the same qualities and defaults than book one:

- Decent plot with a cool twist in the middle, good interactions between characters, one very well done issue (Creel's funeral) and some frightful revelations on Black Bolt's past but... too many explaining captions all over the place. Saladin Ahmed must learn to let go of his novelist's habits.

- Mixed art; not so great pencils imo but amazing colors and psychedelic stuff that compensate.

If you liked vol.1 it would really be a shame not to read this conclusion of the series.

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May 14, 2018 Ed rated it liked it

The second half of Ahmed's Black Bolt run isn't as strong as the first. Issue 7 is sad and sweet with a great guest artist. But starting with issue 8, the book runs headlong into complicated Inhumans backstory that it had so skillfully skirted in the first volume. The funeral for Creel is great, but he comes back to life a few issues later which makes his death feel like even more of a cheat than is usually for a comic book death. There's great dialogue scattered throughout and Ahmed really writ The second half of Ahmed's Black Bolt run isn't as strong as the first. Issue 7 is sad and sweet with a great guest artist. But starting with issue 8, the book runs headlong into complicated Inhumans backstory that it had so skillfully skirted in the first volume. The funeral for Creel is great, but he comes back to life a few issues later which makes his death feel like even more of a cheat than is usually for a comic book death. There's great dialogue scattered throughout and Ahmed really writes a great Titania. The final defeat of the Jailer doesn't quite land, but it has some really great art. ...more

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Apr 04, 2018 charlotte, rated it it was amazing

i will literally fight marvel to the death for cancelling this

Dec 16, 2018 Jennifer rated it really liked it

Volume 2 continues to follow Black Bolt after the fallout of his imprisonment. Creel is gone, but his death and the aftermath of prison follow Black Bolt as he tries to get back to normalcy. Blinky naturally steps into the role of speaker and Black Bolt grows to view her as a daughter as the series unfolds. He's not well. The loss of his awesome voice works as a metaphor for Black Bolt's life post prison and Kingship. He's lost. He's overwhelmed. He's listless.

What's great about this series is

Volume 2 continues to follow Black Bolt after the fallout of his imprisonment. Creel is gone, but his death and the aftermath of prison follow Black Bolt as he tries to get back to normalcy. Blinky naturally steps into the role of speaker and Black Bolt grows to view her as a daughter as the series unfolds. He's not well. The loss of his awesome voice works as a metaphor for Black Bolt's life post prison and Kingship. He's lost. He's overwhelmed. He's listless.

What's great about this series is how Saladin and artists explore themes of isolation, ptsd, and loss while making the narrative feel rooted in the present. The reader is living through Black Bolt's trauma as he experiences it. What helps the narrative is that it has a conclusion. While open-ended, the narrative ends and there is a sense of closure Saladin creates for Black Bolt.

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Mar 26, 2019 Jin rated it it was amazing

Wow o wow! This book finally concluded Ahmed's spectacular Black Bolt miniseries and as cheesy as it may sound, this kind of made me cry after finishing it. I am impressed with how this was written, it's full of nuanced human emotion with a truly creative narration. Black Bolt's character was perfectly fleshed out and established after all these years. The art by Christian Ward tells the story on its own with lively facial expressions, fluid movements and great colors. This whole Black Bolt run Wow o wow! This book finally concluded Ahmed's spectacular Black Bolt miniseries and as cheesy as it may sound, this kind of made me cry after finishing it. I am impressed with how this was written, it's full of nuanced human emotion with a truly creative narration. Black Bolt's character was perfectly fleshed out and established after all these years. The art by Christian Ward tells the story on its own with lively facial expressions, fluid movements and great colors. This whole Black Bolt run easily becomes one my most precious graphic novel collection. I'm tempted to tell some surprising turn of events here after volume one but I will not spoil it! A perfect 5 stars! ...more

The second volume of Black Bolt is every bit as delightful as the first. The artwork continues to be entirely wonderful, matched only by the joy of the character work, as Ahmed offers strong character beats for several of the characters involved.

Oh, and there's some big fight too, and it's beautifully drawn, and gives some people the opportunity to define their character, and is otherwise OK.

The second volume of Black Bolt is every bit as delightful as the first. The artwork continues to be entirely wonderful, matched only by the joy of the character work, as Ahmed offers strong character beats for several of the characters involved.

Oh, and there's some big fight too, and it's beautifully drawn, and gives some people the opportunity to define their character, and is otherwise OK.

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Dec 04, 2018 Andy rated it it was amazing

With pages upon pages of magical high-quality art, we get to see the end of a surprisingly good and memorable Black Bolt run.

I loved the character relationships in this volume, especially Bolt and Blinky. There were plot twists I loved and really got me more invested in the story. I was not expecting to love an inhuman book so much but after the series came to an end I just wanted more and more.

Oct 28, 2018 Daniel rated it it was amazing

The best Marvel comic of the past two years. Has certainly elevated Black bolt into one of my favourite characters. I certainly felt for out hero. Titania nearly equaled Crusher Creel in this issue. Blinky is great.

Christian Ward's artwork is terrific.

A hair's width less than the previous installment.

The best Marvel comic of the past two years. Has certainly elevated Black bolt into one of my favourite characters. I certainly felt for out hero. Titania nearly equaled Crusher Creel in this issue. Blinky is great.

Christian Ward's artwork is terrific.

A hair's width less than the previous installment.

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It is a human story about an inhuman and an alien. It is a story about love and facing fears and finding your home, your voice and your family.

Ahmed and Ward and the rest of the team did a wonderful job of giving Black Bolt, usually just a stoic, voiceless, humorless character his humanity.

Jul 10, 2018 Erin rated it liked it

I wanted so badly to love this as much as Volume 1, but I found a lot of the dialogue to be a bit cringy and I didn't feel the need to fully devour this book in one sitting like I did with Volume 1. I do wish it could have continued on though, I'd like to see where it could have gone. I wanted so badly to love this as much as Volume 1, but I found a lot of the dialogue to be a bit cringy and I didn't feel the need to fully devour this book in one sitting like I did with Volume 1. I do wish it could have continued on though, I'd like to see where it could have gone. ...more

May 09, 2019 Adan rated it it was amazing

Yeah, this was excellent from start to finish. Saladin Ahmed and Christian Ward are excellent storytellers, and the pinch-arting from Frazer Irving and Stephanie Hans was also great. And I got to see Titania as a well-rounded character again! Yay!

Jan 08, 2019 Quinn rated it really liked it

Gorgeous art, and the storytelling really let you into the motivations, emotions, and thoughts of Black Bolt...a superhero who doesn't talk. Loved this iteration and I'm sad to see it end.

Jan 11, 2019 Rana rated it it was amazing

Knowing nothing about Black Bolt, this was a winner. Ahmed has really become an auto-read. With a reminder to myself to totally go back and read his novels.

Jan 27, 2019 Craig rated it really liked it

Not quite as good as the first volume, although the artwork is just stellar throughout. Amazing coloring, too.

Nov 06, 2020 Brandon rated it really liked it

This is a great conclusion to the story started in the first volume, though it fails in some ways that the first book did not. Most notably it has to deal with the rest of Marvel continuity which, given the strange placement of the Inhumans in 2010s Marvel, is confusing and annoying. A bunch of new side characters get introduced briefly and there's no time to get attached to them or really remember them at all. The core concepts, like the idea of family (particularly fatherhood), get explored in This is a great conclusion to the story started in the first volume, though it fails in some ways that the first book did not. Most notably it has to deal with the rest of Marvel continuity which, given the strange placement of the Inhumans in 2010s Marvel, is confusing and annoying. A bunch of new side characters get introduced briefly and there's no time to get attached to them or really remember them at all. The core concepts, like the idea of family (particularly fatherhood), get explored in a bigger way but some of the other themes of the first volume disappear- like a lot of the interesting commentary about prisons and crime that made the first arc so promising. Though Creel's funeral, and the climactic final issue of the volume, are stand-out incredible issues, there's also a lot of filler that made this volume less binge-worthy than the one before. Still a good story, and the series as a whole is definitely high up on my recommendations list (maybe the best Inhumans-related book), with some beautiful artwork by Christian Ward and guest artists Frazer Irving and Stephanie Hans. ...more

Jun 12, 2018 ion rated it it was amazing

If only all comics could be this gorgeous.

Rushed to the end

Saladin Ahmed's take on Black Bolt is enjoyable and highly epic but also feels rushed like many of the Marvel short run comics of the last decade. Ahmed is allowed enough time to develop more than he gets to finish. Frustrating.

Rushed to the end

Saladin Ahmed's take on Black Bolt is enjoyable and highly epic but also feels rushed like many of the Marvel short run comics of the last decade. Ahmed is allowed enough time to develop more than he gets to finish. Frustrating.

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Aug 22, 2020 Samuel Florez rated it really liked it

[Lol alright.... if I'm going to try to hit my 60 book goal for the year, I might as well try to backlog what I've already read.]

Ahmed and Ward's run on Black Bolt is straight up one the best meditations on justice and incarceration I've seen in any any medium, much less a Big 2 super hero comic. Judged on that kind of literary level, this is probably the best thing Marvel has put out since Tom King's Vision limited series.

Some momentum is lost in this second half, especially as Ward has a littl

[Lol alright.... if I'm going to try to hit my 60 book goal for the year, I might as well try to backlog what I've already read.]

Ahmed and Ward's run on Black Bolt is straight up one the best meditations on justice and incarceration I've seen in any any medium, much less a Big 2 super hero comic. Judged on that kind of literary level, this is probably the best thing Marvel has put out since Tom King's Vision limited series.

Some momentum is lost in this second half, especially as Ward has a little less opportunity to really show off artistically, but that's more than made for by how well the remaining narrative strands from the first half are tied up. I love that Ahmed has become a regular Marvel writer now, and I'd really like to see Marvel (or DC) get Ward on more books. I could look at his art all day.

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Sep 25, 2018 Penny Wright rated it it was amazing

Note: This review is for Vol. 1 & 2 of this series
Black Bolt is the King of the Inhumans. Well, actually, he was King, but he abdicated his throne and now finds himself in an ancient Inhuman prison out among the stars. He had meant to place his brother, Maximus the Mad, in the prison, but Maximus used his technology and wits to change places with Black Bolt.

The prison is terrifying by anyone's standards. Black Bolt's powers are gone, and he has died many times at the hands of the mysterious Jail

Note: This review is for Vol. 1 & 2 of this series
Black Bolt is the King of the Inhumans. Well, actually, he was King, but he abdicated his throne and now finds himself in an ancient Inhuman prison out among the stars. He had meant to place his brother, Maximus the Mad, in the prison, but Maximus used his technology and wits to change places with Black Bolt.

The prison is terrifying by anyone's standards. Black Bolt's powers are gone, and he has died many times at the hands of the mysterious Jailer, only to be brought back to life. He meets some of the other prisoners and befriends them, and they work together to escape. Their escape comes at a cost though.

This series explores Black Bolt's history, his relationship with his son, Ahura, and who he is versus who he wants to be.

I loved everything about this series, from the writing to the art. Especially the art. I remember picking the first few issues of this series up in my local comic book shop months and months ago. I wasn't a big Inhumans fan, but Black Bolt seemed like a pretty interesting character. After all, writing a character that cannot speak takes talent (Black Bolt's power is the ability to topple enemies and even entire cities with just his voice). The reason I ended up buying all of these issues, however, was due to Christian Ward's spectacular art. Every time I open up one of these issues, I'm blown away by the characters and the vibrant colors.

Good art is vital for a comic book series; I can't tell you how many issues I've picked up and abandoned because of how terrible the art was. After reading this Black Bolt series, however, I have found myself seeking out all of Christian Ward's art.

I need to talk about Saladin Ahmed's talent as a writer as well. As I mentioned before, a writer needs to get creative when telling the story of a character who cannot speak. Granted, there are parts of this series, such as in the prison, when Black Bolt loses his powers and is able to safely talk with his friends, but for the most part, he's still the same Black Bolt we've come to know. With creative storytelling and the art to back it up, Black Bolt is an incredibly dynamic character who wants to save his friends and return to the world he knows.

I appreciated the character of Blinky a lot. She's a child who was thrown into the prison after stealing at a bazaar and can use her Inner Eye to communicate with others and share memories. I love the childlike innocence her character brings to the story.

Another aspect of the story I enjoyed was the peek into Black Bolt's past, where he was completely isolated and experimented on by his parents. His son, Ahura, gets to relive his father's memories alongside Blinky, and the last couple of issues deals with Black Bolt's fragile relationship with his son, and Ahura learning about some of the reasons his father acts the way he does.

This is definitely a series worth picking up.

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Saladin Ahmed was born in Detroit and raised in a working-class, Arab American enclave in Dearborn, MI.

His short stories have been nominated for the Nebula and Campbell awards, and have appeared in Year's Best Fantasy and numerous other magazines, anthologies, and podcasts, as well as being translated into five foreign languages. He is represented by Jennifer Jackson of the Donald Maass Literary A

Saladin Ahmed was born in Detroit and raised in a working-class, Arab American enclave in Dearborn, MI.

His short stories have been nominated for the Nebula and Campbell awards, and have appeared in Year's Best Fantasy and numerous other magazines, anthologies, and podcasts, as well as being translated into five foreign languages. He is represented by Jennifer Jackson of the Donald Maass Literary Agency. THRONE OF THE CRESCENT MOON is his first novel.

Saladin lives near Detroit with his wife and twin children.

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