It's really a fantastic tale about politics and betrayal. Family and trust. Tradition and modernity. Love and loneliness. It's a story that might have been an issue or two too long, but it kind of builds suspense in the same way the characters experience it. I have never cared about the Inhumans before, apart from a cool issue of Dazzler where she absorbs Blackbolt's sound to be able to stop Absorbing Man. But that was just "cool". This book made me interested enough in these people to consider ordering the two Masterworks. Also, the artwork is astonishing, though often so dark and shadowy as to be distracting. His Madusa is stunning.

Do you know that feeling when you pick up a new book and you read the first page and you get goosebumps all over because this is better than you thought it might be? And then you read the whole book and you're NOT disappointed? It's an all-too rare feeling, but that's definitely the case with me and this book.

After reading some comics where the Inhumans appeared mostly in the background, and especially after seeing some posts on tumblr, I decided to give this book a try. And boy, am I glad I did, because this was fantastic.

Attilan, home of the Inhumans, is under attack, both from without and within. And Black Bolt, their king, decides to do - nothing?

I can't say whether this comic is the best introduction to the Inhumans (and the thing is, I've read stuff involving them before, but I remember being hopelessly confused), but I'd say it definitely is a good introduction. You get a good idea of the characters and their relationships without it ever feeling like pure exposition. The plot is a great political drama mixed with personal conflicts.

I admit it's hard to put into words why I loved it as much as I did. Paul Jenkins' writing just has this truly epic feel to it (as much as I've come to loathe this word); it captured me from the very first sentence. And Jae Lee is nothing but gorgeous. Seriously, I could just sit here and leaf through the whole book again and again. Especially with a character like Black Bolt, looks matter and there were so many panels that took my breath away that I lost count.

Attilan as a society most definitely has its problems, and I definitely want to read more about them - what exactly happened with the Alpha Primitives prior to this book, for example, and what everybody's thoughts are on this forced labor. The signs visible in the substructure are nothing but creepy and disturbing ("Work is good", "Fatigue is your goal", "Your King Loves You"), and it's clear that both the writer and the characters are aware of this issue and its problematics. (Although the idea that the Alpha Primitives can't escape their servitude as is suggested here really makes me highly uncomfortable, and it's why I want to read more.)

Before I read this book, I was already very much intrigued by Black Bold and his relationship with Medusa. To say I completely fell in love with both the character and this relationship would be an immense understatement - most of the time, all I could think was (and I am, sadly enough, not kidding) asdfdskfjhasdjkf. Because. Wow. If you know me you may know I hardly ever ship m/f pairings, but this may just be my new m/f OTP.

So, yeah, I really, really, really, really liked this, and I can't wait to read more.

Slow beginning, but the last few issues got really exciting.

Art was amazing and the story well paced, though a bit disjointed. It works well as a stand alone with exposition provided by various characters.

The Inhumans are a race where upon coming of age the citizens undergo a mandatory mutation. The outcome of the mutation determines their place in the Inhuman society. An entity may be born to serve the royal guard or perhaps the change is a bit more subtle, endowing the Inhuman with the ability to heal or provide psychic negative energy fields. The Inhumans are ruled by King Black Bolt. His power is so great that he could end a universe with the utterance of a single word. He is careful to maintain his silence, communicating only through his wife Medusa and other trusted advisors.

In this comic run, the humans are attempting to assault the Inhuman capital city of Attilan and it appears that they may be successful. The genesis of this conflict stems from within and it seems that the end is at hand. How will Black Bolt respond? Is this the end of Inhumanity?

This is a very enjoyable read with top-notch artwork. Highly recommended.

A good read, let's the art do the talking as a certain subset of comics rightly should, but in this instance, Avalon Studios, the colorists, should get the majority of credit for making this book so damn good looking. Jae Lee's no punk, but Paul Jenkins puts together a good storyline, but the tone is set by Avalon.

Borrowed this from the library after watching the laughably terrible 2017 TV show adaptation of The Inhumans. There was enough intriguing about the show to make me want to know more. This comic series was definitely an interesting take on the characters.

Nice twist with the crazy captured villain running things from inside his prison. A good intro to the idea of the Inhumans since it hs kids going through the terrigen gas exposure, but not a lot of backstory on the brothers or most of the characters. A fast-paced read that is worth going back and re-reading and exploring visually.

La historia está interesante, muy épica y se diferencia perfectamente de los demás héroes de Marvel, pero creo que se pudo haber contado en menos entregas, quizás 12 son muchas. El arte de Jae Lee ha visto mejores días pero ayuda a esa diferencia que mencionaba.

I've got to stop jumping around in Inhuman continuity... First, they live on the moon. Then, Manhattan. Then, their city is a rocket ship. Now, they live on Earth on a piece of Atlantis raised above the sea. Jesus.

This was good. Fraught with tension as the Inhumans are forced to throw a fight they could easily win with no explanation from Black Bolt as to why. Lots of intricate moving parts to the story. Takes a good hard look at the social strata of their society and even features a cameo of the Lusitania. Worth a read.