Black Bolt: Something Inhuman This Way Comes

Amazing Adventures (1970) #5-10

by Roy Thomas, Gerry Conway, Neal Adams (Artist)

Collects Amazing Adventures (1970) #5-10 and Avengers (1963) #95. Black Bolt, monarch of the Inhumans, wanders the streets of San Francisco — his memory stolen and his identity forgotten — while Maximus the Mad has usurped the throne! When he’s targeted by criminals, revolutionaries and the mutant called Magneto, will his fellow Inhumans find him in time? Guest-starring Thor and the Avengers!

Genres: Comics

108 pages, Kindle Edition

First published July 31, 2013

About the author

Roy Thomas was the FIRST Editor-in-Chief at Marvel--After Stan Lee stepped down from the position. Roy is a longtime comic book writer and editor. Thomas has written comics for Archie, Charlton, DC, Heroic Publishing, Marvel, and Topps over the years. Thomas currently edits the fanzine Alter Ego for Twomorrow's Publishing. He was Editor for Marvel comics from 1972-1974. He wrote for several titles at Marvel, such as Avengers, Thor, Invaders, Fantastic Four, X-Men, and notably Conan the Barbarian. Thomas is also known for his championing of Golden Age comic-book heroes — particularly the 1940s superhero team the Justice Society of America — and for lengthy writing stints on Marvel's X-Men and Avengers, and DC Comics' All-Star Squadron, among other titles.

Also a legendary creator. Creations include Wolverine, Carol Danvers, Ghost Rider, Vision, Iron Fist, Luke Cage, Valkyrie, Morbius, Doc Samson, and Ultron. Roy has also worked for Archie, Charlton, and DC among others over the years.

Reviews

[Joana · Rating 3 out of 5]

I felt this was a bit confusing when you don't know that much about the Inhumans, besides I feel the art cover is a bit of a misdirection... I thought it would be modern style art, but this is very much the classic comics look from the 60's-70's, which I don't enjoy as much...

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

Wildly uneven, the fact that the writers were filling in dialogue based on the illustrations clearly on view, this collection of stories from the late 60s starts with an Inhumans story from Amazing Adventures #8 (1971) that I picked up off the racks as a kid but never read the conclusion.
Goal achieved!

[Kevin Mann · Rating 2 out of 5]

I had read Avengers #95 before but not these "Amazing Adventures" INHUMANS stories leading up to it. Neal Adams doesnt disappoint, if you are a fan of his early art, this is worth picking up. But be warned, The writing is typical Roy Thomas inconsistency, as all his work is. Some parts are borderline genius and some parts of the writing is so bad you Both cringe AND LOL. (This effect happens with the writing of a lot of Marvels from mid-to-late 60/early 70s ERA). I would say 4.5 stars for Adams art, 2 stars for Thomas writing....as for The Inhumans stories in this compilation by Conway/Sekowsky, they are flat out horrible. 'Nuff Said.